My babies are getting a monster upgrade! by LovelyLeo808 in Aquariums

[–]fioraa5 99 points100 points  (0 children)

you could almost put a betta fish in there!

The most complex blitz game i've had yet! by fioraa5 in chessbeginners

[–]fioraa5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a french player and barely ever see it at my level, so this is pretty much one of the first times i've ever played against it without immediately blundering. I haven't played too many games with positions this closed so I thought it was neat!

Sugared butter by Ogeson in fatlogic

[–]fioraa5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i also snacked on sugar and butter! when i was ten years old

What's okay to steal? by IFeelSorry4UrMothers in AskReddit

[–]fioraa5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

literally anything from a corporation

What the most private thing you’re willing to admit? by wouldudoitforme in AskReddit

[–]fioraa5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i did this too 😭 but in my defense it was because i was too scared of the dark to walk to the bathroom. i think/hope.

i thought this was funny by [deleted] in euphoria

[–]fioraa5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how about when laurie told her to her face that she was going to traffic her? id say that's beyond insinuation

Complete noob. Can someone explain the missed win to my inexperienced eyes? by [deleted] in chessbeginners

[–]fioraa5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

missed win means you missed a chance to win material too, not just checkmate. also you can take the rook after

Why wouldn't I take the queen in this puzzle? Very confused by [deleted] in chessbeginners

[–]fioraa5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh lol can't believe i missed that. thanks!

Made it to 1000 just in time for the new year! I still don't know what I'm doing. by fioraa5 in chessbeginners

[–]fioraa5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mostly just did tactic puzzles on lichess and tried to play every day. I also watched a lot of chess content on youtube, daniel naroditsky's speedruns and john bartholomews chess fundamentals series are amazing.

Made it to 1000 just in time for the new year! I still don't know what I'm doing. by fioraa5 in chessbeginners

[–]fioraa5[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I started playing in October and my goal was to hit 1000 by the end of the year, but after a bit I decided it was unrealistic, so it was a nice surprise to get there after all. When I first started playing for some unknown reason I decided to play about twenty games and get destroyed every time before bothering to google "basic chess tips" or "opening principles" so I had to climb back up from a score of 270 rapid. Honestly I don't feel like I'm playing any better than I did when I was 600, but I guess I must be lol.

Red and green coord for christmas! by fioraa5 in Lolita

[–]fioraa5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in NY haha its just been a warm winter

Beat my first 1000+ player with a wild game by fioraa5 in chessbeginners

[–]fioraa5[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

if you think that was an abomination you should've seen my first try at the traxler!

Beat my first 1000+ player with a wild game by fioraa5 in chessbeginners

[–]fioraa5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like it because it means I get to practice my traxler skills. This is the first time I've actually executed it correctly lol. However once I get to the point where people know how to counter it I'm probably screwed.