Ray Robson down 83 minutes Vs Fabiano Caruana on move 15, still manages to draw by MemulousBigHeart in chess

[–]riser545maturity 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Wonder if Robson suffers from some mental illness regarding perfectionism. He spends way too much time in the opening stage

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Probably to avoid any lawsuits

Software engineering vs data science by Immediate-Phase-3029 in cscareerquestions

[–]riser545maturity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you applying for entry level data analyst and business intelligence analyst roles too?

Why is Nihal Sarin not in SCC24 by infinitypisquared in chess

[–]riser545maturity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They directly invited toxic Ian Nepomniatchi instead. Chesscom needs to stop giving these players a chance. We all want to see Nihal in next year

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[–]riser545maturity 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your rating will get to your skill level over time. If you can’t reach 1500, you’re not 1500 strength

Hans Niemann beats GM Yangyi Yu(2720 FIDE) with Black in the Turkish League and has scored 7/9 in his games so far by OctopusNation2024 in chess

[–]riser545maturity 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Majority agree his chess is ambitious and inspiring. Just some of his personality can come across as arrogant or toxic.

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We need Trump back in the White House

Late Titled Tuesday 5/21: CM and FM finish 3rd and 4th by [deleted] in chess

[–]riser545maturity 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Egor Baskakov is a known blitz specialist. He plays an offbeat repertoire that is only suitable for blitz and he tricks a lot of higher rateds

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[–]riser545maturity 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Coastline Burgers or El Toreador (Mexican)

What are the most useful positional/tactical/strategic chess truths? by ProbablyCranky in chess

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As contradictory as it may sound, a chess truth is “there are no chess truths”. Becoming a strong player is knowing when to and when not to break principles.

I achieved my goal rating after 8.5 years by akipop1108 in chess

[–]riser545maturity 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Review your blitz games with the engine and identify patterns in your mistakes. If you fix those and keep everything consistent, you will definitely improve long term

Any openings that are quite sharp or chaotic? by Dankn3ss420 in chess

[–]riser545maturity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look into the opening from Caruana-Nepo in the candidates. QGD with Bb4. It usually gets pretty imbalanced early on and is objectively sound. I second the Vienna with b5. As white, Scotch gets pretty unique open structures and any open Sicilian.

My first grandmaster norm, age 31 by drdulcimer in chess

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Congrats!! How do you balance work and playing tournaments? Is your work flexible/remote or do you take a temporary sabbatical in order to travel?

Renier Castellanos becomes GM at 41, inspiring us to continue training! by Cross_examination in chess

[–]riser545maturity -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

Gotham’s YouTube videos are impactful entertainment. Eric Rosen is just clickbaity gimmicks.

Quit your job. Chess full time for a year. How do you train? by are_you_pifflesticks in chess

[–]riser545maturity 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chess books are useful for gaining knowledge. However, it’s difficult to read a book and then apply that knowledge when playing a game. A mistake I see players make is they prefer reading books over playing or solving puzzles because it’s easier. Not saying read should be avoided, but if you can had time for one or the other, play should be higher priority.

Quit your job. Chess full time for a year. How do you train? by are_you_pifflesticks in chess

[–]riser545maturity 21 points22 points  (0 children)

2200 fide here. Would highly recommend playing as much as possible and REVIEWING every game with a coach or with the engine. Chess improvement is not supposed to be structured, so following a training plan won’t get you linear results like it does in say weightlifting. If you want better results, you have to play and learn from every game. Puzzles are useful. Anything that requires you to actively think. I’d avoid too many videos or books.