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Yes, I got adopted by KeSetoKaiba. But at least it was to a legend lol. Here is my best game ever. no criticize pls I am just a 500. Only 1 blunder (which was the checkmate, makes sense but I lost anyways). Here is the game:

My board looks like this so I'm excusing any mistake or blunder in this game It's hard work being an egirl Anyway, decent Colle game, a4 was a mistake I know, then I miscalculated the knight thing, and then I flagged him in 10|0 hehe

haha ez clap nelson. get rid of bully, took me 3 tries. no need for proper grammar.

LOL so I played a bullet game today. At first I was behind on time but then I ended up winning My heart is still beating in my ears lol Sooo... heres a tip: If your opponent is about to lose on time, play something that sacrifices a piece (probably bishop or knight, not your queen-just in case!) so othat your opponent pauses.

Hi, I need some help regarding how to become a better player. I have been doing my tactics everyday and getting better at it, but my playing is just horrible. Im doing ok in daily but I'm not improving in rapid or blitz. I have been taking lessons for couple of months but I'm still stuck at the same level. When I look back at my games, there is two things that strikes me: First, how much I don't understand my opponent strategy and moves and second, my inability to coordinate my pieces after the opening. Thank you for your inputs and comments

If anyone has corrections please do tell

Can you find the mate in 4? Interesting checkmate sequence from a game I played recently

Who and What is your favorite artist/song to listen to while playing chess? I'll start, Michael Jackson (Billie Jean)

I accidentally prepared an opening for white yesterday but realized I was to play as black, if I was white I was very happy with this line in the Pseudo-Panov I'd go for as I knew she'd play a Caro to e4 or c4 And imo white is pretty good there But alas, I had black, so I decided to prepare the Budapest gambit as I went through her games and saw that she only played it once and played inaccurately Here's the game I'm quite peeved tbh, she didn't actually play enough rated rapid games to qualify to play this league game and still had Glicko when she won (she went up +80) (Im not gonna do anything because I was just a sub (sorry moon))

Check out this game: Lol! That is the weirdest queen sac I've ever seen. PS at move 17 I did not see that my rook was pinned to my other rook, good thing the opponent didn't either. And at move 4 I had premoved the pawn and didn't see that I could take the knight loll

I want to play chess right now, but not up to play live rated because I am not feeling my best right now. Anybody up to play a few friendly matches?

Bruh

Hello all of Beginners and Masters, I really want a chess coach to guide me through strategies, tactics, openings, and basic/ intermediate endgames. Maybe not to become like a 2000 instantly but to provide basic expertise and how to minimize blunders and maximize success. Who am I? I am a teenager who loves the game of chess and wants to potentially become a master and a rapid rating of at least 2500 someday, participating in FIDE tournaments, etc. Full list of goals I want to achieve: Rapid Rating of 2500 Master Daily Rating of 2200 Puzzle Rating of 3000 Blitz Rating of 1900 Bullet Rating of 2000 Leaderboard Top 50 (Rapid) Thanks for reading, parkerkorb

My first daily game, I finally wasn't a scaredy cat. My opponent had 10.2% accuracy and I had 83.5% accuracy. This may seem like a comeback game but it really wasn't, I gave them a few free pieces because it didn't matter in the process of me checkmating them (they resigned 1 move before I could have checkmated them). Rating from 400 to 630. Here is the game:

Hi, I am currently practicing the Scandinavian defense, and am wondering if I can play a few games as black against somebody featuring the Scandinavian (unrated). Here is a "sample game" that I would like to achieve.

just when I thought i was gonna stabilize

Endgame thing is in game 4 The first was just Cricket playing the best moves against the Scandinavian and destroying me after I let my pawn structure get destroyed. We're not going to talk about it Game 2: Game 3 was won by me, I messed up in the opening (very unfamiliar Reti Gambit for me), but spotted a tactic and was able to defend an extremely pressurized position up a knight Game 4: Thank you for playing me @cricket7890 , I always love playing really good games against high rated players

Welcome to the Beginners & Masters Club awards ceremony for June! After careful consideration, the winners for each category have been selected and announced. A big congratulations is in order to those who won, and I will be adding a special award to your profile Most Helpful Member: @icyboyyy I see you active in threads, answering questions about openings and tactics constantly. You have helped me and many other members with specific questions that are hard to get the answers to. Thank you for helping make Beginners & Masters a true teaching and learning clubs Most Creative Player: @cricket7890 Constantly working on, and using, creative openings never seen before, as well as creating and developing his own variations, tactics and attacks, cricket has proven himself to have a very high level of imagination! Best Teacher (in game analysis and help): @DaBabysBurner DaBabys game analysis and help here is second to none. I can speak for all of us when I say his work doesn’t go unnoticed, and definitely has helped tons of newbies, beginners, and intermediates grow as chess players! Thank you for all you do, @DaBabysBurner! Most Improved Member: @WowThisIsWeird (I think this game really shows how far he has come, noticing a great back rank checkmate after developing all his pieces at a level where most players don’t even know about development, let alone back rank checks) Best thread creator: @little_guinea_pig Sometimes making great threads isn’t about spamming content, but instead producing high quality, interesting content that the whole community benefits from. That’s what I feel I’ve seen from LGP Friendliest member: @ricorat Thank you for embodying what this club is all about; friendliness, warmth, and patience. You have exhibited all of these things and more, and have helped foster a welcoming environment at Beginners & Masters! Newb of the Month: @MLP8 For your constant desire to learn, grow and develop as a chess player, you win Newb of the month! An award dedicated to our clubs “newbie” who has shown a great passion for chess, good insight, and a desire to learn! Keep it up, in no time I can see you maybe teaching here! For The Team Players: @KeSetoKaiba & @MoonWarrior_1 These players have exemplary & graciously given their time to play chess games with lower rated players, with the goal of allowing them to play against much higher rated chess players to learn from their games! While everyone at Beginners & Masters is encouraged to play games with eachother of all ratings, these two players have always been a staple of players willing to help out newbies and beginners with a game of chess! Thank you to these two for being team players! And that concludes the club awards for the month of June! Congratulations to everyone who earned an award this month, you truly deserved it! A special thank you from me and the club for all you do, and for helping make this club the very special and unique place it is! If you did not in an award, just know there were many close alternate picks, and if you are doing good work I am definitely noticing! So keep it up, and work towards a July club award!

Now I don't suggest this to everyone this is just what ive had success with.

I feel great right now, I am winning every 2 out of 3 games. My rapid is slowly increasing (you can see in profile). So I think I am reducing blunders very well now. On a side note, I have one question. I give mercy sometimes, like they blunder something easy to counter or mouse-slip (only if they do so to their queen), I offer a draw. Am I too merciful?