Also be sure to eat your cereal on a plate with a fork and knife.
KeSetoKaiba AMA but not really...
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Aug 2, 2022
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Mattew wrote:
The milk before or after the cereals ?
Mini-story behind that one!
When I grew up, I always used cereal before milk. It was perfect because a good amount of milk is that moment the cereal rises slightly. Before the memes, I just poured cereal first without even thinking of it...
then one day, my dad (probably doesn't even know the memes) saw me pouring the cereal first and just told me 'matter-of-factly' that my way was 'wrong' and they claimed pouring the milk first was better because they it won't splash on the cereal (less chance to spill). After that, I switched to pouring milk first because they said so.
A few years later, the memes became popular and I realized there is no 'correct' way - my way had benefits too! Realizing this, I switched back to pouring cereal before the milk, so that is what I do now. 
Checked your channel. You sound a bit like Nepo, but without the russian accent
Aug 2, 2022
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#45
Mermaum wrote:
Checked your channel. You sound a bit like Nepo, but without the russian accent
Never heard this one before, but all right, one of the highest rated chess players in the world - I'll take it
Aug 2, 2022
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#46
Around 6:00 you claim the position below is a draw with white to move, but it's not. By advancing the pawn white gains the opposition.
Aug 2, 2022
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#47
nMsALpg wrote:
Around 6:00 you claim the position below is a draw with white to move, but it's not. By advancing the pawn white gains the opposition.
You mean 5:50 in this video?
(I skipped to this point in the video link here)
Yes, you are right. It looks like they can pass back the tempo and White is actually still winning (not drawn). Just goes to show how tricky even basic pawn endgames can be. I'll make a note of this in the YouTube comments section
Aug 3, 2022
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#48
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
Thx for the sub @jake_allstar1 I imagine I'll answer pretty much as much as I can in this thread and I may just reference this thread in the future for brainstorming videos based on patterns of what others are asking about.
Here are my current responses to your good questions though:
1) The hardest part of my chess progression so far has probably been finding the time to invest into working on my chess. Chess is merely one of several hobbies for me (and no current dreams of becoming a titled player etc.), so a lot of my remaining "chess time" has to be balanced with chess reading, playing games, working on my streaming content, answering chess.com forums/messages (even years before deciding to stream, I've been posting in the chess.com forums a ton) and so on. It is sometimes tough to set aside time to work on my chess when it is more productive to answer threads etc. or more fun to play chess games, but improvement takes a more dedicated improvement process (which will bring me to your 3rd question later).
2) I've been fortunate enough to have had several chess milestones met both in person and online. Some of my highlights are:
- 1st place in a few of my local OTB (USCF) chess tournaments
- Finally winning a chess game against a few people I looked up to during my childhood and felt like they were practically impossible to beat
- reaching 2000 chess.com rapid rating for my 1st time: https://www.chess.com/blog/KeSetoKaiba/today-is-the-day-2000-rapid
3) Learning how to learn if that makes sense Probably one of the most useful skills is learning how to analyze your own games with an engine like chess.com analysis. The engine doesn't have to be super deep, but being able to interpret GM-caliber engine lines is crucial to learning from your own mistakes and finding move improvements over the actual game.
4) This one might become a video in the distant future because I have a lot I could say about it, but surprisingly, I barely ever watch chess streamers/youtubers. Not only am I really new to streaming chess myself, but I'm also fairly new to having a YouTube account too.
One of my current favorite chess streamers is Danya because he is immensely talented and has a way of explaining things similar to how I do: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielNaroditskyGM
Years ago (before I had a YouTube account), I did like watching chessexplained videos though: https://www.youtube.com/c/Chessexplained/featured
5) It really depends on how consistent they stick with it and how well they learn new information. Some people (like me) learn quickly, yet others can struggle doing the same things and still not see results. The "average" chess player ratings is a complex topic I might have a video (or several!) discussing someday, but the global chess rating average is roughly 1150-1500 based on what rating pool/organization/chess goals etc.
When it comes to adults learning chess, I don't think they are limited as much as they believe; it is just that adults are less likely to improve as fast as children because they don't always have the time to work on chess due to "life" responsibilities like job, family, school etc. 8th World Chess Champion Mikhail Tal reached his peak chess rating of over 2700 at age 44! If he hadn't passed away at age 55, no telling how much stronger he would have become as his health declined, yet his chess remained strong (of course he was already a Grandmaster by age 21, but nevertheless, his rating kept going up for the most part).
Tough to give exacts since there really is no telling how good a chess player could become, but I'd say an adult willing to invest a few hours a week could probably reach 1400 chess.com rapid in a few years. 1400 isn't limited by their ability or memory or anything like that, but simply by how much time they have to invest into the game (even if just as a hobby).
i agree ...u see kevinsmith idiot ...he was 1900 after coming back from his retirement as a pilot ....then he reached 2278 in just 2 years which is crazy ...and he is around 60 + years old
he is better than most of us teens in the STL club (apart from chessrook who is willing to work on his chess all day every day)
Aug 3, 2022
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#49
SquareBear99 wrote:
1). At what rating did you feel like you had a good sense of board visualization? (like being able to accurately imagine positions off the board, having a good grasp of coordinates, etc.)
2). Blue-Eyes White Dragon or Red-Eyes Black Dragon?
2). Blue-Eyes White Dragon or Red-Eyes Black Dragon?
me being 2200 still cant play blind folded chess ._.
Gump_forest wrote:
SquareBear99 wrote:
1). At what rating did you feel like you had a good sense of board visualization? (like being able to accurately imagine positions off the board, having a good grasp of coordinates, etc.)
2). Blue-Eyes White Dragon or Red-Eyes Black Dragon?
2). Blue-Eyes White Dragon or Red-Eyes Black Dragon?
me being 2200 still cant play blind folded chess ._.
Props to anyone who can play blindfolded, that’s no easy feat! I’m sure you’ll get there soon though 👍
I tried blindfolded and didn’t do too bad…though I made a few mistakes and forgot the arrangements of pieces a couple times.
Aug 3, 2022
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#52
Gump_forest wrote:
...u see kevinsmith idiot ...he was 1900 after coming back from his retirement as a pilot ....then he reached 2278 in just 2 years which is crazy ...and he is around 60 + years old
he is better than most of us teens in the STL club (apart from chessrook who is willing to work on his chess all day every day)
I know these chess.com members, but you should probably use the @ symbol or eliminate spaces for usernames. It sounds like you are calling kevinsmith an idiot lol I know this isn't the case though.
Aug 3, 2022
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#53
Jalex13 wrote:
I tried blindfolded and didn’t do too bad…though I made a few mistakes and forgot the arrangements of pieces a couple times.
Funny with me because I realized that I can follow blindfold chess pretty deep in the opening...until I realized I was just reciting book moves from memory. The second I leave "opening theory" (roughly 10 moves in or so for most games), then my blindfold skills fail me after just a move or two more and I begin hanging Queens or capturing my own pieces 
Aug 3, 2022
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#54
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
Gump_forest wrote:
...u see kevinsmith idiot ...he was 1900 after coming back from his retirement as a pilot ....then he reached 2278 in just 2 years which is crazy ...and he is around 60 + years old
he is better than most of us teens in the STL club (apart from chessrook who is willing to work on his chess all day every day)
I know these chess.com members, but you should probably use the @ symbol or eliminate spaces for usernames. It sounds like you are calling kevinsmith an idiot lol I know this isn't the case though.
Well who's the idiot then?
Make a video of the time I checkmated you in 10 moves XD
Aug 4, 2022
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#56
Marcyful wrote:
Make a video of the time I checkmated you in 10 moves XD
Maybe 
It would probably be a short video though...but then again I might extend it by somehow extending the discussion like I often do xD
Aug 4, 2022
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#57
BaurzhanMakhambetov wrote:
WHY DO YOU CHEAT?
What he does in his relationship is his business lol
Aug 4, 2022
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#59
BaurzhanMakhambetov wrote:
I MEAN IN CHESS
Try being less mean in chess games then.
Aug 4, 2022
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#60
BaurzhanMakhambetov wrote:
WHY DO YOU CHEAT?
Easy one to answer...I don't cheat. I'm pretty sure my big chess drop in rapid (been over a month and still haven't recovered) is something a cheater would not be able to mentally handle without cheating.
p.s. chess cheating isn't a topic chess.com likes in the public forums, so let us avoid that and keep this thread from getting locked
Also, do I even know you @BaurzhanMakhambetov ? Your account in currently less than two months old. I hope you weren't busted on a closed account -_-
The milk before or after the cereals ?
In between.