Hot Takes...

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Rodgy

What's your hottest take on chess? Could be about top players or about the game itself.

A hot take is basically just another word for an unpopular opinion.

Ex. Lasker is the GOAT, Stalemate should be removed.

Feel free to debate with others! 

chaotikitat

Cold take

1.d4

Rodgy
hvenki wrote:

chess bad, d4 good

c
   a 
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Chinese_Person

I don't like the new 4 player chess update cause there are now less games and less players

this means it's harder to find a good game

Rodgy
Chinese_Person wrote:

I don't like the new 4 player chess update cause there are now less games and less players

Hmm...

d4Nf6Bg51-0

d4>e4

Rodgy
horselover123 wrote:

hot take: every hot take here is not a hot take

hot take: your hot take is not a hot take

ricorat

Hot take: London system best by test

hvenki
ricorat wrote:

Hot take: London system best by test

yesssss

colorfulcake

i suck

wait that’s a cold take

hygfiskyrgyhliy

Puzzles are overrated when it comes to longterm improvement

Rodgy
ricorat wrote:

Hot take: London system best by test

Bongcloud better...

hygfiskyrgyhliy
Rodgy wrote:
ricorat wrote:

Hot take: London system best by test

Bongcloud better...

By playing the bongcloud, you're basically telling your opponent they're not worth your time.

ricorat
Rodgy wrote:
ricorat wrote:

Hot take: London system best by test

Bongcloud better...

No london

OranegJuice

e4 and d4 both bad. c4 and f4 are alright. b4 is good.

Rook_Handler

Every chess player thinks they're better than they really are

Rook_Handler

(myself included)

llama51

No one makes any meaningful improvement after about 8 years of playing.

Started at 8 years old? You have until you're 16 kid, then you're stuck forever. Good luck.

Lightning

I should quit chess

llama51

It's just a hot take... but it has some truth to it... you can probably squeeze out 100 points or something.

But yeah, I don't know if people realize... for example Carlsen was over 2700 at age 16. He's in his 30s now. How much has he improved since then? Relatively speaking, not much.