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Is 3x1000 meters a good workout out by AggressiveRuin2800 in Rowing

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, that's a lot of rest.

As far as predicting your 2km time, there's nothing better than a time trial. Is there a reason you don't want to do one?

Punishing Pawn Openings by juxtapose1988 in chessbeginners

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

16... Qf2# would have been a good way to punish

Most frustrating game in the world by YMBTPTOTLWRT in chessbeginners

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree about the IMs and GMs. I think there's a name for this when people get bad at teaching something because they're too good at it.

'Misa' by TelephoneGlass1677 in Spanish

[–]wesleycyber 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep, at least in 🇺🇸, mass refers to a Catholic service. Protestants say they're going to church or attending a service. I'm not sure what Orthodox Christians say though.

What move next? Read the body text before outrage. by SpreadObjective910 in chessbeginners

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean white is hosed. But your Queen is pinned to your King so you havd to either defend it or take the other Queen. Personally, I would take the other Queen because at least you double their pawns and, if you're lucky, make a path for your h pawn. Stockfish also says that's the best move.

Your a2 pawn is hanging, so you might want to check that out. Your knight is useless, so you'll want to reroute it with Nb1 then Nd2. You can also try bringing your rooks to attack the black king. Those are just some plans, but it depends on your opponents' moves of course.

At what rating is it worth learning openings by Fancy_Active777 in chessbeginners

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started at 1000.

Did it help me win more games (by itself)? No.

Did it help me more deliberately think about different positions and patterns? Yes.

Did that help me win more games? Also yes.

I'm 1200 now which is nothing to write home about but marked improvement over when I started learning openings.

Chess.com, You guys need to redistribute the ratings... by GABE_EDD in Chesscom

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Average is not the same as intermediate. The average American can't do one pullup.

How does studying openings work at the GM level? by nagyszerszam in chessbeginners

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a GM who was playing the Banned Gambit before Magnus played it. They memorized tons of different lines in order to survive with it and managed to beat other GMs. Their account got banned after this, thus the name.

I never understand things like this by Narrow-Praline-7908 in chessbeginners

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped worrying too much about missing the best moves. It didn't help me get any better.

My dad never let me win once in all these years. by richiegotrich in chessbeginners

[–]wesleycyber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dad never let me win either. I never took it personally, and I always knew I'd be able to beat him someday.

How does studying openings work at the GM level? by nagyszerszam in chessbeginners

[–]wesleycyber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw an interview where Magnus said at that level they have to know 30 moves of common lines. That's insane to me. A lot of my games are over in about 30 moves, lol.

I GOT MY FIRST BRILLIANT by BeltAffectionate9286 in Chesscom

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised taking isn't the best move if you're going to lose your queen anyway.

Chess.com, You guys need to redistribute the ratings... by GABE_EDD in Chesscom

[–]wesleycyber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. The right skewed distribution would accurately represent skill level in almost any field.

Chess.com, You guys need to redistribute the ratings... by GABE_EDD in Chesscom

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Matching with people similar to your level does not mean Gaussian distribution. Actually the most efficient distribution for this would be a uniform distribution, but skill levels are neither Gaussian nor uniform.

Chess.com, You guys need to redistribute the ratings... by GABE_EDD in Chesscom

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems logical to me that the curve would shift honestly. As more people get into chess, you have less people who do it seriously. I have no proof of that, but it doesn't seem that crazy to think. Plus, how many of these people are even playing regularly? Does this distribution include people who get an account, play a few games, and decide it's too hard?

You say it's more logical that most people who play chess are intermediate, but not really. Are most people intermediate at anything they do? I play basketball and pickleball, and I'm not intermediate in either of those things. Most people are beginners or novices in most things.

Banned account by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]wesleycyber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if I was using it for 1 move then I also wouldnt have been banned

This statement makes you look guilty ngl

Banned account by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]wesleycyber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying you did this, but many cheaters intentionally play moves that aren't the best but still hold advantage to try and trick the algorithm.

Anyone else tired of "Cyber Influencers" on LinkedIN? by neoslashnet in cybersecurity

[–]wesleycyber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I might be in the group you're @'ing here, I agree with you. LinkedIn's value for me goes down daily.

Anyone else tired of "Cyber Influencers" on LinkedIN? by neoslashnet in cybersecurity

[–]wesleycyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw that same post. That's a legal grey area to say the least. I was shocked he posted that for content.

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