learning endgames is a giant slog though
chess
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Re: chess
Yeah I don't do that either, I meant it more as a general response to Crunchums' thing! Losing a game because I suck doesn't make me want to stop playing, it makes me want to suck less.
(Like you can avoid the endgame problem by wrecking people in the midgame with sick combos)
(Like you can avoid the endgame problem by wrecking people in the midgame with sick combos)
Re: chess
https://lichess.org/training/9o2ef
got this correct and i'm pleased because it's rated 2572
no points for me though because i did it unrated on the website
got this correct and i'm pleased because it's rated 2572
no points for me though because i did it unrated on the website
Spoiler!
u gotta skate
Re: chess
u gotta skate
Re: chess
https://lichess.org/storm
i feel like this is really good training, much better than spending 3 weeks to figure out a very hard one
i feel like this is really good training, much better than spending 3 weeks to figure out a very hard one
u gotta skate
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Re: chess
this is incredible. my high score is 25. i don’t know whether that’s good or badCrunchums wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 5:29 am https://lichess.org/storm
i feel like this is really good training, much better than spending 3 weeks to figure out a very hard one
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Re: chess
the only problem i find with this game is that the "queen to c7 check, sac the queen on c8 for backrank checkmate" pattern (and its variations) comes up too much
Re: chess
the puzzle ratings get harder as it goes on; probably they will come up less as the rating gets higherBracketbot wrote:the only problem i find with this game is that the "queen to c7 check, sac the queen on c8 for backrank checkmate" pattern (and its variations) comes up too much
u gotta skate
Re: chess
the thing that i find confusing is stuff like https://lichess.org/training/qKwN0
my brain is not prepared for the solution to be
my brain is not prepared for the solution to be
Spoiler!
u gotta skate