@wicked trout hi
#♟️Chess
dusky hull
tardy finch
dusky hull
thats how im feeling because my new friend wont reply
bold vault
okay who asked
tardy finch
Why the fuck are there smurfs in chess
I wanted to practice a new opening so I went on chess.com and selected the lowest level with the idea of facing people who either don't know any openings at all or throw weird ideas at me, so I can actually adapt and not get countered immediately.
Instead I get 4 Pert level players in a row taking a dump on me while pretending to be 400 rating
rigid perch
Niemann's opponent grabbing his king and checking for devices inside it lol
delicate peak
he didn't check for devices inside it xd
tardy finch
Crown literally fell off
Actually, if they were to get into a fight, my money's on Sam
rigid perch
he didn't check for devices inside it xd
Royal Beads
half hedge
Niemann said there was no drama behind it
tardy finch
Has Sevian made a statement about it?
If it confirms what Hans said, we are cool. If not, I don't believe him, he's a liar, Sam was right, check Hans' ass.
half hedge
he said it in the interview after
tardy finch
Hans or Sam?
half hedge
Hans
tardy finch
So we don't know Sam's side?
half hedge
you really think he'd do something like that in public because he thought niemann was cheating
tardy finch
Are you arguing my lacking intellect? Because if so, I'll warn you I have the mental capacity of pavement.
half hedge
Noted.
tardy finch
Wanna play a game after you're done with league?
half hedge
Wait holy shit i thought you were someone entierly different with your name
and nah i got some ffxiv raiding after
tardy finch
You better change the recipient of that note
cyan elm
thats just my average game xD
tardy finch
Are they taking my advice or something?
delicate peak
oh my god
duda was +8
and he just blundered his advantage
magnus the fucking endgame magician
jesus christ
magnus doesn't find the drawing idea, back to +6 👀
what a mess
dusky hull
thats just my average game xD
Same
woeful wolf
Anyone but pert
White to move mate in 2
Well pert can answer but I know you know it
curious if Mr. @cyan elm Mr @tardy finch or Miss @half hedge can crack it
dusky hull
im feeling very discriminated against recently
woeful wolf
I know you know the answer sir
dusky hull
shut up pert
anyone but pert
I HAVE FEELINGS YOU KNOW
dusky hull
Nd9
cyan elm
Ok made breakfast now I try puzzle
dusky hull
breakfast and chess is a winning combination ngl
and thats not even me being coy. i really like starting my day with cereal or a breakfast sandwich and some chess puzzles
cyan elm
curious if Mr. <@146166616046960640> Mr <@276380421917507595> or Miss <@61003497...
||Ra6||
woeful wolf
🙂
cyan elm
Neat puzzle
dusky hull
well done
cyan elm
Took me a bit
dusky hull
them neurons do be firin
cyan elm
Had my vegemite toast and solved a cool puzzle
Time to go consume some knowledge on the Reti cuz I forgot to the other day
dusky hull
your middle games will vastly improve
cyan elm
That do be the weakest part of my game
dusky hull
not necessarily because the reti opening leads to a good middle game (it can, but thats not the point), rather, because you will be so safe that you can afford to take risks in the middle game
which is something that you really cant do in the london without making serious compromises
cyan elm
Who needs to take risks when you can bore your opponent to death
dusky hull
xd
tardy finch
```shut up pert```
```anyone but pert```
I HAVE FEELINGS YOU KNOW
You forgot the important one
dusky hull
what was that
tardy finch
FITE ME PERT
dusky hull
right of course
tardy finch
I realized you haven't joined the game because I didn't send the link ...
Mr. Pert? 
cyan elm
I bet he’s inserting his beads first
tardy finch
Nope, you would have expected that
dusky hull
well
i aint no bitch
i said
i aint
no bitch
lmao dead draw 0.0 @tardy finch
that was a fuckin game, homie
tardy finch
So I was right, I can't win this
dusky hull
you got me all sweaty
my only play was to move the knight back and forth along a6 and b4
i cant move my king or yours infiltrates
you did REALLY well to not capture g6 btw
like
so so so so so well
that was my last chance at advantage
tardy finch
That is probably the only time I actually really focused on something and why I played
Instead of feelycrafting moves
tardy finch
Ye, what the fuck was that
dusky hull
WHERE ELSE WAS HE GONNA GO
tardy finch
Considering you played this filth, you get an honorary win
dusky hull
god dude if only you captured on g6
tardy finch
Stockfish absolutely blesses it wtf
dusky hull
i wouldve been down 2 pawns and still been the one pushing for a win
dusky hull
Stockfish absolutely blesses it wtf
SEE
where else. would he. have gone.
my poor f pawn was so weak
tardy finch
I am still amazed at that endgame
Stockfish is currently sitting at depth 63 trying to find a way to win it while I just took a look at it and said "This is fucked"
I have ascended beyond computers
dusky hull
i can tell you 100% at any depth theres no way to win this if you break down each side of the board
kingside is paralyzed because if you play h5 my king infiltrates
tardy finch
See, you too
dusky hull
center is paralyzed because your bishop cant target my pawn and your bishop defends the d pawn
and queenside is paralyzed because my pawns are on darksquares and your pawns cant move because knight blockade
all i have to do is move my knight back and forth and its a draw. you cant do anything. i cant do anything
tardy finch
I was considering h5 instead of h6 before that but realized you would get in. So that was a no-no move as I had already looked into it earlier. My bishop is pretty much babysitting a and d which leaves me with the single move of the b pawn WHICH HOWEVER gets fucking forked on the next move so yeah, not happening.
dusky hull
i need to stop playing g4 against you because clearly you've improved to the point where careless pawn pushes like that dont work anymore lol
but as i said earlier
i aint no bitch
tardy finch
It wasn't too far off though
Careless? Maybe. That little bugger made it to g6 though and was causing trouble.
tardy finch
One could almost think someone gave me a hint ...
dusky hull
hahahhahahaha
at the time i just meant you couldnt double rooks
but yes i can see how that mightve aided your efforts
but yea dude you played exceptionally
my only note for you is i think you shouldve traded queens
white could only be worse if you were the one who did it
well i guess it didnt matter too much since i had to play Kd2 anyway to control your knight
so ignore my note
tardy finch
Exactly my point
dusky hull
but yea brother well played
tardy finch
Good game before bed
Final position can be left as a puzzle
"Find the move for either side that doesn't lose"
tardy finch
dusky hull
that game was too much fun and i was enjoying myself analyzing it
i would say "surprisingly" my moves were engine recommended, but like i said, i think more than 50% of my moves were somewhat forced
or at least intuitive based on what was going on
g4 is not engine recommended btw
dusky hull
fuck you lmao
dusky hull
im gonna talk through my thought process here but by no means am i saying this is correct nor am i claiming i have found any checkmate.
first impression, black is threatening Nxe6 with a discovery from the bishop and that just looks terrifying to deal with so you have to play with tempo on every move. hence, Rd2+ maybe, because the black king has no squares. So Bd4 blocking is forced. c4+, just continuing the idea of playing with tempo. Kd6 forced. Now that the King is on d6, Nxe6+ is impossible because my bishop pins the knight.
but after that, i have no idea man
i'd have to put some serious thought into this
woeful wolf
It took ummm a long time for this one to get solved
Like years
It’s no joke a 290 move puzzle
woeful wolf
I was just kidding around
dusky hull
no i know but i still wanted to try
was i at least right with my very beginning of the line lol
dusky hull
was i at least right with my very beginning of the line lol
answer first 
FINE
DONT ANSWER
and this puzzle is quite easy, if only because you get a clue for free
woeful wolf
was i at least right with my very beginning of the line lol
If you wanna test your theory 🙂
dusky hull
the clue: ||why is there a pawn there||
dusky hull
ok so i was right all the way through capturing the knight
after that i have no idea, so im gonna read into this
right, the king walk
this all makes sense so far
but once the king gets on d3 i literally have no more ideas
so now im going to cheat and look at the answers 
wow
you have to triangulate the rook to lose a tempo
oh my god i get it
you walk the king back after you've triangulated the rook, so when your king gets back the bishop will be on a8 but its black's move now
the pawn pushes are really all black can do now unless he wants to give up the bishop
woeful wolf
Ye that seems to be the case
dusky hull
ok so now the last part
the mate
lemme see if i can do this part
so you do the king walk thing all over again
you win the bishop finally
and now im trying to figure out how to not stalemate
while keeping his pieces stuck
YOU GIVE UP THE ROOK
bet easy
literally 500 rated puzzle, no tricks or gimmicks, children do this in their sleep
no but fr good puzzle
that was really interesting
usually puzzles that claim to be like "mate in 100" or some absurd number involve finding one idea that requires several repetitions
like the video that asiano and I had watched where its just a repetition of the same queen geometry
if you find a puzzle that is "mate in [insert big number here]" and its not trying to find an idea that repeats itself, dont ever show it to me
i dont want to see it
i am scared of it
dusky hull
guys
idk who is even awake
but i just had one of the coolest games ive played in a long time
first, i destroyed his pawn structure. then i destroyed his king. bonus points to the person who figures out what i had in mind at move 25 if he did Bxh5
dusky hull
||Qg6+ -> Bxg6#||
woeful wolf
dusky hull
i always thought it was cute that the notation for checkmate is # because its like
haha get pounded loser
woeful wolf
tardy finch
first, i destroyed his pawn structure. then i destroyed his king. bonus points t...
I know what your plan wasn't - gxh5
However, if I were to guess, Rc4 with the idea of attempting the same attack after kicking the queen?
dusky hull
ye. white has a cheeky attempt to stay in it with Nxd5 (or Nb5 same idea) attacking my queen in reply. we capture their queen on d6, and if they take our queen on c7, then we do the same idea of Rh4+ Kg1 Bh2+ Kh1 Bxc7 Kg1 Bh2+ Kh1 and finally Rxh5
half hedge
dusky hull
Was bound to happen
tardy finch
"Your honor, my client could have never known that his beloved play toy would have such a devastating effect on his career."
dusky hull
<@171682145646018560> what’s the solution to this one
||b4||
rigid perch
Best comment I saw about this lawsuit is that the trial should have a juri eval bar
dusky hull
This opening idea against the Dutch can work against some fairly strong players if they’ve never seen it before. If you play the Dutch and your opponent plays h3 g4, never capture on g4. It’s a positional mistake to trade your f5 pawn away for a g pawn, but it’s a positional blunder to grab the “free” pawn with the knight. You’ll see the amount of development and threat generation I get at the cost of 1 pawn is far more than enough to warrant this sacrifice. https://lichess.org/rugCuR2E/white
@tardy finch the legend of g4 winning me games lives on
tardy finch
Pert the g4 player
dusky hull
It’s just fun
tardy finch
No, it's annoying, it's flexing over me and in the future I will at some point cry myself to sleep knowing I still haven't figured a way to stop it
It's like playing f6 and then somehow forcing the game to go into a queenside castle which makes it not so bad
dusky hull
are you trying to give me ideas
tardy finch
Perhaps
void bramble
Hi
tardy finch
A new challenger!
void bramble
Dunno about that
void bramble
I don't play a lot of games; I just do a lot of puzzles but Azor said you guys are nice so I'm here
void bramble
I'm terrible at notation but || why isn't it one move for the black queen since the pawn will keep the king from moving? ||
dusky hull
I might’ve confused you. What I meant was it’s not mate in 1, but I didn’t want to give the exact number of moves that lead to mate
But you identified a major crux of this puzzle. So with that in mind, how can you proceed to start the king hunt?
void bramble
Oh || white queen blocks take with black queen then push rook ||
dusky hull
Yea so you basically get the idea ||there’s a back rank weakness that black is trying to exploit, but the white queen controls g1, so we need to deflect her first||. Having said that, white has a bit more resilient of a defense if ||bishop blocks instead with Bf3||
void bramble
How do I know which side is A if it's not labeled
dusky hull
If you play from the white perspective, left to right is A->H and the numbers ascend 1->8.
If you play from the black perspective (like this puzzle), left to right is H->A and numbers descend 8->1
So for example, the black queen is starting on h4 square in the puzzle
void bramble
idk I'm used to puzzles where the other side moves for me
dusky hull
Right yea, and that’s part of the ingrained difficulty of posting just a picture. Because you not only have to figure out the best move for you, but you also need to see the best reply that your opponent can make
Which ends up being good practice for real games because if you don’t do that second part, you don’t really know if the tactic works or not
But again, you have the right idea for this puzzle. Just takes a couple extra steps to get the mate if white plays the best defense
void bramble
Too hard for me
dusky hull
You’re very close tbh.
||Qxf4+. It appears to be a blunder at first because the white queen is defending the pawn, but again if the white queen moves then nothing is stopping Rh1#. So white does Bf3 blocking. Well now we scoop up the free queen, Qxe3. Now the mate threat exists again because nothing is stopping Rh1#. So the bishop throws itself on the h file to stall for a move, Bh5. Rxh5. White has only one more way to stall: Nf3 (the square the bishop had blocked the queen on), but Rh1 is happening. So Rh1+, only move for white to delay is Ng1 blocking the rook, but now because our queen covers that square, Rxg1#||
Also I know you said notation isn’t your thing so if any of the notation confuses you, lmk and I can explain
void bramble
I see it now; I don't think I was particularly close
dusky hull
tardy finch
Look what you did, you hurt his feelings
Who wants to play, except Pert?
||Just kidding, you're welcome||
dusky hull
i am playing Squad so i will simply observe if a chess match were to unfold
tardy finch
Everyone else here seems to actively avoid playing games 
I'll have breakfast and check again, Woodsy better be ready for that ping
dusky hull
@tardy finch i have a lesson today. do i show him our french where my king lands on c3 and then goes back down the board and then back up the board. i think itll give him a seizure.
tardy finch
Either that or he figures french somehow gives us great games
half hedge
French and great in the same sentence 
tardy finch
As much as I want to shit on the french, no one can hold a candle to them when talking about history
tardy finch
Pert did a French
half hedge
good job pert
tardy finch
When was the last time you played someone here Pudgy 
tardy finch
Ah, yes, the chess. I do the chess every day.
half hedge
can possibly play some later but i got some raiding to do atm
dusky hull
@tardy finch my coach said this game was beautiful 
https://lichess.org/j8kGQ42j/white#1
so thank you for allowing me to make him proud
also in reference to the Kc3 french we had, he said and im quoting "youd probably be winning these games if you just stopped playing g4, but you also would have way less fun, so who am i to tell you no"
cyan elm
also in reference to the Kc3 french we had, he said and im quoting "youd probabl...
Based asf coach
dusky hull
yea hes a good guy
if i played against him how i played in that above linked game against asiano, i think i'd win
but that game was a unicorn
its not often i continuously spot good idea after the next while also not blundering something dumb
especially when i get the anxiety
tardy finch
Wait ... I don't remember this game
turns board around
Ooooohhhh ... I'm glad he's proud of you for taking a dump on me in endgame planning
dusky hull
If only you played Rf7 and allowed me the absolute privilege of saccing the bishop to be down a full rook
Perturb’s Immortal
But in the end it’s still a really cool game I’m glad we both got to experience
tardy finch
@dusky hull PEEEEEEERRRRTTTT
Let's make a game for your coach
@grand idol Pert didn't respond, you're up 
tardy finch
Oh, wow, you responded
Do you wanna play?
Okay, you're away now as well....
@rigid perch where did your profile pic go
rigid perch
I removed it
tardy finch
Great, you're here, let's play
tardy finch
Nah, stick to the course
Stuff like that is more important
I'll just go get my ass kicked by someone pretending to be a 400 player on chess.com
rigid perch
I can pause it for a game
rigid perch
As if you were 400 
tardy finch
Me and the opposing player pretending to be 400
But in all honesty when I start doing stupid shit, I just can't stop so my performance can drop to 200 levels
rigid perch
That's me trying to reach my rating goals lol
tardy finch
Best advice I got for you - place those goals higher and play better players.
I improved a ton just by getting destroyed by Pert.
Another thing I learned from him, try to focus more on ideas rather than moves/openings. Once you get that down, you can decipher whatever your opponent is trying to throw at you and at this point the limiting factor is whoever saw it first OR who can see more moves into the future.
tardy finch
<@276380421917507595> my coach said this game was beautiful <:FeelsStrongMan:702...
This game is a great example. I held decently for 40 moves then Pert's vision of the endgame got the better of me and he simply made it work. Literally 10 moves after I was doing okayish it's a completely lost game all due to me not considering how I'm going to play the endgame and he did.
Back to annoying people... @left glade
left glade
left glade
for a game? not now, helping someone get some last rio for ksm, i know it's super late but they're just casual friends from the guild
left glade
It might be a yes 😊
dusky hull
This game is a great example. I held decently for 40 moves then Pert's vision of...
“Perts vision” as if I’m not fighting for my life every single game every single move
I’m over here punching air hoping it connects with one of your pieces
tardy finch
And here comes Pert, pretending he's not kicking my ass on a constant basis
tardy finch
https://www.chess.com/game/4f802bda-53b1-11ed-87e0-1959da01000f
Okay, here is a fun one. Turn eval bar on, this is a must. Why does white's advantage increase with every move as early as move 5? Last move is rather obvious but include that as well if you are willing to guess.
This isn't a puzzle or a test - rather an opening exercise.
grand idol
sorry @tardy finch i had work stuff to do
mb for bailing on u, ping me if u want to play im free for next few hour
dusky hull
not especially difficult but i did have this position in a game i just played. Black to move to either get a big advantage or win outright if white misplays.
left glade
||Rxa4,not looked to much into it but that looks like a good move for me||
dusky hull
yea thats it. ||this is basically a mate threat. After Rxa4, if white accepts the rook sac with bxa4, black has Bb2+. The king cant escape to d2 because the queen would now cover it since the rook was sacced. Only move is Kb1, which is met by the following mate sequence: Bc3 with a discovered check from the b8 rook, Kc1, Rb1+ (saccing the other rook so the next move comes with check) Kxb1, Qb4+, Kc1, Qb2#||
so if white wants to avoid mate, white has to play ||Qxa5, met by Rxa5, and now black is simply up a piece in a much better position||
left glade
tardy finch
One game though
tardy finch
Forks were fucking lit today
tardy finch
gg
half hedge
ggs
dusky hull
ggs
cyan elm
ggs
woeful wolf
gg ez
half hedge
gg ez wp mid diff
cyan elm
bg jg diff x9 lee sin
woeful wolf
report sup pls
cyan elm
@dusky hull
dusky hull
You can honestly remove the two pics of the board as id start crying as soon as you go to chess com and not lichess
But yes. True. Very true. Bigly true.
half hedge
shivers
dusky hull
Ironically I don’t play the French against literally anyone but you because I don’t play e4 against anyone but you
So you’re the only one who gets to see Baguette Perturb
half hedge
tardy finch
Always look for attacking opportunities even while defending. Black is up a piece and indeed in a much better position but the game has reached a point where no extra involvement is needed - leading to a forced mate opportunity starting with Qh8.
||I played g4 because I suck, okay?||
dusky hull
That d pawn is doing gods work
half hedge
d'pawn
tardy finch
That d pawn stood there for 30+ moves, I swear, both sides trying to capture/defend it and in the end, it survived the whole game just living on d4.
tardy finch
I don't know if anyone is watching the Hikaru vs Magnus game in FR right now but this is probably the best example I've seen of how trading a piece for multiple pawns isn't that bad in the long run. According to engine Hikaru is winning currently but there are so many pitfalls here that this may just be a draw.
dusky hull
My biggest problem with duck chess is that at its core it’s really just no-castle chess with extra steps since almost every turn out of the opening the duck will be used to prevent castling if it’s not done already.
Just play no-castle chess and you’ll see the games become quite similar despite that you can put the duck anywhere
delicate peak
Not at the pleb level though
dusky hull
@tardy finch when free
You have a Berlin to practice
@cyan elm and you have a reti to practice
Also you’ll be pleased to know I absolutely devoured a London player in the endgame
tardy finch
Sunday
half hedge
Enjoy asiano
half hedge
dusky hull
ians face lol
dusky hull
incoming chessay:
There are situations in chess when you are going against an opponent of relatively equal strength and you're trying to figure out a strategy in the position that will prove effective; one particular strategy that you might employ is creating a massive complication that--while possibly unsound--can deceive your opponent into not finding the correct course of action. Failure to punish the misplay you made can actually turn your dubious complication into a fantastic position.
Here's a 5+3 game where I was playing against someone who was playing pretty well. By move 21, I was already feeling like I had misplayed a bit as white because my position was starting to feel a bit cramped, and I was correct (eval at 21: -0.5). I knew my opponent's win condition was utilizing his 2-to-1 pawn advantage on the queenside in combination with his very strong dsb. Also, his d pawn made getting e5 in very hard for me.
By move 25, there were a number of moves that came to mind in trying to hold my position together, but it all felt so passive (ex: 25. Na5 Qd7, b3 [getting the pawn off the dark square] Ra8. After Ra8, white's bishops don't have clear targets, white's king is slightly less safe than black's, white's only real advantage in the position is the stronger center, but with play on both sides of the board and black having the bishop pair as well, black is definitely easier to play from a human perspective).
So opting against this because I'm not an engine and holding together that position in a blitz format is simply untenable for me, I decided to do something very risky: 25. Nxc5. Why? It does a few things for me. 1) it makes my opponent spend time. we want to make time our ally in blitz. 2) it was unexpected. He likely didn't see this coming at all, which means he has to calculate things he absolutely was not thinking of previously. 3) it makes the QS pawns 1-to-1 and also removes the d pawn, which makes getting e5 in much easier. Lastly, 4) we play the psychological game. we get inside his head. hes scared. hes terrified. he has no idea whats going on. panic.
Objectively, this is a bad move. After 26. Bxc5, black should be able to retaliate in a few moves by combining two ideas: pin the bishop to the queen, attack the pinned piece with tempo with Bd4+. But remember, the guy is scrambling here. We see this a few moves later as he tries to force a queen trade. We of course decline--even though objectively trading is awesome for white here--because again, we want to keep the panic on his end, make him find the moves that dont lose.
- e5 (as planned from the sac originally) Nxc5, and now after bxc5, my pawn center is just massive. I go to a light square after his check because his lsb is useless. As my opponent faces down my pawn army and with only 15 seconds on the clock, he can't see that he's still actually winning. Resignation.
So yea, engines are cool, but mindgames are cooler. The black player is a friend from college, USCF ~1750 (or was during college, idk his current rating). He is not a paid actor.
https://lichess.org/bgu0lJvo/white#1
(he timed out but in our call he said "nah im done")
tardy finch
Yep clock
I'll just add that Pert won just because he played en passant which as we all know is the best move
delicate peak
Ridiculous performance so far by Hikaru in the Fischer Random championship
love him or hate him he's a fucking monster
dusky hull
Does that happen annually
I know So won the last time but this seems frequent
Maybe I’m just getting old and true years are merging together in my mind
delicate peak
nah the last one was 2019 @dusky hull
tardy finch
Perhaps
void bramble
I'm gonna be in Toronto in a few days anyone know if there's in person viewing at that tournament?
grand idol
yooo wtf theres a tourny in toronto
dude wtf
this tournament is like 15 minute walk from my place
probably wont be in person 😦
grand idol
im hoping they put up an area though, would love to get a pic with anish
dusky hull
I like to think of the reti as an Olympic athlete: flexible, attractive, and capable of incredible things when tested
cyan elm
Thoughts on the Fischer Random World Champion trophy
tardy finch
That's no trophy, that's the vortex of tormented souls who were confused by castling in FR
dusky hull
Anything that can be described as a “vortex of tormented souls” sounds like a good trophy to me
dusky hull
for the newer players in this thread, here's a game for you. One of the most basic yet important principles of chess is king safety; my opponent cared not for the safety of his king, so tactics arose seemingly out of nowhere.
If you're a beginner, remember this rule: castle by move 10, and don't compromise the pawns in front of where you plan to castle. When you're no longer a beginner, you can break this rule when it suits you.
tardy finch
I'll just chime in with a little extra analysis - position suddenly became completely winning for white because of c4 opening the way to the black king and leading to pieces being tangled.
Pert did allow black to come back after forcing his lsb away from the a2-g8 diagonal(still better though) which gave black the chance to castle and start untangling. That never happened though and Pert claimed another warrior's skull for his belt.
tardy finch
@dusky hull I am ready to get smashed
cyan elm
Maybe even play some chess after
tardy finch
Nah, I didn't study the Berlin well enough so now my rectum is about take upon the looks of a mage robe
Pert no longer wants to play me...
tardy finch
Correspondence??
void bramble
Whatever it's the default
void bramble
Can I?
tardy finch
I'll assume you aren't versed in chess as well as our local super GM @dusky hull
Want to try something more specific as an opening or idea?
tardy finch
That is 80% of the thread
void bramble
I just felt bad cuz you were abandoned
tardy finch
Technically, Pert never responded to me saying when I'm available
But I also felt bad because I played as if I was facing Pert and .. I wasn't. Hence why I went for an equal game around the time I sent the takeback instead of just going for your queen(you either trade it for a piece or I win a clean rook, 14. Bxf7)
void bramble
Are you flexing that you dumbed down your game for me or
dusky hull
im here
garbage consumed my time
im amazed some people at my job can breathe and walk at the same time
tardy finch
Are you flexing that you dumbed down your game for me or
No, I legitimately felt bad. It's not a flex, I know I am not a good player so I wouldn't dare try to flex. But this was a position I have played probably a hundred times as it is a sideline of my most studied position(literally 20 moves of preparation). Playing that against someone who is just trying to have fun is an asshole move and I truly regret it as that wasn't the point.
@dusky hull Humble me.
dusky hull
tardy finch
Viewers welcome, these are usually wild.
Mostly because I don't know shit and Pert knows all
dusky hull
asiano is getting too good for me to beat him 
tardy finch
Spoilers: Pert bent me over
half hedge
Damn
dusky hull
AND LIKE 20 EXTRA MINUTES
half hedge
Thats a lot of moves
dusky hull
he defended so well
I'm legit exhausted after that game lol
I'm not used to playing like that
asiano is quickly becoming my equal and its terrifying how fast he's learning
my rate of improvement is definitely paling to his
tardy finch
You can't put level 5 and level 100 improvement on the same scale..
tardy finch
I still consider jonto to be a potential hand grenade in Pert's positions, just lacking a bit of patience for when to blow up.
dusky hull
@grand idol @rigid perch @wicked trout anyone for a couple games before I stop playing chess today. asiano is headed to bed and i figure ill use the rest of my mental energy up while im waiting for my pizza
half hedge
I would offer but I just got into a league game before bedge
dusky hull
pain
rigid perch
I can play but don't expect a hard game from me
dusky hull
thats fine, my brain is butter after the asiano game
rigid perch
dusky hull
im actually quite excited to play you for the first time
rigid perch
I'm about to get slaughtered
rigid perch
I'm afraid to play QG against you lol
half hedge
I will watch 
dusky hull
is there a particular reply you would like practice against or youre just in it for funsies
rigid perch
Just for funsies
dusky hull
bet
here we go
good reply
maroczy bind structure is a quite strong, and a personal weakness of mine
dusky hull
yea man thats chess for ya
you're holding quite well
definitely not a bad position for either side
rigid perch
Yeah, I'm thinking way harder on moves
Not used to doing that especially this early in the game
Crap
Holy fuck
I just machine gunned blunders lol
rigid perch
Nah
dusky hull
:(
rigid perch
I'm commited to my blindness
half hedge
Thanks 😄
rigid perch
dusky hull
lol dont worry
rigid perch
Carlsen opening
dusky hull
the nimzolarsen has become a person favorite of mine
rigid perch
I used to be all in with the King's Gambit
dusky hull
i could never be that brave
rigid perch
Neither could be my rating
half hedge
Perts woops is ours omg i did a good play
dusky hull
its not something that compromised my position, its just that i found a better move after playing Ne4
Ne4 not all that impressive
dusky hull
when will you be free 
dusky hull
right yea, queen on a rook's file is always scary
half hedge
thats my nightmare tbh
dusky hull
gg fren. wanna play one more?
rigid perch
I have to go dinner now
dusky hull
you too 
even at the surface level, studying chess is just good for the mind
keeping it active and such
and if you really like the game, studying will help you greatly
rigid perch
I had a goal to reach 1600 on lichess this year, gonna see if I can go up to 1800 next year
dusky hull
definitely attainable goals if you study, play people who are better than you are, and analyze your wins and losses (yes, wins too)
dusky hull
well whoops
when i played Ne4, I realized Nc4 was better because it threatens Nb6 which threatens the fork on your queen and rook (and lsb)
and Ne4, while not bad, didn't really threaten anything immediately without further set up
wicked trout
when will you be free <:OH_peepoHmm:843933638697418793>
torturing tarlo needs some precision sorry :/
one of these days if u ping me enough
dusky hull
dont say that because i will literally ping you every day
wicked trout
dusky hull
you're already done???
dusky hull
i fuckin love shrimp
dusky hull
I need to check back in on that. I looked at one of So’s games but that was it
Poor Duda man, 0pts is not a good reflection of his actual strength
dusky hull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JTj9zuRXFM
nimzo-indian games are generally pretty wild, but praggu playing the nimzo-indian is especially wild
also, daily @wicked trout ping
wicked trout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JTj9zuRXFM
nimzo-indian games are generally pr...
aight im here
lets go
send an invite
@fierce oyster what do I get if I win
wicked trout
ofc
dusky hull
bet one sec ill send inv
fierce oyster
for context I have no clue about your skill levels relative to one another so this will be fun
fierce oyster
no
wicked trout
shameful
wicked trout
dusky hull
seeing as how you're strong enough to play blindfold chess, i am not going to give you the luxury of choosing my opening lol
i'd say good luck, but im probably the one who needs it
grunfeld player
i already dont like you
dusky hull
i will remember this for future games
wicked trout
we arent doing this are we
dusky hull
still a bit of work to be done but ye
dusky hull
im trying to focus quite hard atm lol
wicked trout
I thought i would just steamroll
dusky hull
if you saw a way to steamroll, i didnt
half hedge
Fun watch
dusky hull
yea like right here
wicked trout
there was actually sth i was eyeing so much
dusky hull
this feels winning but
wicked trout
but it just about wasnt working
dusky hull
proving it is ugh
wicked trout
I mean ur better
dusky hull
there we go
wicked trout
ggs^^
wicked trout
go for it
wicked trout
u know i had knight takes f2 ideas the whole time
cuz if rook takes i had backrank mate
dusky hull
https://lichess.org/2cRqg3qPxjTq for spectators
dusky hull
i was always looking for a way to trade queens and centralizing usually works
wicked trout
fuck it content
dusky hull
i will admit to you I study the carokann extensively
dusky hull
so i kinda need this W to prove that ive studied enough
dusky hull
ye any exchange variation usually bores me, like french
if you play french exchange, you shouldnt play chess
content
wicked trout
im feeling the theory
dusky hull
im out of theory at this point but ye it definitely helps for the first 10ish moves
wicked trout
I usually play d4 aswell actually
but I feel like I get too many boring games with d4 once again xD
wicked trout
tbf this is the first time someone challenged me online and im getting my ass whooped this hard
oh lord
dusky hull
that was a spooky mate
half hedge
@tardy finch is gonna be so sad he missed this
fierce oyster
prove his mortality
wicked trout
but I should go sleep after
dusky hull
no this is really fun though. i think you and asiano are like very close in skill together
fierce oyster
:p
fierce oyster
fair
wicked trout
I eman whats ur online rating?
wicked trout
dont rly mind
dusky hull
ok
dusky hull
dont laugh, i really like the nimzo larsen
kinda forgot what i do here but
castle feels fine
i will make it my sole prerogative for the rest of this game to not allow you to castle
wicked trout
haha
go for it
I mean im not playing well atm but still easily felt that urbetter than me
of hhs
ffs
dusky hull
if i had to guess
dusky hull
you're like 1800, 1900?
dusky hull
chesscom 
wicked trout
how about you? like 2100?
dusky hull
my coach thinks im approaching 2000
but i dont play rated so hard to tell
well dont play rated often
wicked trout
well, time control matters aswell right
dusky hull
100%
wicked trout
like the quicker time control I play the better I get
wicked trout
I usually play 3+2
dusky hull
too fast for my blood haha
dusky hull
5+3 is my bread and butter around these parts, but I really just enjoy 10+0 or 10+1
wicked trout
I just enjoy chaos I suppose
dusky hull
i do too but only when i can think about the chaos if that makes sense
thats why i play carokann, sicilian, english
imbalance is my best friend in chess
but yea dude well played, we gotta play more. also like i said, i think asiano would give you a run for your money as well
@tardy finch
fierce oyster
like I said before, I had no idea about how you'd line up
skill-wise
so interesting 🔍
dusky hull
oh but also fuck you for playing the grunfeld. grunfeld players are stinky.
i hate that reply to d4. it easily has the best score against me
dusky hull
i dont have too deep of a pool of openings, but the ones i do play i try to learn as well as I can
again another reason i dont play e4 except for casual fun
wicked trout
I have my ups and downs with how much I play, but I mostly just play casually
I played a LOT when I was a child till I was like 11
and stopped, and start of covid started playing online again
Its just a fun side thing, im surprised u were scared when u heard blindfolded
maybe its just me but its not thaaat difficult for me
I do the occasional error and need to be corrected aswell
dusky hull
yea i picked chess back up in 2019 (i think?) after like a decade and a half of not playing. after a year or so i decided i was just gonna seek out a professional i clicked with for me to get better--something to invest myself in, ya know? and i saw rapid improvement from constant training with him every sunday
no blindfold chess terrifies me. i dont have the memory or the ability to see the whole board like that
maybe if i kept up with it as a kid id have a better knack for it, but currently i just cant do it
wicked trout
cause like, a casual person usually just knows how the pieces move
like they couldnt tell a difference between u and me probably
in terms of playing strength
but yea, I played someone associated from the wow guild a few weeks ago in a blindfold match
we both needed to be corrected a bit here and there but it was rly fun
wicked trout
nah diegos a bitch
dusky hull
hahahahaha
wicked trout
is he famous here?
delicate peak
Infamous
dusky hull
hes a famous footlicker thats for sure
wicked trout
uh oh
lets get to searching
so what ur saying is u need stories to blackmail him with?
dusky hull
but yea man whenever you wanna grind out some more games hit me up. im basically always advertising in this thread (usually just to asiano)
cyan elm
so what ur saying is u need stories to blackmail him with?
Yes please
wicked trout
if I want my ass clapped ill let u know
fierce oyster
"takes notes"
dusky hull
nah asiano draws against me all the time, and you're probably slightly better (or at least the same skill but slightly faster) than him
im sure you'll be able to draw or beat me in no time
dusky hull
yea, you held so well
wicked trout
like there were some definite calculations needed
but 2nd and 3rd was just total collapse
dusky hull
dont take the bishop on e5
is your lesson for today
even though the pawn gets doubled, it blocks your best piece
(dsb)
dusky hull
that means nothing to me in burger land
wicked trout
maybe I shouldnt play at 2am with a fever xD
dusky hull
im assuming its hot
wicked trout
uhhh
wicked trout
ill go do that now, ive been doing that for the past few days tho :/
dusky hull
covid?
wicked trout
nah
tested myself like 40 billion times
either way
I need to give back
so uhhh, if you ever got diego problems
fierce oyster
ye just say "cloak on eye" and he runs away
dusky hull
i think i know that one
fierce oyster
yes he shared that
dusky hull
iirc he mentioned he literally just didnt bother trying to learn
he would just floor it randomly
or always go straight or something
wicked trout
Cheers for the games again
dusky hull
Azortharion play the bongcloud
HAHAHAHA i missed this @delicate peak
wicked trout
And 
time for mee
dusky hull
Cheers for the games again
yea man i look forward to playing when you're healthy
delicate peak
Lol
dusky hull
@void bramble i know you said you really enjoy puzzles, so here's a fun puzzle to think about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1pn5lj13HA
void bramble
ty
I watched your games earlier
Can't watch things with sound atm though; will watch later
dusky hull
rigid perch
Looks like I missed a lot of content
dusky hull
just 3 games
tardy finch
Chat was apparently quite active last night ...
dusky hull
i will not tempt you with chess
but you should go look at the games when you have a chance
you and itsy could have some good games
tardy finch
I promise to take a look at the games but until then I have a puzzle specifically for Pert judt because we excluded him a couple of times.
@dusky hull good luck
dusky hull
The gun is a diversion to force A to utilize his limited resources to defend against the threat; once the 3 lands are tapped, all the performance enhancing drugs in the world can’t stop the draw 4 from absolutely crushing the position. B’s illegal number of rooks will be sacced repeatedly until A’s superb pawn structure collapses. Forced checkmate for player B in 69 moves.
Good puzzle, took me awhile to figure it out
wicked trout
<@171682145646018560> good luck
I need you and @fierce oyster to know and remember this will be utilized by me in the near future for sth
great meme
half hedge
https://www.twitch.tv/gmhikaru
Hikaru vs So Game 2 about to start and Game 1 was a draw
rigid perch
Giri not drawing Pog
half hedge
I want giri to win 
dusky hull
Who is giri playing
half hedge
Sarin
rigid perch
I have no idea who's playing but I usually root for Levon, Giri and So
half hedge
https://www.twitch.tv/chess Fabi commentating 
rigid perch
I love how Hikaru's streams are always ignoring DMCA
half hedge
Giri has black now tho
rigid perch
:EZ: draw
half hedge
as long as he wins when he has the white pieces thats fine
rigid perch
True
half hedge
Chess in one image 
half hedge
Best commentators too
half hedge
Naroditsky is bis
dusky hull
sarin capturing on f2 is insane
black is never castling now
ye Kb1 prophylaxis is almost always a move after QS castling
i still like giri's idea all the same
well idk about Rhe1
half hedge
Giri seems to have lost his momentum
dusky hull
is the pgn for this game available anywhere
i want to see how it developed before Qxf2
bro levy is just
somethin else
half hedge
half hedge
Honestly wasn't expecting Giri to pull this game off
dusky hull
this is why chess is so punishing
the situation on the board can be absolutely chaos, and if you miss just one little idea like the king defending the pawn, you lose all your momentum
and as much as we want to say damn sarin blundered the win, props to giri for holding out a worse position
"trophies arent about size" i keep telling my girl that but she always wishes for a bigger trophy than I can give
half hedge
LOL
half hedge
Wesley so
dusky hull
hikaru forcing blood from stone
half hedge
half hedge
What a game tho
dusky hull
hikaru knows he blundered any chance of a win after that
yea
i know a lot of people love the chaos but like
half hedge
can see the streamer in hikaru's reactions 100%
dusky hull
you really gotta appreciate hikaru forcing So to play perfect defenses after perfect defenses
half hedge
Really wasn't expecting it to be draws across the board
dusky hull
you can safely expect draws from giri xd
dusky hull
good stuff so far tho
i really wanna see the full pgn for sarin/giri in that last game
i heard daniel say it started from a pirc which is somewhat unusual
bro his socks look like the disposal paper cups from the 90s
i need to stop watching or i wont finish my work
half hedge
Gotta watch the last game tho
dusky hull
yea idk if id play e4 there
e4 really counter intuitive, but thats why im not a gm
no offense to levy but wheres Hess
Hess is my man
half hedge
He was in the first two games commentating
dusky hull
ah ok
sucks i missed it, but this is a good duo too
i just think Hess/Naro would be dope
hahahahahahahha
fuckin daniel
half hedge
LMAO
half hedge
I wasn't a big fan of Levy when i first watched him but he's deffo grown on me
dusky hull
no hes definitely not bad but like
so like daniel openly admits that he's just not at the level that he can properly assess every idea they're trying to go for over the board
and daniel is a quite strong gm
what hope does levy have, you know
half hedge
Also narodditsky just does great impressions
dusky hull
"consternation is not a word" cmon levy
half hedge
Naroditsky on another level
dusky hull
giri blundering and then sarin blundering right back out of fairness
granted i wouldnt spot that with 3 seconds and all the pressure
half hedge
i didn't see the win at all
dusky hull
basically as black you had 2 objectives: keep your pawn alive, prevent white from getting in f4
sarin managed to keep the pawn alive
but he either didnt see that f4 was a draw or didnt see how to stop it with so little time
half hedge
I wanted to go shower ages ago but these games
dusky hull
so yea wild stuff, and this hikaru/so game too
half hedge
Damn hikaru being ballsy
grand idol
went by the hotel where the chescom tourny was happening during lunch, nobody around 😦
dusky hull
painge
half hedge
