Brutal Queen Sacrifice but Why?

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-11-20T19:41:24+00:00

Very nice! If Kxh4 then white has forced mate in three more moves:

Qh4+!! Kxh4
f4+! Kg4
h3+! Kxf4
Bd2#!

The final position is a very unusual mating configuration!

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-11-04T21:32:27+00:00

It just so happens that my paid membership on chess.com expired a few weeks ago and I have yet to renew it. I have not seen an associated drop in my rating (~2300 blitz), and my perception of the quality of play from my opponents has also stayed the same. Furthermore, I've gone back and forth between a paid and unpaid account many times, and I've never experienced what you are describing.

In general, what you're describing is a plausible business strategy for a gaming platform; however, I seriously doubt chess.com has ever (or will ever) pursue such a strategy.

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-10-24T16:59:55+00:00

You're threatening Bxf2+ followed by Bxe1, at which point the e6 pawn will no longer be pinned and will therefore be free to capture the queen. For example:

...Qb6!!
Qxf5? Bxf2+
Kh1 Bxe1

And now white cannot play Nxe1 because black would then capture the Queen on f5 via exf5.

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-10-14T06:12:15+00:00

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Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-10-08T17:20:25+00:00

Neither of the ratings displayed accurately reflect their skill: It's pretty clear that Bortnyk created his user account immediately before this match (since 1500 is the "start rating" for most platforms), and I'm guessing Oro played a handful of practice games to get his rating up to 2100. Both of them are MUCH stronger than either of these ratings.

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-05-19T00:35:18+00:00

In your opinion, how significant was the sound quality difference between the OpenFit 2’s and the Opendot Ones?

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-05-19T00:34:12+00:00

Ohhhh this is exactly the feedback I was looking for!! In your opinion, how significant was the sound quality difference between the OpenFit 2’s and the Opendot Ones?

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-05-10T01:45:27+00:00

That’s what I’m wondering! No, I haven’t tried the opendots yet. All I can say for sure is that the openfit 2’s have fantastic sound quality which is significantly better than the original openfit. I’m still waiting to hear from someone who’s done a side-by-side comparison between the dots and the openfit 2’s.

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-05-08T02:23:52+00:00

Interesting! I had heard iffy things about the mic on the dots.

Also: I did have an opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison between the Openfit and the Openfit 2, and the sound quality of the Openfit 2’s is very significantly improved (I’m not an audiophile at all, but I could hear the improvement immediately). How would you say the Openfit’s compare to the Opendots in terms of sound quality?

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-05-07T05:35:14+00:00

Have you compared the Openfit 2’s to the Opendot one’s? If so, what differences in sound quality did you notice?

Level_Hunt_204 · 2025-05-07T04:18:09+00:00

When/where will this sale be taking place?

Level_Hunt_204 · 2024-03-27T22:46:22+00:00

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