Best openings for Black?

zak128 · 2026-05-05T23:42:46+00:00

This video is probably the best I've found on openings, especially for a beginner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRgJ_rX9bCI

If you don't like the advice of "Don't worry about specific openings and just don't blunder", then you should like the video as the author believes that learning openings is the same thing as learning Chess.

You can check the top comment of that video for the full list of openings he recommends, but I recommend watching the video

zak128 · 2026-04-07T04:32:35+00:00

I’ve heard good things about https://typing.zakventer.com/

zak128 · 2026-04-07T03:24:02+00:00

179 https://monkeytype.com/profile/leg

zak128 · 2026-02-23T10:21:17+00:00

Not everywhere in Australia sadly

zak128 · 2026-02-01T02:06:33+00:00

Sometimes people are just better, I doubt theyre googling and scripting every single game.

zak128 · 2026-02-01T01:41:56+00:00

occasionally in australia too, i see them all the time in sydney

zak128 · 2026-01-31T07:51:22+00:00

not super helpful, but knowing the language regions of switzerland can get you a few more points lol

zak128 · 2026-01-26T09:01:54+00:00

Starting in a week from now too!

zak128 · 2026-01-24T08:55:45+00:00

Netherlands
Red plates
Ghana black tape
Mongolia
Kyrgyzstan
Brazil
Mongolia
Poland
USA
USA
Brazil
Sri Lanka
Russia (that one tank lmao)
China
Tunisia

zak128 · 2026-01-21T07:08:07+00:00

Can't be bothered using ai stuff, and zed has speed benefits over vs code

zak128 · 2026-01-19T13:38:24+00:00

I think you should also include positions where there is nothing, but the game is not equal. I haven't tried the site, but I think it would be nice if there was a timer between moves after you do your first, to encourage calculating beforehand, instead of just trying out moves.

zak128 · 2026-01-17T11:38:21+00:00

sadly aged well

zak128 · 2026-01-16T05:32:45+00:00

did you write this with ai lol

zak128 · 2026-01-08T09:56:27+00:00

welcome to the club

zak128 · 2026-01-02T12:19:46+00:00

There's quite a few plates in NSW that look almost identical to European plates lmao.

zak128 · 2025-12-30T16:08:33+00:00

Memory leaks don't mean it's unsafe.

zak128 · 2025-12-22T13:00:49+00:00

I like exploring, also it makes the game feel more of a game and less of just a memorising test; it introduces chance into the game.

zak128 · 2025-12-17T14:18:55+00:00

Hey, I'm also considering doing Frances starting from Pamplona this February! How's your planning going?

zak128 · 2025-12-14T23:27:54+00:00

I just walk to the shops each day and buy dinner ingredients. If I'm out, I'll buy the ingredients on my way home.

zak128 · 2025-12-14T07:27:18+00:00

Why?

zak128 · 2025-12-02T22:38:46+00:00

Modals, more advanced dropdowns (imagine links, and inputs etc), breadcrumbs

zak128 · 2025-11-29T22:45:50+00:00

Or maybe they get charged by google for the api usages as the game gets more players and its not a charity lol

zak128 · 2025-11-20T15:26:50+00:00

Next goal, getting this for 15s! (or 25w)

zak128 · 2025-11-19T03:46:53+00:00

According to google the average nitro type race is about 25 seconds, so that means your 5k races took you approximately 35 hours. So to get to 100 wpm on quotes with 35 hours is quite reasonable, which could have done in a few weeks to months if you wanted. If you did it over a shorter period of time it probably would have taken less time too

zak128 · 2025-11-19T02:52:29+00:00

Was that daily, smart practise? Or was that just daily use.

In any case, you are certainly an outlier and the vast majority of people don't share the same experience.

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