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Defy basic rule at the start of the game

Defy basic rule at the start of the game

technod
| Jan 25, 2025
| 81
| 0

We been told as white we do not want to lose our castling right at the beginning of the game. But now i think my position becomes better after this exchange. Later on, the opponent will check the king and we block it using our knight. ...

Bullet rating amd how I did it.

Bullet rating amd how I did it.

technod
| Mar 29, 2024
| 84
| 1

From 1464 (22 Feb) to 1602 (29 Mar). So my strategy are: i tried many time control and i found that 1 minute suit me most.  play premove but always be caution when exposing ur Queen. play pyramid opening (d3, f3 and then e4 when white) so that ...

1500 to 1700 in 1 month

1500 to 1700 in 1 month

technod
| Feb 22, 2024
| 77
| 0

After 1 year, finally back in 1700 rating lol. But this time around using Grob Opening and Caro-Kann. Just a note to myself if I ever drop my rating again, do puzzle rush, then puzzle battle, daily puzzle, and u are ready for a blitz game! (only 1...

Best draw ever

Best draw ever

technod
| Apr 22, 2023
| 138
| 0

As usual I played my Caro-Kann but the game turns into Slav Defence. All moves are normal and even until i was caught by brilliant tactic which i lost a pawn on 14th move. I kept my composure and try to control centre board while bringing my king ...

Legend Achievement Unlocked

Legend Achievement Unlocked

technod
| Jan 29, 2023
| 120
| 0

Was trying my French Opening games and didnt realise already top 3 in my league. Blitz games is the key to get to the top. But my rating dropped from 1700 to 1550 lol. Learn my lesson. Better play a few games to concentrate and analyse what when w...

1500 Bullet Achievement

1500 Bullet Achievement

technod
| Jan 15, 2023
| 70
| 0

Lesson from bullet.  1) Need pc with good internet connection. 2) Play with French Defense. Auto-pilot mode 3) Do some puzzles to sharpen your tactic. Wont be playing bullet anymore in the near future. Need 5 months to get me here. haha..

Membership

Membership

technod
| Aug 25, 2022
| 128
| 0

i was looking at my credit card statement and realised that i was charged for 3 months. I forgot that i need to manually cancel my membership if i want to take only a month of subscription. Anyway, as i was in the process of cancelling, chess.com ...

So this is how it feels like to be 1600

So this is how it feels like to be 1600

technod
| Jun 12, 2022
| 91
| 1

There comes at one time when i got no mood to play. Hence i kept losing. So what i did, i watched Botez Gambit by GM Hikaru and  Englund Gambit by GM Aman. These opening gave me inspiration of playing without Queen. Even without Queen, with strong...

Achievement unlock

Achievement unlock

technod
| May 7, 2022
| 72
| 0

After 2 months, i finally achieve rapid 1800. This is what i discovered. Most rapid rated 1700+ players are about 1400/1500 blitz rated about the same as me (but surprisingly i can also easily win against 1600+ blitz rated). In rapid, we can think...

What's next?

What's next?

technod
| Mar 30, 2022
| 42
| 0

Getting Rapid to 1800. finished puzzle until 2500 rating. more Gotham / Hikaru youtube to get ideas. Less playing, more watching Chess Opening by Nigel Davies and Andrew Martin. Try to beat current Puzzle Rush 30.

My Fischer Random Chess game

My Fischer Random Chess game

technod
| Jun 9, 2019
| 769
| 0

What would u do in this situation? Well I lost the game eventually  Well the best move for the above problem is Bf7. After that move the opponent Bishop got no where to run. I didn't aware about this until i analyse the game.

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