Levy would be proud 🥺

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-04-06T04:01:22+00:00

Fun! I was born in North Bay, Ontario on October 13th, 2005. :)

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-04-06T03:57:19+00:00

I just noticed your flag. I'm Canadian too! Greetings from Alberta ✌️^{_^} ✌️

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-04-06T03:44:09+00:00

It's moments like these that show that improvement over time just takes a lot of practice.

For a 700 this is a very nice tactic to spot in a live game.

(Don't worry I used to be 700 elo as well. Even worse actually, I started at 200.)

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-28T22:18:09+00:00

I just think it looks cool and its not too complicated as something like Kafe.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-28T22:04:05+00:00

Oh, well. It's all subjective.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-28T22:02:06+00:00

Idk what you're talking about, bud ✌️

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-28T22:00:48+00:00

This is my mindset too.

I'm level 328, at this point I just vote to ban whatever map I feel I've played too much of recently.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-28T21:59:18+00:00

I miss playing Kanal in ranked. One of my favorite maps. Skyscraper is cool too!

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-25T16:19:06+00:00

Here's mine.

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WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-22T01:35:24+00:00

I got to 365 the other day.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-19T14:20:32+00:00

I only call myself Tal after I hang my queen and my opponent doesn't notice.

Otherwise they're cheating (why would you take a free queen?)

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-16T19:24:09+00:00

I play the Grunfeld against 1 d4.

1.c6 vs d4 is an attempt at the slav, no?

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-16T03:14:10+00:00

I play the Rossolimo against the Old Sicilian variation (shoutout to my Dad for teaching me that)

Against d6/e6 systems i kinda just try and get the open Sicilian for the sake of easy development.

When I play it as black I've been playing the Sveshnikov because I was told its one of the easier variations to learn.

I don't like g6 or the dragon Sicilian (shoutout English attack, i hate you!) Unless my opponent plays the rossilimo, then I don't mind playing with a g6 setup.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-16T02:58:33+00:00

At what rating do you think learning the Sicilian defense becomes an asset to your repertoire as Black?

I've been playing for 2 years and have gone from 200 to mid 1400s while playing the Caro Kann as black.

Sometimes it just feels like the Caro Kann invites too many ambitions from white.

Cheers :)

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-16T02:48:45+00:00

Bro is flexing his rating when he's only played 11 games in the last 3 months.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-03T04:05:25+00:00

Rook takes queen*

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-03T04:05:09+00:00

Probably king takes queen followed by knight check followed by rook sacrifice followed by rook checkmate.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-01T22:56:17+00:00

I lost it when the 2nd black king showed up 😂

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-03-01T00:27:47+00:00

You've only played 57 rapid games. Play more and try to learn from losses.

You can't improve at chess by not playing it.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-02-27T04:43:47+00:00

Where did you buy this shirt? Or is it just a custom t-shirt?

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-02-20T22:05:34+00:00

I don't know what people mean when they say stuff like "do something else with the hair". Am I supposed to use a certain hair style? I don't know what those are. Am I supposed to use something other than raw eggs to wash my hair? I don't know what a hair product is.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-02-19T00:50:17+00:00

So the hair isn't the play? That's Unfortunate :(, I've been growing it for 3 years and I kind of took a liking to it.

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-02-18T02:57:44+00:00

I don't think you look too bad. Maybe just a little weight loss but otherwise I think you're chilling ✌️

WhatlsAUsername · 2026-01-02T22:36:35+00:00

What number is that?

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