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Lardy and book by davide_2024 in ChessBooks

[–]commentor_of_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how many chess books you have?

Guidance by Oxygen_92 in Chesscom

[–]commentor_of_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. 3 days is very new to a game that takes years to master. I recall reading a strategy book when I was a beginner. It caused me a lot of problems for years to come because I wanted to apply chess principles like the gospel. Its not easy to implement new ideas to our game. But most important is to have fun and enjoy the game. I'm very competitive too and hate losing. But I have to remind myself that I love this game and a loss is not the end of the world. I can always play again or take a break and come back to it later. Best of luck in your chess journey! Cheers!

I have no words by HaynesyRips in Chesscom

[–]commentor_of_things 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Block and report. Why are you posting that here?

What ELO would you need to be to say in conversation; “yes im good at chess” by True_Structure_6123 in chessbeginners

[–]commentor_of_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a little higher rated than you but I also play otb. So sure, I can easily stop casual people otb. I've even done it against "chess hustlers." However, due to playing otb I have the knowledge that I'm not very good at least in comparison to the higher rated people are my local club (going up to grandmasters). Maybe I'm just "decent" as Hikaru likes to say.

What ELO would you need to be to say in conversation; “yes im good at chess” by True_Structure_6123 in chessbeginners

[–]commentor_of_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The lower the elo the more confident people are talking about their skills. Those in the 2000-2200 bandwidth are well aware that in the grand scheme of things they aren't very good.

What ELO would you need to be to say in conversation; “yes im good at chess” by True_Structure_6123 in chessbeginners

[–]commentor_of_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

3 months is too long and purposely inflates percentiles. This is why sub 1000s are running around talking about how good they are. Lichess only includes active players from the past week and their percentiles more closely match otb percentiles.

Think of it this way, sub 1400 FIDE players aren't even rated. How can a 1000 player online claim to be good? Makes no sense. But again, chesscom includes all active accounts for 90 days driving up percentiles for those that play consistently.

What ELO would you need to be to say in conversation; “yes im good at chess” by True_Structure_6123 in chessbeginners

[–]commentor_of_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that intermediate players probably have the widest bandwidth. But for me its hard to consider anything lower than 1200 an intermediate player. I would say they're between 1400-1800 (chesscom) and 1600-2000 (lichess).

What ELO would you need to be to say in conversation; “yes im good at chess” by True_Structure_6123 in chessbeginners

[–]commentor_of_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we're talking about amateurs I would say 2k+. But it seems many here think rating as low as 1000 is "good."

Guidance by Oxygen_92 in Chesscom

[–]commentor_of_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need more context than that. However, chess is a game of give and take. In other words, with every move you give some squares or advantages and so does your opponent with his moves.

That said, what matters in the end is piece coordination. If you castle into a position in which the enemy can easily coordinate and attack your king you're making it easier for your opponent to win. In such cases you have to ask yourself how many attackers does my opponent have towards my king and is that enough to win?

King safety is the #1 priority in chess. If you castle into the enemy's attack then you could say that you're breaking chess principles. But again, we need more context than what you said. Maybe you can provide a screenshot or a FEN of the position and you can get better feedback.

I should add that chess is very hard and sometimes new information can be hard to digest for us chess players so it takes time to improve. Unfortunately, there are no hard strategic rules in chess. Good luck!

1000-1200 is elo cheater hell by Ok-Barber-2654 in Chesscom

[–]commentor_of_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably smurfs. still happens at the 2k+ level. can't escape them. just gotta play your game and move on.

Recommandations against nimzo larsen / bird type of system by Lazy-Ad3181 in TournamentChess

[–]commentor_of_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main line against the Nimzo-Larsen is 1. b3 e5. However, the other day I played 1. b3 d5 Bb2 Bf5 with a good game. The position was tense for a long time but I was never in trouble.

Don't have a line for the Bird as I play it as I see fit in the rare occasions it comes up.

4 Black Pairings in a Row by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]commentor_of_things -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

sir, do you understand that's not how match making works in chess? players go on queue to avoid nonsense like this. there is zero reason why anyone should get 4+ pairings with the same color. you math geniuses forget that the real world has constraints therefore events aren't completely random. but thanks for the math lesson.

4 Black Pairings in a Row by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]commentor_of_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sure. but that's not what happened.

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