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Re: chess

Post by catonkeyboard » Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:26 pm

Crunchums wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 4:06 am i have been playing chess again, and like actually trying to study
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taking screenshots of my rating makes me feel less bad when the number goes down

it's a great game for feeling like an idiot
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good job spending ~10 minutes getting a totally won position, and then throwing it away, you idiot ([you] = me; i am the idiot)
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Re: chess

Post by Still Alive » Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:50 pm

catonkeyboard wrote:
@arti - How do I make "learn from my mistakes" appear below my avatar?
https://mtglitch.com/forums/ucp.php?i=178

"custom title"

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Re: chess

Post by catonkeyboard » Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:01 pm

Still Alive wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:50 pm
catonkeyboard wrote:
@arti - How do I make "learn from my mistakes" appear below my avatar?
https://mtglitch.com/forums/ucp.php?i=178

"custom title"
:clopsrage:

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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Tue Nov 03, 2020 6:31 pm

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lets go babyyyyyyyy
it was 5+3 (i.e. 5 minutes with +3 seconds per move), too
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Re: chess

Post by Juri » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:06 am

nice work crunchy
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Re: chess

Post by Juri » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:08 am

my dad is an avid chess man and he's been trying out some variant formats for the first time lately

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watched him play a round of this thing

the massive horde of pawns is very funny to me visually
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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:10 am

how does that even work if white doesn't have a king? i guess black wins by capturing all of white's pieces?

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Re: chess

Post by Shiny Days » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:12 am

nice job on the centipawn loss

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Re: chess

Post by Juri » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:42 am

if i had a centipawn for every time i heard that one..
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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:33 am

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i was playing vs the computer at 1700 with unlimited time and i beat it twice in a row and it's like huh, all i have to do is not blunder and i can climb to 1700? and since then i have been doing well at blitz

edit: i won 2 more 😤
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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:01 pm

i've been trying to find a way to make flashcards online so i can study openings
i haven't found a good free solution, so i think i'll just post things here and use spoiler tags
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Re: chess

Post by Khaos » Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:21 pm

bracketbot was streaming blitz chess. it seemed very hard

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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:39 pm

streaming seems bad because then people are going to say moves in the chat, and like what do you do with that? just not look at chat in the middle of games, i guess
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Re: chess

Post by Khaos » Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:22 pm

he was just streaming it to us in discord while chatting on voip! we noted that he fucked up severely at one point :)

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Re: chess

Post by Khaos » Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:22 pm

that reminds me i still want to play starcraft

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Re: chess

Post by Ashenai » Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:54 pm

Crunchums wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:33 am Image
i was playing vs the computer at 1700 with unlimited time and i beat it twice in a row and it's like huh, all i have to do is not blunder and i can climb to 1700? and since then i have been doing well at blitz

edit: i won 2 more 😤
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If you don't blunder you will get to 1700. I'm usually around 1600-1650 in 5-minute blitz, and almost every game ends with someone not noticing a hanging piece, or missing a simple knight fork.

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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:40 pm

https://www.youtube.com/c/HangingPawns/videos
i really like this guy's channel. he's been posting a lot of "training games" recently. very cathartic to watch someone who has a goal of making GM consistently play games like: doesn't remember the opening theory -> is unsure about what he is supposed to be doing -> get into time trouble and inevitably blunder something obvious
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Re: chess

Post by Rylinks » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:41 pm


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Re: chess

Post by Rylinks » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:45 pm

wait that's not the one i remember

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Re: chess

Post by Rylinks » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:47 pm

alright i found the right one and edited the post

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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:06 am

Crunchums wrote:i've been trying to find a way to make flashcards online so i can study openings
i haven't found a good free solution, so i think i'll just post things here and use spoiler tags
ok i found some software called "chess position trainer"; idk how useful it actually is for learning but i guess maybe i'll find out
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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:56 am

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lets goooooooo
15+10 and they got into time trouble. i was in a very awkward position out of the opening, but kept fighting
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feels good to be on the other side of this for once, heh
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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:23 pm

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i wonder if i can hit 1600
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Re: chess

Post by Ashenai » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:31 pm

We're almost the same strength now, we should play

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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:42 pm

i'm down
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Re: chess

Post by Ashenai » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:51 pm

Sent you a game invite!

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Re: chess

Post by Ashenai » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:56 pm

okay actually going to sleep now instead. but we can tussle the next time we're on!

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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:30 am

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my opponent blundered mate in 1 while up ~8 minutes on the clock :gft:

i made a bunch of mistakes this game. lucky for me attacking is good at lower levels :P
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Re: chess

Post by Crunchums » Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:48 am

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/me never plays Bullet ever again in order to preserve my perfect rating
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Re: chess

Post by Shiny Days » Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:51 am

did someone say chess


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