A Bust to the Sicilian Defense - Chess Forums - Page 88

AadarshIyengar

Dec 19, 2019

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#1741

I like the smith Morra against the Sicilian

staples13

Dec 19, 2019

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#1742

ChessProMasterGZ wrote:

staples13 wrote:

Here’s my most recent game. A one minute no increment bullet game. This game is particularly instructive as it features the Staples13 variation of the Alapin where white castles queenside and launches an unstoppable attack on blacks kingside. Enjoy!!

Why you only post games you play against weaker opponents?

I’ve posted a couple dozen games of me beating stronger opponents. But also rating is irrelevant. If the Alapin wins by force it does so both against Kasparov and a 600 rated player

tlay80

Dec 19, 2019

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#1743

I don’t think that’s how syllogisms work...

staples13

Dec 19, 2019

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#1744

SpiderUnicorn wrote:

@staples13, I suggest you move out of the realm of chess.com, and start doing a real circus business. Your reputation would bloom!

Excellent post SpiderUnicorn. If you notice I was completely winning every single one of those games in the opening and only lost because of time or in the middlegame/endgame. Fortunately my losses are just as instructive as my wins

kindaspongey

Dec 19, 2019

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#1745

staples13 wrote (~5 hours ago):

… I’ve posted a couple dozen games of me beating stronger opponents. ...

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

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=69

kindaspongey

Dec 19, 2019

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#1746

"... 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 (~5 hours ago):

... rating is irrelevant. If the Alapin wins by force it does so both against Kasparov and a 600 rated player

Is rating irrelevant to the issue of whether or not the moves are very close to "best play"?

"... You don't have to answer. ..." - Laura Branigan (1982)

kindaspongey

Dec 19, 2019

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#1747

staples13 wrote (~1 hour ago):

… Excellent post SpiderUnicorn. If you notice I was completely winning every single one of those games in the opening and only lost because of time or in the middlegame/endgame. ...

Have you identified a winning improvement for any of those games? Have you identified a specific one of the games as concluding with you in a winning position?

staples13

Dec 19, 2019

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#1748

kindaspongey wrote:

staples13 wrote (~1 hour ago):

… Excellent post SpiderUnicorn. If you notice I was completely winning every single one of those games in the opening and only lost because of time or in the middlegame/endgame. ...

Have you identified a winning improvement for any of those games? Have you identified a specific one of the games as concluding with you in a winning position?

First game Spiderunicorn posted the one against Tragarzd.

22. Qxf6 22. Qxf6 (only legal move) 23. Rd7#

kindaspongey

Dec 19, 2019

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#1749

staples13 wrote:

kindaspongey wrote:

staples13 wrote ...:

… Excellent post SpiderUnicorn. If you notice I was completely winning every single one of those games in the opening and only lost because of time or in the middlegame/endgame. ...

Have you identified a winning improvement for any of those games? Have you identified a specific one of the games as concluding with you in a winning position?

First game Spiderunicorn posted the one against Tragarzd.

22. Qxf6 22. Qxf6 (only legal move) 23. Rd7#

Is that the earliest improvement that you see? Do you claim that it was won for White all the way up to move 21? Do you see a winning continuation for White if Black had played 11...Bg4 ?

ChessProMasterGZ

Dec 22, 2019

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#1750

staples13 wrote:

ChessProMasterGZ wrote:

staples13 wrote:

Here’s my most recent game. A one minute no increment bullet game. This game is particularly instructive as it features the Staples13 variation of the Alapin where white castles queenside and launches an unstoppable attack on blacks kingside. Enjoy!!

Why you only post games you play against weaker opponents?

I’ve posted a couple dozen games of me beating stronger opponents. But also rating is irrelevant. If the Alapin wins by force it does so both against Kasparov and a 600 rated player

You have never posted games of you beating stronger opponents. Besides, if rating is irrelevant, than why is it the measuring system of skill used by the whole world of chess?

staples13

Dec 22, 2019

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#1751

ChessProMasterGZ wrote:

You have never posted games of you beating stronger opponents. Besides, if rating is irrelevant, than why is it the measuring system of skill used by the whole world of chess?

?? The very first game posted on the very first post of this thread was me crushing a much higher rated opponent with the Alapin. Since then I’ve posted dozens of others like it

kindaspongey

Dec 22, 2019

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#1752

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

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/a-bust-to-the-sicilian-defense?page=69

Kingsgam

Dec 25, 2019

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#1753

have somewhat proven this to myself. now I play f4 to the Sicilian, and often get good results mid range strength 1600 or so

HolographWars

Dec 31, 2019

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#1754

SpiderUnicorn wrote:

A pitiful performance.

He accidenatally played d4, an opening premove, I expect. Does not refute argument.

wolfgang37

Dec 31, 2019

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#1755

Clever. Very clever.

Tja_05

Dec 31, 2019

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#1756

HolographWars wrote:

SpiderUnicorn wrote:

A pitiful performance.

He accidenatally played d4, an opening premove, I expect. Does not refute argument.

Nice trolling Holo

ChessBoy513

Mar 11, 2020

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#1757

nighteyes1234님이 썼습니다:

ChessBoy513 wrote:

That was because your opponent was a bit dumb. e6! refutes the Alapin immediately.

Wait, I thought you agreed that the Sicilian was busted so you posted a new thread to discuss new defense to Alapin because d5 and Nf6 dont work.

August 29 2019

No, it is that I don't think the Sicilian is busted but certain people keep saying it is so I had to make my own forum about why the refutation for the Sicilian can be neutralized so that people will agree the Sicilian ISN'T busted.

neveraskmeforadraw

Apr 20, 2020

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#1758

SpiderUnicorn, aka Magnus fanboi got banned. Sicilian defense may not be busted, but he surely is.

sndeww

Apr 20, 2020

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#1759

To summarize this thread with my opinions:

@staples13 is not trolling. Yes, many questionable posts were made by him, but he mostly tried to answer people’s responses in a civil manner, despite many others attacks. He has tried to show some key Alapin themes and responses to variations in repertoire form.

In in the end, I still do not believe the Sicilian is busted. But I have learned a thing or two from this thread (however frivolous some posts were), and the OP made an honest effort to answer questions, and doesn’t deserve most of the passive aggressive (or just aggressive) responses to his thread.

SoupTime4

Apr 20, 2020

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#1760

SNUDOO wrote:

To summarize this thread with my opinions:

@staples13 is not trolling. Yes, many questionable posts were made by him, but he mostly tried to answer people’s responses in a civil manner, despite many others attacks. He has tried to show some key Alapin themes and responses to variations in repertoire form.

In in the end, I still do not believe the Sicilian is busted. But I have learned a thing or two from this thread (however frivolous some posts were), and the OP made an honest effort to answer questions, and doesn’t deserve most of the passive aggressive (or just aggressive) responses to his thread.

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Aug 27, 2018

#1

In my opinion the Sicilian Defense is busted. It loses by force.

"He has tried to show some key Alapin themes and responses to variations in repertoire form."

No...he has said that the Sicilian is busted, and loses by force.