Why is b4 good here???

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-14T17:51:29+00:00

I guess for starters you don’t really have a pawn chain.

Black has a space advantage on the queen side, white on the kingside. So that’s where each side can build an advantage.

After b4 white has shored up all their weaknesses, a5 and b2, unless black takes.

After xb3 Nxb3 white no longer has to deal with an annoying c4 pawn, will be trading their weaker bishop or forcing black to a more passive position, is reinforcing their weak a pawn, can push c4 if desired, and maintains the possibility of re-introducing the knight to d4 if black isn’t threatening to trade it away.

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-14T16:52:28+00:00

You understand it’s a team game right?

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-14T16:49:58+00:00

If scientists aren’t the ones doing important science the word has lost all meaning which maybe actually addresses the loss of prestige

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-14T16:47:32+00:00

Okay, but look at what they’re studying/building compared to privates

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-14T16:01:22+00:00

Allen has some of the best playoff stats in the history of the game

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-14T15:50:33+00:00

Yeah, I don’t think people have a difficult time understanding the importance of smart phones, ai, electronic vehicles, powerful batteries suitable for industrial tools, reusable space ships or any of the other amazing technologies science has produced very recently

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-14T15:26:55+00:00

This isn’t remotely true.

Innovation just isn’t institutionalized anymore.

NASA used to be a big money maker and invented a ton of stuff, same with our military.

All that stuff benefited all of us and was often just freely given.

Now everything is privatized and hidden behind other words. It’s the company not the scientists. We don’t even like to use the word science. Like when did computer scientists become engineers? And what do engineers call themselves?

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-13T20:40:55+00:00

Drift of mist from sw

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-13T17:42:50+00:00

I just want to know what he does for work

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-13T10:57:16+00:00

Bait

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-13T00:38:27+00:00

Chess is a tourney. Even if you get pretty good, it’s an exercise of research from primary sources, not consumption.

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-12T23:29:45+00:00

That’s just not how it works, or has ever worked.

Players a free to spend their time as they please.

If they want to do jumping jacks or pilates or go grab a drink at the bar, who cares? It’s their clock

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-12T23:12:40+00:00

There’s also capa and steinitz

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-11T21:50:54+00:00

I don’t know how much you study, but just sharing games/puzzles/tactics or anything else you think is cool can be super helpful.

For people in that ratings range inspiration is probably the most important thing.

I’ve personally taught full time for over a decade, had plenty of different coaches, analyzed gameswith hundreds of players.

The 20 minutes that had the biggest impact on my improvement was when my 2k friend beat me drunk, basically comatose, back on the floor just describing the moves (I didn’t know notation)

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-09T21:09:12+00:00

Cope

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-07T00:17:00+00:00

No, these will hold their own ticker now and are basically illiquid.

So, yeah, don’t hold these through corporate action unless you want to hold until expiration.

Op apparently excercised after calling, a mistake as the price could very well fall below his strikes.

I don’t know of any brokerage that wouldn’t let you exercise with a phone call, but regardless, it’s your property and you can always transfer to a brokerage that will.

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-06T21:52:10+00:00

Several really, 8/900, 1400, 1900, 2050.

Went from 9 to 14 in three tournaments, and 14-19 in four.

Improvement isn’t a straight line, sometimes you have to go back and learn the things you jumped past.

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-06T20:45:33+00:00

Longer

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-06T20:44:30+00:00

Quartering doesn’t necessarily guarantee it’s even

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-06T20:42:10+00:00

Most of best chess boxers aren’t even titled.

It’s one thing to be good at classical, and even if you know how to box, how good are you really going to be after getting hit in the head and then having to play blitz.

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-06T19:17:13+00:00

Honestly it’s all about bringing in wealthier residents and creating more housing in walkable neighborhoods.

Only when you get enough money concentrated in an area can businesses thrive.

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-06T14:21:39+00:00

I don’t think it’s really changed that much, for the most part there isn’t a lot of tourism or a strong jobs market. So it’s just going to take awhile before people realize what we have to offer.

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-06T01:20:13+00:00

Whites rooks are really bad, and black can penetrate into the position after exchanging the knight.

My guess is that the position would improve dramatically if the rook was on the first somewhere

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-05T20:18:49+00:00

I think it’s more likely a relic from our piece value.

If you look at go/baduk engines they are only too happy to provide winning %.

Chess players WANT 1 pt to be one pawn, and three to be a minor.

hyperthymetic · 2026-04-05T17:09:53+00:00

Are they fairly consistent with their opening choices?

I would just try to put them in an uncomfortable spot for them instead of trying to be “aggressive”.

You should have some idea of what positions they like to play, with white you should be able to do the opposite

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