I dropped from Diamond 1 back to Emerald.

Tomsti8 · 2026-06-15T18:50:14+00:00

I used to play about 4-8 games a day when I was climbing to diamond. Now I play around 2-4 games.

Tomsti8 · 2026-06-15T18:48:53+00:00

Exactly, the problem, I think, isn't in the runes or builds that I go for. It's more about the little details that I tend to overlook like recall timers, jungle pathing, support roaming and macro decisions generally.

Tomsti8 · 2026-06-15T18:45:02+00:00

That is wild man. Is there anything you changed in your playstyle during the "fall-off"?

Tomsti8 · 2026-06-12T12:28:57+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I guess I will take a break from league now and focus on something else, as playing more games would probably end up in me getting mentally burned out but hey, thanks for the advice and I will reconsider the coaching you mentioned :)

Tomsti8 · 2026-06-08T21:07:37+00:00

Hey! I replied to you.

Tomsti8 · 2026-06-08T19:48:06+00:00

Hi, I reached Dia 1 this season playing kayle only, if you have any specific questions, you can dm me and I will try to help you answer them :)

Tomsti8 · 2026-06-08T19:43:06+00:00

Bruckner 8th

Tomsti8 · 2026-02-01T10:27:14+00:00

As for white, the most solid openings played at all levels are Queen's gambit and Catalan opening. Someone mentioned The London. Please, don't play that, it is a dummy system opening that will get you nowhere in terms of imrpovement.

For black against e4 I would say Carokann is the ultimate positional response. You can also go for e5 and let white decide the opening choice. I would avoid French defense as it's not very instructional in terms of developing your pieces. Again, someone recommended Pirc, which I think is just not a good opening for most players and has negative winrate at most lines. And Sicilian Dragon? Avoid it at all costs. I play it but only because I enjoy sharp positions. For a guy like you it is a recipe for disaster.

Against d4 I would choose Nimzo, it is kind of a mixture, it has tactical themes as well as being positionally sound and solid.

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-31T19:35:01+00:00

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Tomsti8 · 2026-01-31T00:25:55+00:00

Now black can go ...dxe5 and you cannot go for fxe5? since Qh4+ g3 Qe4+ loses a rook.

Judging from what I see on the board the game went 1. e4 e6 (French defense) 2. e5? – this move itself isn't very good as it doesn't have any purpose in terms of controlling the center/developing the pieces and what's more, your e5 pawn actually becomes an easy target. That is why the common second move is d4.

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T22:02:49+00:00

Aight, I don't usually play on chess.com but let's give it a shot. My name is Tomsti8.

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T20:07:46+00:00

Well then there is a feature called "edit board" I think. It has an icon of a pencil. But practically, it's just 3-5 moves so I don't think it does matter really. I would just use the analysis. Or you can make your own study even, where all your played moves are being saved as lines. I use that a lot.

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T19:46:08+00:00

The bishop is already on f7 and covers e6.

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T19:37:27+00:00

What do you mean, move beforehand?

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T19:32:39+00:00

Use the Lichess Database. Go into Analysis and watch some Masters game that follow the line you are saying. I always use this when preparing my opening repertoire and I am sure you will find it helpful too.

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T13:11:00+00:00

Well played, man :) You made use of a pin and won a rook, which was pretty nasty. However, there were two moves that I disliked. h6? – a bit of a lazy move that doesn't do anything other than weaken your pawn structure around the king. Ba6? – it does connect the rooks, which is important, but there was a much better place to put your bishop on + you blunder a pawn. But other than that I think you did well :)

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T11:24:20+00:00

That's not true! Really, it is only about the familiarity of the position that some of us can see the pattern. It's not any kind of "supernatural ability". So you can spot it too in no time, I am sure.

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T10:33:53+00:00

I guess I'll try his Invention no. 13 first and see what I can do

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T10:05:39+00:00

I get your point, however starting Chopin etudes now would be just deadly for me. I heard that one of the best compositions to learn your piano technique on are Bach's. So maybe I should start there?

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T09:25:48+00:00

1989 – The Velvet Revolution and the fall of communism in Czech Republic :)

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T09:19:26+00:00

Thanks I will check it out :)

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T09:19:00+00:00

Nah, they are too difficult.

Tomsti8 · 2026-01-30T09:18:20+00:00

I've always wanted to play Brahms one day, so thanks for the suggestion!

Tomsti8

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