Are people who exchange queens scared players?
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Woollysock
Dec 19, 2020
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Why are people always bumping three year old threads ! 🤷♂️
Dec 19, 2020
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#22
Kidmolotov wrote:
I find that a quick queen exchange is a weasley move. I find if players are getting cornered and outmatched, they quickly start mirroring your queen to force an exchange because obviosuly, at that point, the game is more checkers than chess and a bit more luck factor comes into play. I believe a game of skilled players will involve CAPTURING a queen, not facing them off to gain a quick advantage.
Absolute drivel.
Dec 19, 2020
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Strangemover wrote:
Kidmolotov wrote:
I find that a quick queen exchange is a weasley move. I find if players are getting cornered and outmatched, they quickly start mirroring your queen to force an exchange because obviosuly, at that point, the game is more checkers than chess and a bit more luck factor comes into play. I believe a game of skilled players will involve CAPTURING a queen, not facing them off to gain a quick advantage.
Absolute drivel.
As are all weasley moves
Dec 19, 2020
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Strangemover wrote:
😆 His moves worked on Hermione.
He moved Harry out of the way. Classic diversion.
Dec 19, 2020
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Woollysock wrote:
Why are people always bumping three year old threads ! 🤷♂️
It's all about weasley moves
Among strong players, they choose to trade queens when they think it improves their position. It has nothing to do with their being "afraid" to play with queens on the board.
Manoel wrote:
My rating isn't very high, but I also noticed that people with the same rating a me will often quickly trade pieces as soon as they have the possibility to do so. This often makes it hard to develop pieces properly because they would start trading before you even had the chance to develop them.
But these players who are scared to play with the queens on the board and who will trade them at a quite early stage of the game already are seriously annoying.
But these players who are scared to play with the queens on the board and who will trade them at a quite early stage of the game already are seriously annoying.
If this annoys you and prevents you from developing your pieces, it seems to be the best strategy against you...
Not sure - scared or brave! It depends on the game, I guess.
A lot of less experienced players seem to have the subconscious belief that if they can take a piece, they must take it. So they make a lot of unnecessary trades. But chess isn't checkers! In fact, I remember seeing a Youtube video from GM Igor Smirnov called "To Take is a Mistake!"
A better, slower way to develop a game is to punish a queen exchange and defend the queen at all costs from capture. I find most players are VERY eager to get the Queen's off the board. Let's exchange Queens as soon as possible so one of us crawls the pawns across the board to get a queen. It's 99% of players that play that way. It's like the queen is this highly dangerous piece they can't wait to get off the board. Let's break both our legs and see who can hobble to the finish.
I find it spineless. Why aren't you defending the queen to make sure you keep your most powerful piece? Why are you relinquishing it to eagerly slow down the game? 99% of players throw away the queen because they are cowards and 99% of people decline a rematch for the same reason.
Unless I am in a hurry I ALWAYS wait for a rematch. I don't want you to think me kicking your butt was a fluke or based on a major error. 99% of people take the win and run.
It seems to be usually the opposite. People who keep their queens seem to be the most frail, timid, and often scared ones. They are uncertain of what they would do without their most powerful piece. It's probably the lack of skill, or at least the lack of confidence in their minor piece play.
May 6, 2022
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#35
Trading queens somehow is a good idea. But, it may result in a loss. I first check my position before trading queens or rooks.
lfPatriotGames wrote:
It seems to be usually the opposite. People who keep their queens seem to be the most frail, timid, and often scared ones. They are uncertain of what they would do without their most powerful piece. It's probably the lack of skill, or at least the lack of confidence in their minor piece play.
I understand the popular algorithm for pressing on to endgame is tossing the Queen's. Wouldnt it be a funner game it the ultimate game wasn't checkmate with kongs, but, keeping our Queens?
Manoel escribió:
Of course it is a legal move and of course it is their right – that's the rules. But I still wonder if these players are scared, and prefer a slower game?
A fist fight can be as scary as a gun fight.
Or maybe they're very strong endgame players.
May 7, 2022
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#39
Donnsteinz wrote:
Or maybe they're very strong endgame players.
😎 well said.
Kidmolotov wrote:
I find that a quick queen exchange is a weasley move. I find if players are getting cornered and outmatched, they quickly start mirroring your queen to force an exchange because obviosuly, at that point, the game is more checkers than chess and a bit more luck factor comes into play. I believe a game of skilled players will involve CAPTURING a queen, not facing them off to gain a quick advantage.
Endgame involves a bit more luck? I think the opposite.