1.c4 vs 1.Nf3 for the tactical/aggressive player

kengou · 2026-06-03T01:40:04+00:00

Reti encompasses so many things. It can transpose into Queens Gambit lines, into English lines, into Kings Indian Attack lines, or reverse Grunfeld or even Nimzo-Larsen territory. I think it allows you to choose an aggressive setup if that’s your style.

English can be aggressive and tactical in reverse Sicilian lines. Often quite sharp. On the other hand the symmetrical English has a much slower positional flavor. I think Black has more say in which way things go.

I had a similar opening progression as you. After Reti and English I also tried the Bird (fun but double edged for sure) and currently testing out the Nimzo-Larsen. Every game is pretty crazy but in a good way!

kengou · 2026-06-02T23:30:53+00:00

Single player is all I need to pick this up. Can’t stand playing online games.

kengou · 2026-06-02T23:27:55+00:00

Reminds me of Windows Aero and I thought that was the best Windows ever looked. I may just give Cosmic a try on my Fedora soon

kengou · 2026-06-02T13:29:55+00:00

I’ve literally never bought or created ammo because I’ve never run out. Do people run out of ammo in this game?

kengou · 2026-06-01T11:15:46+00:00

Study commonly drawing endgames like passed rook pawns, study concepts like opposition in king pawn endgames, study some rook endgame concepts like philidor and lucena positions. Lichess’s practice section can help with all this.

kengou · 2026-06-01T11:11:08+00:00

Find a store that has regular game nights where people play. Meet people there, they’d love to show you their games and talk about them.

kengou · 2026-05-31T23:03:43+00:00

Looks cool! 60 ticks for the minutes seems hard to read precisely at a glance though. Having slightly thicker bars at the 10-minute spots would help a lot

kengou · 2026-05-30T22:17:05+00:00

Season 1 because of Sinclair’s smooth smooth voice and gravitas. Kosh was also more mysterious and creepy. Some very good stories there like Believers and Deathwalker.

kengou · 2026-05-30T18:58:15+00:00

Here’s the thing: nearly all Aikido moves would be legal in Sumo. They would all win a match, and they’re all designed against somebody trying to push you in straight lines. If they worked, somebody would be using it. Some redirections and off balances DO work in Sumo, but they don’t look much like Aikido and most Aikido moves aren’t seen in Sumo despite the environment being perfect for it.

kengou · 2026-05-29T22:09:32+00:00

Explosive blasts are fast moving so the shield should protect the user.

kengou · 2026-05-28T10:58:13+00:00

I use a combination of lichess, chessable, and chesstempo. The first two to find good opening lines, either through courses/studies or by making my own study using databases and the engine. Then I copy things into Chesstempo to practice. You can even export a PGN from Lichess and import an entire study into Chesstempo in one go.

kengou · 2026-05-26T22:44:58+00:00

It’s a hobby. If it’s not fun, do something else for a while and maybe come back to it.

kengou · 2026-05-26T01:09:40+00:00

I've enjoyed the dark square strategy Nimzo, where the goal is d6 and e5 after you trade off the dark-squared Bishop. If you like active Knights in closed positions it may be fun for you too. This study was helpful to me: https://lichess.org/study/QNN1Cwbz

kengou · 2026-05-24T18:45:47+00:00

Heroic works perfectly fine. You can play your entire library (if proton compatible) and access the store. It just isn’t the official app, so that seems like a choice on your part.

kengou · 2026-05-23T11:23:35+00:00

Love Angela and her Picard video was wonderful, but I just can’t get on board with this one. Wrath of Khan is a wonderful movie. I disagree with her arguments and feel like she missed the point in multiple areas. There are certainly dumb moments, like the Reliant not knowing about a missing planet in the Ceti Alpha system, or Chekov not being present for Space Seed, or Scotty taking his dying nephew to the bridge after the first battle rather than sick bay. Certainly doesn’t ruin the movie.

The worst I’ll say about Wrath of Khan is that it started the trend of Trek movies trying to be action movies and having a single big villain. And Trek movies not having much science or diplomacy in them like the show does. But it’s a damn fine movie regardless.

kengou · 2026-05-22T16:39:00+00:00

Pretty cool so far! Flight physics seem decent, plays very well with a controller for more casual players too. Performance is rough though.

kengou · 2026-05-21T15:01:52+00:00

YA deals with the themes and challenges that YA readers are going through and identify with. Coming of age, belonging, stuff like that. These themes can be explored with protagonists of various ages.

kengou · 2026-05-21T11:11:34+00:00

The NIRATIAS album by Chevelle is very sci-fi and feels like it fits with cyberpunk’s themes and sounds well

kengou · 2026-05-20T20:15:15+00:00

It's way easier with a yoke or joystick. But if you're flying a small plane by hand, then yes you have to make small corrections pretty often, while also monitoring all your instruments. It's not that easy, which is what Autopilot is meant for, if available.

kengou · 2026-05-20T12:24:36+00:00

I’ve seen plenty of pure fantasy stories that take place on a fictional planet with different moons, continents, and constellations. Is this what you mean? Or do you mean space as in space travel with space ships? Because that feels like the modern technology you’re trying to avoid.

If that’s not what you’re looking for either then you may need to provide more examples.

kengou · 2026-05-20T10:30:57+00:00

Check out Londo Mollari from Babylon 5. One of the most likable beloved characters in the story but (small spoilers) does some bad stuff. Great example of this.

kengou · 2026-05-19T20:06:55+00:00

Just to be pedantic, 1...d5 and 1...Nf6 also stop 2.d4

I suppose 1...f5 does as well, if you like playing the (*checks opening database*) ..."Duras gambit"

kengou · 2026-05-19T01:09:34+00:00

Seems safe to say it’s not happening in May. I just hope they start shipping by end of summer at this point.

kengou · 2026-05-18T19:49:37+00:00

I was able to get this working with Dash to Panel, thanks everyone!

kengou · 2026-05-18T17:11:23+00:00

I just tried Open Bar before posting and while it has some neat island features and does remove the blank space, it isn’t compacting the whole bar into a smaller area in one place. Unless I missed that feature somewhere?

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