If you want, I can coach you. My first lesson covers piece control, keeping your pieces on the board and not letting your opponent take one. After that, I have a two part series covering infiltration, removing your opponent's pieces before you have to pee.
If you want to buy all three, I can give you a 5% discount at Christmas time when buying presents.
If you want, I can coach you. My first lesson covers piece control, keeping your pieces on the board and not letting your opponent take one. After that, I have a two part series covering infiltration, removing your opponent's pieces before you have to pee.
If you want to buy all three, I can give you a 5% discount at Christmas time when buying presents.
Honestly, right now I'm working on my board throwing skills. I want to rage out and intimidate everyone around me, not just throwing the board weakly at the wall.
If you have a course on that I'd be happy to pay.
If you want, I can coach you. My first lesson covers piece control, keeping your pieces on the board and not letting your opponent take one. After that, I have a two part series covering infiltration, removing your opponent's pieces before you have to pee.
If you want to buy all three, I can give you a 5% discount at Christmas time when buying presents.
Honestly, right now I'm working on my board throwing skills. I want to rage out and intimidate everyone around me, not just throwing the board weakly at the wall.
If you have a course on that I'd be happy to pay.
I understand your dilemma. Believe me, it has happened to me a thousand times too. I know what you are going through. Take solace in the fact we are not the only ones.
If you or anyone else is looking for a coach, let them know. Our classes can be discreet, and they will never know what we talked about after hypnotizing them.
If you or anyone else is looking for a coach, let them know. Our classes can be discreet, and they will never know what we talked about after hypnotizing them.
Are we gonna practise in the urinal section??!
This site is festered with cheaters of all sorts. Some use assistance while others get a kick out of smurfing with alt accounts. Chesscom encourages people to create new alt accounts to smurf and do "speedruns." Today's players are also stronger but not 300 elo stronger than just ten years ago. This is why online chess will never replace OTB chess. Many of us are fed up with the rampant cheating online.
This site is festered with cheaters of all sorts. Some use assistance while others get a kick out of smurfing with alt accounts. Chesscom encourages people to create new alt accounts to smurf and do "speedruns." Today's players are also stronger but not 300 elo stronger than just ten years ago. This is why online chess will never replace OTB chess. Many of us are fed up with the rampant cheating online.
Yeah I'm getting the same feeling, sadly.
Often times, I'll feel my opponent start to play perfectly or make moves that are way beyond their level. It's so frustrating because anyone (and everyone) can cheat to an extent. Whether that's googling for help, watching videos mid match, or consulting your uncle who is sitting in the same room and has a rating of 2500 OTB.
Guess I'll just start looking for local chess meet up groups, because the ratings here are so distorted by rampant cheating.
Yes, they are stronger. The average active chess player is much stronger.
Yes, they are stronger. The average active chess player is much stronger.
Not 300 elo points stronger. Fischer was rated 2785 back in 1972. Today, 50 years later, Carlsen is barely above 2800 and is #1 in the world. Ten years ago wasn't that long ago. The problem is that online cheating is rampant. If you want quality chess join a local chess club where people can't play under different accounts and cheat ad naseum because if caught they will be banned from the club and national federation.
Well, let's just say that in the world of chess, the players have been leveling up faster than Mario on a caffeine overdose! It's like they've discovered the secret cheat codes to chess mastery. Back in the day, a 1200 rating might have meant you were a decent player, but nowadays, it's more like entering a battlefield where knights ride in tanks and pawns shoot laser beams. So yeah, the chess world has seen some serious power-ups in the past decade. It's like everyone suddenly found a stash of Grandmaster mushrooms or something!
I'm currently trying to get to 1500 and I've noticed that when I play 1200+ on this site they make very few, mostly no blunders (except the odd time) and they know a lot of opening theory.
Obviously they aren't perfect or anything, but the strength is incredible for someone who is supposed to be a novice. 1200 isnt even class C! And this is online, not FIDE.
It seems to me that a solid 1200 would murder even a 1500 a decade or two ago.
What is your experience regarding this? I know there are sandbaggers too but I don't know how to spot them.
On this current account I've only played two games, the second one I lost to a 1300 because I was distracted in the end and blundered twice, but until then he was playing very well. No blunders, very few (minor mistakes). Seems crazy. I can only imagine what 1700+ play like