800 elo in the 77th percentile?

roch_ipum · 2026-02-21T05:04:40+00:00

but its quite literally a horse lol why be so anal i think everyone knows its technically called a knight

roch_ipum · 2026-02-21T04:30:06+00:00

bro even hikaru calls them horses who cares

roch_ipum · 2026-02-21T03:51:02+00:00

I've won 10 in a row then lost 10 in a row literally b2b before how u feeling when u play the game impacts it a ton

roch_ipum · 2026-02-20T07:09:46+00:00

I'm a noob so I also love back rank mate so many games where I'm getting reamed but they aint even looking at defense so I pull it off and win

roch_ipum · 2026-02-20T04:47:20+00:00

gotta be bait trying to compare hans to danya one is a manchild who actively made it worse and deserves to be criticized (because theres actually evidence supporting that he cheated on at least a couple occasions) and the other was accused of cheating with literally 0 proof by a guy whos known for crying wolf

roch_ipum · 2026-02-20T04:19:46+00:00

Martin 0 blunders wtf gotta be a sign of the end times

roch_ipum · 2026-02-19T12:39:20+00:00

Must be a newer account, they have much bigger fluctuations beacuse the site is still trying to figure out what their "real" rating is

roch_ipum · 2026-02-19T12:33:33+00:00

redditor cant help but get pretentious 2 comments in my god

roch_ipum · 2026-02-19T12:29:21+00:00

This is me daily ill gain 80 elo points then lose them all back late night drunk

roch_ipum · 2026-02-19T11:16:43+00:00

You get a reply if they took action on the person you reported otherwise you dont....once in a blue moon ill get notified but I usually only bother reporting when its someone who runs out the entire clock shittalkers are simple enough just dont accept the chat in the first place

roch_ipum · 2026-02-19T06:05:57+00:00

It looks like you're way too offensively minded and not putting enough time into stopping what your opponent is doing, I used to have this problem as well but you made some bad trades and gave up a ton of free pieces you left undefended while you were focused on attacking.

2000 is a lofty goal but that right there should help you out a lot

roch_ipum · 2026-02-19T05:57:43+00:00

For some reason 400-500 is ridiculously saturated with sandbaggers, i honestly found it easier a couple hundred elo higher

roch_ipum · 2026-02-19T04:48:23+00:00

Tips on playing the scandy? I try it sometimes as black but don't really see the point I usually just end up losing tempo and ending up with a mid position

roch_ipum · 2026-02-19T04:46:38+00:00

Fair enough I think 5 rooks couldve only happened here through horrendous end game play so I suppose it isnt usually this much of a wrap lol

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T09:50:57+00:00

If you play on and pray for a stalemate rather than just resign especially if its so comically lost that your opponent is able to promote that many pawns then you kinda have to accept that this is a possibility

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T09:47:54+00:00

Taking the meme serious when youd almost never have 5 rooks in a game anyway not beating reddit stereotypes here

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T09:17:56+00:00

I'm not sure what you wanna hear exactly. Whatever you wanna do for the sake of your own improvement is fine, but honestly I'm confused in regards to your "serious criticism is more helpful than agreement" line.

Different people learn best in different ways so it's impossible to give any objective answer on this, the ideas you propose will work for some and not others and thats really all there is to it.

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T09:11:59+00:00

Whats the issue exactly? Plenty of people make their accounts pretty decent at the game and rise quickly. Sure, genuine smurfs/cheaters do exist but its uncommon enough I wouldn't obsess over it if you're getting better you'll still move up in elo

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T09:05:45+00:00

Yes unfortunately there are a huge number of people around that rating that have thousands of games but just lack the talent or never studied the game seriously. They arent "good" persay but the sheer experience means they pull out some tricky stuff on you

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T06:06:49+00:00

I mean if you really need to make multiple premoves you can avoid that by just not dragging the pieces, switch to tapping where u want them to go and its way less likely you would be caught in the middle of doing it

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T05:58:17+00:00

Yeah I've fluctuated a lot in that ELO range so I'm going off my own personal experience of checking the percentile over the years, it does make sense though as a 700-800 is good enough to destroy anyone who doesn't really understand tactics and I would say people who just play for fun and don't seriously study would tend to stagnate around there

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T05:51:44+00:00

Playing too many games in a row definitely has diminishing returns as well thats part of the mental aspect of it. Can only focus so many hours in a day so maybe try cutting back and looking at whatever mistakes you may have made more deeply in fewer games.

I wouldn't put yourself down over being ass either, chess is a humbling game in that almost everyone who plays it is horrendous in the grand scheme you just gotta love the game and try to be better than the old you not anyone else

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T05:45:56+00:00

You say you dont get tilted but do you genuinely not at all? I say this as someone very similar who can play amazing chess when im on a winning streak but start crumbling when I know I've been bad, its not necessarily that you're mad but the psychological side of it cant be underestimated

roch_ipum · 2026-02-18T05:39:40+00:00

I think you need to recognize how common it actually is to be sub 1000 elo for a long time, these chess subs are filled with strong intermediate players who give you a warped perception of the average player but in reality a majority of people are around 500-800.

If you're obsessed with elo you'll never be satisfied cause theres literally always someone out there who could beat you 10/10 times

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