That. Is a very fair point.
Chess.com keeps matching me with players 100 points higher than me.. literally cannot win.
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Jan 6, 2021
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#63
qfcbv wrote:
SpeckledGrill wrote:
@Tonya_Harding at least this is my level and I don’t have to cheat for it... also you only seem to even play people around my level anyway 😂
P.S. We shall see how much chess.com knows as I’ve reported you for using an engine.
Where's your proof? People like you make among us bad to play
The percentages are lower than 99% and one game she played was even 68% accuracy. She does not use engine.
chess.com doesnt use accuracy as cheat detection, how many times does this have to be stated
Even if you state it a gazillion times some people won't understand that cheat detection is much more sophisticated than what they think
IMBacon wrote:
Wolff_Chess wrote:
1. d4 c5 is Sicilian defense, is it not?
No it is not. Obviously i dont know what your goals are in chess. But in the off chance you are trying to improve?
1. Stop playing speed chess. All it does is instill bad habits. AKA: You're not giving yourself time to think.
2. DON'T concentrate on openings. They are not deciding your games. The fact that you think 1.d4 c5 is the Sicilian proves my point.
3. Concentrate on minimizing your blunders, and work on tactics.
Like by definition it is. he didnt play it well but that is the Sicillian
I’d agree with some other comments. Don’t learn highly theoretical openings, when, at 561, you likely blunder pieces very often.
Below maybe 1600, (so including me) the main reason you will loose is that you will blunder. The only difference between a 561 and a 661 is the 661 blunders less. So, with all due respect, whatever moves he does don’t matter. All you have to do is not blunder pieces/ checkmates and check to see if he blunders pieces or checkmates. I recommend that is all you do until you reach 1000. The best you’ll get with the Sicilian for example is, say, a 2+ Positional advantage in the middle game. That’s great, but at 500 when most players blunder left right and centre those 2 positional points won’t last wrong.
Im not trying to be mean here- if I stopped blundering pieces in 1 or 2 moves and caught all my opponents 1/2 move blunders I would still win most of my games at 1400-1500. You would definitely win those games against 600s.
Personal anecdote here:
Ive only started learning set openings recently, until that I had just followed basic principles (got me to about 1300). Yesterday I came up against a 700 in a tourney when I was trying to practice my modern defence. And despite being 800 points below me he seemed to know the tricks and traps of the modern more than me meaning he was well ahead by the end of the opening.
However, despite his good opening knowledge he was a 700 and so immediately blundered like 3 pieces in a row, followed by just losing everything. If I had just used E4 I would have likely crushed him from the outset simply by picking up his blunders in an area our opening knowledge was equal. He had been focusing on the wrong element of his game- the openings and complicated stuff- without considering the very basics. Seems like your doing the same, so that’s my advice.
Jan 6, 2021
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VicVonJ wrote:
Personal anecdote here:
Right this is why at lower levels time is better spent improving other areas of your game. You're much better off spending time on tactics to win back your material. Even better to study things like Lucena and Philidor positions or queen pawn end games.
@qfcbv fed up of people noticing your alternate account @Tonya_Harding is cheating? 🙈
Apr 22, 2021
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Wolff_Chess wrote:
I am quite frustrated right now, due to the fact that I (561) just got matched with a dude rated 661! The second the game started I was just trying to play for a draw.. nope. I played the Sicilian defense, and he played this weird Queen move. I blundered a pawn, tried to develop, and still lost. I'm sorry, but what the heck is the point of this little points system if I'm 17% worse (according to the ratings) than the guy I'm playing? I obviously blundered quite a lot there, but even if I didn't, how do I win against a 661 player?
I know I'm not supposed to win every game, but getting ranked with a player this highly rated (for the second time in a row, mind you) is physically and mentally daunting. I could barely focus on the game because of how much higher rated he was.
No offense meant to the person I played. Sorry for the long rant.
Game incase you want it:
I know its not what you're asking, but moving the knight to c6 is a really handy response to them moving the Queen out on the second move. it seems a bit weird, but it protects the pawn on e4
Playing people better than you is how you improve.
NO...you did not play the Sicilian.
bruh he played the Sicilian defense. 1,e4 c5 is the sicilian
Playing the first move of the Sicilian doesn't mean he played the Sicilian. Just memorizing moves doesn't mean you're playing the opening properly. I can read 10 books on open heart surgery, but that doesn't mean im qualified to perform that surgery.