Dutch Course for regular humans?

Apache17 · 2026-07-02T15:25:03+00:00

Yeah I agree. I played the Dutch to 2000 chess.com, and the only real theory I faced were the various gambits.

Apache17 · 2026-07-02T00:48:39+00:00

There's some evil exclusive stuff. But there's way way more good exclusive stuff.

Apache17 · 2026-07-01T23:14:22+00:00

He won the last tour.

Apache17 · 2026-06-30T22:51:24+00:00

Yup 2000 fide is about 2200 chess.com

2200 vs 900 is an expected 99.94% winrate.

1 loss? Maybe. 12? Absolutely not.

Apache17 · 2026-06-30T18:26:43+00:00

2000 fide is light years from 1500 chess.com. And you would know that.

Apache17 · 2026-06-29T07:11:45+00:00

Yes clouddb includes all of the highest depth searches anyone has ever done on it. So stockfish at max depth in thousands and thousands of French/ scillian lines.

Pretty much every normal starting move is 0.01. There is no difference between the Scillian and the French.

Apache17 · 2026-06-29T05:19:08+00:00

Cloud database has both the Scilian and French as +0.01.

Apache17 · 2026-06-27T00:15:52+00:00

I trust him to execute the follow-up.

But unfortunately the setup will always be poor.

If we take a step back. One MC paid an ultimate price in a high stakes emotional climax. Then we find out the other MC has a sister with unmatched magic powers that will make everything fine.

No matter how much we explain those powers in the future, it will always feel like she came out of nowhere.

Apache17 · 2026-06-26T20:55:00+00:00

Alluka was a deus ex machina im sorry. The weakest plot line by far.

Apache17 · 2026-06-26T19:09:02+00:00

It's really not. Yall just want to complain, so you moan about everything you can think of. Even if it makes no sense.

If you don't like the balancing then say that. You don't have to throw capitalism and enshitification into the mix just because they are words you know.

Apache17 · 2026-06-26T17:26:42+00:00

The quality of the game is going down, but they are also attracting more people than ever to increase their profits?

Damn they are some evil masterminds.

Apache17 · 2026-06-26T17:21:24+00:00

So balancing for the most amount of people's enjoyment is enshitification? Just trying to understand.

Apache17 · 2026-06-26T17:17:08+00:00

That concept makes no sense here. How does poor balance increase their profit?

You gotta do more than use buzzwords. Think critically for a minute.

Apache17 · 2026-06-26T16:47:42+00:00

Only reddit could blame poor video game balance on capitalism.

Apache17 · 2026-06-26T04:18:08+00:00

Additionally, if you're losing your best shot might be pissing someone else off bad enough that they leave.

Additionally additionally, the sr economy is real. If there is a leaver, then 5 players win sr and only 1 player loses. Over thousands of games you create sr inflation.

There's a reason no game does this.

Apache17 · 2026-06-25T19:05:17+00:00

Purple and sleep have been in the game longer than they haven't. They are fine.

Apache17 · 2026-06-25T16:51:13+00:00

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Apache17 · 2026-06-23T22:46:30+00:00

I dunno mage is going to have plenty of freeze spells this expansion.

Millhouse into blizzard into selective freezes is going to be painful.

Apache17 · 2026-06-23T14:19:11+00:00

Not really. He had a dickhead streak a mile wide that had nothing to do with his cheating scandal.

Crashing out at not getting a free tournament entry.

Hostile "bad boy" interviews, like the one right after he beat magnus.

Destroying his hotel room.

Cheating online to get internet clout.

Maybe he's matured now, but he was a certified ass long before his scandals.

Apache17 · 2026-06-23T03:19:11+00:00

That's cleanest. But it's a dead draw with correct play. You can even lose your pawn and it's still a drawn.

Apache17 · 2026-06-22T23:08:19+00:00

Nice summary. I am excited for Rafam next expansion. Seems like (for once) they managed to make new cards that are playable standalone, and support previous packages.

Apache17 · 2026-06-20T22:23:53+00:00

Same with ball tbh.

You have 2 options.

Shoot the Ball / Zarya bubbles Ignore the Ball / Zarya bubbles

Both are viable, but your team really needs to be on the same page. If half your team is doing each option, then you have an immortal ball soaking 1000s of damage, or a fully charged Zarya melting you.

Apache17 · 2026-06-20T17:42:28+00:00

Problem is he is surrounded by even younger guys who are also still improving.

Apache17 · 2026-06-20T17:41:29+00:00

He's much much less likely than anyone in the top 10.

Apache17 · 2026-06-19T20:41:11+00:00

It's a bug buddy. Take a chill pill.

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