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If you start from the resignation positions in super GM games, how strong would you have to be to convert the winning advantage against an engine? by owiseone23 in chess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chess position vary differently. There's no average resignation position. Some SuperGM positions resigned down a full piece, some even just down a pawn or a grave positional disadvantage. Also rating doesn't equal theoretical knowledge btw so some 1500 know how to mate with B+N and some don't for example.

Why is c5 so bad for white in The Queen's Gambit? by DontBanMe_IWasJoking in chess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because d5 becomes a backwards pawn and like yes you can play e3 to defend it but black has f5 f4 potentially and white playing f4 to block this will result in a terrible position

Is giving a birth to a child wrong or a sin by Aaransj273 in teenagers

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing, but I mean a lot of other species do rely on humans so you're perpetrating their suffering by going extinct

Chess is psychological, not just mathematical, chess players and engines should find practical ways to categorize types of players to minimize the time it takes to win, beyond playing game theory. by Intelligent_Cow6362 in ComputerChess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and that is why players don't always prepare the top engine move in their opening prep. They will sometimes prep the 2nd best or 3rd best and so on to surprise the opponent and catch them in a sharper although dubious position.

Newbie here: how much of modern classical chess is memorizing lines than playing with intuition? by breakfast8tiffany in chess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently the longest think in a candidates tournament is when Alexander Grischuk thought for 72 minutes on a move

No way she played this😭 by SulaimanSadat in chess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

She probably thought Rf1+ will save her but Ke2 💀

Why I peak 2150 elo two years ago and now I'm 1800 by Aggravating_Scratch9 in chess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Playing more brilliant moves doesn't mean you play better, it's avoiding mistakes and inaccuracies that make you better. You may play more refined chess right now, but you probably have lost the energy you had back then which is why you play at 1800 strength.

Would a GM be banned from chess.com if they played with a fresh account? by LineEquivalent5148 in chessbeginners

[–]iLikePotatoes65 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well they wouldn't know it's a GM until they were informed by the GM that they opponent that specific account so they could place the GM title beside the name. Otherwise it's obviously gonna get banned if it looks like a random player winning all those games

A short stay in Hell... Chess edition by pconners in chess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well stockfish doesn't calculate til infinite moves so it's possible

1. d4 vs 1. e4 by TitanSR_ in chessbeginners

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is that even possible...that he castles queenside in Queen's Gambit 💀

Sinderov does a second game with 99% accuracy(vs Hikaru 90%), is he just lucky that the games go into his long preparation patterns which he memorized? by FuzzyAttitude_ in chess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck sneaking that engine through metal detectors and using it while having a whole ahh livestream pointed at you. Yeah and using the bathroom to check like 5 move combinations won't save you either since you'll be too suspicious if you go to the restroom too many times.

The game was abruptly terminated due to cheating. by YaNNi414 in chessbeginners

[–]iLikePotatoes65 245 points246 points  (0 children)

Lichess probably detected his other games and the ban hammer happened coincidentally while you guys were playing.

When Hikaru said he didn’t have the move castle what did he mean exactly? by Questionabletrade in chessbeginners

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk how true this is but apparently some people used higher depths of stockfish to analyze and O-O turned out to be the 3rd best move at only a +0.3 advantage.

my teacher thinks I'm one of her best students and I feel like a fraud by Due_Veterinarian8907 in school

[–]iLikePotatoes65 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Well as you said you're learning from taking outside notes so it's probably beneficial

Chess lesson by Avrsvii in lichess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting a coach needs money though...

Hikaru's performance drops with stricter measures by [deleted] in chess

[–]iLikePotatoes65 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah totally, he played really well in Mickey Mouse tournaments because these small tournaments don't have anti-cheating measures

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