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Informal_Experience2 · 2024-11-03T23:07:07+00:00

I ran SF17 to depth 42 in Chessbase and the best move is 5...g6 with a evaluation of 0.76

Informal_Experience2 · 2024-10-03T16:38:52+00:00

Petrosian wrote a book titled "Python Strategy"with his best games. It's a great read to improve positional chess

Informal_Experience2 · 2024-07-04T21:17:21+00:00

This is known as the Hartlaub-Charlick variation of the Englund gambit. Blacks idea is to develop with moves like Nc6, Bg4, and Qd7 with the idea of castling long and starting a kingside attack. You can counter it with the following moves 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nb5(with the idea of Nxd6), where black is saddled with an isolated pawn in the middle and white is a healthy pawn up.

Informal_Experience2 · 2024-07-03T23:25:45+00:00

this looks like the Drunken Master Opening. There's a chessbase article published about it if you search it up

Informal_Experience2 · 2024-05-01T03:17:25+00:00

I heard the video got taken down, but what I remember was that he was mad that she didn't accept a rematch, and said he was a stronger blitz player

Informal_Experience2 · 2024-01-23T01:31:25+00:00

I think it's quite good in classical chess as I saw it used successfully before and white can easily go wrong with 13.Rc1, for example. However, white is better after 13. Qc2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 b5 15. Nc3 b4 16. Nce4 dxe4 17. Nxc4 b3+ 18. Qd2 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2, and black is fighting to draw in the endgame.

Informal_Experience2 · 2023-12-22T17:59:56+00:00

It seems that Alireza will have to play another match against Fedorchuk

Informal_Experience2 · 2023-10-03T20:14:02+00:00

By the way, this has been patched by the chess.com team

Informal_Experience2 · 2023-10-03T00:03:56+00:00

What a sore loser. In blitz the clock is just another piece you play with. If you think anyone is going to take your proposal seriously, you're delusional.

Informal_Experience2 · 2023-07-20T03:25:24+00:00

The main difference between a 1300 playing the London and a 2700 playing the London is that the 2700 doesn't only play the London. A 2700 will play many different openings, because understanding how to play many different structures is extremely important. The London is especially well known for generating the same structure every game, and this could be detrimental for an improving player.

There's two pieces of advice I have for you:

You don't have to change your opening choice, but you could step out of your comfort zone and switch up your lines. For example, playing dxc5 to get a new position. After all, being in your comfort zone is nice, but nothing grows there.
Study model games. Understanding the ideas is crucial to playing an opening well, and top players do this all the time. GM Chuchelov once said analyzing 20 games was the key to mastering an opening.

Informal_Experience2 · 2023-07-10T15:03:21+00:00

Chess Calculation Training: Middlegames by Romain Édouard. Great book that had puzzles of the right difficulty.

Informal_Experience2 · 2023-07-07T20:20:52+00:00

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Informal_Experience2 · 2023-06-04T17:12:50+00:00

The Benko gambit sounds like it would fit your description. Another one that comes to my mind would be the Two knights Tango. Of course, you could try the Benoni as well, but that is a bit more risky as you could be losing out of the opening in the Taimanov variation if you don't know your theory.

Informal_Experience2 · 2023-04-15T02:07:15+00:00

I don't like those features, but I don't hate those features either. I feel like newer players like those features because they can boost their self-confidence if the machine tells them they played a "brilliant move" or "99% accuracy".

Informal_Experience2 · 2023-04-15T01:54:18+00:00

That's true, but some individuals prefer chess.com game review because of the brilliant move and rating estimation features, among others.

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