A General Chess Discussion Thread?

Qa5 is the only attempt. You have to play it

It doesn't matter if Qe7 is technically the best move it's just the same as resigning. You'll be a piece down without white even needing to think

I don't know about all that? I know black doesn't get rook with qe7 but I am thinking trade Qs and avoid mate. But if white is up a bishop I see what you're saying.

Only thing I dislike about these games on the forum is there is no tally so I don't know (without paying attention) who has material advantage. 🧐

Yeah at nonos level, being a bishop down is the same as the game being over lol. Blacks mistake was 26. Qb4 he could've went Qc7 instead

True true

Wouldn’t dxe5 just be losing?

I've no clue I was just saying the move I would have likely made in the game. Don't be surprised or discouraged by my choice. Haha

That's why I said nice game...good moves.

I was waiting for something to dry in a wood shop and it was very noisy and I was playing on my phone, which is small and didn’t give me good board vision, but I simply cannot believe this is 1500

honestly i just liked the checkmate

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/daily/924011561/analysis?move=49

It was a decent game, I think you shouldn’t have pushed your queenside knight or let their queen check you on the back rank, but come on move 23 hurt me

yea it was a pretty bad under 1k game rated game, but he didnt see the bishop move in move 24 fortunately

Yes it looks like 18 allowed you to capture castle. We can call it great or even brilliant. 😏

My only criticism would be that you should have pushed c pawn before they blocked but not sure what deep analysis would show. Might be trouble?

Tough game Fras! I don't see the TC and I wonder if the clock influenced resignation or it was simply the position. GG

The reason you won is because they didn't play the Adkins Attack

It was 10|0, but I was up a bunch and at this level it’s basically game over.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/talk-about-anything-relating-to-chess

Just got a book called how to reassess your chess 4th edition and I also saw a cool book at the store called modern chess openings and it seemed very thorough on the Sicilian, have any of you read either book. The reassess your chess book was used and really good deal. is buying a book to learn the Sicilian worth it? I was surprised when I got into chess their selection at the bookstore, they even had a few hundred page book on the alekhine defence of all openings. 👍

It is the blue book. It said it was updated from something, but I did notice it was 90% notation with just a few explanations. How would you go about learning the Najdorf? I also saw a book called Sicilian tactics but it seemed like mostly puzzles that were many moves deep. How did you learn Najdorf?

Thanks! I imagine you’re going to be my 1900 friend in this scenario. Also I will try chess book, and I do use an engine often

You use an engine often? Very interesting... time to start the procedure...