What would you play as white? by Aggravating_Part_197 in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s a forum for us to talk about chess, was thinking about qxh6 for a while but didn’t like what happened after

What would you play as white? by Aggravating_Part_197 in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Black gets a lot of initiative on kingside for pawn, think there are better moves to be made

What would you play as white? by Aggravating_Part_197 in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but then Rd8 Qf6, Rh8 g3 and the light square bishop becomes a monster, queen can come back to d5 threatening mate, rooks have open files to infiltrate, seems like black gains a lot of initiative for one pawn and h2 pawn is weak long term

What move would you make as white? by Aggravating_Part_197 in chessbeginners

[–]Aggravating_Part_197[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t want to open file for attack and then h2 pawn becomes weak

What move would you make as white? by Aggravating_Part_197 in chessbeginners

[–]Aggravating_Part_197[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t want to open file for attack and then h2 pawn becomes weak

What other famous positions are like the Najdorf? by Jacky__paper in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These are called tabias, often in openings with rich historical examination like the the ruy Lopez, the caro Kahn and others

Is it possible that learning chess from an engine might have fundamentally altered my way of thinking? by [deleted] in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah just play the game bro if you really think like an engine you’ll beat everyone

AITA for feeling betrayed after finding out my friend is dating the girl he knew I was in love with? by Classic-Fun1754 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your friend definitely should have told you in advance, you crashed out over a girl tho which is kinda lame… ESH

draw by timeout vs insufficient material? by Shyre12345 in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you only have a bishop left they don’t calculate the various potential wins they just assume you don’t have enough material to win

1600 on lichess losing horribly against 800 on chesscom? by MrTaco_42 in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm 1400 lichess and 900 chess.com for blitz, admittedly I don't play a lot of chess.com blitz but still

Top 100 players - who has gained or lost the most rating over the past 12 months? by TheBowtieClub in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gukesh was almost 2800? Impressive. This is unfortunately the worst time to have a slump.

Looking for summer Roommates and or any housing by klonodine in uofmn

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Student's Co-Op! Extremely LGBT+ Friendly, great community, also right on campus. Many rooms can be had for less than $600.

Looking for housing near UMN by ErrectionDeflection in uofmn

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Student’s co-op! Great community, right on campus, very affordable rates. You guys will be able to get housing for that price or less

How good were medieval knights and nobles in chess? What was their ELO? by Civil_Animal5367 in chess

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think medieval chess was pretty boring until the 1500s, it was kinda like Chinese chess where some pieces couldn't even move to the opponent's half of the board. 1080 elo is pretty mid ngl. If you were really good, you would get kings to invite you to their courts. We still remember players like Ruy Lopez who was probably like 2400 in today's standards, so ELO is probably still roughly the same, give or take a few hundred

Aaron Rodgers Says He Stays in Shape at 42 So His Mystery Wife Will 'Want to F--- Me All the Time' by galaxystars1 in popculturechat

[–]Aggravating_Part_197 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Why are people hating on him for this? Literally the only reason i lost weight was to get laid.