i'm addicted to ben finegold videos
― Mordy, Thursday, 4 October 2018 02:30 (five years ago) link
i cant deal w his presentation/jokes, i like jerry (aka chess network)
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 October 2018 03:25 (five years ago) link
both of them are good but as a proud european i am far more commonly seen with the holy trinity of agad/mato/suren
― imago, Thursday, 4 October 2018 06:07 (five years ago) link
agadmator def my most watched
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 October 2018 06:13 (five years ago) link
I need to mix up my opening repertoire. I play Italian or Queens Gambit with white. Then just copy what white does for black (eg. 1. e4 2. e5 1. d4 2. d5) I always lose really badly when I try Sicilian.
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Thursday, 4 October 2018 12:02 (five years ago) link
For streamers its all about John Bartholomew for me. How can you resist that winning smile?
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Thursday, 4 October 2018 12:08 (five years ago) link
friends, theyre playing for all the marbles https://deadspin.com/magnus-carlsen-and-fabiano-caruanas-fight-for-the-world-183020884
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
will this be the best WC of modern times? imo....maybe
― imago, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
cld be
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 21:00 (five years ago) link
https://www.twitch.tv/gmbenjaminfinegold
game 1 looks drawish but who knows
― imago, Friday, 9 November 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link
apparently carlsen has thrown away a winning position
― imago, Friday, 9 November 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
taking a nap waiting for fab
― calstars, Friday, 9 November 2018 20:04 (five years ago) link
Go Fabi!
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Friday, 9 November 2018 21:27 (five years ago) link
whatre they even doin here lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 9 November 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
Clearly Magnus is trying to torture the commentators.
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Friday, 9 November 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Drl9AETU0AA-__v.jpg
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:20 (five years ago) link
Who’s that that doofus with the big teeth?
― calstars, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:23 (five years ago) link
nakamura
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:24 (five years ago) link
Somehow I think a random game in a park somewhere would provide more entertainment than this game
― calstars, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:26 (five years ago) link
there was a lot of moving the pieces around
― lag∞n, Saturday, 10 November 2018 01:29 (five years ago) link
gwan magnus, sac on f7
― imago, Saturday, 10 November 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
looks like another draw lads
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Saturday, 10 November 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
carlsen played the sicilian both games with black which no one expected and they both were pretty boring draws anyway lol
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 November 2018 22:15 (five years ago) link
― imago, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 20:41 (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol
― imago, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:39 (five years ago) link
hard not to lol a little now remembering all the "here's why professional chess is actually really exciting" pieces from the past month
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:51 (five years ago) link
So is chess gonna be all done forever soon or what
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:53 (five years ago) link
no
this match was notable for pathological avoidance of risk. we just need players who don't mind losing so much
― imago, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:55 (five years ago) link
Ahhh.
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 01:32 (five years ago) link
feel they didnt play totally conservatively, like caruana played a gambit one game carlsen played the sicilian every time, imo it was more a combo of playing pretty conservatively being insanely prepared and just being too good? like in the computer analysis at the end of the game itd be all 1 inaccuracy 0 mistakes 0 blunders 6 centipawn loss every time except some games there were zero inaccuracies
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 06:06 (five years ago) link
there were a bunch of times in a post game breakdown where the commentator wld be all caruana must find the absolutely best move here and then he just wld, idk these guys are machines
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 06:08 (five years ago) link
tho carlsen has prob lost half a step
that is also fair. to avoid risk against players this strong you have to be so good
― imago, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 12:11 (five years ago) link
HIGHEST RATING: 1603Mar 24, 2019, 9:39 AM
:)
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:40 (five years ago) link
Damn bro
― calstars, Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:45 (five years ago) link
Member since 28-Jan-2018
Time spent playing: 18 days, 21 hours and 30 minutes
eek
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 17:44 (five years ago) link
just noticed this oddity
https://i.imgur.com/ydSavu2.png
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
LOWEST RATING: 1018Jan 30, 2018, 8:50 PM
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 17:48 (five years ago) link
I'm liking the Smith-Morra Gambit opening for white at the moment. It gets you some quick attacking opportunities and you can beat weaker opponents pretty quickly imo.
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
Playing everyday, one game going all the time. Slowly getting better
― calstars, Saturday, 27 July 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
i was getting bored playing the roy lopez so often so i started playing the london system and they've generally turned into really exciting games w/ lots of possible sacrifices and sharp positions - i highly recommend if you're looking for something new as white
― Mordy, Friday, 9 August 2019 04:18 (four years ago) link
“Game drawn by insufficient material”
― calstars, Saturday, 10 August 2019 16:14 (four years ago) link
such sweet words!
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Saturday, 10 August 2019 16:55 (four years ago) link
i didn't know there was a chess thread at ilm.
my fave opening to get some nice open positions with attacking potential is the king's gambit. especially from's gambit with tactical chances on both sides is a treat.
with black i like to play french after e2-e4 or the wolga gambit when d2-d4 is the first move. that is more of a positional gambit that pays off in the long term.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 13:43 (four years ago) link
ile not ilm, of course.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 13:44 (four years ago) link
Playin' the Italian game
― calstars, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 01:05 (four years ago) link
https://www.dailydot.com/wp-content/uploads/364/04/c816f6bf7ea8b526652487e3479943cc.jpg
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 13:37 (four years ago) link
I need to learn my openings :( I know first two moves and that's it, none of these terms
Also my late-game is garbage
― flamboyant goon tie included, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 13:43 (four years ago) link
I’m kind of stumbling into learning the openings just by playing a lot. I knew the IG position had to have a name and the chess.com interface told me, pretty convenient.
― calstars, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 14:13 (four years ago) link
feel like u learn openings just by playing them over and over and fucking up, i mean u cn watch videos/read but thats secondary to getting the reps
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 14:29 (four years ago) link
think the end game is a lot abt calculation and some principles like infiltration and active pieces, putting yr king in the middle of the board, bishops being better than knights especially when the game is being played on both sides of the board
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 14:33 (four years ago) link