💬〡chess-talk

[lone totem]

Diabolical

[dull blaze]

stop preaching your trash openings twin

[bleak drift]

young

[dull blaze]

idk just do what you've been doing so far

[unreal quail]

We're slowly getting there

[dull blaze]

ur better than 1800 fide

[inland oak]

I have a 80+% winrate with it twin

[unreal quail]

I'm lowk just playing games without any strategy and just instinct, I wonder how good I can get if I started studying

[inland oak]

Below 14?

[dull blaze]

beating ppl who are 400 dont count

[bleak drift]

maybe

[inland oak]

I beat 1600s twin 👍

[static eagle]

Hiya vomb

[dull blaze]

that doesnt coun

[static eagle]

Oh yeah right

[inland oak]

How so twin?

[static eagle]

I dont know

[inland oak]

@bleak drift What opening do you play? And no don't play the Polish yet

[static eagle]

Just git gud

[unreal quail]

Why do I feel like there's a very marginal skill gap between 900 players and 1200 players on chess.com

[lone totem]

For real
I cooked a previous state champion round 2 with my anti-caro novelty

[inland oak]

https://youtu.be/6Nr1CcOoevM?si=CP7lr0Z-vtphrUNO @bleak drift key of all problems.

Learn it, Trust me

[static eagle]

Orangutan opening ahh

[lone totem]

Scotch gambit is the holy grail of intrmediate openings

[bleak drift]

scootch hnn

[lone totem]

But after that it starts to suck

[inland oak]

Exactly

[static eagle]

Haxo gambit

[inland oak]

He's still in the Mid range so

[lone totem]

Mid

[inland oak]

I highly recommend it, i went from 1200-1800

[inland oak]

It's covered in the Video.

[lone totem]

Italian > scotch in advanced

[inland oak]

@bleak drift learn it ya akhi 🌹

[static eagle]

Spanish is the better Italian

[inland oak]

Then immediately stop at 1750

[static tendon]

yes

[lone totem]

Ehhh both are strong openings

[bleak drift]

hmm

[static eagle]

But Spanish better

[bleak drift]

im in a chess game we can talk in like 5 minutes

[lone totem]

Ruy players have a common superiority complex

[static eagle]

They do?

[inland oak]

Ponziani at Beginner
Scotch Gambit at Intermediate
Spanish at Advance
Italian all levels
Evans if you're Unqiue

@lone totem accurate or nah?

[balmy python]

Scotch (not gambit) used to be my favorite opening as white when i was below 700 rapid but i hated playing against the french so i switched to the english instead

[dull blaze]

idk i forgot if 1800s know how to move the pieces

[static eagle]

Ponziani? Wth is that

[static tendon]

beginners should play italian

[bleak drift]

c3

[inland oak]

e4 e5 nf3 nc6 c3

[static eagle]

Ew that opening

[lone totem]

Good accurate
Evans stops working at high elos too tho (speaking as a former Evans Gambit glazer)

[inland oak]

It's all levels

[static eagle]

Agreeable

[lone totem]

Italian is the most versatile opening in chess

[dull blaze]

eh ponziani is kinda weird for a beginner to learn but i guess it would work well

[lone totem]

You can launch an atom bomb or you can crush positionally

[small jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/count-dooku-christopher-lee-star-wars-gif-23719747

[inland oak]

Italian made me climb from 100 to 800

Ponziani helped me from 800 to the 1100 range

Scotch helped me 1200 to 1800

[lone totem]

Goffam recommends Qa4 ponzi for beginners no?

[dull blaze]

i feel like a beginner should be playing the scotch gambit and a ponziani should be played at intermediate

[inland oak]

No one knows shi yet

[dull blaze]

cuz if ur an 1800 u should know how to equalize in the scotch gambit easily

[inland oak]

Don't take word from Gotham

[lone totem]

Ok gtg 4th round otb starting bye

[dull blaze]

yeah but the plans are kinda weird to implement for a beginner

[inland oak]

Eric Rosen explains Ponziani Good

[small jungle]

1800s don't know how to equalise anything💀

[static eagle]

Gta 6 is gonna be released first before Levy gets GM

[small jungle]

Good luck vro

[inland oak]

The plan is to push d4...

[dull blaze]

really? when i was 1800 i knew the lines

[static eagle]

Pigs will fly before Levy gets GM

[small jungle]

You might be too good

[dull blaze]

yeah but they dont know what to do after

[inland oak]

If they know the principles they good enough

[dull blaze]

if u know chess principles ur better than a beginner

[dull blaze]

nice bird

[dull blaze]

not really like its literally 1 variation u gotta learn and boom scotch gambit refuted

[small jungle]

I didn't rlly play scotch gambit but deutz but it's similar enough

[dull blaze]

well technically 2 if u count the italian transposition

[bleak drift]

@inland oak I blundered a rook then stalemate 😎

talk to me now

[radiant swan]

siverking

[dull blaze]

like e4 e5 nf3 nc6 d4 exd4 bc4 nf6 castles nxe4 re1 d5 bxd5 qxd5 nc3 qd7 nxe4 be7 bg5 castles xe7 qx nxd4 bd7 is easier to play as black

and e4 e4 nf3 nc6 d4 exd4 bc4 nf6 e5 ne4 and white has nothing objectively

[simple slate]

being for real nah he gets in his head too much

[dull blaze]

even my e4 opening goat kramnik agrees

[dull blaze]

yes

[radiant swan]

is this what 2600 feels like

[simple slate]

he can def go up against gms in blitz but rapid/classical is very questionable

[dull blaze]

nah if u play e5 u should know this

[radiant swan]

i play e6 b6 💀

[timber badge]

shiver me timbers

[radiant swan]

or c6 d5

[simple slate]

i mean yea u go into endgame

[dull blaze]

hi

[simple slate]

i would def like that as black

[timber badge]

i have found an interesting funny line in 4N

[dull blaze]

lemme guess

[timber badge]

very interesting line

[dull blaze]

e4 e5 nf3 nc6 nc3 nf6 nd5

[radiant swan]

halloween gambit 💀

[timber badge]

no

[bleak drift]

I mean I'm kind of a balanced kinda guy
half attack/half defense
I think Italiano is good for me im 1072 rn

[timber badge]

thats for wannabe attackers shiver

real sigmas play a4 🔥

[simple slate]

nvm i thought u trade queens it was a knight

[dull blaze]

thats the brandon jacobson shit

[simple slate]

but why qd7 and not like qh5 or qd8 or something

[timber badge]

he does it on move 1

we do it on move 4 cuz our skills differ from his

[dull blaze]

yeah but in the hikaru game it transposed into a 4n with a4 included

[timber badge]

wait what-

[twilit dew]

Cc or lc

[timber badge]

i only know the result of that game

lily if u are trying to ragebait ppl pls do it better

[dull blaze]

i think qd7 is the easiest and most logical way to equality

[dull blaze]

okay so enlighten me

[twilit dew]

Who r u

[timber badge]

i think ur ragebait skills are worse than ur chess lily

[dull blaze]

why a4

[timber badge]

you know in 4n spanish

nd4 is a problem cuz it attacks the bishop

[dull blaze]

in terms of what

[twilit dew]

Which do u like better

[dull blaze]

cc probably

[timber badge]

im blocking you

[dull blaze]

like i dislike both but if i had to keep one it would be cc

[timber badge]

just for that

[slim gulch]

<@&745328830649991179> @twilit dew constant rage baiter and troll, please ban

[timber badge]

wtf

[dull blaze]

lmfao what

[timber badge]

anyway we were at a4

[dull blaze]

okay would you rather spend the rest of your life playing on lichess or cc

the answer is cc easily

[timber badge]

i would rather touch grass

[dull blaze]

okay fair

[dull blaze]

yeah continue

[timber badge]

i would choose endgame.ai over them both 🔥

[dull blaze]

yo shutup

[timber badge]

anyway yeah

[slim gulch]

chess kid.com

[patent patrol]

yall don’t play on chess24?

[timber badge]

the point is protectign the b5 bishop and in some cases going for a5 type shit

[timber badge]

😔 their orange colour scheme was actually sexy ngl

[north zealot]

also titled skill issue

[dull blaze]

what if they just go a6

this inclusion looks bad for us

cause they eat up our b4 square

[timber badge]

we have c3 d4 bd3 ideas

[dull blaze]

how tf am i gonna go c3 when i have a knight there

[turbid bolt]

anyone

[north zealot]

puzzles actually improve your calculation

[timber badge]

like later

[dull blaze]

okay so what do we play after a6

[turbid bolt]

I disagree.

[slim gulch]

Are you an alternate account

[dull blaze]

playing bughouse improves ur calculation more

[radiant swan]

fr?

[turbid bolt]

lol

[turbid bolt]

what's your elo

[dull blaze]

i meannnn no but its more fun than doing puzzles

[slim gulch]

💀

[turbid bolt]

in bughouse

[timber badge]

i am not gonna lie i have not considered it

[dull blaze]

like 1850 lmao im hella shit

[robust cave]

I'll play blitz

[timber badge]

😔 i only looked at bb4 rn

[slim gulch]

connect your account

[turbid bolt]

wanna partner?

[north zealot]

its borinh

[dull blaze]

its 1 am im gonna fumble all your elo maybe next time

[turbid bolt]

ok

[timber badge]

jokes on you i dont have elo to fumble

[turbid bolt]

I'm 1750

[dull blaze]

yeah this is a problem

maybe we can try like bd3? idk

bro this a4 move is so annoying tho

lets just pray they dont go a6

[timber badge]

whats the problem if we go d4 after a6

[radiant swan]

hope chess in 2500+ is crazy

[twilit dew]

<@&745328830649991179> pinging mods for no reason, with malicious intent

[timber badge]

wdym wyl does it at 2700+

[radiant swan]

theres no way it works right

[timber badge]

it works

[dull blaze]

my opening rep as black is a consistent +0.7 for white if they know what they're doing so

[radiant swan]

wtf 💀💀💀

[dull blaze]

its really not a big deal

like u can get away with a lot of dumb shit in the opening

especially in blitz

[timber badge]

yeah

[radiant swan]

+0.7 isn't significant its an advantage but white gets +0.5 in the beginning anyways

[timber badge]

racist

[dull blaze]

no white is like +0.2 only weaker engines say +0.5

[inland oak]

LEARN THE DAMN SCOTCH GAMBIT

[timber badge]

sigma guy

scotch gambit is fire

[empty fulcrum]

least obvious chess.com cheater

[glass cedar]

.....

[radiant swan]

lichess engine says +0.2 and suggests 1. c4

[dull blaze]

yeah that makes more sense

[inland oak]

Play me, My dear Coward

[dull blaze]

whats the username i cant see that tiny

[glass cedar]

why is bro losing if he's cheating

[timber badge]

1. Nf3 better fr

[radiant swan]

deliberate losses to throw cheating moderation off

[dull blaze]

@timber badge if we just play a 4n scotch with a4 and a6 wheres the practical difference

we just fcked our b4 square

i mean its probably no big deal but like

[burnt ivy]

went from 200 elo to 400 in a couple months lets goooo

[dull blaze]

yeah lets just pray they dont play a6

[dull blaze]

gj bro

[empty fulcrum]

VankO962

[burnt ivy]

ty

[radiant swan]

went from 2170 to 1950 in 2 days lets goo

[empty fulcrum]

hes on a 22 game winning streak...

[timber badge]

ok what if Bd3

our anish giri shit

[quartz karma]

cheaters can still lose on time, to other cheaters, or if they play some moves without engine

[timber badge]

he did go a4 a5 in that game if i remember correctly

[inland oak]

Play Me, Please? Unrated

[radiant swan]

no

[dull blaze]

eh i dont see a game that looks particularly suspicious, could be a strong player with a new account

[inland oak]

No Balls

[radiant swan]

to play u

[bleak drift]

k

[inland oak]

Play me or I'll... Ykw bro

You break my heart Anakin

[radiant swan]

one game

[inland oak]

YES

[burnt ivy]

what chess elo do I have to be to beat most regular people? most people here think if you beat someone at chess it makes you smarter than them lol

[inland oak]

PERFECT PERFECT

[inland oak]

3200

[patent patrol]

1200

no one here thinks chess correlates with intelligence cause they can talk to the other server members

[radiant swan]

send me a challenge unrated

[dull blaze]

i mean if ur like 1300-1400 id say u have a very good understanding of the basics + intermediate stuff, u would crush most people

i think the average chess player is about 800

[inland oak]

@radiant swan done

[small jungle]

600 actually

[burnt ivy]

can you tell me how much time I should spend on puzzles / games / openings?

[small jungle]

dont spend too much time on openings

[kindred crypt]

Who wanna play?

[small jungle]

puzzles are the best way to improve generally

[dull blaze]

i think the majority of ur time should be spent playing games, lots of games

[smoky bane]

guys has anyone blundered 1 time per 10 turns? during 50 turns game

[dull blaze]

and then if u get tired of playing games u should do puzzles

[distant spade]

I am 1 elo and someone said that the sodium attack is the best chess opening is it true

[patent patrol]

birdman birdman

[burnt ivy]

should I just do one opening every game if I just want 1200 elo?

[weak wasp]

I just reviewed a game, my opening accuracy was 90 and my middlegame accuracy was 20.1 wow 🥵

[patent patrol]

https://open.spotify.com/track/20Sp7dNLM3NjIu3TInDqjq

[dull blaze]

the easiest way to get better at chess is to play more of course, its just how you get better at anything (do more of it) and then puzzles help build pattern recognition

[small jungle]

one for white and 2 for black

[dull blaze]

yeah 1 opening will take you beyond 1200

or yeah that

[burnt ivy]

u recommend something simple and strong?

[glass cedar]

uhh

[dull blaze]

one as white, one as black against e4, another as black against d4

[glass cedar]

i was once on a 15 game winning streak

without cheating

[dull blaze]

@empty fulcrum i dont get this btw can u point to a specific game that makes u think this guy is cheating

[minor herald]

Just missed m1 in a 70 move game, lost on time, maybe I'm too tilted

[small jungle]

for white the italian or queens gambit caro kann against e4 and against d4 probably just queens gambit declined you can try kings indian

[amber isle]

what to do if someone is toxic but beats u

[dull blaze]

nothing

[patent patrol]

take the L lmfao

[amber isle]

why

[small jungle]

you can report them

[twilit dew]

Oh

[patent patrol]

What else can u do

[amber isle]

bruh

[queen timber]

insane grinding ig

[queen timber]

but thats hard to do ngl

[dull blaze]

sometimes u just got to eat the L and try again next time

[patent patrol]

U can report and block them if ur a sore loser or u can just take it on ur chin

[amber isle]

bruh im down 100 rating

[rancid herald]

🎭 they seem different

[amber isle]

not from one game

[minor herald]

Why did you lose, bad position or what happened

[rancid herald]

🎭

[amber isle]

i just have a lossing streak

[amber isle]

he had tactic and won queen

[dull blaze]

thats light i lost 400 elo in 4 days once 💪 💪 💪

[minor herald]

Ahh dang

[versed siren]

It just means your below them 🤷‍♂️

[amber isle]

bru

[dull blaze]

just take a break twin, come back the next day

[amber isle]

whats ur rating rn

[dull blaze]

that was like 2 years ago i went from 2300 to 1900

[amber isle]

bruh ur insane

damn

[versed siren]

Underrated opening for both colors?

[minor herald]

Well if you know them and can play them again, just practice and get better. If you don't know them and they were talking crazy, just report, prob never play them again with how many people are on cc

[amber isle]

i went from 1150 to 1050

[quasi nova]

Why doesn't the computer like this move. My goal was to try and get rid of blacks strong bishop for mine that wasn't doing too much but the computer said nah you should have played Bc4+ man

[static tendon]

i went from 1200 to 600

[dull blaze]

its all good like bad days happen, its not like u got worse or anything

[queen timber]

i went from 900 to 500 🥀 i feel so dumb

[lament dove]

How is one supposed to recover from this

[dull blaze]

if u just play through the losing streak u kinda just end up hating chess

[static tendon]

happens to the best of us

[quasi nova]

Alcohol

[queen timber]

bru

[lament dove]

We had ups and downs but a down inside a down is crazy

[static tendon]

bullet

[lament dove]

I do not drink

[dull blaze]

i think ur move is perfectly logical, its only a +0.4 difference from the top move anyway

[static tendon]

that's why rapid pool paranoids me

[small jungle]

Bc4+ develops with check and you can always play g4 to undermine the bishop

[lament dove]

Why

[static tendon]

cuz lots of cheaters

[lament dove]

Idk there is a cheater season which is now but im also tilted af

[dull blaze]

not really, like a lot of them you can dodge easily by checking their account, a lot of people are legit, i had no problems grinding past 2300 rapid

[amber isle]

how to get past 1100 onwards

wats best way it improverapid

[static tendon]

i avoid them by not playing rapid

[dull blaze]

fair i guess

[static tendon]

bullet helps with the tilting

[quasi nova]

Drink copious amounts of your favourite drink then

[small jungle]

puzzkes

[minor herald]

Makes sense to me, his bishop is a monster

[lament dove]

Balsamic vinegar

[dull blaze]

but the main problem that affects most players is that they are paranoid so they end up having a predisposition that people are cheating

[lament dove]

Fr?

[quasi nova]

I thought that the bishop in the centre would be a pain for me to maneuver around later on so I wanted to get rid of it 😔

[static tendon]

rapid also makes me think too much and it's not fun but stressing

[static tendon]

yeah play unrated bullet

[quasi nova]

Your intestines will be begging for mercy

[dull blaze]

yeah i like blitz

[static tendon]

blitz and bullet are fun

[dull blaze]

i cant play bullet without tweaking out cuz its so tilting

[amber isle]

is blitz ahrdr than rapid

1000 ish

[static tendon]

once you get the feel of the flow and play good bullet chess you would not play other formats

[static tendon]

i think they're equally difficult

[patent patrol]

I don’t like playing bullet cuz it hurts

[dull blaze]

for most people yeah cause they have less time

[inland abyss]

🐌

[static tendon]

where does it hurt

[dull blaze]

no every time i get to a good bullet rating like 2675 i just end up doing dumb shit and falling back down to like 2580 💀

[patent patrol]

I can win hyperbullet against 2100s yayyyy im not a slug anymore

[amber isle]

guys wheres best place to find chehuzz

[patent patrol]

Now I just suck

[static tendon]

why are you not connected

[inland abyss]

Impossible

[minor herald]

I've been staring at this picture for like 2 minutes and my 900 brain is melting, if you play bc4+ what is the followup? Can't black just plant his dark square bishop on g5 and restrict your king

[patent patrol]

gives me a headache and makes me sore

[dull blaze]

cause idk i dont gain anything from it

[static tendon]

bullet helps with my headache

[amber isle]

bruhh

[patent patrol]

That’s probably because your a geek

[inland abyss]

Why is everyone so bad in bullet 💔

[static tendon]

what's a geek

[patent patrol]

Regional expression

[amber isle]

batter whefres ur cheshuz

[patent patrol]

somewhere beyond the sea

[static tendon]

not everyone

did hikaru win the brawl yesterday

[amber isle]

have u watched vinland saga

[inland abyss]

Everyone in a 500m radius

[patent patrol]

nope

[static tendon]

Vinland saga overrated

[quasi nova]

After Bc4+ computer wants me to play Rf1 offering a trade of pawns, then if black declines I play g4 to undermine the bishop. Kinda weird 💔 but computer is 3700 so I'll listen to it

[patent patrol]

I don’t watch anime which is what I assume that is

[quasi nova]

I haven't watched it but I'll agree as ragebait

[patent patrol]

https://open.spotify.com/track/3KzgdYUlqV6TOG7JCmx2Wg

[boreal moat]

he can go bg5+ move king bxd3 kxd3 bf4

[inland oak]

@radiant swan congrats

[amber isle]

bru

[static tendon]

haha

[inland oak]

I'm guessing you don't fear me anymore. @radiant swan

[amber isle]

vinland gaoted

[radiant swan]

i finally got one win after 5 losses 💀

[dull blaze]

fight me in 30 sec ill cook u

[amber isle]

peakland saga

[inland oak]

Atleast u don't fear me anymore

[static tendon]

overrated

[radiant swan]

no lol just luck

[patent patrol]

all anime is just lame to me

except sword art online I watched that like 2014

[inland oak]

So u think your win wasn't honorable or deserved?

[static tendon]

anime is not lame unless all you watch is anime

[radiant swan]

i still refuse to play you

[inland abyss]

Send challenge bro

[patent patrol]

There are a couple good ones like gto

[radiant swan]

not deserved i hung a pawn and a queen

[inland oak]

Sad, Atleast you've experience Victory with me.

[sinful eagle]

Take it back bruh 🙄

[patent patrol]

https://tenor.com/view/gto-anime-greatxteacher-onizuka-great-teacher-onizuka-gif-21853810

[inland oak]

Very well, how about we say it was a tie?

[static tendon]

No

[radiant swan]

sure lets call it a draw

[sinful eagle]

Skill issue

[static tendon]

I've seen a movie or two

[quasi nova]

I watch it occasionally. I'm no finatic, I'll stick to Instagram slop tho

[patent patrol]

Animes like GTO FLCL Akira

[minor herald]

Akira fire

[patent patrol]

I like other stuff, like ppl here prolly mostly watch not rly

[static tendon]

better this way

https://tenor.com/view/vinland-saga-thorfinn-relaxing-gif-27662711

[quasi nova]

Recently finished watching violet evergarden I enjoyed that then I just migrate back to whatever my friends send me on Instagram

[sinful eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/fullmetal-alchemist-gif-23104096

[quasi nova]

No

[amber isle]

vinalnd agag

[static tendon]

Instagram rots my brain

[quasi nova]

That's the fun part, trying to resist the mind melting

[static tendon]

i deleted my account 2 months prior and I don't regret it

[patent patrol]

In 2014 watched sword art online and it was pretty good except there was a little uncomfortable sexual stuff and I wanted to watch another and without studying landed on no game no life which basically put me off anime because it was weird af like 3 episodes in

[static tendon]

maybe it's 3 months now

[quasi nova]

Real. I hate it when shows go like that man I just wanna enjoy the story if it's good

[minor herald]

Fr

[quasi nova]

You've escaped

[patent patrol]

too many animes r just kinda too weird for me ig

[amber isle]

thats why watch peakland saga

its notweird

[minor herald]

Classroom of the elite season one was good but season 2 dropped off a cliff

[patent patrol]

there are some done well but others ppl rly rly like and are popular are just weird

[dull blaze]

fk this dumbass game

[sinful eagle]

Blue lock season 2 is also lit

[amber isle]

season 3 will be peak trust

[quasi nova]

Your enjoying yourself I see 👍

[amber isle]

mums naruto isthe goat

[static tendon]

relatable

[quasi nova]

Frame lock bro

[minor herald]

Hopefully I haven't given up yet but s2 put me off a little

[amber isle]

bruh the manga crazy rn

[sinful eagle]

??

[minor herald]

Yall see the new cyberpunk trailer today?

[amber isle]

cus the fram rate is as

[bleak drift]

UHh ok

[quasi nova]

Animation was so ass some people started calling it frame lock

[quasi nova]

I haven't even seen S1

[bleak drift]

maybe i can imitate danya

[amber isle]

thats cus only 1 person animated season 2 by themsleves

[static tendon]

makoto shinaki movies are good

[minor herald]

It's so fire, not super long either definitely worth a watch

[dull blaze]

yes very much

[quasi nova]

Bro it's about soccer they are pulling hollow purples 💔

[dull blaze]

whoever that was ggs

[sinful eagle]

It's kinda good for me even season 2 is also having some good animation... don't know why people hate it so much

[inland abyss]

It was me 🥶

[quasi nova]

I'll add it to my procrastination list

[dull blaze]

im the trackpad goat for that performance

[amber isle]

greenflower do u speak japense

[inland abyss]

Bro I am in phone

[static tendon]

omaiwa moshinderu

[inland abyss]

Nope

[patent patrol]

Way easier than trackpad bro

[inland abyss]

Depends on the track pad

[minor herald]

My list is up there too, so many shows and games too now, not enough time to go around

[static tendon]

everyone likes danya

[patent patrol]

U think this dude has an osu setup as is playing wit a pen bro

[static tendon]

even kramnik

[balmy python]

gotham sux

[inland abyss]

All of my enemies on track pad be like bro

[static tendon]

and a $2 mouse

[minor herald]

Gotham for the comedy, danya for the insightful commentary

[quasi nova]

I have alot of free time but my brain puts things off. Like with violet evergarden, I put that off for months but when I watched it, it was amazing and I'm just like broo I should stop procrastinating things but nahhhhh

[patent patrol]

me af with shows and movies

[quasi nova]

Danya because his last name is therapeutic to type

[minor herald]

Worth a watch?

[bleak drift]

I watch danya everyday
But I only watch gothamchess for guess the elo 😼

[patent patrol]

ill start something and never finish it even if i like it so annoying to be me

[static tendon]

i watch gotham for the recaps

[patent patrol]

ppl be asking me ab breaking bad ive only cracked the first season

[bleak drift]

fair

[minor herald]

Brooo whatttt

Lock in and finish it, trust

[quasi nova]

Violet evergarden? Yes. It's about a girl recovering from a war and trying to get her life back in order. So if you like that kinda stuff, I'd recommend it. There's 13 episodes, 1 half hour ova, and 2 movies

[dull blaze]

even tho hes annoying, gotham makes chess digestable and fun to watch so I am obligated as a chess player to respect him

[patent patrol]

Great teacher too

Just overall as a person

[quasi nova]

I watched the first episode then lost the ability to watch it 💔

[minor herald]

Bet I'll add it to the list thx

[dull blaze]

yeah, that too

[patent patrol]

Lmao u gotta t least watch the first season

It’s rly rly good but im rly rly bad at watching shows

[quasi nova]

You gotta look up the order to watch them because you don't wanna throw it all off

[dull blaze]

like raw levy on his twitch is more entertaining the youtube clickbaity stuff is ehhhhh but you gotta do what you gotta do I guess

[quasi nova]

Like same yt shorts yearn for me

[patent patrol]

Lol u see the vids of him playing with child prodigies and bros actually natural born elementary teacher

[minor herald]

If gotham locked in he could be a GM, I watched his tournament games he's great but he gets in his head and his time/focus is divided w content creation, but I get it hes getting PAID off of YouTube

[pale tree]

I'm so back to the chess

[azure pivot]

https://tenor.com/view/chesscom-chess-react-reply-kramnik-gif-26279262

[patent patrol]

He will literally talk to kids to make them reveal things about themselves that they don’t maybe fully understand

[magic zenith]

Nihao
Haoesehse

[patent patrol]

The problem with chess imo in terms of youtube and learning is no one else is rly good at teaching

[quasi nova]

Bro who are we talking about here I just got back after a second

[azure pivot]

[patent patrol]

Levy

[dull blaze]

him and danya are the only natural teachers I see

[keen hedge]

I want to read chess books but I have problem with coardinate , I need to see upside and downside of board and then also sometimes wrong and slow i see , how can I get better at it?

[dull blaze]

chessbrah is also decent

[patent patrol]

Danya is rly good too

But it’s just like the more personable aspect ig of these ppl

[minor herald]

Definitely, another big thing too is just watching YouTube is so hands off, you can watch an entire video and forget half of what was just taught, not a lot of engagement

[dull blaze]

who else do we got

[pale tree]

i have a chess book for like a year and i haven't finished analysing 2 games yet

[dull blaze]

gm molton was pretty good but he stopped posting

[azure pivot]

miodrag🥶

[patent patrol]

Hikaru even tho I don’t mind him I can’t watch him without being bored asf

[patent patrol]

Generalzod imo

[dull blaze]

hes very meh at teaching

[patent patrol]

He’s not a master but strong good teacher guy

[dull blaze]

yeah hes your openings guy for sure

[quasi nova]

His intro is so zesty

[dull blaze]

I'm not sure how good of a teacher he is for below advanced players tho

[minor herald]

Remember bottom left of board with playing with white is a1, bottom left of board playing with black is h8

[dull blaze]

hes the guy I played to peak in rapid lmaoo

[patent patrol]

He livestreams on TikTok he’s cool

[minor herald]

Do y'all remember Frank 😭

[quasi nova]

I feel like alot of GM's struggle with making engaging videos because they have spent their whole life grinding chess and have no social skills

[patent patrol]

he was playing and streaming while in college at one point as a 2800 bullet I thought that was cool asf to see a random Oklahoma dude doing

[patent patrol]

Yes

Unfortunate being bad at chess isn’t the best gimmick

[quasi nova]

Frank is back on his grind we are watching an origin story

[dull blaze]

i'm sure hes great but i aint installing tik tok just for him

[inland abyss]

I like him because he explains advanced even if I don't understand something

[minor herald]

Yup I saw he's getting a little better

[keen hedge]

..

[patent patrol]

he has YouTube/twitch too if ur gonna care enough to look but my point is just he streams on tiktok

[bleak drift]

mangekyo spammer

[dull blaze]

hes a strong player i would def watch

[minor herald]

Remember bottom left of board with playing with white is a1, bottom left of board playing with black is h8, chess.com also has coordinate practice somewhere in the app

[keen hedge]

Mangekyu Sharingan 🧿

[bleak drift]

failed brother

[patent patrol]

I think for some people just they can’t afford great setups or just aren’t appealing to Americans

[tranquil basin]

Ey good thing I’m not a gm

I got too many social skills

[keen hedge]

Coordinates training is not helping 😭

[keen hedge]

Tsukoyumi

[tranquil basin]

Me not mentioned 🥲

[patent patrol]

But yea u definitely see in the more social chess players the ability to entertain better

[inland abyss]

You are too weak bro

[sage basin]

how do i get the connected role

[inland abyss]

No cap

[quasi nova]

I used to break the board up into 4 corners when I was learning coordinates. Then I'd be able to look and see we are looking at the top left corner and say "since it's the top left corner, our co-ordinate is limited from A to D and 5 to 8. Kind hard to explain my b

[quasi nova]

Abandon all life for the chance at a shiny GM title

[tranquil basin]

Wouldn’t it be easier to know it’s an 8 by 8

[quasi nova]

Use /connect

[dull blaze]

holy i should not have quit my rapid was so beefy bro

[tranquil basin]

😭😭😭 tell that to the sub 2000 content creators

[quasi nova]

Idk bro I was built different back when I was learning coordinates, maybe not in a good way but I'll take it

[minor herald]

You just have to keep going, it's hard at first but eventually it will help. I've personally done annotations of games I'm watching on YouTube sometimes when I'm bored, for the eventual OTB practice

[inland abyss]

Ngl they have other content

[sage basin]

uh

[inland abyss]

Not only chess

[sage basin]

thank you

[tranquil basin]

Facts, especially when they girls bro

Like whattt, talk abt equality

[dull blaze]

erm thats very sexist

[quasi nova]

You can now use passive aggressiveness against just joined users to make them feel bad and connect, have fun 😊

[tranquil basin]

I feel like there’s a statistic somewhere, might be wrong tho

[sage basin]

ok

[tranquil basin]

Idk, I feel like 80% of ppl watching streamers are guys

[dull blaze]

why do you think people watch bad chess players who are women over bad chess players who are men

[tranquil basin]

Feel freeCorrect me if I’m wrong tho

[turbid bolt]

1900 bullet finally

[tranquil basin]

I’m not saying chess I’m saying generally

[dull blaze]

ok why

[tranquil basin]

Like u got those weird ahhh content creators which Dress up in all kinds of shit

Like the 18+ ones

[inland abyss]

It's quite obvious

[tranquil basin]

Like I want to say it but I don’t want to cus I feel like u a bit sensitive abt it

[twilit dew]

[quasi nova]

Freaky

[twilit dew]

WCM and CM collab when

[charred garden]

Chat I need 18+ advice rq soneone dm plz

[dull blaze]

like you cant talk about equality when the reason is that boys are horny asf and they spend their days gooning to a stream

[twilit dew]

Puzzle stream

[tranquil basin]

It’s true, I think if u stream urself half naked and doing freaky shit u will automatically gain huge following

[patent patrol]

Bet

[minor herald]

To a stream is crazy ngl

[zenith patio]

ts cooked bro

[quasi nova]

Why are you coming to a chess server for 18+ advice lmao

[patent patrol]

LMAO

[tranquil basin]

Can we ageee that 80% of ppl watching streamers are prolly guys tho

[dull blaze]

idk how would i know

[patent patrol]

Just say it here PLEASSEEEE

[twilit dew]

I mean most popular streamers r guys

[tranquil basin]

Maybe next month really busy for July

[dull blaze]

but my point still stands

[twilit dew]

Hikaru

[dull blaze]

like this is no place to talk abt equality

[twilit dew]

Same

[turbid bolt]

anyone bullet

[charred garden]

Every other server is dead

[tranquil basin]

But in the middle class u don’t really have that

[quasi nova]

There was a Japanese piano play a while back that did that. She started normal doing cosplays and then just slowly starting doing that full nude

[dull blaze]

he means beyond chess

[mint adder]

mmmmm… sauce?

[tranquil basin]

Like u will always have the top

[patent patrol]

Hikaru… kai… peterbot… males kinda lead streaming sorry to tell u.

[mint adder]

Oh Pan Piano

[tranquil basin]

And then u have the bottom feeders

[charred garden]

Sure man but I'm getting banned after this lol
My girlfriend and I were trying to do something but it doesn't fit and idk what to do 😭

[tranquil basin]

Much more female content creators in the middle section than men

[mint adder]

tbf that’s the thumbnails the playing’s fine the costume is buckets

[zenith patio]

Not her bro 😭

[quasi nova]

Kinda sad when I saw a video about her downfall. Like why 💔

[tranquil basin]

At least that’s what it feels like for me

[minor herald]

Cooked

[dull blaze]

wrong server man

[charred garden]

Whadidido

[twilit dew]

Jkao giving me ideas

[charred garden]

He told me do man js doing what he said

[tranquil basin]

Yoooooooooooo

[quasi nova]

Mallet

[patent patrol]

U fat or sum?

[tranquil basin]

Baseball bat

[tranquil basin]

Some other guy gave me an idea a while back

[charred garden]

😭

[twilit dew]

What do you think about my server

[tranquil basin]

After every game of chess I start smearing peanut butter and random stuff all over the place

Like htf u even get that idea

[twilit dew]

I put some effort into it, it was so degen but then i kicked a lot of them out

Even a CM

[dull blaze]

genius

[twilit dew]

Ew

[quasi nova]

Might be a bit hard to aim it towards such a small object but go for it

[zenith patio]

expected

[tranquil basin]

Then ppl start watching crazy ppl

[charred garden]

Fat as in girth? Yes

[mint adder]

Is this how you become a chess master

[twilit dew]

Bro jkao dont do that

[charred garden]

98.72%

[patent patrol]

||lube|| <—- ONLY CLICK IF UR HAYDEN ig brochacho 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[twilit dew]

Deadass

[tranquil basin]

Ofc lol, just throwing it out there

[patent patrol]

Never had this problem

[turbid bolt]

Why can't I send a picture?

[charred garden]

IT WASN'T ENOUGH BEO

[quasi nova]

Like that guy who painted his parents kitchen in peanut butter 😭

[twilit dew]

Did you read lookism?

There is a part in lookism where a guy wants to be a popular streamer, and that’s legit what he does

[tranquil basin]

Yeah except I do it to myself

[twilit dew]

And it backfired on him

[tranquil basin]

😭😭😭

[dull blaze]

howd it backfire

[twilit dew]

Also jkao gave me an idea, next stream dva costume 🔥

My second stream ever, i got 200 views

[charred garden]

I've had this problem three times now but this the first one where lube wasn't enough 😭

[quasi nova]

3cm wide 1cm long bro put your rectangle away

[tranquil basin]

Lowkey if u make it that subscribers can make a vote on what costume u wear

[twilit dew]

I was surprised. I only ever streamed 3x total ever, and i make one stream every 3 months

[tranquil basin]

U will make bank, at the cost of yo dignity

[charred garden]

Tryna put it away In her bro that's the issue

[patent patrol]

my advice is fw tortas

[twilit dew]

Good idea

[charred garden]

What does this even mean

[twilit dew]

Thats the issue though 😂

[dull blaze]

i'm purely curious asking this why did you decide to come to a chess server for this

[tranquil basin]

You will sell away ur dignity and pride

[tired bane]

lily having orange username feels wrong

[tranquil basin]

But for money what’s a bit of pride

[tired bane]

🤣 🤣

[twilit dew]

I was surprised i got 200 views my second stream ever tho

[quasi nova]

That will never end well

[charred garden]

Only server not dead and I was asking to DM someone but he said just say it bro

[twilit dew]

Why?

[tranquil basin]

Bunny / nurse costume coming soon

[dull blaze]

arent you a cm you're basically in the same boat

[frosty peak]

<:profile:1016802308278976642> CM Jesse Zafirakos (icy)

This is the Chess.com profile of icy. Take a look!

<:endgames:1016772673965137962> Information

Name: CM Jesse Zafirakos (icy)
Title: Candidate Master
Premium Member: True
Moderator or Staff: False
Streamer: False

<:Rated:1016802315937775657> Ratings

Rapid: 2477 (2466 peak)
Blitz: 2650 (2666 peak)
Bullet: 3076 (3077 peak)

[charred garden]

Isn't a torta a sandwich?? 😭

[keen hedge]

Annotations wdym?

[twilit dew]

Bro is 3k bullet

[tranquil basin]

WCM is different by like 600 elo maybe

[twilit dew]

💀

[keen hedge]

Hm kinda nice

[azure pivot]

[dull blaze]

isnt wcm like 1900 fide

[minor herald]

Like where you write down the moves both players make, they do it in classical OTB chess

[charred garden]

2000

[tired bane]

2k

[tranquil basin]

You have 1400 1500 wcm all the time

[twilit dew]

2000 fide hmph!

[dull blaze]

yeah only 200 difference

[tired bane]

zonal title from before you needed rating

[tranquil basin]

Because if u get it at some age group tournament u don’t need to get the elo

[dull blaze]

shit i could be a wcm if i switched teams

[tired bane]

since like 2018 you do, 1800

[quasi nova]

I don't think it's a good way to go about it at all but I only used it for the occasional move recommendation OTB with my friends

[azure pivot]

Did you get your cm from Oceania zonals

[tired bane]

but before you didnt

[twilit dew]

Hmph!!! Wym by this

[tranquil basin]

In Asia we have like 20 tournaments every year where u hand out WCM everywhere

[twilit dew]

I got it fair and square 😠

[tired bane]

lol joke

[twilit dew]

There’s only 12 wcms in my country

[dull blaze]

dont they give out conditional wcm tho

[azure pivot]

Finna get my cm from 2027 Aussie zonals

[charred garden]

You're still worse than me 💔
(In a different game)

[keen hedge]

Do u read chess books ?

[twilit dew]

800 total in world, it rare title!

[charred garden]

Chat I'm better than all of you at mobile guitar band 💔

[dull blaze]

where are u from

[keen hedge]

I have never read one

[tranquil basin]

Yeah they give it out u don’t need to be close to elo

[quasi nova]

Nah

[tired bane]

you need 1800

[tranquil basin]

Like li joy ching, I think she’s still 1600

[twilit dew]

Canada

[tranquil basin]

Max 1700

[keen hedge]

Then how do u progress forward what u watch for chess any videos ??

[turbid bolt]

you play 4pc?

[dull blaze]

theres only 12 wcms here? damn

[twilit dew]

WCM STWONG

[tired bane]

until like 2018 there was no rating requirement for conditional titles

[dull blaze]

i guess its cause our fide ratings are trash

[quasi nova]

I watch what pops up when I look for something

[twilit dew]

[tired bane]

not anymore

[keen hedge]

Which yt channel most time?

[twilit dew]

I CHESS MASTER!

[turbid bolt]

You used to play Hyperbullet right?

[tired bane]

still do

[twilit dew]

HARHARHAR!

[frosty peak]

<:profile:1016802308278976642> CM Jesse Zafirakos (icy)

This is the Chess.com profile of icy. Take a look!

<:endgames:1016772673965137962> Information

Name: CM Jesse Zafirakos (icy)
Title: Candidate Master
Premium Member: True
Moderator or Staff: False
Streamer: False

<:Rated:1016802315937775657> Ratings

Rapid: 2477 (2466 peak)
Blitz: 2650 (2666 peak)
Bullet: 3076 (3077 peak)

[quasi nova]

Probably either Gothamchess, Remote chess academy, or Daniel narodistky (recently started him)

[keen hedge]

You're 2000+ right?

[twilit dew]

DVA STREAM NEXT!

[turbid bolt]

oh

[tranquil basin]

Yeah

[quasi nova]

I wish, I'm 1300

[tranquil basin]

So many wcm wfm nowhere close to their elo

Just unfair sometimes

[minor herald]

GothamChess had a series called How to win at chess, actually currently watching in the background. Start at the beginning he goes up the elo ranking, very informative

[tranquil basin]

Like okay I get that 2000 is a decent achievement

[twilit dew]

Jkao shitting on me smh smh

[keen hedge]

Am hard stuck at 1500 😭

[tranquil basin]

But 1800 is like anyone

[twilit dew]

Jkao do u know my real name

[keen hedge]

Is it helping u ? Fr

[turbid bolt]

@tired bane Did you like the change? (they've added variants and...)

[dull blaze]

not really its not like people are flexing their wcm title in the club

[tranquil basin]

I speak the truth, it’s not targeted at u

[tired bane]

what change

[twilit dew]

Time to change that

HI EVERYONE IM A WCM IM TOO STRONG

[turbid bolt]

when they added variants to 4pc

[tranquil basin]

No ik, but it’s like having a title you should have accomplished some pretty gud things

[tired bane]

that was like 4 years ago no

lol

[turbid bolt]

-_-

[tranquil basin]

Honestly I think women titles

[dull blaze]

dude wait till you find out about ncms

[tranquil basin]

Are total bullshit

[azure pivot]

Agreed

[balmy python]

Candidate masters trying to gatekeep titles now 😂

[turbid bolt]

I haven't played since then

[tranquil basin]

90% of the women don’t use the women title

[patent patrol]

they r bigger women

[tranquil basin]

They use the male title

[quasi nova]

Do you need norms for CM title, I'm pretty sure you don't

[tired bane]

no

[twilit dew]

Cm getting madge at wcm

[minor herald]

Somewhat, I'm at 950 rapid 900 bullet like 600 blitz, my problem is I'm not retaining the information well. Definitely helping see tactics, pins etc which is mostly how I lose games. My openings are decent but it's the middlegame and some endgames I struggle with. His stuff might resonate with you more because you're a 1500 and have those fundamentals down already

[tranquil basin]

Some people use WGM over IM but eh

[dull blaze]

i mean its a chess title ffs its not like anyone cares like "erm im a national master at chess 🤓 👆 "

[tired bane]

noone does that

[tranquil basin]

No need 2200

[quasi nova]

Do you get it after hitting 2200 fide?

[tranquil basin]

Idk some in the top I think

[balmy python]

fr if youre not a gm nobody cares what title you have

[dull blaze]

i think people would be more impressed if u were like "sup i bench 225"

[tranquil basin]

Yeah u do

[tired bane]

yes

[azure pivot]

Wgm is lower then im isn’t it

[charred garden]

Ohhhh, my girl is as tall as me man 💀

[keen hedge]

Thanku 🙏 I will see

[tranquil basin]

Gm sounds better on paper

[tall hinge]

I feel like magnus

[minor herald]

Np, good luck!!

[tranquil basin]

When someone’s WGm they can call themselves grandmaster to someone who doesn’t know the details

[dull blaze]

if ur not a gm nobody who doesnt play chess will care, what tf is an international master

[tranquil basin]

IM can’t do that

[twilit dew]

How tall is ur gf

[azure pivot]

Tbh international master sounds better then grandmaster to a person that doesn’t know chess

[dull blaze]

hell nah

[quasi nova]

Non existent

[mint adder]

leaking my name idc

@zealous marsh @buoyant warren THIRD PLACE EASYY

[zealous marsh]

ok nice

[mint adder]

let’s see how much I win

[patent patrol]

if this happens with 3 diff girls then idk

[dull blaze]

i dont think u can keep up the catfish act after this but gj

[tranquil basin]

Not really I think

[zealous marsh]

That guy with 8.5/9 tho 💀

[tranquil basin]

Ppl will have heard of chess to know grandmaster is the best

[patent patrol]

all I know is when they r into u women will not be like that

[tranquil basin]

Garry Kasparov was a grandmaster

[twilit dew]

Did u know i beat a wgm at classical before

[tranquil basin]

Magnus is a grandmaster, in all the articles they see grandmaster

[twilit dew]

[quasi nova]

Grand sound more impressive then international

[mint adder]

150k I’ll take that

[dull blaze]

"grandmaster" has hella aura, "international master" sounds so much worse

[twilit dew]

Game is on chessbase

[minor herald]

Facts

[tranquil basin]

It’s like why we got women titles

[tired bane]

150,000 Vietnamese dong equals
5.73 United States Dollar

[tranquil basin]

In general why

[mint adder]

That guy went 8/8 (his eighth game winning against me by flagging), then the ninth game bro just make a draw with second place

[minor herald]

But people who know chess and it's interworkings know IMs can be demons too

[quasi nova]

💔

[tranquil basin]

We r intellectually the same

[mint adder]

Yeah but entry fee was literally 3$

[tranquil basin]

Not like physical sports

[dull blaze]

IM gotta be the worst title cuz u put in the most work and got least in return

[zealous marsh]

💀

[twilit dew]

GM Qiyu Zhou 🔥

[tranquil basin]

Where we are physically stronger

[azure pivot]

$2 profit, can buy yourself a nice coke with that

[dull blaze]

bro it looks like she bought her title in serbia ngl

[minor herald]

Passive income

[tranquil basin]

[azure pivot]

Although the tournament was several hours so technically it’s not really profit

[mint adder]

Bro 2$ in Vietnam gets me an entire house WITH a garden

[dull blaze]

the games are super super weird you can look at them yourself if you want

[quasi nova]

My old english teacher had a crash out because someone mentioned that in class. Pulled up documents and everything and she raged it was 🔥

[inland abyss]

Hungary is cheaper bro she wasted too much money

[tranquil basin]

She was tryna say females are biologically equal to males physically?

[azure pivot]

[tranquil basin]

Isn’t that like the consensus of scientific community

[minor herald]

What is the cost of living in Vietnam, like what does a loaf of bread or rent cost

[azure pivot]

They’re different mentally as well men and women are wired for different activities

[mint adder]

bread cost .01 and rent is like .20

[quasi nova]

She was mad that the athletic boys in our class out lifted her

[dull blaze]

its to help rectify the long gender disbalance in chess

[minor herald]

I can't tell if I'm being trolled

[tranquil basin]

For calculation?

[zealous marsh]

you're not.

[charred garden]

5'7

[zealous marsh]

I can confirm those prices are true.

[twilit dew]

They aren’t on avg but I personally think I can beat half this server in an arm wrestle

[charred garden]

She's like 5'7 1/4 and I'm 5'8

[tranquil basin]

Ik, basically no women would get a prize if that was the case

And that’s the only reason why they split

[minor herald]

Damn, that's crazy

[dull blaze]

yeah so thats the idea behind the titles

[charred garden]

Bet you use two arms against me using 1

[solid flare]

[quasi nova]

One of my friends went to Vietnam and just gambled and made like $50

[tranquil basin]

But it’s a bs reason cause I think most women don’t play chess because it’s totally split

If you combine the sections, you will have girls playing against boys

And they will experience more

[mint adder]

I mean we’re literally so poor we carry this much cash everyday

[steady hazel]

I got another brilliant

[tranquil basin]

If you don’t give someone the opportunity to play stronger players, they will never become stronger

[patent patrol]

Theory

[minor herald]

1000 dollars notes damn

[quaint blaze]

How do the brilliant moves work?

[twilit dew]

Girls section has strong players

[azure pivot]

Well actually men’s tournaments are opens aren’t they

[steady hazel]

I actually dont even know

[tranquil basin]

I’m not saying that no girls are strong

[dull blaze]

they do, i know some tournaments than combine the sections but have a separate prizes section

[quasi nova]

It's like me spending last year beating my 500 elo friends : )

[mental loom]

They can still play in Open section right? If they want?

[tranquil basin]

But can you say that they compare to the intensity of male opens

[twilit dew]

If they good they’ll play strong players

Naturally in the tournament

[tranquil basin]

Yes but the existence of the women section makes them not want to play it

[zealous marsh]

That's literally 1/26th of a dollar 😭

[dull blaze]

thats their choice, which is fine either way

[tranquil basin]

Why play open and make 3/9

When they can play women and make 6.5/9

[twilit dew]

If you boy and u weak you’ll never play the IM in the section

[mental loom]

Yes that's also the case....makes sense

[tranquil basin]

If you blend the sections they will become stronger

They need challenges to become strong

[balmy python]

They tried that in the us championship i believe

[dull blaze]

@tranquil basin

[tranquil basin]

Can you compare ju wen jun to Fabiano caruana

They are different level of skills

[tranquil basin]

That’s very very rare

[dull blaze]

whats ur point i dont get it

[mint adder]

One’s my noona the other makes pizza

[tranquil basin]

Okay look, if you are 1600

And you only ever play 1400, how quick u think u will improve

[turbid bolt]

anyone bullet

[dull blaze]

not very quick

[minor herald]

Rating?

[patent patrol]

For this I just don’t think there’s anything else really stopping strong men and women from playing chess with each other I think they do pretty constantly

[rich sapphire]

Typical chess discord debate

[turbid bolt]

1900

[tranquil basin]

If I am 1600 and I play against 1800 all the time, how quick will I improve

[dull blaze]

quicker than if u play 1400s

[minor herald]

Oh damn you have me beat by 1000 points

[rich sapphire]

Women can play with men if they want but they choose not to. That's essentially end of discussion

[tranquil basin]

Yes so the elo difference in female and male sections is almost entirely caused by the split in the first place

[turbid bolt]

anyone bullet

[tranquil basin]

Giving them the choice to play in a different section is the problem

They will not get the opportunity to play against many stronger opponents

[inland abyss]

entirely is crazy because they play online together and aren't so close

[frosty peak]

<:profile:1016802308278976642> awfulatahedres

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Rapid: 1901 (1909 peak)
Blitz: 1751 (peak)
Bullet: 1624 (1714 peak)

[rich sapphire]

Why deprive women of their own competitive space?

[bleak drift]

Amaterasu

[twilit dew]

Jkao do u have siblings

[fossil bloom]

it's kinda concerning that gukesh who is a world champion, had a 2900+ performance rating in rapid portion, played at sub 2000 in the first half of blitz portion

guy is sketchy on the inside 😏

[azure pivot]

Unfair to the men that have a higher skill level yet aren’t titled unlike wcm counterparts of lower rating

[inland abyss]

MCM when

[azure pivot]

[dull blaze]

they do have the opportunity, they can play the open

[fossil bloom]

he can qualify for RCM

[tranquil basin]

Yes

[mental loom]

In Titled Tuesday they will get chance to play, sometimes 1 or 2 women players play in Open Section for the tournament if get Invitation

[rich sapphire]

If women didn't have women titles, less women would be playing the game because there's lesser exposure of chess to women, let alone women playing the game

[dull blaze]

well its also unfair that chess has been limited to men for a while

[tranquil basin]

If we play the same, think the same why can’t we play in same sections

[tranquil basin]

Titled Tuesday is different then otb opens

[azure pivot]

Women today in a lot of countries aren’t facing any limitations preventing from playing chess

[tranquil basin]

I’m talking about fide rated otb events

[twilit dew]

There’s 41 GMs in the workd who r women

[tranquil basin]

Those are the real deal

[twilit dew]

12 wcms in canada

[minor herald]

True but in the information age we live in, endless resources a click away, I don't think that is a problem anymore

[dull blaze]

and anecdotally speaking the chess community is kinda toxic to women lol

[mental loom]

Yes True, agree 💯

[twilit dew]

Not many titled girls anyways

[turbid bolt]

any 1600+ bullet

[tranquil basin]

So open it up????

[balmy python]

The best woman ever was peak ranked #8 in the world and got dead last in the only candidate tournament she played in, and thats the strongest woman player that ever lived in most peoples eyes

[tranquil basin]

You need more

[fossil bloom]

men and women are wired differently that's reality, also 2800s work much harder than 2400s
hikaru once beat hou yifan the highest rated woman on the planet by a score of 28-2

[twilit dew]

So if they didnt have that there would probably be like max 5 titled girls in canada tbh

[patent patrol]

LMAO ‘sketchy’? Bro are you serious right now? Gukesh just became the World Champion at 17 — youngest in history — and you’re out here making conspiracy theories because he had one bad streak in blitz? Do you even play chess seriously or just farm drama because you’re racist?

He literally had a 2900+ performance in rapid, crushed elite GMs, handled pressure like a machine, and then after days of nonstop high-level games, he drops a few blitz games and suddenly he’s ‘sus’? Bro, that’s not analysis — that’s pure cope.

Every top player has off games in blitz. Carlsen’s had bad days, Nakamura too. Blitz isn’t some easy thing. it’s chaos, nerves, fatigue, and instinct. But instead of appreciating what Gukesh just pulled off, you’d rather push some weird narrative.

Stop projecting your insecurities onto someone who’s doing things you’ll never even come close to achieving. Gukesh earned everything with work, talent, and class. Meanwhile, you’re sitting behind a keyboard calling him sketchy for what? A few bad blitz games? Pathetic. Grow up.

[tranquil basin]

She is one out of 2 women to reach that level

[dull blaze]

yeah but its been like that for so long, its obviously going to set women back in chess by a lot

[quasi nova]

1 bad tournament doesn't push your point across

[tranquil basin]

We need more to play open so we get stronger players

[turbid bolt]

-_-

[rich sapphire]

They will probably open it up next century when the amount of women playing chess equal to men. Or close

[tranquil basin]

Judit and hou proved it’s possible

[dull blaze]

like i got into chess because my dad taught me, and i had male friends playing the game

[inland abyss]

Good ai

[rich sapphire]

They're the exception, not the norm

[twilit dew]

Nah i do genuinely think men/women same mind but just significantly less women play

[patent patrol]

Judit is undeniable goat

[patent patrol]

🗣️Hey robot speak like an Indian for me

[minor herald]

Her commentary is great too

[dull blaze]

if theres no previous backbone to base off of, ur not gonna start playing

[tranquil basin]

???? So you’re saying that even if women play in open they won’t reach the level?

[inland abyss]

You should make all of your daughters become GM

[dull blaze]

thats kinda obvious

[tranquil basin]

Same

[mint adder]

LMAO ‘sketchy’? Bro are you serious right now? Gukesh just became the World Champion at 17 — youngest in history — and you’re out here making conspiracy theories because he had one bad streak in blitz? Do you even play chess seriously or just farm drama because you’re racist?

He literally had a 2900+ performance in rapid, crushed elite GMs, handled pressure like a machine, and then after days of nonstop high-level games, he drops a few blitz games and suddenly he’s ‘sus’? Bro, that’s not analysis — that’s pure cope.

Every top player has off games in blitz. Carlsen’s had bad days, Nakamura too. Blitz isn’t some easy thing. it’s chaos, nerves, fatigue, and instinct. But instead of appreciating what Gukesh just pulled off, you’d rather push some weird narrative.

Stop projecting your insecurities onto someone who’s doing things you’ll never even come close to achieving. Gukesh earned everything with work, talent, and class. Meanwhile, you’re sitting behind a keyboard calling him sketchy for what? A few bad blitz games? Pathetic. Grow up.

[tranquil basin]

Reason why we don’t see 2700 women much is that highest in women section is 2550 ish

[bleak drift]

QUICK
Everyone I got the chessly free trial which course should I learn

[inland abyss]

Alapin

[mint adder]

Ruy Lopez

[dull blaze]

like u cant have chess be a culturally male dominated sport for a long time, then complain about women titles when the game has been more open for like 2 generations lol

[tranquil basin]

If you only play in women section you will not reach 27

[minor herald]

Ruy Lopez or Kings Indian

[tranquil basin]

You need to play stronger players to reach 27 which means you must play in open

[bleak drift]

levi knows the ruy lopez?
i've seen him trashing it 500 times

[tranquil basin]

But no one does that because they want to win something in female

[patent patrol]

#💬〡chess-talk message

[twilit dew]

Yay im one of 800 in world

[dull blaze]

ur the goat

[rich sapphire]

What I'm saying is, the population size of women playing chess is astronomically low compared to men and therefore a much lower amount of women become GMs because the same percentage of men playing the game are taken from a larger population size. Therefore, the population size of women playing the game needs to increase before suggesting an even playing field

[minor herald]

Caro Kann too but there's been so many videos on it on YouTube might be better to save the trial for something less saturated

[azure pivot]

Could also be the average women is less interested in chess then the average man

[twilit dew]

Wcm more rare than gm

[fossil bloom]

astronomically??
It's a 7:3 ratio on chesscom

[tired bane]

https://i.imgur.com/wrjKU63.png no thanks 💀

[twilit dew]

Why not

[tired bane]

lmao this is a lie

[quasi nova]

Do it 🙏

[rich sapphire]

He's talking about fide

[tranquil basin]

Why should that matter if u blend the sections

[twilit dew]

I always see icy play hyper nonstop everyday

[tranquil basin]

Don’t think about male and female, ur thinking abt it wrong way

[dull blaze]

like idk this womens titles discussion definitely doesnt deserve a conversation

[tranquil basin]

Think abt ppl, why are we separating them into diff categories

[bleak drift]

Which course do I do @tranquil basin @twilit dew I got the chessly free trial

[tired bane]

wait no way you guys are sitll talking about womens titles

[tranquil basin]

We think the same way, just psychological

[rich sapphire]

That plays into the idea of why lesser women play chess

[twilit dew]

Why r u so upset that women have titles jkao

[mint adder]

Three titled players in chat

yo how shit is TMC rn

[quasi nova]

Either this or random talk that isn't chess

[dull blaze]

makes me wanna die bruh

[tranquil basin]

I’m upset that there aren’t stronger players because of the fact that the women category exists

[azure pivot]

Very true most people complaining about women’s titles( myself included) wouldn’t even be able to qualify for one if I was a women

[frosty peak]

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Rapid: 2477 (2466 peak)
Blitz: 2650 (2666 peak)
Bullet: 3080 (peak)

[patent patrol]

Random talk not ab chess is goated

[tranquil basin]

Yeah

[tired bane]

lol this is not true