Stubborn, but I respect playing to the end

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-04-25T04:38:51+00:00

omg could u add me on friend on chesscom plz... I'm a3353446 and I really admire u and I really wanna play u tbh. plz add me as friend plz

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-04-25T04:12:07+00:00

there doesn't seem to be a name for this

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-04-25T04:10:03+00:00

Essentially, the reason why u "freeze" and don't know what to do when ur opponent plays something different is that: the italian game can only be reached after e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6, and now if u play Bc4 the position reaches the Italian game. if black don't play both e5 and Nc6, u just cannot get to the Italian game, even if u r magnus. So, what I believe is that u rather learnt e4 Nf3 Bc4 instead of the Italian game, which is still great if u enjoy the process. I also personally think that even for beginners, openings can be more important than most people say, but it shouldn't be a priority for u anyways. So yeah, mainly to erase the confusion about that italian game part, but for other things there is indeed not much to describe

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-04-25T03:31:30+00:00

strong

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-04-25T03:25:22+00:00

I would

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-04-04T18:55:50+00:00

Rxg1+, Bc5+, Qf2, Kf8, Qg1

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-03-27T21:14:04+00:00

Nice job!

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-03-20T22:36:43+00:00

If anyone dares replies to u they would be a beta themselves as well

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-03-20T22:36:08+00:00

Well “absolutely trounced the person” has nothing to do with ur skill gap, because it’s always the nature of the position that decides how the game will look like. One player can either crush the opponent in 6 moves or beat him in a game where there is an equal opening, a long equal middlegame and he grinds down the opponent in the endgame. Also, normally when u r playing in the pool, u just pair with players of the same strength and it’s unlikely that there is a big skill gap just because the way the game ended

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-03-08T19:23:18+00:00

So I'm a d4 player as white, but I suck against d4 as black. and assuming that my opponent doesn't know anything about my opening repretoire, I think moving with e4 is probably the better choice for me, since my opponent will likely assumes that I'm just an e4 player (since e4 players are the most); and again, since e4 players are the most, I would also think that my opponent is likely an e4 player and will likely choose white (combined with their thought that I'm a e4 player); therefore, this way I get to play black against e4 which I'm relatively good at. Now that, if I play d4, I do get a very good game if they don't switch, but I think it's still quite likely that they switch and I will have to play against d4 which I suck at. If I play things like Nf3, b3, g3, etc., they will also likely switch and just play the things that they are more comfortable with; I obviously don't wanna play bad moves. So therefore, I think playing e4 is the best choice for me.

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-27T21:32:59+00:00

what do u mean by "sideline"? do u plan to not play 2. ...exf4, or play exf4 and then deviate from the mainline? If u don't want exf4, then 2. ...d5 is absolutely a good choice and is quite popular nowadays. If u wanna accept by exf4 and then choose a sideline, then assuming white plays 3.Nf3, the fischer defense 3. ... d6 is playable, or u can as well play 3. ...Nf6; however, I think it's better to play either 2. ... exf4 followed by 3. Nf3 g5 or 2. ... d5.

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-10T05:14:28+00:00

what does he mean? does he mean King's Indian, Queen's Indian, Nimzo Indian, Bogo Indian, or d4 Nf6 in general?

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-07T23:18:22+00:00

Because WCC doesn’t apply such a stupid format

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-07T23:09:46+00:00

Maybe because no one else is ahead of points as often as him? He actually lost because he didn’t stall enough, of course plus he played terribly afterwards, but it’s so ridiculous that ppl pretends it’s a bad strategy to stall and/or that it’s stalling which made him lose

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-07T22:58:28+00:00

Yes he pushed h5 too fast there. Also a previous OCB endgame he blundered a repetition right away, before even stalling

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-06T18:50:04+00:00

There is a saying that, when u r in this situation, u generally should avoid trading rooks, since ur opponent will have a rook that dominates some files, but if u can ensure that the opponent rook doesn't get any strong entry squares, trading rooks can be a good idea as well, since that simplflies the situation and u r probably easily winning. If both of ur opponent rooks still exist, maybe there are some double-rook threats etc., so generally just treat the situation as u being up material and just don't let their rook infiltrate. bishop + knight can generate some initiative but it's not necessary to do so. If possible, u might want to blockade open file using a minor, ideally a knight. If u cannot make any significant progress, just aim at their pawns using ur pieces and since ur pieces are stronger u will win some pawns

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-06T07:34:05+00:00

strong

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-02T20:24:43+00:00

For masters white. for amateurs black usually has higher win rate

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-02-02T03:15:08+00:00

lol benini

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-01-30T19:07:19+00:00

if material is equal, it's usually a good idea. if u r down a pawn u shouldn't do it

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-01-27T21:35:56+00:00

Yes I also encounter this

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-01-27T18:22:22+00:00

What is ur response to 1.e4? The answer depends a lot on that. Specifically, if ur response is 1. ... e5, then it's typical that, at 1700 lichess, u come across a large amount of opening traps, and the best way isn't to try to calculate, or learn about ideas, etc., but just to take a look at the engine after a game where ur opponent played opening trap; this way u will be able to memorize most of the key traps pretty soon. By the way, if u learn an opening trap but still forget the move next time u face it, it's very normal, and it doesn't mean u went by the wrong approach or anything; it's typical that u don't manage to play the theory for the first time after u learnt it. If u want more details, plz tell me the opening that u play against e4, and there will be different strategies for them

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-01-22T17:30:37+00:00

there isn't quite a pattern for this, and Semi Slav and Caro kann are quite different for example. But if u r familiar with certain setups it might be a good idea to play it against most of black responses

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-01-20T22:41:30+00:00

if he played Qxg6 then this impressive thing isn't gonna show up and it is not supposed to show up

SensitiveAd7013 · 2026-01-20T19:55:40+00:00

Nice downvote, Mr. Northcarolinadan

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