autobunny wrote:
lmAO
Players who abandon after 1.d4
Sort:
Feb 11, 2019
0
#23
brianchesscake wrote:
Destroyer942 wrote:
The problem I have with d4 is that it prevents e5, which is like 95% of my opening theory.
d4 does not prevent e5.
It's actually a well known gambit.
The fact that something is a gambit doesn't make it good. If you have any analysis that shows that it doesn't just blunder a pawn, feel free to share it as this "sacrifice" has a well-known refutation 
I have some pretty good Englund gambit games in bullet. Then again, I have a lot of 1... e5 premove fails.
Feb 11, 2019
0
#25
There are a few possibilities with the Englund Gambit. None of them are sound, however.
There's the well-known trap:
I've won a lot of blitz games with it, but the problem is that if White knows about the trap, he plays 6. Nc3 and you're basically screwed as Black.
Then there's these lines:
As I said, none of this is very good. But White will be in completely unknown territory and if you think you're good enough in the middle game to exploit his uncertainty and win back the material, or get an attack going before White has had time to compose himself, then you might give it a go.
Feb 11, 2019
0
#26
Well... if people just abandon QP game... how can they ever learn to improve against?
why is this app only putting up against players 100 points over me? it's just feeding me to the damn wolves
nastynate309 schreef:
why is this app only putting up against players 100 points over me? it's just feeding me to the damn wolves
once in there's no way out I know ...
Feb 11, 2019
0
#29
nastynate309 wrote:
why is this app only putting up against players 100 points over me? it's just feeding me to the damn wolves
There will be times when you are frustrated you keep getting good underrated players. Enjoy playing the "wolves" since they give you more rating.
I love playing against "stronger" opponents since you gain tons of rating for beating them and hardly lose rating for losing.
Feb 11, 2019
0
#31
4rcane wrote:
I love playing against "stronger" opponents since you gain tons of rating for beating them and hardly lose rating for losing.
I know right, a win feels good but a loss doesn't feel bad. When you play beginners a win feels normal and a loss feels really bad.
abcx123 wrote:
nastynate309 schreef:
why is this app only putting up against players 100 points over me? it's just feeding me to the damn wolves
once in there's no way out I know ...
Maybe you prefer to face a LION! GROOOOAAAR
Some of the early resigning might be sandbagging. Look at the opponent's other games if (s)he has same habit and if yes, better to report it.
Feb 11, 2019
0
#34
it wouldn't benefit "sandbagging" as no rating is gained or lost if black aborts on move 1
I find the abort option frustrating , every general knows that you don't always get to choose the ideal battlefield , so you must be ready to face whatever your opponent does , in chess that may be facing 1 d4 , so don't abort , play who knows that old benoni may well be the weapon to choose
Grenadier23 schreef:
About 6 months ago I decided I would expand my opening repertoire to include a few d4 openings. I had been playing 1. e4 almost exclusively for about a year and decided to branch out.
As soon as I did, however, I’ve noticed that many of my opponents disconnect or abandon their games turn 1.
I know that e4 is the most common first move at my rating (see profile) so are people just abandoning the game because they don’t have anything prepared for d4? Or is it just confirmation bias on my part? I know there are no Elo adjustments for abandoned games, but this sort of “strategy” of not playing the game out is kind of pathetic.
Any other d4 players out there noticed this?
As soon as I did, however, I’ve noticed that many of my opponents disconnect or abandon their games turn 1.
I know that e4 is the most common first move at my rating (see profile) so are people just abandoning the game because they don’t have anything prepared for d4? Or is it just confirmation bias on my part? I know there are no Elo adjustments for abandoned games, but this sort of “strategy” of not playing the game out is kind of pathetic.
Any other d4 players out there noticed this?
Thats not smart because 1.d4 weakens the square e4 thus black has good chances. Personly I like the Nimzo-Indian.
1...c5!
1...c5 2.dxc5 b6!
ihavegotnewsocks wrote:
I'm not a high rated player by any means, but in my opinion chess is about losing, not winning. You learn far more from a loss than a win, so if 1d4 is a tough opening for you, then you should cherish that moment as an opportunity to improve. Just this humble man's opinion.
A good approach.
What is so frightening about 1. d4? 1...Nf6 (KID game) 1...d5 (gambit possibly) all openings you should know the common tactics and basic ideas...its not that hard, spend the hour getting to know 1...? games.
It will be worth it.
Feb 11, 2019
0
#40
Red_aardvark wrote:
What is so frightening about 1. d4? 1...Nf6 (KID game) 1...d5 (gambit possibly) all openings you should know the common tactics and basic ideas...its not that hard, spend the hour getting to know 1...? games.
It will be worth it.
It's not frightening, but it is extremely annoyingly solid for white forcing me to try for an advantage throughout the middle game and often the end game. I like to gain my winning advantage as early as possible so there are less chances I'll have time to mess it up(which I'm really good at).
It happens to me after 1.Nh3 2.f3 3.Nf2 4.Rg1 5.Nh1 .