💬〡chess-talk

[inner tiger]

You did say you played against people in school in tournaments, if I'm not mistaken

[rich sapphire]

I bunch of hoopla

[thorny adder]

Yes but I wasn't aware of the rules

[inner tiger]

So much for a "CHESS CHAMPION"

[thorny adder]

I was what, mid school that barely got into chess matches

[rich sapphire]

Just a bunch of hogwash

[thorny adder]

LMAO

[severe arrow]

does anyone wanna play chess

[urban horizon]

yo i am 1500 blitz and my goal is to hit 2000 blitz what should i work on to try to hit 2000 ?

[inner tiger]

How do you guys get trusted?

[thorny adder]

Shut up

[inner tiger]

I'M SORRYYYY DON'T HURT MEEEE!!!

Where do i do that?

[rich sapphire]

You're welcome

[severe arrow]

idk

[severe arrow]

idk

[inner tiger]

"Thank God! just the person I was trying to find someone who didn't know"

[rich sapphire]

Stop being pink

[severe arrow]

i dont need your sarcasam

[paper zenith]

i hate this game

[inner tiger]

That's crazzzyyy, discrimination of colors in names, colors, chess, Discord😭

[rich sapphire]

You can't be a fluffy unicorn dancing on rainbows around here

If you're pink, you're going to get inked

[inner tiger]

Pause...

[rich sapphire]

There's nothing wrong with ink

[inner tiger]

Lollll okayy

[rich sapphire]

Your name gets inked

Becomes black

So pick up the slack

[vale vortex]

Sup

[rich sapphire]

And don't get flack

The lingo rapper

Anyways

[urban horizon]

yo i am 1500 blitz and my goal is to hit 2000 blitz what should i work on to try to hit 2000 ?

2000 by the end of the year

[spring lion]

Time management

Play logical moves quickly

[urban horizon]

my time management is great i rarely get in time trouble

[rich sapphire]

Thanks Mr obvious

[kindred crypt]

Chessss

[urban horizon]

my endgames are lacking but i am working on them

[spring lion]

Why don’t u give advice then

[severe arrow]

you wanna play chess

[kindred crypt]

Yaaa dm me

[rich sapphire]

I'm not qualified to give advice if I wanted to

If I had to give advice, I would say play more rapid

[spring lion]

Then dont say it’s obvious when it’s clearly not for many people

[rich sapphire]

"Play logical moves fast" is essentially saying "play good moves"

[spring lion]

Do you study openings?

[rich sapphire]

Unfortunately

[spring lion]

logical moves ≠ good moves

[rich sapphire]

That's fair enough

You have a point

[empty mortar]

Two different things

[urban horizon]

my coach told me the 3 things that i suck at basically are tactics endgames and my openings that i do know are great but the gaps in my repitore (QID for white Dutch for white and QGD for black) are really lacking in not only theory but also middle game ideas he showed me some but also gave me some games to look at on my own

[spring lion]

Tbh idrk what u can do because I got to 2000 by spamming games and nothing else 🫥

[rich sapphire]

Thanks house

[twilit dew]

Hi im new

[empty mortar]

Np RedDabber

[empty mortar]

How much sleep did you get

[rich sapphire]

[spring lion]

Your orange role disappeared again

[empty mortar]

Nvm ur North American

It’s like th middle of the night then right?

[twilit dew]

8hrs

[rich sapphire]

What happened to your title

[twilit dew]

What is title?

[rich sapphire]

Something you have at the beginning of your name

Before your name

[spring lion]

@twilit dew did u get wcm by 2000 fide or via Olympiad

[twilit dew]

What olympiad

[rich sapphire]

That answered the question

[spring lion]

Get a 50% score in 7 games to get wcm

[bright yacht]

lol

[spring lion]

And 67% score in 9 games for wfm

[twilit dew]

I never played olympiad

Deadass

[empty mortar]

So ur 2000 fide?

[spring lion]

Oh 2000 fide then

[rich sapphire]

Eric Rosen would be proud

[twilit dew]

What’s a fide

[spring lion]

Whats ur fide rn

Did u dip from 2000 when u got the title

[empty mortar]

Like some disease idk

I think it’s genetic

[spring lion]

Fide is a disease?

☠️wild

[rich sapphire]

Follicle insufficiency disorder E

[empty mortar]

Put some respect on the sick people’s name

[rich sapphire]

No, I made that up

[empty mortar]

Someone couldn’t find a word that starts with e

[whole eagle]

Hii! Welcome to the server! How are you?

Boyfriend? Sorry but dating server isn't here. Try again.

[empty mortar]

https://tenor.com/view/bum-gif-842992762499342075

[spring lion]

Why gm discrimination

[rich sapphire]

It's type e

[twilit dew]

Gm too nerdy

[rich sapphire]

What about fm

[twilit dew]

There’s no IMs here its ok

[severe arrow]

wanna play chess

[maiden topaz]

hello

[twilit dew]

I’m only 776 is that ok

[rich sapphire]

She's not

[severe arrow]

yeah bro

[spring lion]

776 is a very respectable rating

[maiden topaz]

Why cant i talk in #💬〡improvement-talk or #1039982616159465595 ?

[regal moat]

She is not

[twilit dew]

I am

[regal moat]

Lol

[twilit dew]

I really am

[rich sapphire]

If you say so

It must be one of those days

[wet hollow]

I am 775 and I want to be 776 like you 🥺

[rich sapphire]

I don't have your profile open I would never do that

[regal moat]

Yeah. The one with shiny days

[rich sapphire]

Of course I believe you

[whole eagle]

Hii! Welcome to the server. How are you?

[spring lion]

Connect your account

[whole eagle]

Do / trust

[spring lion]

do /connect

[rich sapphire]

So they can surveil and suppress you

[maiden topaz]

Thanks

[maiden topaz]

Im ok, ive lsot like 5 times in a row to someone i could beat previously so ive decided to actually try and get better

[spring lion]

Omg lily improved by 1400 so quickly from 700!

[twilit dew]

How do u use profile on an account again

[rich sapphire]

That's a bug

[spring lion]

Really impressive could u teach me how to improve so quickly?

[rich sapphire]

Obviously it's not real

[whole eagle]

That's okay. You can do this! I believe in ya!

[maiden topaz]

I thiink im around 800. I just made my account again though and never really used chess.com with an account previously

[spring lion]

Click on profile, press 3 dots then apps

[maiden topaz]

Thank you :)

[regal moat]

Yeah. Bet

[frosty peak]

<:profile:1016802308278976642> serialcog

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

<:endgames:1016772673965137962> Information

Premium Member: False
Moderator or Staff: False
Streamer: False

<:Rated:1016802315937775657> Ratings

Rapid: 629

[whole eagle]

Welcome to the connected group! 😄

[wet hollow]

2000 pretending to be 700 is crazy

[rich sapphire]

Why does it show up for everyone when some people do it?

[twilit dew]

Thats cool

[spring lion]

Nah she just improved by 1300 in 1min

[empty mortar]

„1910 (1853 peak)” how does that make sense

[spring lion]

it doesn’t

[spring lion]

Rating refund

[reef canyon]

this is definitely not a healthy amount of puzzles in one sitting

[empty mortar]

60 elo refunded?

[rich sapphire]

Then how do people make Albert account checking public

[spring lion]

Eg my rapid is 2001 but it shows 2000 peak

[spring lion]

Could be if u play very little rapid games

[whole eagle]

Ooo nice, Lichess. I haven't done that in a very long time.

[spring lion]

You can’t

[wet hollow]

iirc max elo refund you can get is 50

[empty mortar]

Oh ye you lost -60 in one game

[rustic gyro]

why do i have to use text chat for 5 days like a Pokémon Go quest to use the streaming option in call? 🤣

[spring lion]

You can only publicly show your own account

[rich sapphire]

Oh

[spring lion]

Using /profile

[rich sapphire]

[frosty peak]

<:profile:1016802308278976642> Angela Darling 💝 (angelaplayzchess)

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

<:endgames:1016772673965137962> Information

Name: Angela Darling 💝 (angelaplayzchess)
Premium Member: False
Moderator or Staff: False
Streamer: False

<:Rated:1016802315937775657> Ratings

Rapid: 1636 (1677 peak)
Blitz: 1709 (1795 peak)
Bullet: 1566 (1627 peak)

[spring lion]

Yeah

[whole eagle]

I look like a popsicle commercial. 😭

[regal moat]

Lol

[empty mortar]

It’s not us who made it that way

[rich sapphire]

Wait are you Grace or Angela

[urban horizon]

What the difference between like a 1900 and 2000 blitz ?

[severe arrow]

idk

[wet hollow]

Nothing

[rich sapphire]

Everything and nothing

[whole eagle]

Yeah, it's funny that I made it that way

[spring lion]

If u tilt vs u dont

[wet hollow]

I shuffle from 1900 to 2000

[spring lion]

Just depends if you have a good day or not

[rich sapphire]

You make it sound like gambling

[severe arrow]

wanna play chess

[spring lion]

How 💀

[urban horizon]

Damn I’m just trying to see how achievable 1500 to 2000 by the end of the year is

[spring lion]

Im 100elo 😩 r u sure

[severe arrow]

idc

[rich sapphire]

Ahh today wasn't a good day the queen didn't move when I told it to, I guess I lose 50 elo

[empty mortar]

Very

Im hoping to be 2400 this year

[spring lion]

??????

[urban horizon]

Been hardstuck 1500-1600 for a while but with that said I haven’t rly taken chess seriously for a while now I plan on it I made a training plan

[rich sapphire]

In other words, my rage bait is failing

[viscid kelp]

WOW

[spring lion]

2143–>2400 is hard 😅

[urban horizon]

I genuinely wanna become titled in this game but being hardstuck has me questioning life

[viscid kelp]

why are people under 600s more pro than people over 800s

[spring lion]

Ok try again next time

[spring lion]

Who told u this

[rich sapphire]

I willnt

[viscid kelp]

me from playing xD

[spring lion]

There is no point getting a title in chess

[wet hollow]

Sounds like skill issues to me

[twilit dew]

You skipped the 700s? 😦

[spring lion]

Ur not going to achieve anything by getting cm

[lyric jetty]

People under 600 are either

1. People who play chess in real life and cba to play online
2. Actually new players

[urban horizon]

Other then u genuinely love this game and wanna “master it”

[twilit dew]

Hold old is u

[viscid kelp]

no really prob because they start on new accounts they decrease to 800s like that

[urban horizon]

15

[spring lion]

You only truly master it at 2800 fide 🤯

[twilit dew]

Same

[urban horizon]

Yeah there’s a reason I put quotes

[spring lion]

Omg the ragebait 💀 i almost fell for it

[viscid kelp]

why become a fide master if you can become a grandmaster xD

[twilit dew]

What ragebait?

[urban horizon]

Same thing my coach told this fm at my chess club

[spring lion]

just play in the Olympiads and get 6/9 and u get FM already

It’s not that deep

[urban horizon]

Anyways ig im asking how do i get out of hardstuck 1500

[rich sapphire]

Don't be hard stuck

Get un stuck

[urban horizon]

I peaked 1644 then everything came crashing down

[spring lion]

Eg she got 3.5/7 (or more) in olympiads and automatically for the wcm title

[rich sapphire]

Be like water

[wet hollow]

1300 blitz is crazy

[kindred crypt]

you are not your rating. you are more than the moves you make in chess. you are a capable person.

[mortal bronze]

who's this

[spring lion]

1674 fide player

[twilit dew]

Wow she’s hot

[wet hollow]

but tbh 3.5/7 in olympiad is good I think

[urban horizon]

Nah

[mortal bronze]

ohh

[spring lion]

Did not reach 2000 and can get wcm so there are many ways

[kindred crypt]

okay then you are terrible and you need to git gud

[urban horizon]

True

[kindred crypt]

happy to help

[mortal bronze]

yeah there are...

[spring lion]

I think she got 4/4.5 out of 7 for Olympiad and got wcm

[wet hollow]

Shouldnt be a thing imo.

[spring lion]

Yeah it’s kinda ridiculous

[mortal bronze]

i played a wcm recently who's peak was 1875 or something

[spring lion]

And also shady tournaments in Africa that give IM for podium finishes

[mortal bronze]

she was pretty weak

[kindred crypt]

whats podium finishes

[mortal bronze]

but i am weak too so i could only draw

[spring lion]

Wcm already decreases the requirement by 200 elo and they still get these discounts

[urban horizon]

The only way to get titles should be like the “standard” way

[spring lion]

Like 3rd place u get IM

[mortal bronze]

makes sense

[empty mortar]

Not for me I’m built diff

[mortal bronze]

but i still don't know who she is

[kindred crypt]

oh, well

[spring lion]

She’s a cc streamer ig

[mortal bronze]

i will do it too

[mortal bronze]

ohhh

[spring lion]

I was just looking for low titled players to play

[urban horizon]

After I read 100 endgames you must know what other endgame book should I get ?

[mortal bronze]

she must be popular then

[empty mortar]

Yeah we’ll both be GMs by the time we’re 70

[rich sapphire]

Who is she? For research purposes

[spring lion]

Lula robs

[twilit dew]

Wow imagine being a wcm

[mortal bronze]

she has the looks

[urban horizon]

💀

[twilit dew]

They suck!

[empty mortar]

Ts so cringe pack it up

[mortal bronze]

💀

[spring lion]

The Irony 😭

[rich sapphire]

Oh I've seen this woman before

[empty mortar]

1700 cc wcm 💀

Did she win a u8 Olympiad 20 years ago

[spring lion]

There are 1600 IMs 😂

[urban horizon]

Wait I just realized my rapid is higher then her wtf

[spring lion]

No she got 4.5/7 for chess olympiad im 2022/2023

[rich sapphire]

Maybe you should get wcm

[empty mortar]

How do you do that as a 1700

[wet hollow]

Those who know WNM: 🐼

[spring lion]

I told u wcm cm wfm fm are scams

[empty mortar]

International?

[stuck geyser]

sesko is coming

[mortal bronze]

they should give me wcm

[urban horizon]

Unless u get them the standard way then yeah

[spring lion]

She was playing on board 5 or sm probably

[rich sapphire]

I'm sure they tried making it entertaining

[spring lion]

In jersey team who will probably face weaker opponents

[spring lion]

Yeah

[twilit dew]

I’m gonna make my own chessable course too

[spring lion]

Yes

[mortal bronze]

yeah. good for you. you are a manu fan?

[spring lion]

Whats this

[urban horizon]

Title it how to lose at chess

[stuck geyser]

yeah we talked a while ago lol

[mortal bronze]

ohhh mb

[stuck geyser]

uhh lemme remember where you’re from

india i think

[mortal bronze]

yeah

[stuck geyser]

u were telling me how u don’t like arda lol

[mortal bronze]

hehe

[rocky copper]

i swear everyone here is scottish

[mortal bronze]

i used to like him but then he rejected us for madrid 😔

[rocky copper]

are u scottish

[mortal bronze]

good thing he's flopped so far

[spring lion]

What on earth is your pfp man

[urban horizon]

I feel like another one of my problems is in 90 percent of my games I’m winning but I can’t win them I needa fix that if I wanna hit 2000

[mortal bronze]

nope

[stuck geyser]

that’s not true smh

[rich sapphire]

Yew think soah mate?

[stuck geyser]

he doesn’t get time

[spring lion]

Happens a lot in blitz tbh

[mortal bronze]

i am glad

[rocky copper]

this is Xi The Zhong Xina

[rocky copper]

absolutely

[urban horizon]

True but I’m not exaggerating when I say 90 percent

[spring lion]

I threw this game into a loss ☠️

[empty mortar]

Play rapid

[mortal bronze]

we get itttt

[rocky copper]

i have more social credit than u

[empty mortar]

There’s a night and day difference between 1500 and 2000

[mortal bronze]

move on bro

[spring lion]

No u dont

[urban horizon]

I did all the way up to 1800 then my coach told me to play more blitz

[mortal bronze]

it was one game

[rocky copper]

delete the account

[twilit dew]

Why is dahlia such a sweet angel

[spring lion]

Nah I already moved on

[mortal bronze]

i have thrown more winning games come onn

[mortal bronze]

ohhh nice

[rocky copper]

the glaze from this person is wicked

[rich sapphire]

I said that

[spring lion]

I just wanted to tell @urban horizon that we all throw winning games

[mortal bronze]

ohhh okayy. my bad i didn't know that

[rocky copper]

like act are u scottish

[mortal bronze]

i don't know how scottish people act

[twilit dew]

Did u see my game in league

[mortal bronze]

what team are you in?

[spring lion]

Omg orange role is back
What game lol

[twilit dew]

I won

[rocky copper]

i meant actually (act)

[twilit dew]

People were sayong i was match fixing

[formal flax]

I hate chess

[urban horizon]

Ik we do but if I could just win half the games im winning in id probably be like 1800

[spring lion]

lol

[mortal bronze]

i am not scottish bro

[spring lion]

Yes fr just keep your pieces together and force trades

[formal flax]

@twilit dew prepare to fly off a building trying to grind to 1500

[hard grove]

Dam im on my mustard shi we the diddy bluds

[urban horizon]

I’m not even talking material advantages I’m talking positional

I’m a very positional player

[spring lion]

Oh

Well

Idk what to say lol

[spring lion]

Let me find ur lichess game waittt

[sour pulsar]

yo guys

[whole eagle]

That comment is crazy...

[whole eagle]

Hii! How are you?

[rocky copper]

you are

[sour pulsar]

there's a chess tournament tmr
any tips?

OTB tournament

[kindred crypt]

play confidently

[mortal bronze]

i live in the slums of india bro

i am not scottish

[sour pulsar]

how do i practice?

[kindred crypt]

first, you should know your lines. you cant be confident if youre unsure of your lines.

[spring lion]

Wild wild wilddddd free roooook

[sour pulsar]

what are the best openings you recommend? i just play scandi or caro as black and london as white

[mortal bronze]

what board does lily play on?

board 4?

[rocky copper]

i am sayinf everyone is scottish, indian is scottish, russian is scottish, french is scottish

[spring lion]

Legit? 🥺

[kindred crypt]

read this one #1040028251965358121 message

[mortal bronze]

lol

[empty mortar]

That’s good

[mortal bronze]

yes

[spring lion]

Stop playing scandi

[sour pulsar]

ayo why?

[mortal bronze]

the slums part might have been a bit of an exaggeration

[spring lion]

Idk youre just losing tempo

[kindred crypt]

your otb is tomorrow, stick with your scandi and caro

[hollow rapids]

you want the long version or the short version

[spring lion]

And youre already playing black so youre down in development by a lot

[sour pulsar]

it has cheeky traps most begginers fall for

[hollow rapids]

every opening has those

[sour pulsar]

and for white?
london is fine?

[mortal bronze]

who tf are you

[spring lion]

Youre not really gonna improve by playing traps or gambits tbh

[mortal bronze]

i don't recognise you without your old pfp

[hollow rapids]

wilson

[kindred crypt]

stick with it, are you under 1K?

[spring lion]

Yes

[sour pulsar]

1100 on lichess

[hollow rapids]

i'm sorry you have to miss my majestic hair

[spring lion]

Caro and London is VERY good for your level

Most people at 1000 might not even know what c6 is

[hollow rapids]

caro and london are very good at most levels

[kindred crypt]

yeah so dont learn a new line now knowing that your otb is tomorrow. stick with what you have and read the link i sent u

[mortal bronze]

i am going to steal your hair

[spring lion]

Mmhm

Yeah

[hollow rapids]

i didn't think so buckaroo

[sour pulsar]

aight so i shouldnt be practicing scandi rn?

[hollow rapids]

i mean and if you're dedicated enough, caro is good at EVERY level

[spring lion]

Yeah it is. I was just emphasizing “VERY” for a 1000

[empty mortar]

He’s mine bro back off

[hollow rapids]

nah

[sour pulsar]

alr thanks

[mortal bronze]

you can have him. i will just need his hair

[hollow rapids]

there's enough dunki for everyone

[brazen ibex]

hi can i get a rapid game with u

[empty mortar]

Bald wilson 💀

[rocky copper]

i think chess was created in scotland

[hollow rapids]

true dat, i have a near 100 percent winrate with it

[mortal bronze]

they will grow back (probably) dw

[kindred crypt]

as to what i know, it was originated in a far away village in Cambodia

[hollow rapids]

tf you mean probably

[mortal bronze]

[hollow rapids]

i mean you do kinda need to know some theory but ig you need to know some theory in the scandi as well

[rocky copper]

cambodia was an part of scotland

[whole eagle]

Who isn't toxic here?

[sour pulsar]

radium

[rocky copper]

me

[final pebble]

me

[kindred crypt]

I just woke up

Hello👀

[final pebble]

Gd mng

[sour pulsar]

yo so if someone doesnt cooperate with the caro like doesnt play central pawns, what should i do?

[formal flax]

https://tenor.com/view/steroids-gif-27565634

[hollow rapids]

what do you mean?

[final pebble]

u offer to draw aggressively

[sour pulsar]

like i see in many low rated games players just making fianchettos with their bishops

like wtf do i do then?

[formal flax]

https://tenor.com/view/joe-goldberg-goldberg-joe-you-stalker-gif-4507049779324637800

500-999

Is like taking meth

I dropped to 1100 and I literally went crazy (I was 1800 before) we don’t ask why am getting worse

Might be the steroids

[hollow rapids]

depends which bishop honestly

[final pebble]

18k to 11k is crazy

[formal flax]

I didn’t noticed is it really that bad.

https://tenor.com/view/cat-jump-gif-21757009

[final pebble]

This too shall pass

[formal flax]

Dawg I literally started losing brain cells in this elo

[hollow rapids]

same thing as always, play solidly, wait for them to overcommit or make weaknesses and exploit them

[formal flax]

I need to start grinding further before I start playing like a 1200 elo

Losing 80% of my games in the last 90 days

https://tenor.com/view/young-ruckus-gif-13612451841215634696

[final pebble]

Just stop playing for sometime

[formal flax]

80% losing games 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[ebon kiln]

Hello anyone wanna play??

[formal flax]

https://tenor.com/view/smiling-friends-tuesda-professor-psychotic-tuesday-smiling-friends-professor-psychotic-homunculus-gif-1934879680896000197

[final pebble]

I m in uni

[formal flax]

Mf u ain’t no bobby ficher u are 1100 elo

[sour pulsar]

bro just wanted to play

[ebon kiln]

Thanks for telling me the rule that 1100 can't put the chess player profile pic

[ebon kiln]

0/10 rage bait

[formal flax]

Lmao I just had to point out mb gng

[sour pulsar]

get a life

[formal flax]

Never

I sit in my mums basement

[urban horizon]

Rate the repitore out of 10
White: Catalan against QGD semi Slav and QID semi averbakh against KID exchange Slav 2. Nf3 in QGA
Black: caro kann QGD e6 against English

[sour pulsar]

i could tell

[ebon kiln]

Bro is in 1100 and mocking another 1100 lmao

[formal flax]

It ain’t that deep you have a bobby ficher pfp while being below average elo

[formal flax]

I dropped 700 elo lad don’t test me I am insane

[ebon kiln]

What's the avg elo??
And i didn't put Bobby Fischer's profile because I am a good player,
He just inspired me

[formal flax]

1200

is what i would say for ranked players

[small jungle]

600

[sour pulsar]

i can tell for black, caro is the way to go just take some time on the advance and panov lines
QGD is a bit passive imo

[hollow rapids]

i might start playing the london

[small jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/mods-ban-this-guy-can-we-ban-this-guy-mod-moderator-moderators-gif-4656455223274005082

[urban horizon]

Advanced I got I gotta work on my panov tho desperately

[past junco]

dabber

[hollow rapids]

you won't need the panov any time soon

[sour pulsar]

it aint that common tho

[urban horizon]

He’s talking about me

[hollow rapids]

people don't play the panov anymore

[formal flax]

I don’t understand

[urban horizon]

I’ve gotten it quite a bit td

[hollow rapids]

dang what

i mainly get hillbilly

[urban horizon]

Yeah it’s pretty popular at the 1500 level

[hollow rapids]

but yk low elo

[hollow rapids]

the panov isn't that difficult but it's a snoozefest

[urban horizon]

My best classical tournament game I’ve ever played is in the hillbilly

[formal flax]

Nth wrong with that but dawg bobby fisher as a pfp when having begining elo

[hollow rapids]

it's basically a free win for black MOST games

[urban horizon]

The hillbilly ?

[hollow rapids]

yeah

[jade kite]

classical tournaments have given me good memories

[urban horizon]

Yeah I have a good winrste against it I think

[jade kite]

like that one time some dude stalled 20min against me in m1

[hollow rapids]

exchange variation with an additional tempo?

exchange variation is already good for you

[urban horizon]

The game im talking about went on for 43 moves and I played with a 97 percent

[tacit wren]

e4, c6, d4, d5, nc3, dxe4, nxe4, nf6, ng5, bf5?!, N1f3, Nbd7, Nxf7, kxf7, Bc4+, ke8

[small jungle]

Can't u tell the arbiter

[urban horizon]

Nah if they just say there thinking there’s nothing they rly can do about it

[jade kite]

its not breaking the rules tho is it

yeah

[tacit wren]

if there was only 2-3 moves available js call the arbiter

[hollow rapids]

bro tried waiting out the clock irl

[small jungle]

I mean isn't it unsportsmanlike behaviour or something

[brazen ibex]

yo can u play a game with me

[hollow rapids]

i wish people could talk during chess games

[jade kite]

it is kinda but its not like explicitly breaking any rule

[tacit wren]

You can ask the arbiter for help

[tacit wren]

wild 💀

[empty mortar]

It’s amazing 11/10

[urban horizon]

Hella complicated game to he sacced 2 pieces for 2 pawns and a rook so not rly a sac but typically better for the person with 2 pieces

[hollow rapids]

yeah i wanna be able to thrashtalk

[urban horizon]

Not rn I’m tired

[tacit wren]

andrea botez moment trash talks, loses the queen next move

[hollow rapids]

if my opponent spends 20 minutes when it's mate in 1 i wanna be able to tell them they're dumb

[dreamy cloak]

hi guys

[hollow rapids]

it's been a while since i hung a queen

[tacit wren]

bro be ignoring me

[hollow rapids]

i only do that when i'm tired and i haven't played that tired a while now

[brazen ibex]

i hung my queen two times in the last game i played (one was a misclick)

[urban horizon]

My friend was playing someone who kept whispering to him “resign ur losing” then he touched the king but the only legal king move was mate in 1 so my friend won

[tacit wren]

right, you are 900

[jade kite]

whats he supposed to do

[hollow rapids]

believe it or not i barely make blunders (things cc counts as a blunder) and neither do my opponents

[hollow rapids]

yeah that happens

[brazen ibex]

nah i was 916 then i fell off and im 800 now

[worldly tendon]

a blunder is a blunder

[jade kite]

and honeslty im fine with ppl stalling as long as i win

[tacit wren]

reply to me

[jade kite]

i mean the arbiter bro

[urban horizon]

I’ve never actually gotten touch moved which is nice

[hollow rapids]

i'm talking a blunder as in i don't hang pieces often

[tacit wren]

nah its to annoy you and ruin your next games

[vocal basalt]

🙂

[worldly tendon]

positional blunders also exist

[brazen ibex]

can u play a rapid with me

[tacit wren]

make you win immediately, was this in the endgame?

[jade kite]

still a break yk

[jade kite]

yeah, but since when was there a rule for that

[tacit wren]

[hollow rapids]

i know, last one i made made me freak out during the game so much i haven't made one since

[jade kite]

sure dm link

[hollow rapids]

or i might have but i'm still a 500 after all

[tacit wren]

see, if it is clearly stalling then you can call the arbiter, but I would be nervous thou

[hollow rapids]

was during a game of 960, gave up my bishop too soon, had to spend the entire game fixing that mistake

[jade kite]

cos arbiter handbook doesnt say anything about stalling

[hollow rapids]

i did end up winning in the end

[reef canyon]

lichess puzzles r awesome

reached 2400 time to farm rapid

[tacit wren]

No, stalling is not explicitly forbidden by FIDE (World Chess Federation) rules, but it is generally considered unsportsmanlike conduct. While players are allowed to use their allotted time, excessively slow play, especially when clearly losing, can be frowned upon and may be reported as a form of unsportsmanlike behavior.
-GOOGLE

[hollow rapids]

there was a guy here yesterday who was a very low rated player, blamed engines on losing every game but this is ts he played

https://www.chess.com/game/live/141570346930

[jade kite]

yeah but the book doesnt say anything so arbiters cant do anything

[frosty peak]

PawnMaster1341 (145) vs. Hancelot420 (526)

Move List

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Bg4 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. a3 g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nc6 12. g3 Rb8 13. Be3 b5 14. Bxa7 Nxa7 15. g4 Nc6 16. d4 Nxd4 17. Qe3 Nxc2 18. Qd3 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 b4 20. axb4 Rxb4 21. Na2 Rxb2 22. Rb1 Rxa2 23. Qb3 Rxe2 24. Kf1 Re4 25. f3 Rf4 26. Qa3 Ne4 27. Qc1 Rxf3+ 28. Kg2 Rg3+ 29. Kh2 Qh4 30. Qc2 Qxh3# 

[urban horizon]

All ik is I needa get 500 points by the end of the year

[hollow rapids]

like gang i can't perform miracles

i even played an objectively bad setup

[tacit wren]

[tacit wren]

Thoughts? white does get some compensation

[hollow rapids]

he did last longer than most people

[wet hollow]

@magic shard thanks this maroczy bind looks really good vs accel

[reef canyon]

holy hell 464 puzzles

[magic shard]

you're welcome

[reef canyon]

i need to touch grass immediately

[hollow rapids]

uhhhhhh

so basically alien gambit?

[tacit wren]

Yes, based on that

but kinda better

[sand turret]

I JUST HAD A 32 MATIRAL ADVANTAGE

[hollow rapids]

alien gambit is quite easy to defend, honeslty you might catch people off guard with it, especially if it hasn't been played

[sand turret]

*Material

[tacit wren]

Nyet,

[hollow rapids]

it's because of stupid gambits like this in the tartakower that make me wanna switch to karpov variation

[tranquil basin]

I’m against a 2200 Fm in like 20 minutes

[kindred crypt]

Anyone 1200+ wanna play?

[tranquil basin]

He was the youngest FM at 7 yrs old like 10 years ago or smthing

[hollow rapids]

you can do it gang

[mortal bronze]

how did you get more wrong than right

[tacit wren]

Klassical?

[tranquil basin]

But he was 1500 at that time, some super strange things

[hollow rapids]

cut that mf in half, wait no make it 4, i'm sleep deprived if you wanna play i'm down

[reef canyon]

because im stupid :((

[mortal bronze]

good luck jkao

[tranquil basin]

Yea

[mortal bronze]

nooo. it's because you don't think

[tranquil basin]

It’s gonna be broadcasted

[jade kite]

bro how much time did u spend on that

[reef canyon]

oh ur asking how i got more rating despite having more incorrect puzzles? i picked this setting

theyre not even that much harder and i lose less rating pts per incorrect puzzle

[tacit wren]

You are 2000 right? you should be fine be confident don't think about that you are going to play a FM*

[tranquil basin]

No ik im confident

[reef canyon]

-5 on average w this setting vs -15 with normal puzzles

[kindred crypt]

How do you handle with this low confidence? 🤔

[mortal bronze]

oh. i wasn't asking that though. but yeah it makes sense why you got many wrong then

[tacit wren]

nice

[tranquil basin]

Just telling y’all I’m playing one

[hollow rapids]

i shouldn't fianchetto my bishop unless i'm gonna commit to the correct line smh

[reef canyon]

a few hrs

[tranquil basin]

I give a shit the guy is 2200, 2200 at like 20 is not an achievement

[reef canyon]

like 2-3

[mortal bronze]

wtf? do you not gain much rating either?

[tacit wren]

Share the link please!

[hollow rapids]

same way i handle everythinng

[limpid bison]

cyte

[reef canyon]

i gain +20 on average w harder ones, only +10 w normal ones

[twilit dew]

Goodluck jkao

[mortal bronze]

ah i see

[hollow rapids]

there's nothing better than playing the caro kann semi decently at my level because people don't have a clue what to do

[rocky copper]

i think thqtt every chess piece was made in scotland

[tranquil basin]

https://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-amateur-chess-championship-2025--open-u2300/round-7/zXUOtLJI#boards it’s like 10 minute delay

[hollow rapids]

tho i really should practice some tartakower

[tranquil basin]

So probably starts in 20 minutes or so

Najdorf time

[tacit wren]

Thank, you

[rocky copper]

tartakower was scottish

[tranquil basin]

Imma try to rail the guy in some random off meta bg5 line

[magic shard]

@tranquil basin lock in

[mortal bronze]

what's your obsession with scotland

[tranquil basin]

Some qe2 stuff lmfao

[hollow rapids]

ain't no way you're gonna actually play the najdorf

[tranquil basin]

I’m whjte

[tacit wren]

hmm, does he know your opening repertoire

[rocky copper]

my friend in schole is from scotland

[hollow rapids]

oh, nvm then

[tranquil basin]

I’m hopefully gonna rail this guy in najdorf

[tranquil basin]

Idk

[mortal bronze]

so?

[tacit wren]

he might have preped against u

[tranquil basin]

Perhaps but I prepared deeper and he only plays najdorf

[slow crescent]

is chess.com down or am i just lagging

[hollow rapids]

bro if you wanna hear my two cents about the situation, don't play najdorf, go for some niche line

[tranquil basin]

I know my lines

[tacit wren]

you gonna play Najdorf as white? 💀

[tacit wren]

oh

[tranquil basin]

I’m playing some niche ahh line in the najdorf

[hollow rapids]

you know all the 30 move lines?

[tranquil basin]

I’m gonna play bg5 e6 qe2

No one has 30 move line prepared there

[hollow rapids]

please send me the moves afterwards i really wanna know what a competent najdorf looks like

[tranquil basin]

It’s like equal already but there’s one line for black to equalize

[tranquil basin]

It’s not gonna be competent because he probably doesn’t know it

And easy to go wrong if you don’t know what’s going on

Just expect crazy game with eval going up and down

[hollow rapids]

i was talking to some guy yesterday who said he played a fantasy variation against caro kann and it transposed to a french defense, turns out he just played a very bad line in the fantasy caro

[tacit wren]

your opponent is rusty i hope a easy win for you

[rocky copper]

and we started an meme in schole

[hollow rapids]

still equal tho, very difficult to play for white

[tranquil basin]

He’s not rusty lmao

[oblique dagger]

Good morning

[tacit wren]

looks like it I checked his games

[mortal bronze]

keep it at school 😭

[hollow rapids]

i just love the fk caro kann idk if you guys have noticed

[rocky copper]

GOEDE MORNING

[tranquil basin]

More like u checked his results 💀💀💀

[tacit wren]

No,

[hollow rapids]

did bro slip up and reveal he's dutch

[slow folio]

wsp dude!

[tacit wren]

You competing in u2300?

[tranquil basin]

Yeah

[hollow rapids]

what openings do you prefer?

[tacit wren]

Round 7
in 15 minutes
Aug 7, 2025, 1:40 PM

[tranquil basin]

About to have a game in like 5 minutes

[tacit wren]

Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025

[hollow rapids]

also how difficult is the najdorf to play, actually

[rocky copper]

no

[tranquil basin]

Idm honestly

[slow folio]

finally out of tilting

[rocky copper]

no no no

[tranquil basin]

Many lines aren’t difficult, like you have playable positions, but u gotta be experienced and also need to know quite a lot of plans

[hollow rapids]

do you play the caro kann

[tranquil basin]

And you need to know bg5 like the back of your hand

[slow folio]

oh, who are you gonna face?

[tranquil basin]

Nah Sicilian

[tranquil basin]

2200 FM

[tacit wren]

I want to get into FIDE youth world championship but I have a long way to go

[slow folio]

good luck!

[hollow rapids]

yeah fair, the thing holding me back from playing sicilian is well on the one hand quite obviously i'm low rated but on the other hand, high chance to go into very aggressive games and i don't like those, also the sicilian feels very unintuitive for me to play

[tranquil basin]

Problem with najdorf is not that any specific line is difficult

[hollow rapids]

unless it's closed

[tranquil basin]

Most of the lines in najdorf are somewhat straightforward besides bg5

But there are many many lines and many many tries

[rocky copper]

i am scottish

[tranquil basin]

All white needs to do is find something unique or uncommon which requires black to have a different plan and blacks life is hell

[hollow rapids]

gang just fianchetto your bishop

(i am kidding if that's not clear)

[slow folio]

are you going to play as white next match tho?

[tacit wren]

good luck I hope your only hard decision is with which piece to checkmate

[tranquil basin]

Yeh I’m white

[slow folio]

yeah gl on attacking

love the attacks

ofc with as less "proactive" as possible

[rocky copper]

are you scottish

[hollow rapids]

you know what really grinds my gears? the way certain gm's pronounce fianchetto, the h is literally there to indicate that you should pronounce it like fiyanketto, not fiansheato

[tranquil basin]

Alr Imma head down now cya

[hollow rapids]

what if he doesn't play sicilian

[slow folio]

gl mate

[hollow rapids]

good luck to you mate

[tacit wren]

#💬〡chess-talk message 😭

[slow folio]

he shall have plan tho dw

[tranquil basin]

He only plays najdorf

[hollow rapids]

we believe in you!

[hollow rapids]

being a otp over the board is so dumb

[rocky copper]

no we believe in scotland

[tranquil basin]

If he doesn’t then he just doesn’t know it

[tacit wren]

just gl ig

[hollow rapids]

do you play the scotch opening by any chance

[rocky copper]

i will today

[urban horizon]

What are u guys talking about ?

[hollow rapids]

get into his head bro, anyone folds if there's enough psychological pressure

[hollow rapids]

metatactics

[urban horizon]

As a Catalan Can confirm

[brazen ibex]

die losert

ur stinky

[tacit wren]

<@&745328830649991179>

[hollow rapids]

catalan so solid

[brazen ibex]

@tacit wren

[hollow rapids]

bro why are you pinging me

[brazen ibex]

U stink i can smell u from my screen

[hollow rapids]

i'm literally in chat

[brazen ibex]

mb twin i meant to ping martian

[hollow rapids]

if you want people to play with you, it would help if you're nice to them

[brazen ibex]

i was nice

[hollow rapids]

also why are you only nice when asking, it's not that difficult to just be a nice person

[tacit wren]

I said no what is the problem?

[urban horizon]

True but there are some really sexy attacks that come out of the Catalan

[tacit wren]

exactly

[hollow rapids]

the catalan is an opening i really wanna learn and i might just have to because i'm also playing the english now and i'm not gonna transpose into qgd for the life of me

[urban horizon]

Rating ?

It rly doesn’t matter I’m just curious

[hollow rapids]

before you judge me, i genuinely enjoy studying chess

[hollow rapids]

528

[urban horizon]

Nah I ain’t judging I’m just curious

[hollow rapids]

i have beaten 1400 players before, most of the time in fischer random tho

some streamer thought i was on an alt account as well lol

thing is i don't feel like i play terribly it's just that idk i have really good days and really bad days

[urban horizon]

Alr u can learn the Catalan but I wouldn’t say make the Catalan ur side opening that u just transpose into sometimes it is such a rich opening with so many lines and ideas that it needs to be ur main opening

[hollow rapids]

yeah fair enough but i might just study the london for a bit, i know it has a reputation but there's actually some interesting things in there as well and it's not like white has a huge advantage

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/141570346930/review?move=59 this is kinda like my average game

[frosty peak]

PawnMaster1341 (145) vs. Hancelot420 (526)

Move List

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Bg4 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. a3 g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nc6 12. g3 Rb8 13. Be3 b5 14. Bxa7 Nxa7 15. g4 Nc6 16. d4 Nxd4 17. Qe3 Nxc2 18. Qd3 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 b4 20. axb4 Rxb4 21. Na2 Rxb2 22. Rb1 Rxa2 23. Qb3 Rxe2 24. Kf1 Re4 25. f3 Rf4 26. Qa3 Ne4 27. Qc1 Rxf3+ 28. Kg2 Rg3+ 29. Kh2 Qh4 30. Qc2 Qxh3# 

[hollow rapids]

if you wanna take a look

i have some really good games in the caro

[urban horizon]

I have a friend who’s 1800 uscf should be 2000 uscf but he’s kept his rating down who plays the London and yeah it’s good

[hidden valve]

That's what I'm trying to learn

[hollow rapids]

it's just very solid

[hidden valve]

Beginner

[hollow rapids]

hey that's so awesome

but don't make the same mistake i did, wait a while longer

the caro is a great opening but it's very positional, requires a lot of patience and even tho it's a great weapon for beginners you won't play against theory

so if you're gonna be learning from a book or a course it's not gonna help you

[urban horizon]

No no caro is fine for beginners great infsct

[hollow rapids]

the only reason i can play it decently when my opponent doesn't play any theory is because i've stuck by it

[small jungle]

Caro refutes e4

[urban horizon]

This is true for all openings

[hidden valve]

I already made a mistake to open up a potential queen vs queen exchange but I have learned to go for knight pin instead

[tacit wren]

as expected Jamison starts with e4 @plucky kelp

[hollow rapids]

i'm not saying it isn't but if you're playing the caro and your opponent doesn't play theory and you've studied from a course you have to know the positions in most variations

[spring plover]

Guys I got the arena cm title

[rocky copper]

chat does scotland have an chess federation

[small jungle]

Congrats you're 1100 elo online

[urban horizon]

I agree but that’s where analyzing games come in

[hollow rapids]

yes, but not as much in the scotch for exampole

[hollow rapids]

totally but it's a learning curve and not everyone might enjoy playing the caro

[waxen wraith]

this is gas 🔥

[hidden valve]

I'm 400 elo noob I'm learning it mostly so I have a better sense of control and understanding

[spring plover]

On chess.com I'm 1700

[urban horizon]

Then don’t play the caro

[small jungle]

You can get Afm probably

[rocky copper]

do u play the scotch

[spring plover]

Thanks

[small jungle]

@hollow rapids freaky brilliant

[hollow rapids]

i hear alot of people saying they hate playing against it but i also hear people saying that they don't enjoy playing it because it's a very slow and positional game

[mint adder]

love chess.com matchmaking <3 rip 11 winstreak

[hollow rapids]

that is indeed one freaky ahh brilliant

[mint adder]

this is what happens to smurfs ig

[tacit wren]

Jamison goes Qe2!? trying to confuse his opponent

[hollow rapids]

well then it's a great option!

[urban horizon]

Then they just like fast and aggressive chess totally depends on there playstyle

[rocky copper]

you are an 2100 why are u bullying 1800s

[hollow rapids]

there's a setup you can go for in the exchange which is quite aggressive

[waxen wraith]

oblivious double knight setup

[hollow rapids]

which i really like

[urban horizon]

U mean the g6 Bf5 setup ?

[junior void]

bro is playing alhekin ghell nah

[hollow rapids]

yes

[peak basalt]

I am new

[small jungle]

This one actually looks brilliant ngl

[urban horizon]

Yeah I play it to when they play mainline but a lot of times they don’t even play Bd3 first

[mint adder]

I'm in alt shut up

[rocky copper]

@vocal musk are u scottish

[hollow rapids]

not even at 1500???

damn bro

[rocky copper]

sybau

[urban horizon]

No the caro destroyed a lot of people at 1500

[tacit wren]

aa

[hollow rapids]

i thought they would at least be somewhat prepared for it

[waxen wraith]

one of his gamble lines with compensations in depth 20 (he didn’t even study it)

[tacit wren]

check out jamison's game

[tacit wren]

[urban horizon]

They know a lil theory but the exchange players just play the exchange cus they don’t wanna learn smth against the London

[hollow rapids]

gang i'm gonna keep it a buck i do have an alt which is rated higher than my main lmaoooooo

[urban horizon]

What’s the alt rating ?

[kindred crypt]

😭😭😭

[tacit wren]

https://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-amateur-chess-championship-2025--open-u2300/round-7/zXUOtLJI/nze3Pf3S

Sorry only Lichess is brodacasting

[hollow rapids]

people play the exchange because they think it's like the exchange in the french or qgd, they think there's no theor y

[urban horizon]

Oh there’s a lot of theory

[hollow rapids]

not much higher but like, wait lemme look

[rocky copper]

listen to this playlist while playing rapid

+114% winrate

[urban horizon]

Still even at 1500 people put the knight on c3 instead of the pawn

[hollow rapids]

most of the theory comes from the pawn structure tho

my alt is 675

[rocky copper]

i stole ur background image

[kindred crypt]

How much are u

[urban horizon]

Yeah but most people put the knight on c3 which is crazy even at the 1500 lvl they do it

[hollow rapids]

on my main 528

[hollow rapids]

yeah it's so bad

[tacit wren]

I mean I would be comfortable as white here

[rare thunder]

can anyine help me on elo

im 210

[willow owl]

bro is not ding

[hollow rapids]

i just love the caro because it can become very aggressive all of the sudden

[mint adder]

wahh what am I gonna do about that

[willow owl]

hi worst dessert

[mint adder]

Hi

[hollow rapids]

but that's the kind of games i like, when it becomes aggressive on my terms

not from the start, gotta be able to prepare

[willow owl]

hyd?

[buoyant warren]

when chocolate strawberrys exist 🥀

[hollow tiger]

bro left out all the propaganda songs

[rocky copper]

i am zhong xina

[hollow rapids]

there is no worssst desert

[willow owl]

is it just me or does that sound good

[tacit wren]

Engine is crazy, white has to play H4

[rocky copper]

nothin, L unemployed

[buoyant warren]

idk lots of ppl like it i think its buns

[urban horizon]

This seems scary for white

[idle oracle]

depends if the chocolate is hot or cold

[willow owl]

tbh when does the engine not wanna play h4

[lone totem]

black to move, what would you play?

[willow owl]

never tried it before

[willow owl]

i mean its just choclate and strawberry how could it not taste good?

[rare thunder]

Can anyone help me im 210

[buoyant warren]

I tried it once and didnt like it

[lusty sun]

why crazy? White has made a long castle and want to attack on the kingsite

[kindred crypt]

BAHHAHAHA SAME

[idle oracle]

not a human move

[kindred crypt]

Ive got only 1 acc tho

[urban horizon]

I mean it makes sense but I think in a game no one’s playing that

[rare thunder]

can anyone help me im 210

[hollow rapids]

is it the only move?

[rare thunder]

can anyone help me im 210

[tacit wren]

hmm makes sense

[hollow rapids]

help you in what way

[rare thunder]

can anyone help me im 210

[idle oracle]

210 years old?

[tacit wren]

no, the best move

[rare thunder]

elo

[hollow rapids]

stop spamming bro

[lone totem]

ah yes kan sicilian

[hollow rapids]

gotta earn it like the rest of us

[tacit wren]

Najdorf

[rare thunder]

ok fine

[hollow rapids]

ah i was already thinking

[lone totem]

damn thats a crazy structure for najdorf

[willow owl]

hi yemen defense player

[lone totem]

ello, just had a smooth rapid win in the grunfeld after a long break 🔥

[hollow rapids]

gang what you gonna do if we give you free elo and you climb, you're only gonna play stronger players

[hollow tiger]

e5 for insurance. i like my passes pawn and could defend it with c5 or with a heavy piece

[tacit wren]

#💬〡chess-talk message

E4, C5, NF3, D6

[rare thunder]

true

Ill try myself

[willow owl]

congrats what rating are you on now?

[foggy vine]

https://www.chess.com/game/live/141585174880
can anybody with membership game review this i would love to see my accuracy in this game

[frosty peak]

tobbypello (1759) vs. NIKISGOD (1771)

Move List

1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bb3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Nf6 8. d3 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. h3 Bh5 12. c3 b5 13. Qc1 Nd7 14. a3 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. f3 Nde5 17. Qd1 Nxd3 18. Rf1 Nxb2 19. Qc2 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Rae1 Qd3 23. Qc1 Bg6 24. Rf2 d4 25. cxd4 Nxd4 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Nb3 28. Qf4 c3 29. Rf3 Qd2 30. Qg3 c2 31. Rxb3 Qxe1+ 32. Qxe1 c1=Q 33. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kh2 

[versed ermine]

Good Morning

[jovial shard]

Anyone have a tips
I have a oncoming tournament in 3 days and I haven't played chess for a month

What do I learn

[idle oracle]

im kinda hard stuck 1900 +/- 50 it’s cooked

[lone totem]

2026

[tacit wren]

bro went 88 m/ph

[hollow rapids]

Bxa1, two rooks for the queen and you're already up a pawn, and you get to keep the bishop

[willow owl]

bro getting his rating next year

[rare thunder]

Im 210

[foggy vine]

so just try to do puzzles to get the feel of tactics and review your opening reprotoire and do some endgames and if you know your opponent then do specific prep against them

[tacit wren]

yo old

[hollow rapids]

idk if this is good but this looks correct to me

[rare thunder]

ELO

[tacit wren]

No, Bro tried out the flux capacitor

[willow owl]

average cc customer support speed

[lone totem]

Bxa1 is the best move
e5 and c5 are also good but make it about equal in the end

[somber lark]

Time to have faith in ultimate zigzag's summer plan

[tacit wren]

You analIsing Kao's games?

[idle oracle]

coach me

[strange bobcat]

im hard stuck to 🥀

[hollow rapids]

you don't want your opp to have a bishop and a queen, especially if the bishop is on the same colour complex as your fianchetto's bishop

[lone totem]

nah

[tacit wren]

then??

[hollow rapids]

yes i thought that

[strange bobcat]

coach me when

[idle oracle]

hardstuck 2500 is different from hardstuck 1900

[strange bobcat]

im not hardstuck 2500

[idle oracle]

it’s like saying Magnus Carlsen is hardstuck rank 1

[willow owl]

is kao playing rn?

[lone totem]

@martian

[tacit wren]

https://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-amateur-chess-championship-2025--open-u2300/round-7/zXUOtLJI/POqIkOfx

THEY DREW IN 14 MOVES

[hollow rapids]

e5 and c5 might be about equal but it's harder to play for black in that position

[willow owl]

arent you strogner than him?

[hollow rapids]

white has easier moves

[tacit wren]

ye?

[strange bobcat]

he has ultimate plan bro

gotta trust the process

[lone totem]

oh i was asking you to send jkao game

[willow owl]

got hardstuck after he couldnt beat leela

[hollow rapids]

where are you watching this?

[hollow rapids]

yes please

[lone totem]

Bei Er 🗣️

[clever sequoia]

im not very high elo, but if you dont blunder your pieces you can easily get to 600

[tacit wren]

yes http://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-amateur-chess-championship-2025--open-u2300/round-7/zXUOtLJI/jWn9noys

[willow owl]

why is his opponent named alekhine?😭

[lone totem]

k thx

[willow owl]

all jkao can do is pray tbh

[lone totem]

lmao

[somber lark]

but how to not blunder it

[tacit wren]

yes

[tacit wren]

bro is reincarnated

[lone totem]

hmm jkao is playing a sideline

[clever sequoia]

Before you move a piece, think if they can eat it

[tacit wren]

he played Qe2!?

[lone totem]

Interestingly, the structure is much more resembling a e6 sicilian rather than a najdorf

[somber lark]

what if I get flagged for thinking too long

[willow owl]

although jkao is fine tbh cuz his opponent is just gonna go for alekhines defense

[loud dome]

Doesn't he do that every game?

[tacit wren]

he played e5, ne7 @lone totem

[lone totem]

hmm

[strange bobcat]

but still I am hard stuck 😭 b

[rocky copper]

drawing an 2300 with the scotch

[hollow rapids]

lmao i forgot about this game i played, must've been embarassing for the 800 because i was like 470 at that point and they were 877

[lone totem]

honestly i struggle as white A LOT in these types of posiitons, so hard to find plans

[tacit wren]

what board?? is that in LC

[clever sequoia]

you have a lot of tile to think

[lone totem]

yea

[clever sequoia]

play longer times

[lone totem]

board 5 right

[somber lark]

not in 3|0
I only play that 😭

[hollow rapids]

i thought this game was otb?

[tacit wren]

not like that, I mean theme

[crude solstice]

Alekhine

[loud dome]

h4 g4 f5 and pray it works out

[clever sequoia]

15 | 10

[lone totem]

yep, its a dgt board

[clever sequoia]

or 10

[hollow rapids]

i knew you were dutch, tried to hide it

[lone totem]

filipino alekhine 🔥

[hollow rapids]

as white or as black?

[rocky copper]

i AM NOT DUTCH DIGA ICH KANN KEINE NIEDERLANDISCH

[lone totem]

as white

[foggy vine]

https://www.chess.com/game/live/141585174880
can anyone pls game review this game.

[crude solstice]

Did he play Alekhine defense

[frosty peak]

tobbypello (1759) vs. NIKISGOD (1771)

Move List

1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bb3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Nf6 8. d3 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. h3 Bh5 12. c3 b5 13. Qc1 Nd7 14. a3 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. f3 Nde5 17. Qd1 Nxd3 18. Rf1 Nxb2 19. Qc2 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Rae1 Qd3 23. Qc1 Bg6 24. Rf2 d4 25. cxd4 Nxd4 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Nb3 28. Qf4 c3 29. Rf3 Qd2 30. Qg3 c2 31. Rxb3 Qxe1+ 32. Qxe1 c1=Q 33. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kh2 

[upbeat tundra]

yeah, probably best plan is g4-f5 and the bishop on g2 maybe

[lone totem]

na najdorf sicily

[tacit wren]

@lone totem WHY ON EARTH IS JKAO PLAYING RISKY (f4) 😭😭😭🥀

[hollow rapids]

alte sei mal ruhig

[lone totem]

f4 is not risky bro 🙏

[tacit wren]

idk man

[lone totem]

its just a normal move in this position

[idle oracle]

are you related to jospem perchance

[hollow rapids]

(i suck at writing german so idk if that's correct, only speak it)

[loud dome]

If you don't play f4 then what else do you do

[somber lark]

no I can't flag there

[hollow rapids]

YOU HAVE THE DUTCH FLAG BRO

OR IS IT LUXEMBURG THATS ALSO AN OPTION

[rocky copper]

LET ME FOCUS MY OPPONENT IS TRYING TO TOUCH ME

[lone totem]

ok what is the point behind Nb6? Nc4 and double your own pawns? 🙏

[hollow rapids]

just say no, they can't touch you without consent

[cosmic quest]

yo

[rocky copper]

IM GETTING TOUCHED ACTUALLY

[tacit wren]

ur right

[cosmic quest]

w chess

[upbeat tundra]

oh, i also play the potter variation of the scotch!! how did that happen?

[hollow rapids]

tf you mean getting touched, he's currently in bigger trouble than you are

[wet hollow]

Lets ask chatgpt

[hollow rapids]

or i'm stupid

and i might just be

[cosmic quest]

chatgpt sucks at chess

[wet hollow]

Also wtf is this opening

[loud dome]

Perhaps giving the d7 square to the bishop and pitting some pressure on b2 later

[upbeat tundra]

??

[tacit wren]

I guess positionally white is better (more developed pieces)

[hollow rapids]

this doesn't look pleasant for black now does it

[wet hollow]

Wtf is g3

[lone totem]

the knight is just awkward, jkao can either solidify with Kb1 Bc1 and threaten Bxc4 later
or move the queen and prevent Nc4 entirely

[loud dome]

Let's try ti predict the next move of white

[wet hollow]

go g4 smh

[idle oracle]

threatening Nc4 to trade off white’s dark square bishop

[lone totem]

Jkao does the latter with Qf2
very human

[upbeat tundra]

but it doesn't for white either.

[somber lark]

I only see a draw 😭

[hollow rapids]

yes and it's not easy for him to evelop hispieces well

[lone totem]

empty threat tho easily preventable

[loud dome]

I don't think black will play Nc4 right away. Maybe Rb8

[rocky copper]

BRUV