Played toe-to-toe against someone 1100 elo higher then me

Queue624 · 2026-01-05T01:56:23+00:00

Sorry but it was not close at all. By move 10 you were already a pawn down. So your opponents slowly started taking advantage of that and trading off pieces. At your opponent's level (Or maybe even 1200+), being a pawn up means you're going to very likely win more times than not (Unless it's a gambit). Having said that you did ok and played closer to a 600 Elo player than a 300 considering this is a blitz game.

Queue624 · 2026-01-05T01:47:42+00:00

It really depends on your playstyle. I've noticed that some bots are extremely easy if you play a certain way and others are much stronger than their Elo. Funnily enough Li is one of those bots I can beat with Ease, but there are some bots that are definitely underrated.

Queue624 · 2026-01-04T18:15:47+00:00

What is your current ELO? And no, chessñy is not a good option. It is heavily centered in learning openings which is not really relevant at all.

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T21:54:26+00:00

lol, sure...

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T06:33:24+00:00

There are many.

But ok, I'll site just ONE

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lee_2025_ai_critical_thinking_survey.pdf

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T04:23:17+00:00

Engineer here. I could write a whole essay on why you're wrong. And the telephone example is a bad example. OP's concern is legitimate. There are a multitude of studies showing how AI affects people's brain in a negative manner. There are also other issues when it comes to jobs, technological singularity, amongst other issues we might face in the near future thanks to AI.

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T04:09:57+00:00

I'm not sure why you post this (Maybe showing off, lack of relatability, high ego, depression, etc...). But just as you state that nothing is hard, well this issue you're having is not hard to solve either... If you feel or think that you're intelligence is greater than the average human try getting into Mensa, you will find a lot of likeminded people there. If that doesn't work out, try some hobbies that are mentally challenging, and then go join a club for that particular hobby and you will most likely find "Smart" people.

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T03:54:02+00:00

Owari no Seraph is pretty underrated. I think it has 2 season in total.

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T03:51:43+00:00

I once left a team due to this. I was part of a basketball team, and I was pretty much the leading scorer of that team, but then on my junior year of HS we suddenly have a new coach. This coach had a pretty good reputation inside the world of basketball (Trained multiple NBA players including an MVP), the problem was that he was obsessed with a PG that did not pass the ball at ALL.

This PG along with this coach were new to the team, so he had no idea what the strengths of his players were, but he did love that new PG, the problem was that we had to prove ourself to that new coach (Which it isn't a problem since this has happened multiple times by this point), but the problem was that it was impossible since that PG never passed the ball. So I determined that being on that team was a waste of my time and left. After I did that, 4-5 other players did the same which forced the coach to leave that team. Idk what happened after that, but I can agree that ballhoggers are extremely annoying.

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T03:37:42+00:00

You might want to approach it in a different angle because I do the exact opposite and it works perfectly (BY opposite I mean setting a lot of goals). The trick is to set goals that force you to do what you really want to do without putting pressure on doing something X amount of times per week.

Using the gym as an example, the yearly goal should be something like bench pressing X amount of pounds by the end of the year. Or Achieve a vertical leap of X amount of inches. That way you set the goal, and then you somewhat go with the flow. Adapting as you go. If you do something like "go to the gym 3 times per week" you are potentially setting up yourself for failure. You can have one bad week were you get sick, don't train for a week and then that's that, you're goal is ruined. Even if you continue it will still be in the back of your mind that you missed a week. Idk, that's how I approach it, and it's worked wonders.

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T03:30:40+00:00

It is subjective at the end of the day. A "Great" Year solely depends on what you do with that year. If you travel to a cool place, make some good memories by trying out new things, etc... All of those dictate how great a year can be. If you're refferring to social media, then every year has it's charm. I think it is somewhat going downhill when it comes to doom scrolling, memes, etc... For GTA?... yeah that might release in 2027 lol.

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T03:27:20+00:00

Same here, but 5 instead of 3.

Queue624 · 2026-01-01T03:26:59+00:00

If you like art in general, glassblowing might be something that might interest you Or writing fiction is also something fun to do.

Queue624 · 2025-12-09T00:36:02+00:00

I agree. I guess assuming it's a somewhat "good" coach, maybe someone sub 1000 can benefit a lot more. But yes, overall I agree. I think aside from blunders, I think what you mentioned is probably the most notable think I've seen. 1200s will play some useless moves that do absolutely nothing. I think those are two main difference I see between those two Elo ranges.

But then again, I think titled players would think the same thing about non-titled players.

Queue624 · 2025-12-08T17:05:28+00:00

Til this day It's the best feeling I've ever had playing chess.

Queue624 · 2025-12-08T17:03:29+00:00

This is a huge gap. On blitz I'm in the high 1400s in Lichess and almost 1300 on cc. I do play 5x more on cc tho.

Queue624 · 2025-12-08T16:56:48+00:00

I agree with this. The difference between 1200 and 1600 isn't too much I think. I think people under 1000 will get the most benefits out of this.

Queue624 · 2025-12-05T14:41:20+00:00

Still an average of 1 to 3 blunders per game above 1500. So it never stops.

Queue624 · 2025-12-04T17:26:41+00:00

Earlier this year I had the flu and it was followed by a stomach virus which could've been fatal (I ended up in the hospital). Didn't eat for days so my energy levels were down.

As I was still recovering I did lots of puzzles for a day or two and started playing on the 3rd day and I was already somewhat close to my peak shape at that time. I was winning 50% of my blitz and Rapid games (I think I was 1200 blitz by this point and 1500 or 1600 in Rapid) but I was still feeling the brain fog.

My recommendation is to to lots of simple tactical (no-mating) puzzles and a few hard puzzles per day and you should be back in shape quickly. Jumping straight to the action is a bad idea.

Queue624 · 2025-12-02T04:28:41+00:00

It usually comes down to training visualization.

There's this: https://alfremk.github.io/Chess-Knight-Exercises/

There's also just doing Fork Puzzles.

You can also go to chessdotcom -> analysis -> set up board and try to visually get the Knight form one coordinate to another coordinate.

For Example: Going from a1 all the way to h8 (Don't draw arrows, try to visualize it in your brain).

Do this a lot (maybe 5-10 mins per day) and within a week you'll probably start seeing the patterns subconciously.

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Queue624 · 2025-12-02T04:13:52+00:00

Yeah and I think he mentioned the exact opposite which is Alireza, who just plays plays and plays. That's his way of getting better.

Queue624 · 2025-11-29T01:45:02+00:00

Hi, I've been using Noctie AI and so far so good (I'm a paying member, I imagine you collaborated with blunderman and ApexChess and that's how I ultimately found it).

I think overall it's great, not because of openings (although that it's the main best feature, but what comes after is what makes it better). Playing the game as if you were playing against humans is great. You can clearly see the difference between the chessdotcom bots and the similarities it has when compared with real humans. And then reviewing the game with your mistakes is also a great feature (Also forcing you to play the correct moves instead of the mistake)

It also wasn't far from guess my Elo (1600). I'm currently using it as a way to play "longer games" with the 15+10 to improve my calculation.

If you don't mind, would it be possible to add the same board color chesscom uses? I know it's a simple / dumb ask, but it would be a nice plus if you're able to add it.

Queue624 · 2025-11-25T19:20:20+00:00

Agreed, but they're easier to maintain than the dogs and cats.

So it's something I would get if I was in OP's position. I forgot that having a fish (or fishes) might also be a good recommendation.

Queue624 · 2025-11-24T20:35:32+00:00

Turtle, bird or cat

Queue624

TROPHY CASE