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I mean its a bit of both. KID has a lot of tactical gameplay but there are also key squares that have to be fought for and denied of for both sides. A example of such would be a knight outpost for white on the queenside. 

Bro I remember NobleElevator and I invented the whole rice trend after I lost the finals to him in CSL lol

vin is back but csl not well :/

Were you around when rice was in its infancy

i call him dumpling man and i was there so i think yeah

Ricechessmaster1, do you think Jerome's Gambit and its variations are a good opening? I have been using it to grind, the majority of my games, and I want the opinion of someone at your level as you appear to be extremely strong, I want to know if with more practice I can make it work in the top levels?

I'm not him, but no, Jerome Gambit is a joke opening after which Black claims a moderate advantage with best play. Never seen at the 2000 level in serious games between players of equal strength, at least not in my experience. 

as you advance to higher and higher levels in chess, how much of the gain is simply rote memorization of positions and series of moves versus deeper understanding of how to move the pieces.  As a total beginner when I watch videos with GMs or IMs or whatever it seems like they will comment on how an opponent played a particular move in the opening that made them realize they were going to do XYZ later on to take advantage of it.  Are you really just memorizing responses to various parts of the game that you have seen before and know how to play it out from there?

I play jer*me gambit in classical chess *ver the b*ard and *nline blitz. It is a great *pening and rains supreme with amazing the*retical lines that give white a huge advantage.

P*sting engine evals d*esn't take away fr*m my winning sc*re *r the fear I strike int* my *pp*nents when I sacrifice all my pieces ripping apart their p**r king's shelter. The gambit has n*t been refuted and is still at the very peak *f it's the*retical discussi*n!

why do you hate the letter after n and before p

Per #148:

I guess we will never find the answer. I suspect neglecting that letter is quite easy. Small issue being there are many three letter and less phrases that use that letter, but except that, it is hardly difficult. 

They might've been fine using:

Displaying engine evals isn't changing my winning streak, neither is it changing the fear I strike within my challengers when I sacrifice all my pieces, ripping apart their unlucky king's shelter. The gambit hasn't been refuted and it remains at the peak regarding its lines' analyses.

is King david's opening solid against 1500s

ha true 

I'd say at this point in my chess right now, from experience, I know how to play familiar positions 70% of the time since I've seen it before and experienced same or similar positions. I however, have to have good positional and tactical gameplay in late middle game and forth. Hope this helps. At the 1500-1800 level, you'll start to build up that familiarity. 

eh I would honestly prefer more sound openings for lower levvels since you don't necessarily have to acquire a large advantage but rather build one over time. 

I spilled ice cream *n my keyb*ard s* instead I just use asterisks, maybe I c*uld use the number 0. C*pying and pasting the letter is t** much eff*rt. The key d*esn't w*rk anym*re.

Then spend $20 and get a new one lol, just get a waterproof one…