Josh11live wrote:
Why did you type that?
The Finegold quote? I thought it was interesting, what else?
me, I'm told, "developing bad habits"
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Aug 21, 2025
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It was probably not interesting for me because I don’t play the London/Jobava London.
The point of the quote is that people keep telling me how boring the London is, and I say, "but I'm not playing the London", then they say, "London, Jobava London, not much different". But they are. Someone else said, "Why put the Knight on c3. It's just weird." That's more like it. It's a small thing but makes a lot of difference. I do NOT get that little pawn pyramid or anything symmetrical... I don't WANT it. I'm going for unusual positions, positions Black isn't used to, but I see them all the time, every game as White. So I know exactly what Finegold is talking about. And I think a lot of people don't get it.
"I think if you like boring chess and solid chess and incrementally increasing your advantage the Jobava London may not be for you, but if you like craziness and weird positions then that's your game. If you're always playing the Jobava London and you get positions like this you're not as perturbed as I would be in the opening, if that's the kind of play that you like, playing aggressively and getting out of opening theory, then okay, the Jobava London."
-Finegold
Josh11live wrote:
Just saying, but if you like to play like that then go ahead. I don’t really care what you play unless it’s Ke2 I don’t care.
Josh11live
Josh11live wrote:It was probably not interesting for me because I don’t play the London/Jobava London.
Josh11live wrote:It was probably not interesting for me because I don’t play the London/Jobava London.
I don't get why you tell me things like that, as if we were having a private conversation or I said, "Josh, heads up...".
Aug 22, 2025
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delcai007 wrote:
The good news is that I understand positions better than ever. The bad news is that I am still often moving before I've checked things out enough, so blundering. I know what I want to play and get too anxious to play it.
But I'm still having fun, more than ever, win or lose.
And I'm getting better.
try 20 minute chess. more time on the clock forces you to think **deeper** rather an blitzing out instinct based ideas
teju17 wrote:
delcai007 wrote:
The good news is that I understand positions better than ever. The bad news is that I am still often moving before I've checked things out enough, so blundering. I know what I want to play and get too anxious to play it.
But I'm still having fun, more than ever, win or lose.
And I'm getting better.
try 20 minute chess. more time on the clock forces you to think **deeper** rather an blitzing out instinct based ideas
I used to play 10-minute time control, but I switched to 15/10 about two weeks ago, but thanks!
I've never played a rated Blitz game (or Bullet) in my adult life, and only 2 or 3 unrated... I don't like it. We played a little 'Speed chess' when I was a kid, but no one took it seriously... it's chess with an asterisk.
This doesn't sound odd?
@Josh11live wrote: "if you like to play like that then go ahead. I don’t really care what you play unless it’s Ke2 I don’t care."
LOL
delcai007 wrote:
then a friend, an IM as it happens, goes, "a more experienced player would punish you for that sacrifice.
Can you ask your friend what he had in mind? The Bh3 sacrifice seems to be objectively strong, no refutation is possible.
Congratulations on 800 views! *^(≧w≦)^*
I just found this. It's @DinaBelenkaya losing to @MaetsNori and screaming at him... too funny!
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/i-sent-dina-belenkaya-into-a-rage?page=1#comment-118341346