💬〡chess-talk

[marble sand]

alright

[plucky kelp]

nah they did the same thing with duolingo's promotion on chess.com where there was free premium.
in reality it was just more "free trial"
just give me premium instead of a free trial bro

[marble sand]

KG against the Sicilian has to be the easiest variation to play (As black)

[robust furnace]

Thank god I have an app that has 0 dollars but is open forever

And can be used for google pay

[marble sand]

Did Vro discover Lichess

[kindred crypt]

Lichess is superior

Life

[marble sand]

Wrong

[plucky kelp]

fr

[marble sand]

Lichess has a bad UI

[livid needle]

💔

[plucky kelp]

lichess may have bad UI.
but has literally everything for free

[kindred crypt]

Chess.com is gatekept by microtransactions

🫩

bad ui

[marble sand]

Yea I don't mind paying though

[kindred crypt]

Vruh

[plucky kelp]

I use chess.com to play chess
and I use lichess to get better at chess

[marble sand]

It is not my money

[kindred crypt]

Bingo

[marble sand]

I do use Lichess for puzzles because it is fun though

I may become a Lichess patron at some point

Because the wings look very cool

[arctic cobalt]

I just made my biggest happiness ever!!

[sour olive]

I use lichess for “continue from this position”

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/бойкисер-boykisser-gif-17607764535119619264

[raw remnant]

gotta love those 6 months per turn blitz games

[arctic cobalt]

My teacher at school is a IM and I almost beat him

[sour olive]

If lichess allowed profile pictures they would be #1

[arctic cobalt]

He won cuz I lost on time he had a passed pawn only and I had nothing left

[sour olive]

And username changes

[arctic cobalt]

So either way I was cooked

[plucky kelp]

You still tried and got close tho, so congrats! ^w^

[arctic cobalt]

For reference I’m 900 (:

[arctic cobalt]

<333

[winged dock]

I had an IM professor and best I ever did was draw him

[arctic cobalt]

I have a weird issue.

I play good against good opponents but I lose a lot against people my elo ():

[livid needle]

Sir GM match when?🥀

[arctic cobalt]

Like just the other week I beat a 2100 rated player first game we had classical

[smoky sinew]

Who's that in the pfp

[plucky kelp]

There's basically no one that actually plays chess seriously at my school.
So I can say I'm the best ches player at my school but tbh I wish I wasn't sometimes

[arctic cobalt]

I’ll come to your school and beat you 😼

[frosty peak]

<:profile:1016802308278976642> torbith

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<:Rated:1016802315937775657> Ratings

Rapid: 2305 (peak)
Blitz: 2005 (2290 peak)
Bullet: 2058 (2115 peak)

[small jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/gojo-gojo-satoru-heaven-earth-honored-one-gif-1867051690385297086

[livid needle]

Lightning war has extended

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/smooth-brain-kitty-boykisser-gif-8234569603800668383

[sour olive]

I’m 0-2 this week. I wish I could play one every other day. Next one is a top 10 all time player 🫣 no date set yet but we agreed on format and it happening next week

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/ollie-boop-paws-boop-gentle-boop-gif-10872413038021902498

[north tiger]

what is dead may never die

[arctic cobalt]

{>,<}

I’m gonna become a grandmaster some day

So chess.com will acknowledge my opening as a real opening

[winged dock]

I have the same goal to an extent

Get titled and get my line known

[arctic cobalt]

I literally invented an opening and chess.com fkn calls me an inaccuracy

I’m going to obliterate everyone down the pummel of darkness with my opening

[plucky kelp]

I also invented an opening and chess.com doesn't acknowledge it as an opening and calls it a mistake 😭

[winged dock]

cc calls mine an inaccuracy too

[kindred crypt]

Hello bongbong

[sour olive]

They call mine a miscalculation 😪

[winged dock]

This makes no sense

[willow owl]

Let me come to your school so you can become the second best🗣️

[plucky kelp]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1412538531196305561/1423019086689861734/image0.gif

[arctic cobalt]

Then help me with your neuroscience expertise

[willow owl]

Bro is a secret 2900 gm

[winged dock]

Just learn what words mean

[arctic cobalt]

No you

[waxen arrow]

Happy birthday to you

[willow owl]

Get a load of this guy

[small jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/boykisser-gif-7099278856497118059

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/boy-kisser-shy-blushing-gif-7763375073443922909

[willow owl]

My new peak is 1 Elo higher

[north tiger]

Too many cats

[willow owl]

What in the @oblique dagger @gentle gorge

[arctic cobalt]

Anyone wanna play?

[small jungle]

Damn you're strong vro

[north tiger]

danse macabre

[plucky kelp]

bro randomly pinged 2 femboys

[north tiger]

Slow and steady

[small jungle]

I managed to get 100 elo in rapid today

[willow owl]

I thought you were gonna say "when 1800 vro" for the millionth time

[plucky kelp]

when 1800 vro

[waxen arrow]

Day 83 of asking to make this a sticker

[willow owl]

*3 @potent gulch

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/smooth-brain-kitty-boykisser-gif-8234569603800668383

[arctic cobalt]

[marble sand]

Me too (I tilted 100 yesterday)

[waxen arrow]

Boykisser SUCKS

[small jungle]

When 2000 vro

[rain hemlock]

Anyone down to play blitz ?

[plucky kelp]

oh yeah about apro.
he didn't come online at all yesterday. so only logical explanation is that he's dead.
(jk but I do hope Apro is alright and he's just focusing on other stuff at this moment)

[marble sand]

How long have you been playing Chess for @willow owl

[waxen arrow]

Why is he dead nooooo

[small jungle]

Not grinding chess is crazy

[rain hemlock]

Anyone down to play blitz ??

[marble sand]

Does reciting Grunfeld theory perfectly land you dates?

I may try it on a later date

[rain hemlock]

Grunfield is one of the worst openings

[marble sand]

@small jungle Humble this guy

[north tiger]

for the night is dark and full of terrors

[rain hemlock]

Wdym nobody plays the grunfield

[cosmic quest]

we got peter svidler in chat

[waxen arrow]

ok halloween

[marble sand]

The Grunfeld is literally one of the most reliable openings in Chess

[plucky kelp]

Me when chess:

[waxen arrow]

869

[marble sand]

my friend has like 1100 and he is 1090

[plucky kelp]

what 😭

[marble sand]

He loves streaks, he has around 2 years on Duolingo

[plucky kelp]

his daily puzzle streak is higher than his elo? 😭

[marble sand]

Yea lmao

He just does the streak and doesn't play at all

[zealous marsh]

That's criminal 💀

[indigo barn]

chesse.com

[plucky kelp]

but does he just spam moves until he gets it right or does he actually try to solve

[zealous marsh]

probably the former if I had to guess

[rain hemlock]

Tell me 1 player that regularly plays the grunfield .Unretired

[marble sand]

He is very good at puzzles he just doesn't like playing

[indigo barn]

what does the horsey do in chess?

[zealous marsh]

All top GMs have played the Grunfeld at some point...?

[marble sand]

I don't even know why he does puzzles at this point

[indigo barn]

I have a pet horsey so I wonder what they do in chess

[marble sand]

he can destroy in a puzzle battle but will 100% get a worse position if we play an actual game

[unborn glade]

It moves in an L shape.

[marble sand]

unless I blunder something horrendous I will win

[royal atlas]

Hello.

[unborn glade]

And can jump over pieces

[rain hemlock]

Nobody plays it regularly.I play fide rated tournaments. No one has played it against me.

[plucky kelp]

I guess he literally just likes puzzles.
I wonder what his puzzle battle elo would be if he played it

[unborn glade]

It is the only piece with those abilities

[indigo barn]

do I have to say "neigh" when I move it?

[unborn glade]

The most unique piece in all of chess besides the pawn.

[unborn glade]

Yes.

[marble sand]

He just spams Lichess puzzle streak afaik

[unborn glade]

Or you lose.

[cosmic quest]

no opening is good or bad unless its objectively refuted
smh

[main lynx]

2 hours focus js for a medal is wild😭

[cosmic quest]

grunfeld is completely fine if you want to play it

[rain hemlock]

I know it's fine but it can be easily countered at 2500+ level

[zealous marsh]

(which I do on a regular basis)

[cosmic quest]

thats not a guarantee at all

[marble sand]

Damiano moment

[zealous marsh]

You would think that chess isn't dynamic at the top level, but those GMs will find a way.

[unborn glade]

What about Bongcloud? There is yet to be a proof showing that it’s impossible to win with to my knowledge.

[strange bobcat]

gg @timber badge @paper zenith

[marble sand]

HAHAHA

[floral lake]

stuck in 2000s

[prime atlas]

man how do i keep getting checkmated by 300s
im stuck at 300 😭 😭

[floral lake]

peak was 2130

[marble sand]

The Grunfeld can't be refuted bro

[strange bobcat]

im 2760 so I think it is time that I quit

[marble sand]

do you even know what you are talking about?

[rain hemlock]

Even kings indian is better than grunfield😅

[marble sand]

The Grunfeld is the most reliable response to 1.d4

[cosmic quest]

ts is so tuff

[rain hemlock]

Yes

[royal atlas]

Hello.

[main lynx]

play Danish Gambit for the last time

[rich sapphire]

<@&745328830649991179> there's somebody in chess streaming 2 unironically saying the n word hard r every 5 seconds

[strange bobcat]

no

[rain hemlock]

1 wrong move and you are completely lost in grunfield

[floral lake]

grunfeld? who is she?

[zealous marsh]

ok no that's wrong as a KID player. It's refuted and demoted by the engine tbh.

[rich sapphire]

It's getting frustrating to be in there

[marble sand]

Stockfish can """"refute"""" the Grunfeld by getting a like +4-5 advantage but otherwise it is fine

[marble sand]

Just leave vro

[quasi nova]

Rupert is here

[strange bobcat]

jackson should I quit chess and focus on school

[main lynx]

its beautiful

[zealous marsh]

tell them the offending account.

[rich sapphire]

I did vro

[nocturne plover]

Anyone tried bogo indian

[floral lake]

so saying n word hard r ironically is okay?

[cosmic quest]

i was never a fan of "this opening is better than this opening" talk
play anything that doesnt lose you the game in 10 moves i could care less

[stone jewel]

Depends on the way you value openings but I think grunfeld is a much better opening at a very high level

[zealous marsh]

I reached 2400 blitz just now, and I'm gonna retire effective immediately

[zealous marsh]

so yes, go ahead.

[plucky kelp]

you could have like said who it was 😭
(im not a mod so idrc that much but cmon)

[strange bobcat]

imma prob farm some mfs and reach 2800 in the mean time

[rich sapphire]

I wasn't paying attention to who said it

[frosty peak]

<:profile:1016802308278976642> chessontrack

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<:Rated:1016802315937775657> Ratings

Rapid: 2301 (peak)
Blitz: 2760 (2767 peak)
Bullet: 2704 (2774 peak)

[rich sapphire]

Mobile is glitchy with lighting up

[strange bobcat]

my peak is 67 tho I am like 7 AWAY

[plucky kelp]

oh

[zealous marsh]

six seven

[cosmic quest]

tuff

[strange bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/67-gif-8575841764206736991

[marble sand]

I feel like not enough people know Efim Bogoljubow (the namesake of the opening)

[rain hemlock]

Every top gm plays queens gambit declined or accepted.Sometimes kings indian or the benko

[twin ivy]

I'm still gay asf

[plucky kelp]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1412538531196305561/1423019086689861734/image0.gif

[floral lake]

isnt benko an indian slur?

[lusty rapids]

🎋

[cosmic quest]

and YOU are not a top gm so i could care even lesser about this

[rain hemlock]

No

[main lynx]

cause you dont play the stafford?

[plucky kelp]

benko is a name

[zealous marsh]

What is bro yapping about

[quasi nova]

Bento 🥺

[floral lake]

oh its bench0d

nvm

[plucky kelp]

Benko is the name of the chess opening "Benko Gambit" which was popularized by "Pal Benko"

[rain hemlock]

Nahhhh

[oak comet]

Hello, I am new to chess and decided to try and play Hikarus bot “very big mistake” and noticed something weird. I had a pawn b5 and he had a pawn at c5. The hint told me to go pawn c6 and that somehow someway grabbed his c5 pawn. I thought pawns can only go sideways when taking a pice and the c6 square was empty so I’m confused

[dusk seal]

hello

[dusk seal]

en passant

[rain hemlock]

You are a gm right

[sleek grail]

en passant

[zealous marsh]

go to google and search up en passant.

[dusk seal]

yeah. I go the title last night in my dream

[main lynx]

🤓

[azure pivot]

He’s the boss332 let’s put some respect on his name🤞

[rain hemlock]

Yes sir

[quasi nova]

Its en passant, always trips new people up lmao

[rich sapphire]

Yoooo Ki hru

[plucky kelp]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1031921238567817297/1422976369532604526/image0.gif

[oak comet]

Oh wow wtf. I had no idea

[dusk seal]

@should i?

[azure pivot]

Wsg rad dab im doing well

[quasi nova]

I need the lore to this sticker

[floral lake]

no, because i dont care

[cosmic quest]

🥀

[dusk seal]

HELLO

[zealous marsh]

@azure pivot I got the chess.com elites rating title (2400-2599) and now I shall never play chess again

[main lynx]

1st time seeing someone farm in rapid😭

[rain hemlock]

Brother is grunfield a good opening at your level.And do people play it?

[plucky kelp]

that's crazy

[zealous marsh]

Hikaru level farming 😭

[marble sand]

Do NOT play the Grunfeld at 900

[floral lake]

isnt that like, super mid?

[rain hemlock]

I am not 900 vro

[zealous marsh]

it is, but I have better things to worry about.

[potent rapids]

anyone know what does the game rating after every games means?

[floral lake]

probably is his alt

[slow folio]

bro like I swear do Indians have sth? I won against Chinese but never against Indian what the heck is wrong with me

[quasi nova]

Do they even have real openings there 💔

[floral lake]

nice excuse

[slow folio]

everytime my opponent is an Indian, I always lose like for absolute no reason

[marble sand]

I am pretty sure they just play the Scholar's and the Wayward

[zealous marsh]

didn't you complain about being stuck in 2000 💀

[floral lake]

oops

[rain hemlock]

Don't forget the speedrun accounts

[plucky kelp]

Wait what do 900s play with black?

[zealous marsh]

Bro out here tryna mess with me for existing

[main lynx]

https://tenor.com/view/patrick-star-spongebob-squarepants-wow-mindblown-gif-13169052

[dusk seal]

I got the same thought

[rain hemlock]

Probably some weird ahh opening

[quasi nova]

Someone I know who's 2k on cc plays the scholars mate every game and still managed to win 50% despite being put in a horrible position lmao

[floral lake]

yes what do i do 😔

[dusk seal]

scholars

[main lynx]

thats 500s

[rain hemlock]

He is talking about black

[plucky kelp]

either just main line stuff like e5 and walk directly into fried liver and then play traxler or some sort

[quasi nova]

a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5

[dusk seal]

they fall for the scholars

[zealous marsh]

play principled chess, trust me.

[carmine hearth]

farming elo is so stupid

[floral lake]

you mean solid?

[marble sand]

He is just better than 2000s then lol

[rain hemlock]

In my speed run account,I played a 900 once and I played h4 Rh3 and won🤣🤣

[dusk seal]

and do not blunder. AND DO NOT LET YOUR 5 YO COUSIN THE PIECES

[small jungle]

Principles my ahh vro

[rain hemlock]

Principles get crushed trust me

[zealous marsh]

[quasi nova]

Real, when I first played him I thought oh yeah he's probably like 1500 and I got cooked and then only later on I found out he was 2k as I was talking to him after the tournament lmao

[rain hemlock]

Play some weird ahh opening and they will lose

[dusk seal]

yall wait, Imma go and chane my user

[quasi nova]

I miss being 500 kinda cause I didn't need to learn openings

[floral lake]

are we speaking fide here?

[zealous marsh]

Not when your opponent gets into a time scramble while you chill with easy moves

[quasi nova]

CC, he's like 1700 fide (I think, give or take 100)

[quasi nova]

Is GTC grand chess tour

[rain hemlock]

Mvl will win

[plucky kelp]

yes

[zealous marsh]

Actually it's rapid and blitz so MVL

[quasi nova]

MVL cause he has a cooler name

[zenith patio]

Bro got rekted

[quasi nova]

[plucky kelp]

ok fair but I believe in my boy fabi

[tacit violet]

hey hey

[dusk seal]

back

[rain hemlock]

Fabi I think was completely winning in 1 classical game

[hushed plover]

hey, what books should i read as a 600 rate on chess

619 elo

[plucky kelp]

I know. i still sad he threw this 😔

[rain hemlock]

You are A GM though

[hushed plover]

👌

[rain hemlock]

Are you Salem saleh

[hushed plover]

who's he

[rain hemlock]

Egyptian and african no.1

[hushed plover]

i don't know him

[rain hemlock]

Bro you are a gm right?

[hushed plover]

no

[plucky kelp]

he has the chess.com server tag.

[rain hemlock]

Oh my bad

Oh

How do you get that

[plucky kelp]

it's not a real title. it's just a server tag you can also put on

[hushed plover]

i don't know

[rain hemlock]

Oh

[hushed plover]

i got it when i joined to the server]

[hushed plover]

?

[zenith patio]

Brother went through every line

[rain hemlock]

Anyone tryna play some blitz?

[plucky kelp]

just click here and you will find it

[bronze bobcat]

Theres so many new members

[zealous marsh]

Errr no that's Amin Bassem

[cosmic quest]

newgen 💔

[zealous marsh]

Salem Saleh is from the UAE

[rain hemlock]

Oh my bad I forgot

[plucky kelp]

bro calculated that you had forced mate in 154 moves and he realized he already lost

[livid needle]

Become GM

[zenith patio]

its 10 elo for me im not complaining

[rain hemlock]

Bruh

[zealous marsh]

momma called, he gotta go

[plucky kelp]

true

[plucky kelp]

he spent 7 MINUTES 😭

[zenith patio]

he played a game right after btw LMAO

[zealous marsh]

Lmao

[rain hemlock]

Yo anyone tryna play some blitz

[zenith patio]

1600 again

[woeful dune]

do you have a recording?

[zenith patio]

for the 18th time hope I dont tilt

[plucky kelp]

and you just cursed yourself once again, rip

[rain hemlock]

Anyone tryna play blitz.PLZ play

[zealous marsh]

time to watch your games and be in pain when you throw away your win

[rich sapphire]

Unfortunately not. Sorry

[zenith patio]

ik 😔

[rain hemlock]

Bruh

[plucky kelp]

sorry bro

[zenith patio]

Paint on chess.com if you wanna watch me throw

[snow abyss]

[rain hemlock]

I want my speedrun acc to play some high rated players not 1000 rated Scholars mate

[rain hemlock]

You'll play?

[celest marten]

Come

[plucky kelp]

wtf am I watching.

[rain hemlock]

Your id mate?

[celest marten]

Idk if 1800 is high for u

[rain hemlock]

It's good

[zenith patio]

im +4 rn LMAO

[plucky kelp]

just go back to chess.com and win

[rain hemlock]

Btter than 1000 elo ahh players

[zenith patio]

he hung the queen

[celest marten]

Timecontrol n username?

[plucky kelp]

Wtf did I just witness

[zenith patio]

LMAO

[zealous marsh]

Don'y play chess when you're not thinking clearly lads

[plucky kelp]

I know, i saw it too.
I just don't know wtf I witnessed

ALSO

[zenith patio]

I missed that ouch

[marble sand]

got 38 in puzzle rush I suck at this

[rain hemlock]

3+2? Id-Futuregm2120

[zealous marsh]

Nxc6 first seems a bit better as an intermediate move

[plucky kelp]

bro I can't even get above 36 😭

[celest marten]

Ok am sending challenge on app

[zealous marsh]

he probably means survival

[plucky kelp]

...and hang mate?

[zealous marsh]

This is why I am a fraud

[zenith patio]

I would have hung mate

[zealous marsh]

2400 for nothing 🥀

[warped mango]

Yall someone over 2000 pls play me plsssss plssss i beg you

[marble sand]

Yes but you are better than me at the game so it doesn't matter

[warped mango]

Even 1800+ pls i just want to play someone way better than me

[plucky kelp]

wait do you mean survival or 3 min

[zealous marsh]

Didn't even consider mate omfg

I hate myself, I should just go to sleep.

[marble sand]

Survival, I don't play Blitz so I don't see a point in 3 min

[zenith patio]

I took the knight because of just needed it lol didn't realise id win material

[marble sand]

I may start doing it though, what are the benefits?

[plucky kelp]

oh ok yeah that makes me feel better about myself

[marble sand]

What is your highest survival streak

[plucky kelp]

benefits of doing 3 min puzzle rush.
speed improvement
but the benefits of survival puzzle rush is
spotting tactics improvement so I understand you

[oblique dagger]

Chat did i cook 🥹 🙏

[warped mango]

SOME BODY PLAY ME

[plucky kelp]

61

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/бойкисер-boykisser-gif-17607764535119619264

[oblique dagger]

Thx mommy >_<

[celest marten]

Um ggs

[rain hemlock]

Ggs

[celest marten]

Come

[plucky kelp]

I just wanna get above 36 in puzzle rush (3 min)

[rain hemlock]

It's easy

[oblique dagger]

This cant be real

U should at least get 50 in 3min

[quiet imp]

[plucky kelp]

50 in 3 min is like 2800 chess.com blitz level 😭

[oblique dagger]

Torbith beat a 2000 while blindfolded when 🥺 🙏

[oblique dagger]

Cap it cant be that hard

[marble sand]

I suck at 3 min (Bad mouse) only got 26

[oblique dagger]

I got 34 in 3min puzzle rush

[marble sand]

I should buy a new mouse

recommendations?

[oblique dagger]

Im on mobile

[orchid sedge]

how did it go

[marble sand]

I don't play Blitz so this doesn't really matter I guess

[orchid sedge]

oh wrong response sr

[marble sand]

it's fine

[orchid sedge]

how did it go

[rich sapphire]

Very nice puzzle rush!

[marble sand]

Normal, I will study Grunfeld theory after going to the local Chess club

I will stay up until like 1 AM so I should finish quite a bit

okay wait I just realised I can't stay up that late I have something to do tomorrow

[orchid sedge]

how is bro studying 8 hours a day when he's 6 hours a day on discord

[marble sand]

I will stay up anyway

[orchid sedge]

what about the puzzles

[marble sand]

multitasking lol

[marble sand]

been doing them all day

[glass cedar]

ok what is this ?

[plucky kelp]

anyways hi manter and hi Deng and hi everyone!
how are yall doing? :3

[orchid sedge]

oh shallow studying ewwww, so you're like doing 2h or 1h of work, it isn't as impressive as I thought then

[orchid sedge]

haiii torbtih !!

[marble sand]

No I do puzzles and check in between every 4 or 5 puzzles unless I am in an actual convo lol

also most of my studying is during nighttime because I can focus more

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/sudo-protogen-primagen-bongo-bongo-cat-gif-25166356

[orchid sedge]

I mean I see you every time I go online but I donno 😭

[rain hemlock]

Yo wanna play some chess?

[marble sand]

I spent most of today playing rapid which I find disappointing, I was supposed to finish the woodpecker method by now

[sleek grail]

drop ur userna1me

[orchid sedge]

the thing you're doing is shitted on in the book I'm reading and they call it 'shallow studying'

[orchid sedge]

TFYM FINISH?

[marble sand]

What?

[glass cedar]

bongocat

[marble sand]

I finish books in a day or two at most

[rain hemlock]

Futuregm2120 .speedrun acc

[marble sand]

by finish I do mean solve all the puzzles but it takes around 4 weeks

according to the guide

[plucky kelp]

bongo cat + toaster :3

[orchid sedge]

BRO THE FUXKCK YOU MEAN YOU CAN SOLVE ALL PUZLES IN 2 DAYS????????

[sleek grail]

sent

[marble sand]

I try

Normal books take me hours at most

I am a fast reader

[orchid sedge]

you can't finish it all in 4 weeks at that level if you would do 8 hours a day bro

[orchid sedge]

'normal' exactly

[marble sand]

He said do as much as you can in 4 weeks

[small jungle]

Watch me vro

[marble sand]

I will literally do as much as I can

[orchid sedge]

chess books take like 3-5x more time than normal books

[warped mango]

Whats your elo

[orchid sedge]

but you're a 1500 😭

[orchid sedge]

I'd like to see you try ;3

[marble sand]

I don't care about numbers I need to follow the instructions perfectly

[celest marten]

Got a bit titled so around 1850 rn

[warped mango]

Dm me your user
Or right here

[small jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/chess-شطرنج-michael-tal-ميكائل-تال-ميخائيل-تال-gif-6161464446347529299

[celest marten]

"SecondaccountofGM"

[marble sand]

@orchid sedge I hate not finishing stuff

[marble sand]

Why is the GIF in Arabic

[small jungle]

Idk

[orchid sedge]

you ain't finishing woodpecker method in 4 weeks at that level though bro

[marble sand]

Watch me

[orchid sedge]

dunning kruger effect type shit

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullet

[marble sand]

I will start solving puzzles during French, English and uhh Physics probably

[calm fjord]

How are you guys

[marble sand]

I need to complete this

[orchid sedge]

you, just, physically can't 😭

[marble sand]

EXPLAIN

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/protogen-primagen-furry-sudo-wobble-gif-25166408

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullets.

[orchid sedge]

above 600 puzzles get so hard, they took me around 10 minutes each when it tied doing them, and the hardest puzzles from the last section? I couldn't do them after 30 minutes of thought, at least the one I tried

[tacit nexus]

Can anyone explain what en passant is?

[marble sand]

So wait you are saying that if I sleep 6 hours instead of 8 I can do it?

[orchid sedge]

no? 😭

[marble sand]

4 hours?

[orchid sedge]

you ain't doing it ever never

[marble sand]

4 hours seems a bit hard ngl but I can do that across the winter break and Christmas

[small jungle]

Fr I was solving the easy ones and thought "hmmm these ones are kinda easy let's try the hard ones" pulled up the hard ones tried solving one and gave up

[marble sand]

I will just pretend to be sick and not go out and stuff

[topaz mango]

oh you play the e5 sicilian?

whats ur success rate

[orchid sedge]

the quality of the work is more important than quantity in this case. bro read 'how to study chess on your own', it will really help you because your study methods are just not good

if you're actually here for improvement

and not for just fun

[small jungle]

Couldn't find it for free

[orchid sedge]

EXACTLY

[marble sand]

You do mean the Svesh, right? because the Kalashnikov also includes e5

pretty high but most people my level don't get into the open

[marble sand]

Yea I analyse puzzles if I don't know them

[topaz mango]

i mixed the names upm, a few years back i woulda known, but yeah probably the sveshnikov

[orchid sedge]

ye it's only available in paper form, there's no way to pirate it I think

[marble sand]

My friend had a copy and I just got it

[small jungle]

Maybe I just need to search more tbh

[topaz mango]

ur about me right

[marble sand]

what?

[topaz mango]

i think kalashnikov theres a6, ur about me. the line in there

[marble sand]

a6 is the Najdorf

[orchid sedge]

maybe?

[topaz mango]

yes theres a with a6 and e5

[small jungle]

Maybe?

[orchid sedge]

got what

[topaz mango]

najdorf doesnt have e5

[marble sand]

I borrowed the copy of the book

[small jungle]

It does in some variations

[marble sand]

It does

[winter grove]

Poor guy

[small jungle]

Actually in most

[topaz mango]

meant main line not sub var

[orchid sedge]

I mean I tried hard get both the book and the workbook but it's really hard to find it, I unfortunately didn't and decided to buy both of them

[orchid sedge]

the woodpecker??

[blissful lichen]

e4 c5 nf3 nc6 cxd4 nxd4 e5 = kalashnikov. its good. check maghsoodloo games he got some nice prep there

[small jungle]

[blissful lichen]

d4*

[marble sand]

It has it

[small jungle]

Do you mean Bg5 najdorf?

[marble sand]

DMs for a sec

[orchid sedge]

okay 😭

[topaz mango]

i imagine ive gotten my lines messed up then

cause i usually dont play najdorf

[jaunty creek]

hello i am back for the fourth time

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullets.

[topaz mango]

playing with bullets sounds deadly

[small jungle]

Wdym by main line najdorf tho

[carmine hearth]

another brilliant

[gusty bone]

Please let's play once

[marble sand]

Does the Najdorf even have like an actual actual mainline

also what do you think of the poisoned pawn variation?

[topaz mango]

e4, c5 , nf3 , e6, d4, nxd4, and theres like nf6, nc3 a6

[small jungle]

I don't play it

[orchid sedge]

isn't the poisoned pawn the mainline?

I mena 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 or 7. Qf3 is the mainline I think

[marble sand]

the Najdorf has so many lines it is hard to call anything the mainline 😭

There is also 6.Be3 e5

[topaz mango]

okay

[sleek grail]

i won boss!!

[orchid sedge]

Bg5 is literally called the mainline and it is the mainline

[marble sand]

Oh

[calm fjord]

I think you guys like chess

[marble sand]

someone lied to me

[oblique dagger]

Anyone around 1600 wants to play ?

[sleek grail]

we dont like it

[oblique dagger]

I need to test my progress

[sleek grail]

we love it

[winter grove]

https://tenor.com/view/kurt-cobain-shaking-head-nahh-nah-reaction-gif-15346627579211822268

[sleek grail]

whats ur username

[orchid sedge]

you cannot really call fe. fischer-sozin a mainline cause it's just not

[warped mango]

Ggs

[gusty bone]

@topaz mango look dm

[celest marten]

A bit tired rn if u want we can play later
U played really good btw

[oblique dagger]

Whats ur elo

[marble sand]

wait the poisoned pawn variation is e6 if you consider it the mainline then the Najdorf has no e5

[sleek grail]

dw abt that

[celest marten]

@warped mango

[sleek grail]

i use alt vs ppl

[celest marten]

Gg

[small jungle]

@orchid sedge

This is the main line apparently

[winter grove]

What the shit

[small jungle]

What

Normal najdorf

[coral raven]

every line vs the najdorf is a mainline

[sleek grail]

whats ur username?

[kindred crypt]

Shotgun

[marble sand]

Why do 1500s not like playing the open Sicilian @small jungle

[crisp swift]

Guys!!!! I did my thirth brilliant (on 400 elo :/

[marble sand]

I can't practice my Svesh

AND WHEN THEY PLAY IT THEY TAKE MY KNIGHT INSTEAD OF DEVELOPING

[blissful lichen]

theres no point for u to go 30 moves deep in theory

at ur lvl

[small jungle]

They just don't know theory probably

[blissful lichen]

nothing wrong with knowing opening and playin same stuff and elarnin the ideas n such but goin too hard does nothing for u

[marble sand]

1500s should know Svesh theory

[coral raven]

Why are you playing the sveshnikov at 1500

Are you 2018 fabiano caruana

[marble sand]

Because I know theory

[blissful lichen]

1500 online rating is like a lvl where theory would never matter

[marble sand]

there is no point in not playing it

[blissful lichen]

its still such a beginner lvl, its like u try to optimise ur formula one tire change time when u cant even drive str8

[coral raven]

I mean youre at a level where people play Nxd4 as black in the sicilian

And youre out here probably learning forced sveshnikov draws

[oblique dagger]

Try me when 💀

[topaz mango]

ouch lol

[small jungle]

Vros tuff

[smoky sinew]

Someone press the buzzer

[orchid sedge]

what.

[coral raven]

No dont please

[zealous marsh]

unironically one of the best opinions I've heard in a long time

[oblique dagger]

Babe did u see I reached 50 in puzzle rush uwu

[marble sand]

The poisoned pawn variation doesn't really have e5

As far as I know

[coral raven]

I feel like knowing openings and knowing theory is entirely different

[small jungle]

I did good job vro

[orchid sedge]

bro I would be so happy if people would play Nxc6, I would win like 80% of the games then tbh, black is better after that

[orchid sedge]

I mena you play ..e6 yeah

[marble sand]

Yea I like it but I want to eventually practice my Svesh

[coral raven]

Knowing your opening is absolutely important and essential, cannot improve without that

[orchid sedge]

the same with fischer-sozin you play ..e6 instead of e5

[coral raven]

Knowing theory however is just if they play a particular line

[marble sand]

Martin knows Svesh theory 💔

[coral raven]

In an opening like the sveshnikov which has so many lines that are weird

[orchid sedge]

tbh I would still be very happy as you're just better out of the opening with the black pieces

[marble sand]

Is there a way to actually practice the Svesh against a Human

What

[vocal musk]

connect ur account plz

[oblique dagger]

Thx master uwu

[blissful lichen]

which one

[coral raven]

My favourite line vs the sveshnikov here

[sour olive]

Rumor has it Blundermus even sacrificed his leg 😳

[coral raven]

Is Bxb5!? gambit

[marble sand]

It is the top recommendation of the engine sometimes

[timber badge]

Wot

[coral raven]

Here its a rarer line

Old line

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullets.

[orchid sedge]

you are practicing svesh by playing games, people play bad lines, then prepare for those bad lines.

[sour olive]

In my game analysis vs GM Giga it said bxbh5 but I didn’t follow the line. My brain didn’t comprehend it.

[marble sand]

I am prepared for pretty much everything that's known

Except the really REALLY bad moves

[coral raven]

As white or as black

[marble sand]

Because no one makes videos on that

[marble sand]

As black

[coral raven]

What do you know vs grand prix

[marble sand]

I play a nice Fianchitto setup

[orchid sedge]

what do you have for smith morra then

[strange bobcat]

im quitting once I hit 2800

[marble sand]

I take and then play e6

[coral raven]

What about closed sicilian

[strange bobcat]

any last words ?

[small jungle]

That it's bad

[coral raven]

?? why e6

[marble sand]

I play e6 trying to play for d5

[orchid sedge]

and what if they play 5. Nf3

[marble sand]

It is solid and doesn't give them the attack

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullets.

[coral raven]

Youre playing like 3 different sicilians lmao

[orchid sedge]

How so

[marble sand]

I play Nf6

[reef venture]

,

[coral raven]

Doesnt make sense

[marble sand]

Got courses from different places vro 😭

[orchid sedge]

I think you're losing then 💀

[marble sand]

Why

[coral raven]

Yea thats bad cause if you play sveshnikov

[marble sand]

One second

[orchid sedge]

Nf6 E5 and it's like +1 probably

[sour olive]

Oh pass pawn

[coral raven]

You play for e5s, now youre playing dragon and now youre playing taimanovs

[coral raven]

here e5?

[sour olive]

Grrrrrr

[marble sand]

Oh wait I confused something I am supposed to pin the knight

[marble sand]

I hate not being able to see the board 😭

[small jungle]

This has to be like 1.5

[coral raven]

Equal bro wdym

[marble sand]

1.1

[orchid sedge]

nah dragon setup against the closed Sicilians are really good and reliable tho, against smith-morra e6 is one of the best lines to refute it

[blissful lichen]

u should play this at ur lvl its good: e4 c5 nf3 a6 (!!)

[coral raven]

I agree as a sicilian player

[marble sand]

What do you mean equal vro

[marble sand]

Against the Alapin I play Nf6

[coral raven]

Ng4 here is equal

[small jungle]

I play a6 against closed

[marble sand]

Engine on CC says 1.1+

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullets.

[coral raven]

Yea cause engine on cc is garbage

Depth 5 engine

[marble sand]

Which course did you use for the Najdorf

[small jungle]

Giris course

[marble sand]

How much did it cost you btw

[slow folio]

"with bullets" ? 💀💀

[sour olive]

The knight is so scary 😭 I will always say bishop>knight but my God that knight can destroy you

[coral raven]

Nah you guys suck at sicilian istg

[small jungle]

0

[coral raven]

Bots play g6 here

[marble sand]

Free trial?

[orchid sedge]

a6 is pretty cool but i dont like when they transpose into the open sici with 3. Nf3, i guess you dont have this rpbolem as a najdorf player

[hollow pine]

are 200 puzzles a day good?

[coral raven]

Real sicilian analysers play Rb8

[small jungle]

https://tenor.com/view/jack-sparrow-pirates-of-the-caribbean-johnny-depp-salute-respect-gif-6427842759738305441

[marble sand]

g6 is theory

[orchid sedge]

@small jungle (wrong ping)

[sour olive]

Check out this #chess game: blundermus_prime vs GigaQuparadze - https://www.chess.com/game/live/143658579954

[frosty peak]

blundermus_prime (1599) vs. GigaQuparadze (2798)

Move List

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 g6 6. a3 Bg7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. d3 e6 10. b3 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 Ne7 15. a4 d5 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Rab1 Nxe5 19. Ba3 Rxc3 20. Qb2 Re8 21. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Nc6 23. Bb2 Nxd4 24. Qd2 Nf4 25. Qxf4 Nxe2+ 26. Kf1 Nxf4 27. Bxg7 Bxg2+ 28. Ke1 Qd3 

[orchid sedge]

this position

[small jungle]

Ye I dont mind at all

[coral raven]

Lol Nf6 is just bad

[marble sand]

@small jungle what do you play against the Alapin

[coral raven]

Just add Nc6 likes normal person

[orchid sedge]

Nf6 here will probably tranpose into siberian trap by a weird move order i think

[coral raven]

Yea i know but its overdone

[orchid sedge]

exactly

[nocturne plover]

Alapins my area bro Nf6

[gusty bone]

yes

[coral raven]

Rb8 surprises your opponent and you play Rb8 anyway in the closed sicilian for b5-b4

Here its just accelerated, had some great success in games

[gusty bone]

Would you like to play?

[slow folio]

nah no tks

[gusty bone]

okey

[marble sand]

Yea that's what I play and then try to challenge their centre with d6 (assuming e5 nd5 d4 d6

[orchid sedge]

Yea, and if someone who isnt a paulsen-kan or a najdorf player would have to settle for this thing after 3. Nf3

[slow folio]

I'm against bullet so I don't play it

[coral raven]

The best counter to nc6 sicilian is rossolimo

[small jungle]

People in my pool dk what to do against it so I always get nice positions

[marble sand]

What do you think of the Knight jump against the Rossolimo

[coral raven]

Knight jump where bro

[marble sand]

Someone I know likes it

[orchid sedge]

yeah i would also play 2.. a6 cause its one of the best moves with the suprpise value

[orchid sedge]

Knight jump??> 😭

[marble sand]

Mate I suck at coordinates there is only one knight jump that makes sense 😭

[nocturne plover]

Nah I just faced a guy who played e3 vs nimzo but knew shi and transposed into a very passive leningrad

[coral raven]

Nd4?

[marble sand]

Yea

[orchid sedge]

this?

[coral raven]

Its good if instead of nf3 they played nc3

[marble sand]

Yea

[modest spear]

I just realised it's not necessary to hang your queen to play chess

[marble sand]

Alright

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullets.

[orchid sedge]

or this i dont even know wthat nd4 is at all platable

[coral raven]

THIS is the rossolimo btw

[orchid sedge]

thats absolutely awful then

[coral raven]

Nd4 here big trash cause Nxd4

[marble sand]

My friend recommended it 💔
Thank God I passed

[coral raven]

Sicilian i stopped playing cause of open sicilian

[orchid sedge]

yeah, 3.. Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 is the only viable way that the Knight Jump can be done and it isnt objectivly bad but practicly its awful

[coral raven]

Maturing is knowing that 2. nf3 3. d4 is good

[orchid sedge]

huh? damn what sici were you playing

[marble sand]

The open Sicilian is the easiest to memorise

[coral raven]

Yea g6 is better imo then nd4

[coral raven]

Then your playing it wrong

[marble sand]

At least for the Svesh, the line is very forcing

[coral raven]

Accelerated dragon

[marble sand]

The Svesh is forcing

[orchid sedge]

yea i play 3.. Nf6, 4..g6 there with good results

[marble sand]

Doesn't that run into the Maróczy bind

[ember pewter]

is the kings indian basically a system

[coral raven]

Sveshnikov is like your down 2 pawns for activity and then you draw

[coral raven]

Yea but i like the maroczy bind for black

I win more with maroczy as black then white does

[smoky fable]

Oh wow its cool to see chess is this big

[orchid sedge]

acc dragon is pretty dynamivly fun tbh, if you know your plans as black in the maroczy then youre good

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullets.

[marble sand]

What do you think about like the regular Dragon

[coral raven]

No bro for the 5th time

[orchid sedge]

..a5-a4 plans i really like in the maroczy and i think it gives black good play

[coral raven]

Too much suffering

[marble sand]

Also what do you think about the 4 Knights Sicilian

[coral raven]

I like the cobra variation

[orchid sedge]

pretty fun if you like theory

[coral raven]

This being the cobra variation

[smoky fable]

Do you get a role in the server for being titled irl?

[coral raven]

Instead of the transpositional d6 bf4 e5 bg5

[coral raven]

Yea

[plucky kelp]

yes

[smoky fable]

Can i connect my chess.com account or how does it work

Am new :3

[marble sand]

I saw a very similar position in Cyrus Lakdawla's book on the Svesh (e5 instead of e6) he said he 'Christened' the Cobra and calls it the Membe

[plucky kelp]

https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNjVuamJveGNvdXFsaG1qdm81dHRlbHVsNnZza2tvb2lkOXJyOWJ3aSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/tI0a0QzIRmzDShP23b/giphy.gif

[coral raven]

Although the thing about the 4 knights is that 6. Nc6 is annoying

[orchid sedge]

I wonder how pueople can enjoy this 💔

[smoky fable]

Thanks chinese cat

[timber badge]

play me 🥶

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/smooth-brain-kitty-boykisser-gif-8234569603800668383

[smoky fable]

Thats boykisser but sure

[timber badge]

i will eat all ur rating to make sure u dont quit wyl

[orchid sedge]

there are a lot of fun traps there for white to fall into, you really have to be good with french bishops to play it well tho

[coral raven]

You go b5 h6 Bb7 Re8 Qb8

[timber badge]

im indian yk

[plucky kelp]

wdym chinese cat tho 😭

[coral raven]

Yea very dynamic

[kindred crypt]

💔 its alr pookie

[smoky fable]

Oh wait your rating role 2200-2399 if i connect a bullet account with like very high rating and is probably provisional now will i get that one?

[coral raven]

No

[ember pewter]

:3

[smoky fable]

What province friend

[kindred crypt]

Wes kaap , cape of the good hope

[orchid sedge]

oh nf5 there wow, i thought that g4-g5 is just crushiong tbh

[coral raven]

I feel like if your gonna play the sveshnikov just play the kalashinkov instead

[plucky kelp]

idk honestly

[smoky fable]

Ah

[coral raven]

Its actually a fun version of the sveshnikov

[frosty peak]

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[kindred crypt]

And you?

[smoky fable]

Kzn

[kindred crypt]

What's your fide

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/sudo-protogen-primagen-bongo-bongo-cat-gif-25166356

[small jungle]

Nope

[strange bobcat]

fair

[timber badge]

approved

[coral raven]

Like where sveshnikov is forcing, kalashnikov is just more free, flexible, more fun for black

[smoky fable]

Uh im probably inactive rn, i dont even recall last tournament was 10 years ago

My chessa might be 2k?

[strange bobcat]

I will after I reach 2800 unrated tho

[orchid sedge]

yea this endgames feels to me like one side is going to sac a pawn in a rook endgame and by activity everything will be traded and both players will agree for a draw

[coral raven]

Would never play the sveshnikov in my life

[timber badge]

play me rated rn.

[marble sand]

@coral raven top 3 Sicilians?

[strange bobcat]

no

[coral raven]

Depends on what top 3 means

[kindred crypt]

That's awesome 🔥🔥🔥

[smoky fable]

But i also havent played otb in a long time

[strange bobcat]

+2 not worth it

[marble sand]

Your favourites

[kindred crypt]

My chessSA is 1333 💔

[coral raven]

Like top 3 most soundest sicilians? Top 3 sicilians for <2000? Top 3 sicilians for a win

[timber badge]

you are not getting a single +2 lil bro

[kindred crypt]

💔 life

[marble sand]

Your favourites

[orchid sedge]

kala has so many different variations that black can choose from, ranging from really postiional, to hella tactical where youre 3 pawns down, position is +1 and black wins 90% of the time

[timber badge]

💀

[smoky fable]

How is your fide that much higher? Did you not play sajccc?

[coral raven]

Accelerated Dragon, Kalashnikov, 4 knights i've all been looking at

[strange bobcat]

-14 not worth it

[coral raven]

I also like the godiva for a blitz weapon

[timber badge]

worth it bro

[marble sand]

@orchid sedge what about you? What is your top 3?

[timber badge]

i like this guy

[kindred crypt]

Nah i started when i was 19 , im almost 21. Just beat 1900 fides and stuff in tournaments. Chess SA always starts at 1200 by default

[orchid sedge]

1. Kalashnikov, 2. Dragon, 3. Paulsen-Basman and i like O'Kelly a bit too

the 3 that i play regurarly tho

[strange bobcat]

no

[timber badge]

he must be good at chess

[coral raven]

I can never put dragon here

[gusty bone]

Anyone want to play chess? We'll play with bullets.

[smoky fable]

Ok thats funny

[coral raven]

Cause dragon just seems like suffering

[coral raven]

No bro

[orchid sedge]

AND THATS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS

[timber badge]

I LOVE THIS GUY

[orchid sedge]

both sides suffer tho, and thats what i like

[coral raven]

Nah only black suffers

[timber badge]

i'd rather play dragondorf than dragon

[orchid sedge]

if black is cool and sigma and play manter's secret lines then nono

[coral raven]

I played a game vs GM kadric in a dragon and he literally killed me as white

[nocturne plover]

Cos there's no very good players in South africa

[coral raven]

In a blitz game*

[orchid sedge]

because you played a gm bro 😭

[marble sand]

I found some old course I bought on the 4 Knights should I like learn it

[coral raven]

Yea i've had better positions vs gms in sicilians dont worry

[smoky fable]

Huh

[coral raven]

In classical

[bronze bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/kitty-cat-hello-chat-gif-17407572284964392117

[smoky fable]

His rating is low, im asking how its that much higher than his chessa he also already responded to it

[coral raven]

Although i've stopped playing the sicilian now

[timber badge]

buzzer wots ur fide

[coral raven]

Now im learning the philidor with 1... d6

[marble sand]

Do you play the Grunfeld

[bronze bobcat]

no i play chess

[coral raven]

1890 std, 2100 blitz

[timber badge]

asian?

[coral raven]

I used to play it before, but not anymore

[nocturne plover]

Na bro naaa

[marble sand]

Lion variation?

[coral raven]

European

[orchid sedge]

I stopped playing dragon because of those 6 sidelines right there which are so pain in the ass to deal with, especially delayed alapin

[timber badge]

do u not play std 💀

[coral raven]

Nah just philidor

[kindred crypt]

Ya 😢 cuz now it looks weird , a 1333 thats 1702 fide 💔

[coral raven]

3 tournaments coming up, dont worry

[bronze bobcat]

i hate stds

[coral raven]

Actually not as bad as it seems

[timber badge]

bros farming 🥶

[coral raven]

Even i was shocked, its as good as caro kann i'd say

[next trout]

I am 1693

[bronze bobcat]

Hi 1693, im clippy

[timber badge]

i should farm some fide rating too

havent played in so long

[coral raven]

But so far i couldnt find any problems with philidor

[smoky fable]

The regional rating in the past was underrated compared to fide but yea its funni, anw this is cool how chess is so big now

[orchid sedge]

And when you play Kalashnikov you only need to deal with those two sidelines and 3. Nc3 is mostly just free wins for black

[coral raven]

Like any super problem lines

[coral raven]

Honestly 3. Nc3 isnt free wins at all

[nocturne plover]

d4 and whites happy

[timber badge]

js play e5 and cook

[marble sand]

Isn't it passive

[coral raven]

Yea if you play the bad order with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6

Which is pretty bad

[timber badge]

wots ur order

[kindred crypt]

Awehs its been blowing up but SA is underflated the higher fide u go , the common 1600 fide here is as strong as an 1800 in Europe

[coral raven]

Not really i feel like when you get out of the cage its pretty dynamic

[orchid sedge]

I play 3. Nc3 with white and i crush people, and when i play 3. Nc3 with black i crush people too, if you dont know plans youre getting cooked quickly

[marble sand]

Also what about the Antoshin setup and the Philidor counter gambit

[coral raven]

The standard e4 d6 d4 nf6 nc3 e5 order

^ only this is the good philidor order

[timber badge]

makes sense

yeah

[nocturne plover]

What's your order

[orchid sedge]

against 5. f3 yea, but after 5. f3 e5 there are like 5 different sublines and they seems slight edge white to me in most of the endgames

[orchid sedge]

have you seen this yet? ;3

[nocturne plover]

This is pirc

[smoky fable]

Actually a decent gauge would be for me to ask whats your chess.com ratings

[coral raven]

Yea i have

[orchid sedge]

3.. e5 is phildor

[timber badge]

shirov gambit 🥶

[coral raven]

No pirc has g6, philidor is e5

[nocturne plover]

Hmm

[timber badge]

i prefer 5. Rg1 tho

[smoky fable]

Oh wow my fide profile literally says inactive, nice

[coral raven]

After g4 you can just have some standard play with h6

[kindred crypt]

Gonna be honest, only played on LC , main LC was 1900 , alt LC broke 2100 blitz cuz i stopped caring about elo. But since i broke 2100 ive been off of online chess and been practicing for SA open next year

[orchid sedge]

yea this line is so amazing for white to play, masters databse wr also say that

[ember pewter]

m

[smoky fable]

Oh i mean lichess is better if youre not titled cuz its free

[timber badge]

my friend plays it a lot

i play rg1 xD mostly

but i mostly play reti so doesnt matter

[smoky fable]

Good luck, ive played in a few when it was here. Was always fun in the past

[marble sand]

@coral raven what do you play against the Antoshin

[orchid sedge]

this doesnt look like standard play tbh, but i dont play philidor so i dont know

[timber badge]

bro wtf is antoshin

[coral raven]

I dont play that moveorder

[smoky fable]

Started like 4/4 then lost the next 3 and crashed out, it works like that sometimes

[orchid sedge]

wtf is antoshin 😭

[marble sand]

Oh, what is your move order (I kind of left the chat for a bit)

[timber badge]

they be giving random name these days

[dense ore]

True , if they improve their analysis part it will become more better

[coral raven]

^

[kindred crypt]

I think its being held in Pretoria or Bloemfontein next year , i hope its in Kimberly tho. But i hope i get to see u there man , would be fun meeting u

[smoky fable]

Kimberly is horrible lowk

Went there when i was like 10 for sajcc, and it had nothing.

[timber badge]

i mean i did beat my fm friend with black here

[marble sand]

Oh

[orchid sedge]

thats crazy then wow 💀

[limpid viper]

must've been a weak fm

[coral raven]

You have to take on d4 early

[timber badge]

i mean i was suffering

[orchid sedge]

oh then white is just better tbh

[timber badge]

bro called zikku weak

[coral raven]

Idk how white is better

[smoky fable]

I dont think ill fly out to it though, but it was lovely talking to another South African about chess

[marble sand]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7

[limpid viper]

never heard of him i must be right

[smoky fable]

Best of luck if you do go bru, im off

[coral raven]

e4 d6 d4 nf6 nc3 e5 nf3 nbd7 rg1/g4 h6 rg1/g4 c6 h4 exd4 qxd4 qb6

seems pretty fine for me

[timber badge]

hes better than me at his peak 🥶

[coral raven]

with a threat of Ne5

[timber badge]

hes so goated he prepped 33 moves deep for my classical sicilian prep...

[kindred crypt]

That's life 💔

[marble sand]

He uses a different move order

[limpid viper]

was this meant to be a surprise vro

[nocturne plover]

What about dxe5, dxe5 Qxd8

[orchid sedge]

i always player this tbh

its bad but people take and i have fun

[timber badge]

what is this bs

[marble sand]

Is this the Philidor countergambit?

[kindred crypt]

Nice to meet you man , hopefully one day ill be on the level of Mnyasta Charlton and we speak again

[orchid sedge]

smith-morra wanna be 😭

[coral raven]

bird gambit

[timber badge]

calm down bud

😭

[coral raven]

I know about it cause i have an account where i only play gambitsd

[orchid sedge]

wait its actually called like that wtf 😭

[marble sand]

No wait that's 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5

Wait why is Black playing the gambit if it is a Philidor countergambit

Huh

[orchid sedge]

do you do any notes when you study

[pseudo garden]

Buzzer I absolutely hate your pfp

[orchid sedge]

(chess ofc)

[marble sand]

Nope I don't forget stuff I just mix them up

Notes don't really help my study depends on muscle memory

[orchid sedge]

notes still are kinda important when you do puzzles tho

[coral raven]

Thanks

[marble sand]

I have never used notes, ever, I guess I can try them though

I don't forget stuff so I don't get the point though

[zinc zephyr]

hi

[orchid sedge]

to have actual proof that you calculated the variation, instead of just "knowing" or "thinking" that you caulcated it. if you use a point system like woodpecker method book does then its really important to have proof of your caulcation

[marble sand]

Alright I will do that

[orchid sedge]

And those notes may be really messy and bad looking and everything, but jsut for the prove of it

[marble sand]

Good point

Tomorrow is Sunday so I should be able to study all day

Wait tomorrow isn't Sunday 😭

I just noticed

[orchid sedge]

And when youre doing analytical puzzles you NEED to do notes then

[orchid sedge]

yea 😭

[coral raven]

https://lichess.org/btFgdMvR/black#6

[frosty peak]

Petraq87 (2636) vs. cudijavsi_se (2465)

Move List

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c3 g6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. Qc2 [Bxc2] 

[orchid sedge]

why cant you do it on saturacys tho

[coral raven]

Bullet too easy

[carmine hearth]

why isn't this a brilliant

[marble sand]

I have some commitments

[orchid sedge]

wow 😭

[orchid sedge]

hmm okay

[marble sand]

They take up half of the day or so

[orchid sedge]

oh okay then

[plucky kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/smooth-brain-kitty-boykisser-gif-8234569603800668383

[marble sand]

Should I play against myself?

Like does it help?

[orchid sedge]

i mean it wont really improve if you jsut play against yourself, rather than playing against other people, but if you like it, why not

[marble sand]

I don't know people hype it a lot

I will just play with other people at this point

[smoky fable]

Hold on why did my rating increase from 1900 to 2100 without playing any games lolol

[small jungle]

People are stupid

[visual plover]

What is my opponent discover checking 😭🔥

[marble sand]

Vro played against 800 cheaters

[smoky fable]

Fide, last year

[visual plover]

Bro lost the plot

[orchid sedge]

if you wanna study some opening ideas and understand it from the opponent perspective maybe it might help then? i donno

[marble sand]

Magnus said that we should sit at the chess table

[short summit]

Hi chat

[coral raven]

Nh8 Rd8# Ohh yeaaaa (Nf8 is illegal btw)

[marble sand]

Alright

[smoky fable]

Does anyone know?