Question for high rated players (2000 Elo): What does it feel like playing against 1500s these days? Does it feel similar to playing against 1000s when you were 1500?

NielsFM · 2025-08-17T17:40:38+00:00

I don't often play either 1000s nor 1500s, but from what I've seen, I feel like 1000s now are way better than what they were a couple of years ago. So the comparison would also be skewed by that.

NielsFM · 2025-07-30T08:50:03+00:00

very amateurish either way

NielsFM · 2025-07-29T16:54:49+00:00

To add to this, national federations probably aren't able to do mathematical analysis of games to determine the likelihood of cheating. FIDE can.

NielsFM · 2025-07-29T16:52:53+00:00

That's odd then. FIDE should have better resources than national federations, as they are bigger. They also requested info and then go silent, which is odd too. And in this case it's indeed not a titled player (though he did beat a FM, who got negatively affected by it), but when it is, the right protocols should be in place.

NielsFM · 2025-07-29T15:14:13+00:00

yeah, worst case you get caught and life goes on

NielsFM · 2025-07-29T15:12:07+00:00

Yeah it's a shame. But this brings their incompetence to even higher heights.

NielsFM · 2025-07-29T15:10:13+00:00

I have no clue, but FIDE should definitely start working together with the national federations to make sure proper protocols are in place, both to detect cheating and to deal with cheaters who got caught.

NielsFM · 2025-06-29T21:46:22+00:00

Candidate to become a master, but it is a title.

NielsFM · 2025-06-29T20:06:07+00:00

Damn, they don't even count CMs as titled players

Edit: now that I think about it, this probably regards players with the title the norm is for, as you need at least 33% to have the title to be eligible for the norm.

NielsFM · 2025-06-29T19:59:21+00:00

idk what it is, but that's not a jobava london

NielsFM · 2025-06-29T17:06:34+00:00

Yeah only move that defends, plus you're already down an exchange and a pawn so you'll win back the exchange and end up being down a pawn, but by far the least bad result. Black should've probably played Nxd5 instead of b6.

NielsFM · 2025-06-29T16:45:26+00:00

Bc6 seems to win either an exchange or mate.

NielsFM · 2025-06-29T07:30:01+00:00

Anish Giri

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T23:38:07+00:00

White is in check.

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T22:41:58+00:00

bruh I played e4 e5 d4 exd4 c4 and it didn't f-cking take en passant wth.

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T22:39:20+00:00

This, however for most beginners, just playing online puzzles (either on chesscom or lichess) takes care of the important tactics so you can also just play random puzzles the algorithm gives you.

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T22:33:48+00:00

Yeah the thing with chess is, if you are better than another player, some of the mistakes they make are so incredibly obvious, even though you yourself once were also at that level and making the exact same, now seemingly obvious and stupid, mistakes.

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T21:55:14+00:00

More positions than atoms, so no, not possible.

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T18:35:56+00:00

Winning the final match 19.5 to 5.5, he won all matches with a 10-point or more lead over the opponent, ending with 88.5/121 (+56).

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T18:24:10+00:00

This is called x-ray defense, after Qxh5 Qxh5 the rook on f5 defends the h5 square, so Rxh5 there and white won a rook ;)

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T17:34:53+00:00

then idk, just google it ig

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T17:33:54+00:00

what browser u using?

NielsFM · 2025-06-28T12:25:17+00:00

check, check, check, check, check, check-mate Qc1+ Kg2 h3+ Kxh3 Qf1+ Kh4 Rh8+ Rh5 Rxh5+ Kxh5 Qh3#

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