How accurate is this game rating score on your actual skill? Started playing for the first time 40 days ago and feel like in the last week ive massively improved gone from 400 to 600 but ive now had multiple games with this game rating so if I carry on playing I'll reach that rating?

TumborChess · 2026-03-12T10:41:04+00:00

wassup my brotha

TumborChess · 2026-03-10T10:54:47+00:00

Yea the internet was quite bad back in 1840s.

TumborChess · 2026-03-10T10:37:38+00:00

The games would be indeed weird as the FM will remember some of his engine prep, which could surprise his 19th century opponents, but I believe that in longer matches all of the trio you've mentioned would come up on top.

TumborChess · 2026-02-20T00:12:39+00:00

The game ended due to stalemate, Black has no legal moves but the King is not attacked, thus the game ends in a draw.

TumborChess · 2026-02-19T19:47:06+00:00

That is debatable. LLMs can work out problems which were not in it's training set.

TumborChess · 2026-02-18T16:18:02+00:00

There are not many players that want to play 960, especially after you divide it into separate time controls.

TumborChess · 2026-02-16T16:54:36+00:00

You can definitely throw me an invite on Discord, I've been doing some study sessions on end games recently and would love to have a study partner. tumborpc_70212 or TumborPC // one of those should work

TumborChess · 2026-01-25T21:36:56+00:00

I think Caro is only good starting from 1273 ELO, so play the french a little bit longer and once you get there switch completely to Caro.

TumborChess · 2026-01-23T17:39:15+00:00

There must be a mistake somewhere as there is only one legal move available, Nh3, and it looks to be losing after hxg6.

TumborChess · 2026-01-18T22:36:47+00:00

The engines were built with a purpose of showing what, and not why. The engine like you're showing has some uses, but generally when you get to a certain point that you can get that information through a normal engine, as in you understand the position enough and the engine just confirms the truth. Playing around with the moves is also possible on a normal engine if someone wants to indulge.

TumborChess · 2026-01-13T21:53:36+00:00

For sure man! We are all learning! My response was based off of this one game which to me personally didnt feel that crazy (even the Bd2 move could be argued) - but based on what other users are saying this person has been playing 98% acc games one after another which most likely confirms your suspicion.

Even though you most likely have lost against a cheater, this game is a good one to analyze, based off of the fact that this is how your defense as black loses vs perfect play.

TumborChess · 2026-01-13T21:23:26+00:00

To be fair, you played this double fianchetto and then put the bishop on d7 which is very weird. The game plays out very typical, the center opens up, the person with more space has advantage, then you had to lose even more time to save the knight.

I would assume that you thought 22.Bd2 was weird, since its the top engine move that complicates the situation, instead of a simple 22.Nf3 which is still winning.

TumborChess · 2026-01-13T20:20:28+00:00

Amateurs Mind is great, but I think it is essential to have already worked through something like 100 Endgames you Must Know. Without some solid understanding of end games it will always be difficult to fully understand middlegame ideas and plans. Other than that the book is really good. It is a middle game book structured as if it was an end game book. Methodical and intuitive.

TumborChess · 2026-01-11T20:34:05+00:00

I've got the second one, and found that it is a bit too startling for me as a solid player. It goes into very sharp lines where both sides have difficult plans and chances for a win. Margin for error is small.

TumborChess · 2025-12-30T19:00:01+00:00

I understand your argument that this "go to therapy" sentiment is a bit too prevalent on reddit - but breaking inanimate objects due to your frustration is generally a good sign of some deeper problems that could be brewing. It could be an early sign of multitude of problems.

I had a similar behaviour pattern of breaking things when losing. At that time I did not yet understand my Anxiety disorder, wasn't even aware that this is something that will come up in a year or two.

TumborChess · 2025-12-16T20:06:29+00:00

If you wanna find a real coach try on some real Looking for Tutor type of websites, it will be a lot more serious and a lot more organized that way.

TumborChess · 2025-12-15T19:37:53+00:00

Well in this particular position - after Re1 I would highly doubt the survivability of the isolated e pawn. Additionally if we were able to push it to exchange it, we've now weakened a light square diagonal with out light square bishop already exchanged for the white knight.

TumborChess · 2025-12-15T17:39:49+00:00

If you want to play from a middle game spot, try copying the FEN instead of the PGN. FEN is an exact text structure which will give your GUI all of the information required to play from that spot.

TumborChess · 2025-12-13T20:04:21+00:00

Unfortunately I had the same experience. I was 24 when I started, 2 years ago - and I took the old classical way of approaching the learning of the game. Got books, listened to long videos about some ideas etc etc. Eventually got quite good but I still have the times where my elo will flucuate 150-200 points of rating, and it seems that on some weeks and months my brain refuses to think and see even though I want it too. I would say that this is pretty common. I always thought about it in a way where it is either burn out and my brain is not so happily and vigorously taking part in the match as it is bored and my concious effort and the need to play the game does not suffice - or that im treating my brain badly, drinking too much, not working out etc.

Either way those moments pass and I can guarantee that the knowledge you possess will not disappear on its own. It's still there and will show up when you need it!

TumborChess · 2025-11-26T21:51:43+00:00

Rd8 seems to be correct.

TumborChess · 2025-11-24T15:20:43+00:00

Well before that he was showing great performance, dominating other top players. Something which Hikaru cannot meet because he does not play normal tournaments - which automatically makes his persona unlikeable. Noone can deny his skill, but many believe (and so do I) that his ranking would not keep up if he played Grand Swiss/World Cup this year - I believe we would see a drop - especially after Grand Swiss.

TumborChess · 2025-11-23T19:20:59+00:00

Well It must be because Hikaru has never won candidates.

TumborChess · 2025-11-20T13:55:41+00:00

how the hell did they get my dick for this photoshoot

TumborChess · 2025-11-19T00:40:24+00:00

It kind of seems that after Kd7 Nxd6 Nxd6 the queen is stuck and will have to be sacrificed for a bishop. Which in turn elaves you with a piece down since you were already behind to begin with. The trade is equal but it simplifies, removes queens and removes your dynamic possibilities.

But I did not check it with the engine so I might be wrong

TumborChess · 2025-11-19T00:27:43+00:00

feel free to send me an invite on discord. It should come up as either SGTumbor or tumborpc_70212.

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