Under 1000 Games and playing 85%-90% accurate

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shawn1964

Can someone tell me whats up with these players who have played less than 1000 games  yet they have 85%-90% accuracy and kick my ass in  under 20 moves? Are they prodigies? My chess isn't really good but what is up wit this?

Coach_Kashchei

In my eyes it's possible to reach 2000 rapid on chess.com after like 500 (30 min) games.

Accuracy means nothing. If the game is easy -->accuracy is higher. And it doesn't mean that the player which played that game was good.

Cs19872

In the two most recent games you've played that fit that description, in one of them your opponent played the Wayward Queen Attack, and in the other they played the Fried Liver Attack. These are two classic aggressive openings that will likely go very badly for black if they play them incorrectly. There are plenty of resources here on chess.com and elsewhere online that can teach you how to correctly counter these openings as black.

shawn1964

Thanks Cs19872. I appreciate you looking at the games. I just haven't seen players with so few games able to carry these attacks out.

Sololevelingsirjohn

I have a low game count, doesn't mean I haven't played otb etc, before just saying..

MariasWhiteKnight

Well, as a free account I cant see any of your stats or games. So no comment on that.

"Less than 1000" ? I have 32 ... people play other modes than just bullet ? If I play one game per day, which is more than I do, 1000 games would require 3 years.

You ARE aware that there are other ways to get better at chess than just playing, right ? Analyzing your games afterwards (important!), understanding master games, puzzles, various instruction videos on YouTube, learning endgames, learning openings ...

... or, yes, learning trick openings, which is not something I personally do, except from the defensive side. You have to just learn them, unless you are a really strong chessplayers, you cant just refute them in the moment.

Even GMs sometimes fall for trick openings, for example Eric Rosen has posted two such videos on YouTube recently.

P.s.: Nevermind, apparently chess.com bugged again or something. I can see your stats now. Whow you really play a lot of games !

shawn1964

" I can see your stats now. Whow you really play a lot of games !"

Yeah that is why it stings to get pounded by someone who hardly plays. Thanls everyone for your insights.