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acountisasgoodasclos
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:

Get off here Warbringer33 and good job chammpion2 :)

It must have been an extremely strategic, mentally challenging battle of the minds in a 2+0 blitz game. 

You never read what I have to say and won't listen to others you just want quote your bullsh*t. So I see no reason for you to be on here have a nice day :).

You still can't grasp that "improving players shouldn't play blitz" is not MY opinion. It's what everyone is told who seeks advice in chess. The fact that you can't wrap your tiny little blitz brain around this is absolutely amazing.

whatever you say I do not want to hear it, just get off and try to get along with your ego. 

acountisasgoodasclos
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:

Get off here Warbringer33 and good job chammpion2 :)

It must have been an extremely strategic, mentally challenging battle of the minds in a 2+0 blitz game. 

You never read what I have to say and won't listen to others you just want quote your bullsh*t. So I see no reason for you to be on here have a nice day :).

You still can't grasp that "improving players shouldn't play blitz" is not MY opinion. It's what everyone is told who seeks advice in chess. The fact that you can't wrap your tiny little blitz brain around this is absolutely amazing.

You are not helping your chess, my chess, or his chess with your worthless advice.

Warbringer33
krzysztof7 wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:

Get off here Warbringer33 and good job chammpion2 :)

It must have been an extremely strategic, mentally challenging battle of the minds in a 2+0 blitz game. 

You never read what I have to say and won't listen to others you just want quote your bullsh*t. So I see no reason for you to be on here have a nice day :).

You still can't grasp that "improving players shouldn't play blitz" is not MY opinion. It's what everyone is told who seeks advice in chess. The fact that you can't wrap your tiny little blitz brain around this is absolutely amazing.

You are not helping your chess, my chess, or his chess with your worthless advice.

It's not my advice. Please, go argue with the other half a dozen people a day who respond to these threads by telling the OP "stop playing blitz and bullet". It's typically the first thing they tell them to do. As every coach tells every student. 

We proved yesterday that you play it because it's fun and nothing more. I asked you numerous questions about how it would improve a player's ability in any way beyond what playing long chess would and you just called me "hillbilly boy", informed me that you didn't care about what I had to say, and all around acted like a jerk. 

You're allowed to do whatever you want but how dare you not admit that you play blitz because you a) have no attention span b) don't have the will to invest hours into a chess game that you might lose and c) are a total patzer because most of your chess played is speed chess so you're learning nothing about what really occurs in a classical game. You know, the games where you can actually earn a title of some kind? 

It's over for tonight. I'm not going round and round with you like last night. I have other things to do and you're just embarrassing yourself. 

acountisasgoodasclos
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
krzysztof7 wrote:

Get off here Warbringer33 and good job chammpion2 :)

It must have been an extremely strategic, mentally challenging battle of the minds in a 2+0 blitz game. 

You never read what I have to say and won't listen to others you just want quote your bullsh*t. So I see no reason for you to be on here have a nice day :).

You still can't grasp that "improving players shouldn't play blitz" is not MY opinion. It's what everyone is told who seeks advice in chess. The fact that you can't wrap your tiny little blitz brain around this is absolutely amazing.

You are not helping your chess, my chess, or his chess with your worthless advice.

It's not my advice. Please, go argue with the other half a dozen people a day who respond to these threads by telling the OP "stop playing blitz and bullet". It's typically the first thing they tell them to do. As every coach tells every student. 

We proved yesterday that you play it because it's fun and nothing more. I asked you numerous questions about how it would improve a player's ability in any way beyond what playing long chess would and you just called me "hillbilly boy", informed me that you didn't care about what I had to say, and all around acted like a jerk. 

You're allowed to do whatever you want but how dare you not admit that you play blitz because you a) have no attention span b) don't have the will to invest hours into a chess game that you might lose and c) are a total patzer because most of your chess played is speed chess so you're learning nothing about what really occurs in a classical game. You know, the games where you can actually earn a title of some kind? 

It's over for tonight. I'm not going round and round with you like last night. I have other things to do and you're just embarrassing yourself. 

The reason I don't want to go "around and around" with you because you won't even take what I have to say in consideration.

X_PLAYER_J_X

On post # 29

I gave some helpful tips.

On post #49

I gave an example of how different game times can help improve a person.

I can safetly say I have knocked this thread out of the park. BOOM TOWN.

TheNewMikhailTal

Warbringer I only play standard. I told you, I'm not arguing with you because I disagree with you, I completely agree with you, but you're a douchebag and you're pissing everyone off. I know you're not a master because of the way you talk but I am a master and that's why I said I could beat you at standard.

Warbringer33
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:

Warbringer I only play standard. I told you, I'm not arguing with you because I disagree with you, I completely agree with you, but you're a douchebag and you're pissing everyone off. I know you're not a master because of the way you talk but I am a master and that's why I said I could beat you at standard.

A master? Your rating is ~1500 on Chess.com. And if you agree with me then there's really something wrong with you. This thread proves it: 

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/message-to-an-unnamed-user

Really - Get a life. How can you spend that much time ranting and raving about nothing on the Chess.com forums? Maybe this is why you've been playing chess for years and you're still ~1100 USCF.

You write as if someone cares about what you have to say. You've been alive a few minutes - You know that you're nobody. Come on, let's be real here. 

I_Am_Second
krzysztof7 wrote:
MSteen wrote:

Stop playing blitz. Stop playing bullet. Start playing about 10 online games at once and take the time to really really think about what you're doing before you move. Use the analysis feature to move the pieces around.

When you do play live, play at least a 15 minute time control.

Use the explore feature here to look at dozens, hundreds, thousands of master games and try to figure out why they did what they did.

Repeat the above endlessly.

Blitz is good for your chess, almost every strong player has played blitz and it's a great way to test your openings out with a lot of data.

If youre a strong player, blitz/bullet is fine.  If youre starting out and trying to improve then you need to stay away form blitz/bullet.

TheNewMikhailTal
Warbringer33 wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:

Warbringer I only play standard. I told you, I'm not arguing with you because I disagree with you, I completely agree with you, but you're a douchebag and you're pissing everyone off. I know you're not a master because of the way you talk but I am a master and that's why I said I could beat you at standard.

A master? Your rating is ~1500 on Chess.com. And if you agree with me then there's really something wrong with you. This thread proves it: 

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/message-to-an-unnamed-user

Really - Get a life. How can you spend that much time ranting and raving about nothing on the Chess.com forums? Maybe this is why you've been playing chess for years and you're still ~1100 USCF.

You write as if someone cares about what you have to say. You've been alive a few minutes - You know that you're nobody. Come on, let's be real here. 

If you wanted to play, perhaps you should have said so. Otherwise, you can tell me your rating, and I can laugh. I am indeed a master, and I can beat you solidly.

I_Am_Second
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:

Warbringer I only play standard. I told you, I'm not arguing with you because I disagree with you, I completely agree with you, but you're a douchebag and you're pissing everyone off. I know you're not a master because of the way you talk but I am a master and that's why I said I could beat you at standard.

A master? Your rating is ~1500 on Chess.com. And if you agree with me then there's really something wrong with you. This thread proves it: 

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/message-to-an-unnamed-user

Really - Get a life. How can you spend that much time ranting and raving about nothing on the Chess.com forums? Maybe this is why you've been playing chess for years and you're still ~1100 USCF.

You write as if someone cares about what you have to say. You've been alive a few minutes - You know that you're nobody. Come on, let's be real here. 

If you wanted to play, perhaps you should have said so. Otherwise, you can tell me your rating, and I can laugh. I am indeed a master, and I can beat you solidly.

Dont mean to be rude, but after looking at some of your games.  I dont see how you are a master?

TheNewMikhailTal
I_Am_Second wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:

Warbringer I only play standard. I told you, I'm not arguing with you because I disagree with you, I completely agree with you, but you're a douchebag and you're pissing everyone off. I know you're not a master because of the way you talk but I am a master and that's why I said I could beat you at standard.

A master? Your rating is ~1500 on Chess.com. And if you agree with me then there's really something wrong with you. This thread proves it: 

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/message-to-an-unnamed-user

Really - Get a life. How can you spend that much time ranting and raving about nothing on the Chess.com forums? Maybe this is why you've been playing chess for years and you're still ~1100 USCF.

You write as if someone cares about what you have to say. You've been alive a few minutes - You know that you're nobody. Come on, let's be real here. 

If you wanted to play, perhaps you should have said so. Otherwise, you can tell me your rating, and I can laugh. I am indeed a master, and I can beat you solidly.

Dont mean to be rude, but after looking at some of your games.  I dont see how you are a master?

Don't mean to be rude, but after looking at your rating, how can you say someone is or isn't a master?

I_Am_Second
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
I_Am_Second wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:

Warbringer I only play standard. I told you, I'm not arguing with you because I disagree with you, I completely agree with you, but you're a douchebag and you're pissing everyone off. I know you're not a master because of the way you talk but I am a master and that's why I said I could beat you at standard.

A master? Your rating is ~1500 on Chess.com. And if you agree with me then there's really something wrong with you. This thread proves it: 

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/message-to-an-unnamed-user

Really - Get a life. How can you spend that much time ranting and raving about nothing on the Chess.com forums? Maybe this is why you've been playing chess for years and you're still ~1100 USCF.

You write as if someone cares about what you have to say. You've been alive a few minutes - You know that you're nobody. Come on, let's be real here. 

If you wanted to play, perhaps you should have said so. Otherwise, you can tell me your rating, and I can laugh. I am indeed a master, and I can beat you solidly.

Dont mean to be rude, but after looking at some of your games.  I dont see how you are a master?

Don't mean to be rude, but after looking at your rating, how can you say someone is or isn't a master?

I made my conclusion based on how you played.

TheNewMikhailTal
I_Am_Second wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
I_Am_Second wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:

Warbringer I only play standard. I told you, I'm not arguing with you because I disagree with you, I completely agree with you, but you're a douchebag and you're pissing everyone off. I know you're not a master because of the way you talk but I am a master and that's why I said I could beat you at standard.

A master? Your rating is ~1500 on Chess.com. And if you agree with me then there's really something wrong with you. This thread proves it: 

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/message-to-an-unnamed-user

Really - Get a life. How can you spend that much time ranting and raving about nothing on the Chess.com forums? Maybe this is why you've been playing chess for years and you're still ~1100 USCF.

You write as if someone cares about what you have to say. You've been alive a few minutes - You know that you're nobody. Come on, let's be real here. 

If you wanted to play, perhaps you should have said so. Otherwise, you can tell me your rating, and I can laugh. I am indeed a master, and I can beat you solidly.

Dont mean to be rude, but after looking at some of your games.  I dont see how you are a master?

Don't mean to be rude, but after looking at your rating, how can you say someone is or isn't a master?

I made my conclusion based on how you played.

People make judgements about people all the time. There is a huge difference between a learned or educated judgement and someone's opinion. You want to hurt me in some way by being cynical but have not the experience, requisite, or standing to have an opinion worth listening to. Thanks for trying though!

I_Am_Second
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
I_Am_Second wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
I_Am_Second wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:
Warbringer33 wrote:
TheNewMikhailTal wrote:

Warbringer I only play standard. I told you, I'm not arguing with you because I disagree with you, I completely agree with you, but you're a douchebag and you're pissing everyone off. I know you're not a master because of the way you talk but I am a master and that's why I said I could beat you at standard.

A master? Your rating is ~1500 on Chess.com. And if you agree with me then there's really something wrong with you. This thread proves it: 

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/message-to-an-unnamed-user

Really - Get a life. How can you spend that much time ranting and raving about nothing on the Chess.com forums? Maybe this is why you've been playing chess for years and you're still ~1100 USCF.

You write as if someone cares about what you have to say. You've been alive a few minutes - You know that you're nobody. Come on, let's be real here. 

If you wanted to play, perhaps you should have said so. Otherwise, you can tell me your rating, and I can laugh. I am indeed a master, and I can beat you solidly.

Dont mean to be rude, but after looking at some of your games.  I dont see how you are a master?

Don't mean to be rude, but after looking at your rating, how can you say someone is or isn't a master?

I made my conclusion based on how you played.

People make judgements about people all the time. There is a huge difference between a learned or educated judgement and someone's opinion. You want to hurt me in some way by being cynical but have not the experience, requisite, or standing to have an opinion worth listening to. Thanks for trying though!


Is this a master game?

Im not trying to "hurt" you.  I made a statement, that after reviewing some of your games, i find it difficult to believe you are a master. 

TheNewMikhailTal

I love it! A master can't make a mistake or he/she is not a master! I was easily winning after he traded his bishop and knight for my rook, but I wanted more. It was stupid, I got cocky, all those things. 

But that is just one game. Perhaps you'd like to take a look at this game.


Or this one

Hell, even this one.

These games all have one thing in common. I crushed these players. Destroyed them like they were nothing. And like everyone else I have my ups and downs. This period has been a particularly tumultuous period for me and thats my business but just know that my bodily chemicals are sorting themselves out. It's not fair to judge me with that game just because I didn't win it. 

 

It's no use arguing though. I honestly have nothing to prove to you, I like these forums but justifying myself is not fun. Maybe you want to play, but if not, please learn to trust people and what they say, its not fun when you have to prove something to everyone because they can't take what you say at face value and won't let you back it up.


X_PLAYER_J_X

TheNewMikhailTal you may be a Master in life. However, You are not a Chess Master.

In the game I_Am_Second showed the move 6.Nxe5 is not played in that position. I believe the move 6.d3 is better even other moves 6.c3 or 6.Bxc6 has been played.

In the games you showed. They do not help your claim that you are a Master. They only hurt your claim.

Game 1:

In your first game I didn't like the move 6.Nb3. I believe 6.Nc2 is better. It will help you reroute the knight to e3 than d5 faster.

Also the move 9.Qc2 makes no sense. You want control over d5 and the D File and you move your queen away?

Also the move 11.Nd5 shows a lack of understanding in the position. Why are you trying to fix black hole on d5.

Game 2:

The move 3.e3 is a positional mistake. You do not block in your dark bishop so early like that until you know what black is doing.


3.Nc3, 3.Nf3, 3.g3, and even 3.cxd5 (which I believe is the worse move out of the 4 options there) is still better than 3.e3

The whole point of the Queens Gambit is to pressure d5. Which is why you play c4. You than often follow up with Nc3 adding more pressure on d5. An when you need further pressure on d5 you end up playing Bg5 with the idea of taking out the knight on f6 which is defending d5. It builds pressure on d5.

Usually white follows up with 3.Nc3 to see what black does. Some black players than play the move 3...c6 adding more support to d5. Which than shows you blacks C pawn is now commited to defense of d5. An there is no point in pressuring d5 any further. Which allows you than to consider other options like the move 4.Nf3  or 4.e3

The reason you got a good game is becuase your oppoent copyed your positional mistake with a positional mistake right back. They played the move 3...c6. Which allows the line to tranpose back into the other variation which is good for white. He had a better way of punishing you. 3.e3 blocks your dark bishop which means you can't pressure the d5 pawn any further. Which means I can play 3...Nf6 and laugh at you.

An my C pawn is not commited I can get froggy with c5 if I want too. What can you do?

Even Ray Charles saw the 3.e3 mistake. Ray Charles is dead. When Ray Charles was alive, he was blind. Ray Charles also didn't even play chess. Even with all those handicaps he saw that mistake miles away.


Game 3:

I stopped watching after 10.Nd5  cxd5. Black wins

Here is a forum you should read against this line. Black is playing the Philidor Defense.

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/i-dont-like-to-play-against-this

Warbringer33

Don't even bother with this Mikhail Tal character. He's rated under 1500 standard on Chess.com and insisting that he's a "Master". He's a class D club player. 

He's an obvious troll and the best thing to do is just block him and put him on ignore. That's what I've done.

GrandChampion2
GrandChampion2

My amazing win

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