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Put pressure to win. I am going to show and express my thoughts in one of my games where I put pressure on a 2k rated ( I am only a 1400) in rapid to draw(I had 1 chance to win, and I cud have flagged him, criticize if you think you shud) Got lucky in terms of judgement hehe.

Lichess has officially named it on their database and analysis board!:

Is this situation is it better to just trade the bishops, let black castle and win a single pawn, or to sac the bishop (like I did) to win a pawn + rook. kind of confusing what I should’ve done here.

Can you think like Stockfish? This cheeky puzzle comes from a game I just played against stockfish 20. If you haven’t already, download the stockfish app - it’s a great way to learn and practice.

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/19807262633

In today's arena tournament hosted by pog streamer @moonwarrior_1, after a few games against 700's who played like GM's, I got paired up against @icyboyyy and then @DaBabysBurner. In the game against @icyboyyy ... well, let's just say uh.. his queen? Is my bae now. But it was interesting how it happened: Fresh off a win on an 1800, my very next game was @DaBabysBurner. I warned him that I had just beaten an 1800, so "don't play with me here boi" were the words used to warn my opponent that sensational play he was about to witness. I have to say, this was the very best game I've ever played against @DaBabysBurner - he's actually adopted me (lul) because his tactics are god-like. But, playing with him must've worn off on me because his didn't tactic me once, despite his best efforts. Sadly, my heart breaks to write this, it pains me deeply to admit this, it crushes my soul like a pit of utter blackness to say this ... but I blundered the end game by hanging my queen. I got nervous as I was very low on time (we both had 15 or so seconds left) and I didnt want a draw, I wanted a DAMN WIN! So, I just went for a fast check without thinking ... and boi, boi boi boi boi.. boi boi boi boi boi.. i paid for it. oi boi. My heart, like a stone in my chest that now pathetically beats to the drum of sadness, fell from the heights of elevation amongst Zues of beating DaBaby. But it does not take away from how great of a game it really was. congrats to @ninjaswat for 1st place, @b1zmark for 2nd place @dababysburner for third place ! all members of Beginners & Masters!

Hey, I come here for good recommendations for chess books. Some may say don’t get them, but I think otherwise. You get guidance from IM’s and GM’s, plus, you can analyze it yourself to get better understandings. Here are chess book topics I would LOVE to study: Sicilian Defense (Studying Tremendously with ninja, I want to get every bit of theory into my head on this since it is so big. Ninja can’t cover every bit of detail of theory because there is a ton. So I need to get a good and detailed book on a few variations of it.) Good E4/D4 Openings Book (White), (could be separate regarding books, maybe 2 instead of e4 and d4 in 1 book) Intermediate/Advanced players book’s (going for gold here, I should be studying “beginners” books, but oh my god all of them are how to move your dang pieces) Chess Tactics (big one on my list) I really would like the Sicilian, chess tactics, and an openings book for white since I am studying Sicilian for black. Intermediate books are also good. Don’t hate on me for wanting chess books, keep your opinion to yourself here, unless it’s about a book or constructive criticism. Thanks!

OMG What was that so moon is streaming right now and he is playing viewers i played my first game with him and somehow i won although it was blitz and both of us were low on time but still it was not the best of games but still thx moon for playing me

its been a while since our last one, or it feels like it lol

I recently studied a lot for white against the major black defenses (Sicilian, French, Caro-Kann, etc.) and against e5 chose to play the King's Gambit but I realized that I may not always want to play such a risky opening, especially in classical games, and the only other thing I play are the Réti and English, and once in a while I want to mix it up. Are there any lesser known e4 white openings that are very good! Thanks!

I noticed many people in this club ( including me) are watching Euro 2020/2021. But others don’t watch football at all. So maybe we can talk about it here?

Ok, not my first books, but the only one I have right now is practically useless to actually learn anything Ignore my filthy desk I do need to clean it 1. Endgame course: I bought this with the intention of being able to definitively win slightly better endgames produced with the Catalan as I always end up with a lightly better position once some pieces and pawns are traded but I'm never able to convert that into a win. (The reason why I'm currently playing Colle (Which I'm also getting a book on but it hasn't arrived yet rip). 2. I bought this on the recommendation of @B1ZMARK (thank u sir), as I think the Alekhine is a good fit for me. I'm good with the Budapest gambit, which kinda has the same principles in it, and I desperately need a weapon against 1. e4 as black (And I have had good results with it in the past, I was just too scared to actually play it). And tbf I am very tired of everyone playing the bc4 d3 Sicilian all the time

I often see beginners saying that the King's Indian defense is their entire d4 repertoire, which 1. I do not believe (Playing a Fianchetto and playing d6 doesn't make it a King's Indian) and 2. Disprove of as it's just too complicated of an opening to be employing at lower levels. I had been studying this particular variation before and still ended up in an extremely pressurized position in this game. Beginners, please play something simpler Context: Me and @krazeechess wanted to practice with longer time controls, so we agreed to play a 30|0 game. That's about it

Was a bit disappointed to see the engine ruled 22. Ba6 a blunder. From this exchange I win a rook from a bishop and trade off the queens. The engine says Qc5+ is the best move… but black easily defends that with Kb8, which in turn stops bxa7 and promoting, like the engine said is the best move instead of 23. Bxb7+, winning the rook. While it seems there’s other moves available that lead to a better winning advantage, I can’t see how winning a rook for a bishop and clearing the queens in a winning position is a “blunder”?

I spent a lot of time making these annotations fyi In conclusion, you just need to work on avoiding simple pins and tactics, and do a better job of keeping your pawn structure intact

Used Daniel Naroditsky's advice on beating the Stafford Gambit. It worked wonders

First of all, I went from a speed chesser to a boomer rapid player who might start playing 15|10 because I almost just got flagged in 10|0. But check this out: my opponent had over 5 minutes on the clock over me.. I had less than 20 seconds, somehow, by the grace of God, he blundered and allowed this beautiful end game sac and promotion. Also, check out this game. I know it’s the Italian game but it’s like a scotch variation even though it isn’t. What are y’all’s thoughts on the scotch game? I’m finding it to be very enticing to play Also, game 1 of 3 today brought out this Petrov Defense with lots of book moves and a nice checkmate to finish: First of all, if you have such a huge time advantage like my opponent did in the first game above, use that to your advantage and don’t be too aggressive. With a time advantage, it’s time to play defensively and make your opponent show you what they can do with their limited time. @B1ZMARK calls it the Laz something defense lol my bad I forgot the name but it’s been helping me. Second, what do y’all think of the scotch games? I like it

After two miserably failed attempts at playing the Traxler against the Fried Liver, and with help from my friends @DaBabysBurner & @little_guinea_pig & @ninjaswat & @ricorat & @icyboyyy who graciously helped me understand the concepts of the Traxler better, I can finally say I’ve used the Traxler to win a game! Almost 95% accuracy got me feeling like a GM - no better feeling than “check check check check check mate”! Wow! BUT, I have another question for all of you experts on this Traxler. There was a moment when I said “I wish I studied the Traxler more”, but thankfully my opponent did play the move I thought he would.. that move would be 8. Qf3, which would force me to trade queens, and then lose the rook - totally putting a stop to my Traxler. The engine says 7. Qf6+ was actually a mistake, which I can see now because 8. Qf3 pretty much wins the game. The engine wants me to play 7. Qh4 1. why? I see that I have mate in 1 if white takes my rook with his knight, but what if white plays d3 blocking my queen? I can see Nxd3 and if white takes back with h2xg3, I win the rook but if he doesn’t take back where am I? 2. I was wondering what you do if white doesn’t take the bishop after Bf2+. Are you suppose to sac the rook and play Qh4? Am I right to assume Qh4 seems to be the main move no matter the position for black in the Traxler after Bf2+? thanks again lads, I can’t believe I actually used the Traxler! This is proof this club really does help make you better

So, inspired by DaBaby and b1z (now he doesn't play it ig) I thought of trying the colle system. I won the game due to a blunder but had problem in making plans and understanding opp moves. So, masters of the colle, pls help me analyse the game and tell the main ideas behind colle and some resources for it are also welcome Here's the game

Something I've been wondering is if it's a good move to take a "free" center pawn with your adjacent pawn, or if it's a bad move - hence why you often see "free" pawns being left alone While it seems the top move here is to actually take, plenty of master games show they don't take. This is a bad example, but often you'll see positions similar. Is it bad for black to take here? Why? Because it's weakening kindside defense? I just wonder why i dont see more people taking towards the center, even though it doubles up the pawns doesnt it give more center control and win a free pawn? or am i confused I mean, there's tons of different positions too not just my examples (which are pretty bad tbh). Overall, should you take towards the center with the adjacent pawn and double up your pawns, does this equal center control? Or is it a mistake