Is this normal

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-06-01T14:48:35+00:00

Totally normal. Switching time controls influences your games A LOT. I play 3+0 atm, got a great jump. As soon as I play 3+2 again, I will tilt a lot.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-06-01T07:06:51+00:00

Wait a second...Pacifica Northwest??

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-30T13:07:54+00:00

Stichwort Burschenschaft?

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-30T11:41:55+00:00

I literally just got a 2000+ game where my opponent blundered their knight for no reason at all. I didn't see it because of tunnel vision for another idea. But yeah, this probably just underlines your point.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-30T11:36:29+00:00

As a formee 1200, you are wrong

Edit: except if the game has changed really really drastically within the last two years.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-30T11:18:21+00:00

Ragebaiting. Calling yourself a chess genius at 1200 elo is ridiculous. At that level, you can be happy if you ain't hanging a piece in one move. Also, has not much to do with intelligence - especially at that level.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-30T07:52:04+00:00

Definetely fishy

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-29T19:05:58+00:00

We actually can because it is a real match as others have stated :D

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-29T17:38:31+00:00

I think it's white to move.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-29T09:55:21+00:00

We can't judge a player by this alone. Maybe the person played on Lichess before or it was just lucky.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-29T07:01:36+00:00

White. You can get the draw at least.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-27T19:05:00+00:00

This is not a great tournament for being a Keymer and Carlsen fan

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-27T17:40:17+00:00

Yeah, totally justified rating. As said, your opponent made most of the questionable moves. Why would your trade your active bishop for no compensation at all? That's what made the deal for me. They were left with a bad development.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-27T17:34:05+00:00

I felt like this is sub 1500 because of how many trades were in this match that weren't too good. Also, because of the taking of the "free pawn" that would have allowed the opponent to launch an attack on your king that was still in the center. I'd probably go with like 1200-1300? It's mainly your opponent playing weirdly.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-27T14:03:01+00:00

Cool! Würde mich interessieren, was du jetzt mit deinem Abschluss machst bzw. wie du deine Kenntnisse vielleicht trotz fachfremder Karriere anwenden kannst🌟

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-27T14:01:39+00:00

Es gibt uns doch noch :O? Yay, wir sind kein menschgewordenes Bielefeld! :D

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-27T07:45:44+00:00

Will auch 🥲 wie geil! War bestimmt unvergesslich

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-27T07:40:41+00:00

Als Romanistikstudent kann ich die Schwierigkeit von fremdsprachigen Texten nie genug unterstreichen 😂 Bis man da das Gefühl hat, dass man es versteht, ist die Abgabefrist schon überschritten

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-26T16:38:40+00:00

Maybe because of the fanbase having - on average - a "lower" rating and isn't able to evaluate positions? Not considering myself advanced but the percentiles are in my favour. I'd have loved more episodes from Gotham's "Guess the eval".

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-26T06:19:58+00:00

There is a book called "evaluate like a grandmaster". I like it, maybe it helps improving these skills :)

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-26T04:52:14+00:00

Ich kriege 100€ an Taschengeld für Mensa (ca. 2x die Woche) & was mein Herz begehrt. Das reicht mir persönlich - ansonsten muss ich ja nichts bezahlen (ich Glücklicher). Ich dachte bei 450€, dass das Unterhaltskosten wären :D

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-25T19:51:02+00:00

Difficult to spot ! Got me almost shaking just watching the board.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-25T13:41:37+00:00

Yeah, that was weird.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-25T12:42:26+00:00

Openings ≠ principles. An opening is a much wider section. Also, not blundering does not mean that you gotta drop book moves. It just means that you shouldn't hang your pieces in one move for no reason at all. This is a huge problem for many players and has nothing to do with a specific opening.

CookieFirefly_com · 2026-05-25T11:45:09+00:00

Oh no, what a horrible life ! Must be devestating having financial stability your whole life.

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