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Chess
Don't talk about enpassent unless you're French

This thread will die very quickly

[frosty maple]

dont worry about me im a spectator here

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Anyone wanna play, I am the boredest

I just invented that word

[summer pewter]

Maybe

[summer pewter]

I’d being willing, if I can

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im going to bed then

[summer pewter]

I said I was willing to play...ok, never mind then

[summer pewter]

When I said if I can, I meant if the link would work for me, I’m actually free right now and willing to play

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oh

timed or unlimited time?

also rated or casual?

[summer pewter]

I guess unlimited and causal, I like the game but I never claim to be good

[languid gust]

chess? 👀

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i'll dm link

[tired dock]

I can play

When I feel like it

Which is not now

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@summer pewter im gonna brb (~15 minutes)

actually

one more move

[summer pewter]

No worries, having fun?

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i am back

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very

this game is a mess LMAO

[summer pewter]

Good mess or bad lmao?

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bad mess

my ADHD brain can't handle all of this

[summer pewter]

Have I surprised you?

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you have

This could've gone very well but im dumb so

an eye for an eye

a castle for a castle

[summer pewter]

I had one advantage, we’ve never played each other but if we play again that advantage will quickly fade away

[languid gust]

so... anyone up for a chess match?

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FUCK

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after this one

Blitz

5 minutes

ranked or not up to you

[languid gust]

what page/app ?

[summer pewter]

Wasn’t what you were expecting?

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lichess

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i am tired but im not using it as an excuse

[languid gust]

ok, imma create an account there

[summer pewter]

Has it been a good game?

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I guess so

feck

NOOO

my dreams are crushed

[summer pewter]

What was the plan?

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to get a pawn to the end

idk why i moved that

but rip

[summer pewter]

It’s a stalemate

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gg

[summer pewter]

Fair play, I couldn’t quite get you but as a rookie, I’ll take it 🤝

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yeah i am all over the place

@languid gust

[languid gust]

👀

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow You want to play again sometime?

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Sure

[summer pewter]

Until next time

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@languid gust that was good

even though I was brain dead

[languid gust]

still good game :)

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Up for a game?

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Yep

I'll dm you the link

[summer pewter]

Ok

Good luck

[summer pewter]

How’s it going?

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I really fucked that up

good game though

[summer pewter]

Boom, that’s how it’s done!!! On a serious note though, up until I regained the Queen I thought I was gonna lose

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝 next time perhaps we should do a timed version?

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Yep

[summer pewter]

I assume it’s literally the same just you have a timer that starts whenever it’s your turn and stops when you move a piece?

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mhm

[summer pewter]

You lose if you run out of time?

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Yes

[summer pewter]

Then bring it on

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Give me a sec

I am currently in the middle of a game

Let's play after 20 minutes

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@summer pewter

Let's do this

[summer pewter]

Ok

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I was gonna say don't accept that

I didn't mean to press that

[summer pewter]

Too late, sorry

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You can count it as me quitting

if you want

[summer pewter]

No, you didn’t mean to press it, it’s null and void

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well, good game anyways

next time, we'll make it shorter for a tougher challenge

[summer pewter]

Oh god, that’s gonna chaos and most likely a disaster

Well, disaster for me at least

[tired dock]

Just don’t have a skill issue and ur good to go

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow fancy a game?

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Sure, give me a second to log on
My first time on mobile

@summer pewter are you taking your time or is there something wrong?

[summer pewter]

Sorry, I was thinking heavily

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It's fine

[summer pewter]

Yeah, I knew I lost, fair play

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That was really good

If you just didn't make those blunders, you would've won

[summer pewter]

You think I’m getting better?

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I mean, you are better than me

I just got lucky this game

You should sign up so that we can play rated

Sometime later

I wanna gain some points

[summer pewter]

Maybe

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Or maybe I will lose a lot

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Rematch?

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Nah its a bit too late for me

Maybe tomorrow

[summer pewter]

Ok, no worries

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Hey

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hi

[summer pewter]

How are you?

Do you fancy a game?

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Eh, okay I guess
not that bad and not that good

What about you?

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Sure

[summer pewter]

About the same probably

[summer pewter]

Just give me five minutes, I need to brush my teeth

@gleaming arrow Ok, ready when you are

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Alrighty
Just letting ya know, that the Internet is shit here

Really shut

Shit

https://lichess.org/ovGFYzHc

@summer pewter

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That was fun

Good game

If it wasn't for that castle blunder

[summer pewter]

Good game, made a few blunders in the middle, thought I started well though

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I thought It was over

[summer pewter]

Really?

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Yesh

Yeah

[summer pewter]

Do you wanna play another game?

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I'll probably go eat something

Tomorrow I guess?

That as if I wasn't really busy

Cause I am visiting my family

[summer pewter]

Ok, whenever you’re free

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Hey, how are you doing?

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Alright I guess, today was a long day
Wbu?

[summer pewter]

I’ve been ok, had to stock up on a few things but I’ve been kept cheered by just watching the chaos of Man Utd’s transfer window

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Sounds fun

Anything that is chaoitc is fun, as long as you're not involved in it

[summer pewter]

Do you watch football?

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Nope

I do have some knowledge though
Most of my family are into it

Keep hearing rambles and shit

[summer pewter]

Nice, who do they support?

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Mostly real madrid

Spanish football I guess

[summer pewter]

La Liga

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And they spend a lot of time on fifa
I love to see the one losing rages

[summer pewter]

Great team

[summer pewter]

I can relate lol

@gleaming arrow Because of where I live, I watch mostly the premier league, although I do like to watch elclásico when it happens

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We should change the name of this thread to football and chess xD

[covert sparrow]

Congrats @gleaming arrow, you're now on lap 35

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[summer pewter]

Lol, maybe, although I think the football subject would fade quickly

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Cause I literally know nothing other than team and league names

[summer pewter]

A couple of years ago I was the same, now I actually know quite a bit

[summer pewter]

Speaking of chess, do have time for a game tonight?

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Not feeling like it today, but thanks for asking

[summer pewter]

No worries, maybe tomorrow or whenever you feel like it 👍🏻

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Oh no

[tired dock]

I’m no good but I just got back from a bike ride so I could try

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Poggo

You guys have fun

[summer pewter]

Are you signed up for, wait, what was the site? @gleaming arrow

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Lichess

[summer pewter]

I’m game if you are

[tired dock]

also can we mention the fact that you haven’t been in ot gen for 5 days

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.org

[summer pewter]

Who? Me?

[tired dock]

Yes

[tired dock]

Yes I am

[summer pewter]

I’m sorry, I didn’t realise I would be so missed

[tired dock]

You’re good, just found it funny

[summer pewter]

I just didn’t feel like speaking tbh, plus I wasn’t feeling great mentally

[tired dock]

Oh, I hope you’re doing better

[summer pewter]

I am, tbh the chess has been helping a bit, so where’s the game?

[tired dock]

Oh I’m making the game, alright

https://lichess.org/teFcXNu8

@summer pewter idk if u saw it

[summer pewter]

I have, I’m on it, I don’t know if it’s my WiFi or the website but it’s not working

[tired dock]

I had a similar thing happen with slay

I can make a new one

[summer pewter]

Yeah make a new one

[tired dock]

https://lichess.org/O49qvLcf

[summer pewter]

@tired dock it’s working now

[tired dock]

That’s good

i think it might have been because i clicked on the link the first time

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Fair play 🤝 I made several blunders there

[tired dock]

Very good game

[summer pewter]

Rematch?

[tired dock]

Sure

But at the end I knew I had you, I just needed the Queen out of the way

[summer pewter]

I know, that’s why I surrendered

[tired dock]

Probably my smartest chess move

[summer pewter]

I enjoy chess, i never claim to be any good though

[tired dock]

https://lichess.org/ZQl1lLQN

[tired dock]

I sent a new link because I clicked a few buttons and didn’t know how to get back

[tired dock]

Good game 🤝

[summer pewter]

Very good game 🤝 much better from me

[tired dock]

If only I didn’t accept the takeback

[summer pewter]

Yeah, that was my biggest mistake

[tired dock]

But I was like “eh, I already won the first one, might aswell”

[summer pewter]

You should’ve been more ruthless, I would’ve been annoyed but would’ve accepted it because it was my own mistake and you took full advantage

I didn’t think you’d accept it tbh

[tired dock]

I was debating it for a solid 30 seconds or something

[summer pewter]

But overall, two good games, very entertaining

[tired dock]

I loved playing

[summer pewter]

Me too

[tired dock]

Really hope we can play again soon

[summer pewter]

So do I

[tired dock]

Anyways I hope you have a good night

[summer pewter]

You too, talk soon Cat

[summer pewter]

Nighty night

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YOOOO THIS EXISTS???

Sick

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Hey, how are you?

[summer pewter]

Anyone up for a game?

[tired dock]

Sure

[summer pewter]

Game on

[tired dock]

https://lichess.org/veDeuTVg

[tired dock]

Ah shit

Gg

[summer pewter]

Boom!!! What a game, I thought you had me

[tired dock]

The moment you got me in check with your queen I knew it was over

[summer pewter]

Why didn’t you take my knight with the bishop?

[tired dock]

I had you completely trapped and was about to move my rook into check

[tired dock]

Didn’t see it

[summer pewter]

That would’ve saved you, without the knight there your king could’ve taken the queen

[tired dock]

Advantage

Of the match

The Lower is better for u

[summer pewter]

Yeah, you had the better of me for pretty much all the match, this is just like football where you had the most possession, the most shots but I managed to score the winning goal

[tired dock]

It’s like reverse Sweden v Belgium

[summer pewter]

What happened there?

[summer pewter]

Oh yeah basically if the score was swapped then pretty much

But still, great game Cat, that was the best yet 🤝

[tired dock]

Very good game

[languid gust]

anyone up for a chess? 👀

[summer pewter]

I’m game, I just finished a game

[tired dock]

that I should have won but I became Ferrari

Scuderia Cat

[summer pewter]

You win some and you lose some 🤷🏻‍♂️

[tired dock]

Also should have won our second game

But I was nice

[languid gust]

(not sure how to create a game so I used default settings) https://lichess.org/k2GBED9I

[summer pewter]

@languid gust good game

[languid gust]

very good game

[summer pewter]

Ok @tired dock your turn to face @languid gust

[tired dock]

I’m about to watch peaky blinders

And then play some games with my friends

[summer pewter]

I’m all chessed out for tonight, so maybe tomorrow night?

[tired dock]

Sure

[languid gust]

sure

[summer pewter]

Evening all, anyone up for a game?

[languid gust]

me 👀

[summer pewter]

Game on, how about untimed this time round?

[languid gust]

sounds good

[languid gust]

https://lichess.org/dtQM55p9

oh wait I chose wrong settings

[languid gust]

https://lichess.org/JnlWIdYV

[summer pewter]

Damn, fair play, I was sooo bad that game

[summer pewter]

Hello all

[tired dock]

Hello all

[summer pewter]

Evening all

[tired dock]

Evening

[summer pewter]

@tired dock if you’re bored, fancy a game?

[tired dock]

Sure

Give me a sec

[tired dock]

@summer pewter

https://lichess.org/xbOBTl2Y

[tired dock]

YOUR HORSES RUINED MY PLAN

I had it perfectly laid out

Use my Queen to bait out yours and then I move my rook into position for ez checkmate

[summer pewter]

My horses were perfectly placed, along with my bishop

Being up the stats for this game

[summer pewter]

I anticipated your plan

[tired dock]

I noticed

[summer pewter]

It was a bit of luck as well, the pawn in front of the king kept my own plan from mov no forward

@tired dock Good game though 🤝

[tired dock]

Yeah

[summer pewter]

You ok?

[tired dock]

No yeah I’m fine

[summer pewter]

Wanna play maybe tomorrow?

[tired dock]

Sure, what time?

[summer pewter]

No idea, same as tonight?

[tired dock]

Sounds good 👍

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Oh so this thread didn't die

Cool

I can't wait to come back home
I'll play a lot of games

[summer pewter]

Hey, anyone fancy a game?

[languid gust]

maybe tomorrow, am tired at the moment

[summer pewter]

@tired dock up for a game?

[tired dock]

Sorry, I’m at an arcade type thing with my sister

[summer pewter]

No worries

[slate cairn]

would anyone be interested in a tournament

[summer pewter]

Amongst us?

[slate cairn]

yes

[summer pewter]

I guess I would give it go but how would we organise it?

[slate cairn]

we play w odds

and people play between themselves

i can organise and release pairings in a thread for every round

and then there will be a results thread where you have to send a link to the game with the result before a deadline for the round or its a bye

it would be swiss

[slate cairn]

opponent reacts with a tick to verify the result

[summer pewter]

I suppose we could give it a try, I’ll sign up as a participant, I assume you will as well?

[slate cairn]

yep

my online ratings are shit though lmao

like wayyy less than my otb ones

bc i quit playing online

[tired dock]

We could try promoting it aswell

[slate cairn]

yea ok

[tired dock]

But it probably won’t go that well

[slate cairn]

i mean theres a lot of chess players

[summer pewter]

I was gonna say, we might be the only people who participate and I feel we should keep it down to at least known acquaintances, within reason of course this is discord

[summer pewter]

I don’t play online, I just got into it because this thread was started up and I like chess

I enjoy playing chess, I never claim to be good at it

So @tired dock are you volunteering for this tournament as well?

[tired dock]

Sure

[slate cairn]

ooh nice

[slate cairn]

great

if you promote it make sure to say its with material odds so you can participate and do well regardless of skill level

[summer pewter]

Call me stupid, what does material odds mean?

[slate cairn]

if you have a lower rating then you would have more pieces for example

[summer pewter]

Evening all

[summer pewter]

Anyone up for a game?

[tired dock]

Sure

I just woke up

[summer pewter]

Ok then let’s play

[tired dock]

https://lichess.org/0BpV4BDg

[summer pewter]

Good game

🤝

[tired dock]

Good game
for you

At the beginning I moved 2 pawns I didn’t want to move

[summer pewter]

I got lucky

Tomorrow might be different

[gleaming arrow]

back from my holiday

i am up for some games

[summer pewter]

Evening slay

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Howdy 🤠

[summer pewter]

How are you doing?

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Not that bad and not that good

Okay I guess

what about you?

[summer pewter]

I’m good, really glad Formula One is back

Up for a game?

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sure

[summer pewter]

Then let’s play, good luck

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https://lichess.org/0k3GGQWm

[summer pewter]

Good game

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[summer pewter]

Fair play to you, how about an untimed match this time? @gleaming arrow

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Oops

Didn't see this

sure

@summer pewter https://lichess.org/VYAB0MU7

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That was great

[summer pewter]

Never had two queens before, it’s very powerful

[gleaming arrow]

it is very powerful if you know how to use them

or how to finish in general

cause some beginners waste time and finish with a draw

[summer pewter]

I think that might’ve been one of my best games

@gleaming arrow That was a good game though 🤝

[summer pewter]

Anyone up for a game?

[summer pewter]

@tired dock fancy a game?

[tired dock]

Sure

Might not be able to play entire game because I think my dinner is ready soon

https://lichess.org/BeKQl07E

[summer pewter]

Ok

[tired dock]

Good game 🤝

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

I was so scared until the end

[summer pewter]

I made a few blunders in the middle part of the game

[tired dock]

I think that was one of our quicker games

At a grand total of 18 minutes

[summer pewter]

Yeah, hopefully the next game will go longer, maybe tomorrow?

[tired dock]

Tomorrow sounds good

[summer pewter]

I look forward to it

[summer pewter]

@tired dock evening

[tired dock]

Good evening

[summer pewter]

How are you?

[tired dock]

I’m good

[summer pewter]

Good, fancy a game?

[tired dock]

Sure, give me a bit though

[summer pewter]

Ok

[tired dock]

https://lichess.org/CgP3OZhS

[tired dock]

Sorry got to go for a bit

[tired dock]

@summer pewter sorry, im back now

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

I’m literally scuderia cat

It goes so well

Then it goes absolutely shit

[summer pewter]

In that game at least, you had me, I’ll admit I thought I was done in those final moves

[tired dock]

I also thought you were done

[summer pewter]

Clutched victory from the jaws of defeat

[tired dock]

Nah I just choked

I am a haas fan after all

[summer pewter]

Clutched defeat from the jaws of victory

[tired dock]

Goes so well until it goes absolutely horribly

[summer pewter]

Btw, what did you think of the race on Sunday?

[tired dock]

I didn’t watch it

I wish I did

[summer pewter]

I won’t spoil it if you don’t know the result

[tired dock]

I do

[summer pewter]

Oh ok

@tired dock So, maybe a game tomorrow?

[covert sparrow]

Congrats @summer pewter, you're now on lap 25

[tired dock]

Sure

[slate cairn]

anyone want to play a game

[gleaming arrow]

sure

rated?

[slate cairn]

i dont play rated

i closed my lichess acc and dont use my chess.com acc for anything other than puzzles 😭

also i cant play atm but i can in a bit

[gleaming arrow]

[slate cairn]

well actually i think i still have an old lichess accs w decent ratings around 2k

but

i lost the password

and forgot the email i used

bc i think i used a temp email

but basically im way worse at online than irl bc im way too impulsive in it so i gave up

[gleaming arrow]

the opposite for me

im bad at doing stuff in my head

but you got analysis mode online

so

[slate cairn]

in a game 👀?

/j

i can play now btw

send a lichess link

[gleaming arrow]

lichess has another version without an engine

so that you can use it during a game

this thingy

[slate cairn]

oooh cool

[slate cairn]

link for game please

[gleaming arrow]

https://lichess.org/60z2NUUy

holy shit

[slate cairn]

gg

[gleaming arrow]

i did not see that coming

[slate cairn]

lmao

[gleaming arrow]

i was focusing on something else

[slate cairn]

yea i could see

but even so

[gleaming arrow]

[slate cairn]

why did you move your rook into a place where my bishop was looking

even if i didnt have mate i would've taken it

[gleaming arrow]

good game

i'll go back to solving maths

[slate cairn]

yea

[slate cairn]

ok

[summer pewter]

Evening all

[tired dock]

Evening

[summer pewter]

How are you cat?

[tired dock]

I’m good

Just having some realizations

About being home alone for over a week

[summer pewter]

Good or bad?

[tired dock]

Not sure

I mean my mom did just leave for Belgium and doesn’t have a return ticket

[summer pewter]

So how’s she getting back?

[tired dock]

I… don’t know

[summer pewter]

@tired dock damn, don’t know what happened with Bella

@tired dock do you fancy a game?

[tired dock]

Sure

https://lichess.org/kcnZS58c

[tired dock]

Finally

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

I thought you had me at several points

[tired dock]

I did

But

[tired dock]

^

[summer pewter]

Again?

[tired dock]

? You mean play again?

[summer pewter]

No, I mean Scuderia cat again?

[tired dock]

Yes

Goes really well

Then shit

[solar mauve]

hi

[gleaming arrow]

welcome to the nerd thread

we either play chess or argue about en passent

well we still haven't done that yet

let me start

[solar mauve]

nice

[gleaming arrow]

i hate en passent

[solar mauve]

even my dad doesn't like it when i do that move

[gleaming arrow]

[solar mauve]

its quite useful but not many people know about or use it

[summer pewter]

Evening all

[summer pewter]

Anyone fancy a game?

[solar mauve]

sure

[gleaming arrow]

damn ash you get ed

[summer pewter]

Evening all

Anyone up for a game?

@gleaming arrow

[gleaming arrow]

Sure

[summer pewter]

Casual?

[gleaming arrow]

Oh you got an account?

let's do rated

@summer pewter

~~https://lichess.org/iaScXzNc~~

[summer pewter]

No I don’t have an account

[gleaming arrow]

well

casual then

https://lichess.org/eJo47oCh

[summer pewter]

Good Game 🤝

[gleaming arrow]

this is embarrassing

[summer pewter]

Embarrassing?

[gleaming arrow]

this is the second time someone uses this tactic on me

never doing the square opening again

or whatever it's called

and I always never see it coming

[summer pewter]

You mean the rook and queen or my opening two moves?

[gleaming arrow]

rook and queen

[summer pewter]

I was trying to get your Queen first by trying to lure you into taking the knight, of course you were smart and used the bishop instead

[gleaming arrow]

why did I move that pawn

[summer pewter]

That might’ve been my best tactical play yet and it was partly based on luck

[gleaming arrow]

mostly because I was

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Here’s a small truth, I didn’t even think of using the rook and Queen in that way until you moved the bishop and took my rook, which forced me to use the Queen in the first place

[gleaming arrow]

so i somewhat killed myself

wonderful

[summer pewter]

The Queen being there really limited the king

[summer pewter]

But good game all the same, wanna do another tomorrow?

[gleaming arrow]

sure

[solar mauve]

lol

anyone up?

[gleaming arrow]

I am

wanna play a chess game?

[solar mauve]

yes

[gleaming arrow]

rated or casual?
Timed or Unlimited? I'm kinda tired so I prefer unlimited

rated if you have an account

[solar mauve]

anything

rated

lichess?

[gleaming arrow]

https://lichess.org/j45XCcLN

yeah

[solar mauve]

gg

[gleaming arrow]

@solar mauve wanna rematch?

or is it way too late for you

[solar mauve]

its 8:30 am here, but i can't come now have to go

later

[gleaming arrow]

alright

that was fun

[solar mauve]

yeah

[gleaming arrow]

haven't played rated in a while

[solar mauve]

i see

[summer pewter]

Evening all

@gleaming arrow hey, up for a game?

[gleaming arrow]

somewhat busy and I got destroyed today by my friend

they killed my ranking

rating

all same

[summer pewter]

No worries

[summer pewter]

Evening all

[summer pewter]

@tired dock hey, up for a game?

[tired dock]

Sorry, just haven’t been enjoying chess that much recently

[summer pewter]

No worries, maybe next time

[summer pewter]

Anybody up for a game?

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Hey, fancy a game?

[gleaming arrow]

What about this weekend?

Kinda tired rn

[summer pewter]

Sure, which day? @gleaming arrow

[gleaming arrow]

Friday or Saturday

[gleaming arrow]

Also social media is popping off cause of the queen's death

[summer pewter]

Yeah, RIP the queen

[summer pewter]

Which day is better for you?

[gleaming arrow]

I'll ping you when I'm free

probably saturday

[summer pewter]

Ok, sounds good

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Fancy a game?

[tired dock]

Sure

Give me a bit though

[summer pewter]

Ok, ping me when you’re ready

[tired dock]

Hey J, sorry I wasn’t able to play a game tonight

[summer pewter]

It’s ok, maybe another night

[gleaming arrow]

@summer pewter up for a game?

[summer pewter]

Sure

[gleaming arrow]

let's goo!
I learned a new opening

so let's see if it works

https://lichess.org/aESl5OL3

how the fuck

did I not see that coming

holy shit I had so much advantage

all gone because I didn't see that rook

holy shit

HOW

[summer pewter]

YESSSS!!!!

How did I win?

[gleaming arrow]

that was a good game

like really good

[summer pewter]

You had me, that was a very good opening

[gleaming arrow]

just washed it all up at the end

good game

[summer pewter]

That was really good, you proper spooked me with your opening

I had to put on some music to help me focus and try to prolong the game, honestly I didn’t think I’d actually win, I’d love to see the stats for this match

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

@gleaming arrow ping me when you have time for another game

[gleaming arrow]

I will!

[summer pewter]

@tired dock you fancy a game?

[tired dock]

Sure, not sure how focused I’ll be tho

[summer pewter]

That’s ok, I’ve already won once tonight lol

[tired dock]

Time to become scuderia cat once more

https://lichess.org/AMBv0LLy

[gleaming arrow]

i'll be watching

👀

@summer pewter that was a really strong start

but got flushed away

in a couple of moves

[summer pewter]

Yeah, kinda in a stalemate for the moment, he’s got the advantage right now

[gleaming arrow]

damn whoever is declining these takebacks need to chill

I only takeback when I misclick

so if it was something else then I would decline too

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

I declined the first takeback

[tired dock]

I misclicked 2 times

[tired dock]

Good for you

[summer pewter]

I would’ve accepted your take backs if you’d accepted mine

[tired dock]

Yeah

But the streak of losing continues

[summer pewter]

Ahh, you had the better of me today, the next game will likely be different

[tired dock]

“Had the better of you”
loses

It’s like what? 2-8-1 rn

[summer pewter]

A lot of draws

[gleaming arrow]

@summer pewter why did you resign?

[tired dock]

I resigned

[gleaming arrow]

oh

[tired dock]

Only 1

[gleaming arrow]

got a bit confused there

well why did you reisgn

[tired dock]

Had like no way of winning

Figured I was going to lose anyways so why stretch it out

[gleaming arrow]

it's not totally over

[tired dock]

It was

[gleaming arrow]

[tired dock]

If I managed to get out of check he would have just promoted a pawn

And boom queen

I didn’t even mean to move my queen that one time

It was literally me walking to my couch

You may have been able to figure out a way to win but since I suck and lose every game

[summer pewter]

Oh, I thought it was W-D-L

[tired dock]

It’s W-L-D

[gleaming arrow]

I thought it was W-D-L as well

well that's more commonly used

that W-L-D

[tired dock]

I’ve only seen WLD

[gleaming arrow]

I think

[slate cairn]

anyone wanna play a game

[summer pewter]

I’m up for a game, it’ll have to be casual though, don’t have an account

[summer pewter]

@slate cairn ???

[summer pewter]

Anyone up for a game?

[tired dock]

I am but I can’t do it right now

[gleaming arrow]

rip channel

thread

same thing

[summer pewter]

I’ll probably still keep talking in it, purely because I still fancy a game

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow do you fancy a game?

[gleaming arrow]

gonna

[summer pewter]

No worries, another time

[solar mauve]

anyone chess?

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Fancy a game?

[tired dock]

I do but I need to let my phone charge and grab dinner

[summer pewter]

Ok, then ping me when you’re ready, In the meantime I’ll be doing some writing and watching some dragon ball

[slate cairn]

im sorry idk why i didnt respond

i've had lots of work though so i havent been on discord much

[summer pewter]

It’s ok, maybe another time

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Hey, how are you doing?

[gleaming arrow]

weekdays, exhausted

Got a biology test tomorrow

I think

[summer pewter]

Good luck, I loved science

[gleaming arrow]

Nevermind, got postponed to next week, wonderful

[gleaming arrow]

Thanks

Boy do I love finding the probability of someone getting a genetic disease

[gleaming arrow]

through a pedigree

[summer pewter]

Ahh, that brings back happy memories

[summer pewter]

Have you seen the 2023 calendar?

[gleaming arrow]

did they make mondays a weekend?

[summer pewter]

If only, call me a maniac but I don’t like how it was presented, the spacing is weird

@gleaming arrow fancy a game later?

[gleaming arrow]

Depends on your definition of "later"

[summer pewter]

What’s your definition?

[gleaming arrow]

next weekend I guess

cause I am somewhat busy during weekdays

[summer pewter]

That’s ok, Saturday?

[gleaming arrow]

Sure

[summer pewter]

I look forward to it

[slate cairn]

you free?

or anyone really

[summer pewter]

Yeah

[summer pewter]

You want to play a game?

[slate cairn]

i can now

unforunately i ended up calling w a friend

[summer pewter]

No worries, you wanna play?

[slate cairn]

yea sure

send a lichess link

[summer pewter]

https://lichess.org/YYMuXwlp

@slate cairn

[slate cairn]

nice game

sorry i was taking so long i was switching between talking

and

playing

how long have you played chess

[summer pewter]

Fair play, good game 🤝

Ahh, so frustrating

[summer pewter]

I’ve played chess on and off since my grandmother taught me, normally it’s casual, uncompetitive

But I get competitive, because I like to win

[summer pewter]

Why do you ask?

[slate cairn]

just a question

[slate cairn]

oh cool!

ive played chess since i was 5 in competitions

but recently i've stopped so I lost a lot of my skill

forgot a lot of theory

[summer pewter]

Don’t really know any theory relating to chess, I just play and try to learn as I go

[summer pewter]

@gleaming arrow Hey, how are you doing?

[gleaming arrow]

Common cold is killing me

what about you

[summer pewter]

I’m doing ok, been watching a new show called Munich games

[gleaming arrow]

ooo interesting

are you up for a chess match?

has been a while

[summer pewter]

I’m game if you are

[gleaming arrow]

https://lichess.org/QvNRaRT5

[gleaming arrow]

@summer pewter that was a really good game

I thought I had it

[summer pewter]

I think that was my best game yet

[summer pewter]

I thought I had it at some points

I loved the Mid game

@gleaming arrow I’ve been learning some different approaches, such as the opening

@gleaming arrow Same time next week? Roughly because it’s was race week next week (finally!)

[gleaming arrow]

Sure

[summer pewter]

@tired dock you fancy a game after the interview?

[tired dock]

Sure

[summer pewter]

Cool, ping me when you’re ready

[tired dock]

@summer pewter im just going to grab something to drink

[summer pewter]

Ok, I’ll be waiting

[tired dock]

https://lichess.org/IgCzAin2

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

Now that was a good game 🤝

The mid game was a total switch of advantage

[summer pewter]

Rematch?

[tired dock]

Atleast that’s what the computer says

[tired dock]

Sure

[summer pewter]

It was going so well but then I fumbled it

[tired dock]

It was when you lost the queen

https://lichess.org/6tS2X7os

After I sent the takeback I don’t know why you requested one

I didn’t even realize it was checkmate

What a quick match

Good game

[summer pewter]

Me neither, dammit

[tired dock]

🤝

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

Still up for more games?

[tired dock]

Tbf this is a weird checkmate

[summer pewter]

True

[tired dock]

I would like to but I have school work to do

If I have time later tonight I’ll let you know

[summer pewter]

Ok, no worries, whenever you have time

[tired dock]

@summer pewter thoughts?

[summer pewter]

😂 The Boys is a great show

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Fancy a game?

[tired dock]

Sure, give me like 15 min

https://lichess.org/fTWaskJO

@summer pewter

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

Good game for you that is

[summer pewter]

That was possibly my best game yet

I wonder what the stats say about that game

Rematch?

[tired dock]

That I suck

[tired dock]

Sure

https://lichess.org/rIs8ZKdW

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

Surprised it took you that long

I thought you would win way earlier

[summer pewter]

Really?

[tired dock]

Oh for sure

[summer pewter]

I was just being patient, developing my minor pieces, I thought your moves with the Bishop at the beginning was aggressive

@tired dock Is that all the time you have tonight?

[tired dock]

Yeah, sorry

[summer pewter]

It’s ok, how about tomorrow if you have time?

[tired dock]

Sounds good

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Hey, how are you doing?

[tired dock]

Kinda shit, my new phone refuses to work

But hey

We got a rain day tomorrow

Hru

[summer pewter]

That sucks, what’s the model?

[summer pewter]

How do you know that?

[tired dock]

iPhone 14 pro

[summer pewter]

I’m good, it’s my dad’s birthday so we’ve been celebrating that

[tired dock]

It’s like a snow day… but with rain…

[summer pewter]

We just get regular rain, no hurricanes but it just rains all the time, classic uk

[tired dock]

Average Florida

[summer pewter]

High temps and bad weather

Yikes

@tired dock You fancy a game in a bit?

[tired dock]

Sure

I cant play for maybe 20 minutes though

[summer pewter]

That’s ok, I can’t either 😂

[summer pewter]

You up for a game now?

@tired dock

[tired dock]

Sure

I was just about to launch uno while I wait

[tired dock]

https://lichess.org/XYh0C5yy

[tired dock]

Good game? 🤝

[summer pewter]

Nope, I lost my confidence and mojo throughout

But good game nonetheless 🤝

[tired dock]

I noticed you were more sloppy with movements today

Like the queen for example

Yesterday or whatever you would never have let that happen

[summer pewter]

I was trying out a different opening, didn’t pay off today

[tired dock]

I also played pretty differently

Nothing major but slight differences

[summer pewter]

Rematch?

[tired dock]

Sure

This is what the computer thought of the game

I noticed at one point you put me into a “queen trap” which worked very well

https://lichess.org/XHCUU8tQ

[summer pewter]

That was the new opening I was trying, I learned it earlier

[tired dock]

It was very good

I was scrambling to get out

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

For you that is

But

Good game 🤝

[summer pewter]

@tired dock I’ll admit I wasn’t being kind when I refused your take back, I was thinking competitively and selfishly

So sorry

[tired dock]

It’s a game so I understand

[summer pewter]

But you were also right about one thing, tonight I was playing sloppy, I need to improve my consistency

[tired dock]

You did improve majorly in the second game

I tried doing something new at the start but you seemed to catch on

[summer pewter]

I need to get better, a matter for another time

[tired dock]

I’m gonna be honest

I don’t know any moves

[summer pewter]

You don’t?

[tired dock]

Nope

I just play how the game goes

[summer pewter]

No, I play with a certain specific strategy, normally dictated by the opening I play, whether it’s the fried liver attack or the King’s gambit

[summer pewter]

One of the main reasons I’ve improved my chess game lately is watching videos on different openings and traps

[tired dock]

Everything I know was taught to me by my grandpa

The main strategy he taught me was

“Play for value”

[summer pewter]

A good strategy tbf

[tired dock]

Which you may have noticed in my play style

I try to use pawns instead of knights if possible for example

Which is one reason it’s hard for me to play aggressive

And whenever I have I lose

[summer pewter]

Watching the videos helped me visualise the moves on the board and also made me see my opponents board instead of just mine

[summer pewter]

I’m more the opposite, I prefer to use my knights more and develop my minor pieces sooner

At least I think, I like to think I’m an aggressive player, what’s your opinion?

[tired dock]

I’d say you are

[summer pewter]

There are pros and cons to being so aggressive, in some games it worked really well for me, but in others it went really badly

[tired dock]

Yeah

In our games you usually push and I just defend

[summer pewter]

If your policy is “Play for Value” then mine is “A good Defence is a strong Offence”

[tired dock]

I’d say that’s factual

[summer pewter]

Fancy playing tomorrow? If you have time of course

[tired dock]

Sure

I’m off tomorrow

[summer pewter]

Oh yeah, I forgot 🤦🏻‍♂️

I don’t think I asked you last week but what’s your thoughts on the calendar and now the fact we have 6 sprints for next year?

[tired dock]

I’m a fan

[summer pewter]

Of the calendar or the sprints?

[tired dock]

Both

[summer pewter]

Fair, I don’t mind 24 races but I’d rather not see any sprints, I can tolerate 3 but imo I think 6 is too much

[tired dock]

Personally I enjoy sprints

[summer pewter]

Fair enough, I don’t really like them

Singapore and Japan next, looking forward to them?

[tired dock]

I think so

Never watched either of them

[summer pewter]

They should be good, both are iconic tracks in their own way

[summer pewter]

Have you actually never watched a Singapore or Japanese Grand Prix?

[tired dock]

Never

Last ones were 2019

[summer pewter]

You started watching F1 in 2020? Or ‘21?

[tired dock]

21

[summer pewter]

Wow, then yeah, you’ve haven’t watched a Singapore or Japanese Grand Prix, this should be a good experience then

[gleaming arrow]

Opening books are quite useful

if you want a special opening or just don't know which opening to pick

[summer pewter]

I prefer to listen to what I’m learning

@gleaming arrow How are you doing Slay?

[gleaming arrow]

Okay I guess, been sleeping well this week, feels great lol
What about you?

[gleaming arrow]

I mostly sleep less than 6 hours so, big change

this won't last for long

[summer pewter]

I’m good, been counting down the days until Formula one is finally back

[summer pewter]

I’m the same

[summer pewter]

Hey @tired dock Survive the hurricane?

[tired dock]

Perchance

[summer pewter]

It was big?

[tired dock]

Nope

Just a tornado about 500 m from my house

[summer pewter]

Metres?

[tired dock]

Yes

Like I said

Nothing much

[summer pewter]

You make it sound like you’re used to it

[tired dock]

I’m not, but my local Waffle House is open so it’s no big deal

[summer pewter]

Ahh waffles, brilliant comfort food

[tired dock]

Nonono not like that

It’s the Waffle House index

[summer pewter]

So they used a restaurant and whether or not it’s open to tell people if it’s safe or not???

[tired dock]

No, the people use it as a reference

Fully open: you’re fine
Reduced capacity: caution is advised
Closed: you’re gonna die

[summer pewter]

I still find it odd, but that’s probably because I’m British, I assume it’s very effective

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Anyway, you up for a game?

[tired dock]

Sure, give me like 10 min

[summer pewter]

Ok

[tired dock]

Okay wow

That was way more than 10 minutes

I’m gonna be honest

I completely forgot

[summer pewter]

No worries

Happens to the best of us

[tired dock]

are you ready now?

https://lichess.org/TKafDKhp

[summer pewter]

I am, are you?

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

For you

But sure

Good game 🤝

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Ahh, that game felt so good

That whole game I was centred on the F7 square

[tired dock]

I was looking back and omg how did I not see that

Like

That could have allowed me to win

[summer pewter]

I don’t know, I was expecting you to use your rook then

[summer pewter]

Maybe, in the Mid game aggression and progressive development was my main goals

[tired dock]

I was just Doing random stuff to hopefully catch you off guard and form an opening

[summer pewter]

Want to play another game?

[tired dock]

Sorry, can’t right now

[summer pewter]

No worries, tomorrow maybe?

[tired dock]

Sure

[gleaming arrow]

[summer pewter]

@tired dock Hey, how you doing?

[tired dock]

I’m doing alright

I assume you would like to play a game?

[summer pewter]

Why do you assume that?

[tired dock]

Oh idk… just a gut feeling

[summer pewter]

Only if you have time for a game

[tired dock]

I do in fact, give me like 5 min

[tired dock]

https://lichess.org/9rBtkF1s

[summer pewter]

Good game 🤝

[tired dock]

Good game 🤝

[summer pewter]

This game was an example of why I prefer not to develop my pawns over my minor pieces

[tired dock]

Yeah

[summer pewter]

Rematch?

[tired dock]

Sorry, about to watch pirates of the Caribbean, I’ll check if you’re awake later

I tried a different opening

And it seemed to have worked

[summer pewter]

This time

[tired dock]

This time yeah

I was surprised with how it went

My opening didn’t even go to plan either

But it seemed to work

[tired dock]

Also why did you do this?

I was expecting you to move the king

[summer pewter]

It would’ve pinned the king to that one spot, with my defence their already vulnerable, if you moved the queen next to your rook, it’s pretty much game over, this way the king has more space to move elsewhere

[tired dock]

Ah okay

[tired dock]

Also what would you have done here? Move the bishop back as I did or move the other bishop forward as the computer suggests

[summer pewter]

Moved the other bishop, the queen would be protecting it

[tired dock]

Even though the white tile bishop is in danger?

[summer pewter]

A worthy sacrifice for check

That’s how I would think, I’m an aggressive player after all

[tired dock]

I guess that’s our different play styles disagreeing with each other

[summer pewter]

Afternoon @tired dock

[tired dock]

Hellooo

[summer pewter]

How are you?

[tired dock]

I am fine, my body is not which is why I reside at my safe house

[summer pewter]

What’s up with you?

[tired dock]

Idk, stomach didn’t like something I ate two days ago

How are you?

[summer pewter]

Sorry to hear that, my stomach will eat just about anything

[summer pewter]

I’m good, just about to go for a walk, up for a game later?

[tired dock]

Sure

Just ping me