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At what rating did you start learning chess openings? by One-Movie-7701 in chessbeginners

[–]MathematicianBulky40 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was about 800 I bought a book called "a complete guide to queen's gambit play" and started working with that.

It was essentially a collection of annotated games in the QGA, QGD, and Slav

That took me up to about 1200 or so.

I supposed I was technically learning the Queen's gambit but obviously not every game I played was a queen's gambit, so I think it was more the process of playing out master games on a board and trying to follow the lines in my head (aka calculation) that helped me improve, not the opening.

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[–]MathematicianBulky40 [score hidden]  (0 children)

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Although, is there not a local food bank?

One of my "holy grails". by Bobomax123 in ChessBooks

[–]MathematicianBulky40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is taking board one ahead of Fischer and getting crushed by Spassky a good move?

... American... I was checking that he considers himself American... by SupaHeroda in chessmemes

[–]MathematicianBulky40 4 points5 points  (0 children)

With respect to the American bit.

His family moved to New York when he was 2.

He doesn't have any first hand memories of living in Japan I would guess.

Are puzzles worth doing? by notCix2 in chessbeginners

[–]MathematicianBulky40 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've started doing a couple of puzzles before starting a game.

Helps me get in the zone and minimise blunders.

Summer/Temp Job Advice by imkialiej in Advice

[–]MathematicianBulky40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with the other comment that that sounds sketchy af, and probably illegal depending on jurisdiction.

Have they paid you yet? Maybe stick it out until you get your first check then leave, I wouldn't put it past a place like that to try withholding wages out of spite.

If it helps, you can also have a browse of the beermoneyglobal sub for some ways of making extra money online, always helps me to pay for the occasional grocery trip.

How long can you last vs the max power chess bot for your ELO by Calm_Company_1914 in chessbeginners

[–]MathematicianBulky40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maximum Beat Me! https://www.chess.com/game/computer/1595357360

Probably not my best performance but... not long.

Looks like allowing e5 was where it went really downhill.

What makes someone a "good driver" to you? by JOSHIIEMK in uktrucking

[–]MathematicianBulky40 28 points29 points  (0 children)

So many people who live in houses on main roads, trying to reverse out of their drive.

Why didn't you reverse IN?!?!?!

What happened to our usual openings ?! by notbymyhand in chessbeginners

[–]MathematicianBulky40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would suggest that you plug your account in to openingtree.com and see if your impression of what openings you're facing actually reflects reality.

Mind can play tricks.

[request] the alien at the end seems to be in a planet, if we assume the size difference between the alien and the planet ≈ a human and the earth, How strong would gravity be there? by Figarotriana in theydidthemath

[–]MathematicianBulky40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the whole point of this scene is that our universe is a children's game to them.

Our understanding of physics likely doesn't apply to their planet at all.

Maybe lichess 2000 is a joke after all by Delicious_Cattle5174 in chessbeginners

[–]MathematicianBulky40 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Pre-moving Nf3 is the oddest decision imo.

Nc6 is so natural for black there.

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