A Bust to the Sicilian Defense - Chess Forums - Page 80

staples13

Oct 13, 2019

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#1581

IMBacon wrote:

Laskersnephew wrote:

This thread has degenerated into the chess equivalent of a 5'1'' man sticking his fingers in his ears and screaming "I am the tallest man on earth!" over and over again.

Give the OP come credit. He took an established opening, and turned it into a ridiculous lie, managed to generate almost 1800 posts, an keep this thing going for 14 months.

I think the OP has shown the mindset of these forums.

If the 5 foot 1 man was standing on top of Mt Everest he would be.

staples13

Oct 13, 2019

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#1582

SoniaIsrael wrote:

staples13 wrote:

pfren wrote:

staples13 έγραψε

Disappointing but not surprising. You’ve insulted me every post for the past year, and now that you have a chance to back it up you hide instead of playing me. I can’t blame you for being afraid of my Alapin though. I would be too

You are riding a very high horse if you think a titled player would lose his time against a patzer for nothing.

You’ve spent plenty of time on this thread, so I’m pretty sure you’re not concerned with the loss of a few minutes from a blitz game. No I think instead you’re afraid of the Alapin, and that’s why you won’t play me. That’s understandable. I do not blame you.

If you want to test your alapin, i'll play black for you. I'm a much tougher opponent than you were originally asking for tho.

First these people demanded I beat titled players with the Alapin. Then I crushed a pair of NMs back to back with the Alapin (one in 14 moves!) and now they’ve decided that NMs are nothing but incompetent morons capable of nothing but drooling on themselves, and instead have demanded that I beat IMs and GMs, so that is what I’m working on.

staples13

Oct 13, 2019

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#1583

SoniaIsrael wrote:

staples13 wrote:

SoniaIsrael wrote:

staples13 wrote:

pfren wrote:

staples13 έγραψε

Disappointing but not surprising. You’ve insulted me every post for the past year, and now that you have a chance to back it up you hide instead of playing me. I can’t blame you for being afraid of my Alapin though. I would be too

You are riding a very high horse if you think a titled player would lose his time against a patzer for nothing.

You’ve spent plenty of time on this thread, so I’m pretty sure you’re not concerned with the loss of a few minutes from a blitz game. No I think instead you’re afraid of the Alapin, and that’s why you won’t play me. That’s understandable. I do not blame you.

If you want to test your alapin, i'll play black for you. I'm a much tougher opponent than you were originally asking for tho.

First these people demanded I beat titled players with the Alapin. Then I crushed a pair of NMs back to back with the Alapin (one in 14 moves!) and now they’ve decided that NMs are nothing but incompetent morons capable of nothing but drooling on themselves, and instead have demanded that I beat IMs and GMs, so that is what I’m working on.

Then it's better you don't play me because i'd probably win and they would start asking you to beat Nms again, or even Cms!

Yes very true!

PolarPhoenix

Oct 13, 2019

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#1584

staples13 wrote:

SoniaIsrael wrote:

staples13 wrote:

SoniaIsrael wrote:

staples13 wrote:

pfren wrote:

staples13 έγραψε

Disappointing but not surprising. You’ve insulted me every post for the past year, and now that you have a chance to back it up you hide instead of playing me. I can’t blame you for being afraid of my Alapin though. I would be too

You are riding a very high horse if you think a titled player would lose his time against a patzer for nothing.

You’ve spent plenty of time on this thread, so I’m pretty sure you’re not concerned with the loss of a few minutes from a blitz game. No I think instead you’re afraid of the Alapin, and that’s why you won’t play me. That’s understandable. I do not blame you.

If you want to test your alapin, i'll play black for you. I'm a much tougher opponent than you were originally asking for tho.

First these people demanded I beat titled players with the Alapin. Then I crushed a pair of NMs back to back with the Alapin (one in 14 moves!) and now they’ve decided that NMs are nothing but incompetent morons capable of nothing but drooling on themselves, and instead have demanded that I beat IMs and GMs, so that is what I’m working on.

Then it's better you don't play me because i'd probably win and they would start asking you to beat Nms again, or even Cms!

Yes very true!

how about we lock this thread instead of hearing this egoist whine about his wins in ahem... 3 min chess

kindaspongey

Oct 14, 2019

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#1585

staples13 wrote:

… I crushed a pair of NMs back to back with the Alapin ...

In bullet games?

kindaspongey

Oct 14, 2019

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#1586

staples13 wrote (~3 days ago):

kindaspongey wrote:

staples13 wrote (~7 minutes ago):

Titled players have scored 0% against Staples13’s Alapin. ...

In two games? One was bullet and the other?

"… I only play blitz and bullet ..." - staples13 (August 31, 2019)

Both were bullet

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=86

kindaspongey

Oct 14, 2019

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#1587

staples13 wrote (November 8, 2018):

littlesoldier123 wrote:

By the way how would you explain your results against 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 ? You scored roughly half-half against this line, but you claim that 2... Nf6 is winning for white.

https://www.chess.com/explorer?moveList=e4+c5+c3+Nf6+e5+Nd5&ply=6&gameSource=other&gameType=all&color=white&username=staples13&origMoves=e4+e5+Nf3+Nc6+Bc4+Nf6+Ng5

Just because I’m a moron who frequently blunders winning positions in the 2. Nf6 line doesn’t change the fact that it’s winning

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=33

El_Chapeau12

Oct 14, 2019

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#1588

staples13 wrote:

Tal125555 wrote:

1) NM is not a great title. I think it's +2200 which is not that good.

2) It's a 1 minute game. I can beat a GM there if I'm having a good day and him a bad one

3)A NM with 1600? Seriously ?

True, but it just goes to show how much utter nonsense it is when people on this forum claim that online ratings are inflated compared to OTB ratings. If anything it’s OTB ratings that are inflated

Or course chess.com raftings are the inflated ones. A couple of years ago I was worth 1500 rating and I was playing a lot on chess.com My rating there was 1800

El_Chapeau12

Oct 14, 2019

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#1589

staples13 wrote:

SpiderUnicorn wrote:

@staples13, You have played rapid games before, so show is some of those Alapin games. It has been almost a year since your last rapid game. Why give up?

First you say my opponents are weak so then I crush a pair of NM’s with the Alapin, and now you’re all silent on the matter. The silence is deafening.

Of course your opponents where weak players, at least in blitz. 14 .... Nh7??????

DiogenesDue

Oct 14, 2019

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#1590

Wow...how have I missed a 90+ page thread for this long?

Long story short...playing any opening in blitz "busts" nothing, and never will. Play some real chess.

Thee_Ghostess_Lola

Oct 14, 2019

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#1591

thats just wrong . it depends on the rating of the players.

staples13

Oct 14, 2019

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#1592

btickler wrote:

Wow...how have I missed a 90+ page thread for this long?

Long story short...playing any opening in blitz "busts" nothing, and never will. Play some real chess.

I don’t think you guys realize this, but the time control a game is played at doesn’t affect whether or not a position is winning. If a position is winning in a blitz game then it’s winnig in a rapid game and a daily game and everything inbetween.

DiogenesDue

Oct 14, 2019

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#1593

staples13 wrote:

btickler wrote:

Wow...how have I missed a 90+ page thread for this long?

Long story short...playing any opening in blitz "busts" nothing, and never will. Play some real chess.

I don’t think you guys realize this, but the time control a game is played at doesn’t affect whether or not a position is winning. If a position is winning in a blitz game then it’s winnig in a rapid game and a daily game and everything inbetween.

"Winning" positions in blitz games are built on a false premise. You're already playing an impaired game. You are and your opponent are both playing sub-optimal moves throughout.

You might as well say Usain Bolt can run a 2 hour marathon because of his time in the 100 yard dash. Equally pointless and misleading.

kindaspongey

Oct 14, 2019

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#1594

"... with best play in my opinion black loses to the Alapin." - staples13 (August 27, 2018)

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=2

staples13 wrote (~7 minutes ago):

... the time control a game is played at doesn’t affect whether or not a position is winning. ...

Does it affect whether or not the moves are very close to "best play"?

kindaspongey

Oct 14, 2019

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#1595

kindaspongey wrote (~11 days ago):

staples13 wrote:

... 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 dxc3 ... 1-0 No one is even surviving 10 moves against the Alapin.

What if Black had played 5...Nc6 ?

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=82

FM chuddog

Oct 14, 2019

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#1596

Well if we go by the Grand Swiss games, which are actually being played between top level players, the real bust to the Sicilian is the Moscow variation.

staples13

Oct 14, 2019

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#1597

False. The Lucena Position is winning regardless of the circumstances it’s being played under. If I reach the Lucena Position it doesn’t matter if I’m playing a three year old preschooler in a blitz game, or Garry Kasparov in a correspondence game, my position is winning. The same logic holds true for the Alapin. If the Alapin wins by force (which I believe it does) then it wins by force in every time control against ever opponent. Thus this argument that the Sicilian is busted for blitz but not longer time controls is just untrue

kindaspongey

Oct 14, 2019

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#1598

kindaspongey wrote (~21 minutes ago):

"... with best play in my opinion black loses to the Alapin." - staples13 (August 27, 2018)

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=2

staples13 wrote ...:

... the time control a game is played at doesn’t affect whether or not a position is winning. ...

Does it affect whether or not the moves are very close to "best play"?

Let us know if you ever decide that you want to answer the question. In the meantime, we can consider:

"... the kind of thinking it takes to plan, evaluate, play long endgames, and find deep combinations is just not possible in quick chess. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627052239/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman16.pdf

nikos8109

Oct 14, 2019

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#1599

staples13 escribió:

If the Alapin wins by force (which I believe it does) then it wins by force in every time control against ever opponent. Thus this argument that the Sicilian is busted for blitz but not longer time controls is just untrue

On the contrary. If your opponent has more time to think, then he/she may play a better move. Or bring you into a difficult situation too.

Moreover,if you claim that time control doesn't matter, why then do you keep insisting on playing 3 minutes games? If your claim is true, then you can beat anyone with the Alapin,no matter the time control. Right? Why don't you prove it by playing let's say 30 min game or even 90 min + 30 sec increment, which is the official time globally?

DiogenesDue

Oct 14, 2019

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#1600

staples13 wrote:

False. The Lucena Position is winning regardless of the circumstances it’s being played under. If I reach the Lucena Position it doesn’t matter if I’m playing a three year old preschooler in a blitz game, or Garry Kasparov in a correspondence game, my position is winning. The same logic holds true for the Alapin. If the Alapin wins by force (which I believe it does) then it wins by force in every time control against ever opponent. Thus this argument that the Sicilian is busted for blitz but not longer time controls is just untrue

It's not busted for blitz, either. That's your premise.

Your Lucena argument is ridiculous. It's like saying that calculating mate in 2 and mate in 46 is the same thing. You are not remotely qualified to determine what is "busted" or not from any opening position.