If you guys have any opinions about how i could win the under 2000 section feel free to share.
Ct art 4.0
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Will be interesting to hear how you do. That's quite a lot of tactics!
I don't have CT-Art so I don't know how hard the different levels are, I'm guessing they get pretty hard though and you won't keep that 100% forever right?
May 23, 2011
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D_for_DJ wrote:
If you guys have any opinions about how i could win the under 2000 section feel free to share.
I assume you're talking about the National Open?
What openings do you play?
I used to live in Phoenix. Played Thursday nights at the Tempe Chess Club for years...
waffllemaster wrote:
Will be interesting to hear how you do. That's quite a lot of tactics!
I don't have CT-Art so I don't know how hard the different levels are, I'm guessing they get pretty hard though and you won't keep that 100% forever right?
I am planning on spending 14 hours a day for the next 2 weeks. I got 500 hot pockets and 80 gallons of Mtn dew. :D
ChrisWainscott wrote:
D_for_DJ wrote:
If you guys have any opinions about how i could win the under 2000 section feel free to share.
I assume you're talking about the National Open?
What openings do you play?
I used to live in Phoenix. Played Thursday nights at the Tempe Chess Club for years...
I am a die hard E4 player. I play the kings gambit/danish against e5. Against c5 i do the SMG or the rosolemo attack.as black i play the KID/alekhine.
May 23, 2011
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Well you definitely have some tactical openings to use, so no worries there.
What variation do you generally face in the KID? Here in the Midwest it's almost always the classical. I've been looking at some sharp lines in the exchange variation of the classical lately. Particularly I like
Granted it's not every day that you'll face the exchange or that you'll get the 9. Nd5, but this is the kind of stuff I'd work on if I were you. Sharp stuff that you've looked at.
Also, look at a handful of GM games in the Panov-Botvinnik line of the Caro Kann as that will give you good room for tactics if you face a Caro...
D_for_DJ wrote:
waffllemaster wrote:
Will be interesting to hear how you do. That's quite a lot of tactics!
I don't have CT-Art so I don't know how hard the different levels are, I'm guessing they get pretty hard though and you won't keep that 100% forever right?
I am planning on spending 14 hours a day for the next 2 weeks. I got 500 hot pockets and 80 gallons of Mtn dew. :D
lol! Good luck 
ChrisWainscott wrote:
Well you definitely have some tactical openings to use, so no worries there.
What variation do you generally face in the KID? Here in the Midwest it's almost always the classical. I've been looking at some sharp lines in the exchange variation of the classical lately. Particularly I like
Granted it's not every day that you'll face the exchange or that you'll get the 9. Nd5, but this is the kind of stuff I'd work on if I were you. Sharp stuff that you've looked at.
Also, look at a handful of GM games in the Panov-Botvinnik line of the Caro Kann as that will give you good room for tactics if you face a Caro...
Just play B5 against D4. :D
ChrisWainscott wrote:
Well you definitely have some tactical openings to use, so no worries there.
What variation do you generally face in the KID? Here in the Midwest it's almost always the classical. I've been looking at some sharp lines in the exchange variation of the classical lately. Particularly I like
Granted it's not every day that you'll face the exchange or that you'll get the 9. Nd5, but this is the kind of stuff I'd work on if I were you. Sharp stuff that you've looked at.
Also, look at a handful of GM games in the Panov-Botvinnik line of the Caro Kann as that will give you good room for tactics if you face a Caro...
Thanks
May 23, 2011
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What kinds of openings do you HATE to face against 1. e4?
Book up against those.
For me it was the Caro-Kann. I hated the damn thing. So I learned some lines in the Panov Botvinnik and played through a bunch of GM games. Now I don't mind facing it at all since I feel more comfortable from having watched the plans that top level players are implementing.
ChrisWainscott wrote:
What kinds of openings do you HATE to face against 1. e4?
Book up against those.
For me it was the Caro-Kann. I hated the damn thing. So I learned some lines in the Panov Botvinnik and played through a bunch of GM games. Now I don't mind facing it at all since I feel more comfortable from having watched the plans that top level players are implementing.
If they play the Caro-Kann i will reach across the table and hit them in face. That opening is worse than the french!
Just did level 40. I never knew you could give up a queen so many different ways...
My Ct Art elo dropped from 2245 to 2215 due to the fact i missed a couple of 10 move queen sac combinations. lol
offtherook wrote:
I like the van der Wiel attack against the Caro-Kann. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4!? and then you fling your kingside pawns at them, get a huge space advantage, and pile the pressure on. If they play the 3 ... c5!? variation, just take the pawn and try to hold on to it for as long as possible. Or play 4. c3 d6 and be happy to have a French Advance with an extra tempo.
hmmmm.... intriguing.
Right now i am training for a chess tournament coming up in las vegas. I am planning on doing all of Ct art 4.0 in 2 weeks. so far i went threw the first 3 levels (in 4 hours) with 100% . My otb rating is 1946. I'll keep you guys up to date
my ct art elo is 2215
Level 10-40 completed 100%(working on lvl 50 now)
count down : 13 days
Here is one of my games from way back ( i was black)
Valley Chess (G/30), Phoenix, AZ (Round 2), 12/07/2008
1.e4 a6 2.Nf3 b5 3.d4 Bb7 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6 6.e5 Nd5 7.0–0 d6 8.exd6 cxd6 9.b3 Nc3 10.Qe1 Nd7 11.Bb2 Nd5 12.Be4 N7f6 13.Bxd5 Nxd5 14.c4 bxc4 15.bxc4 Nc7 16.d5 Be7 17.Bxg7? (This is a really bad idea. Opening the g-file for Black's Rook.) Rg8 18.Bb2 exd5 19.Bf6 Ne6 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.cxd5 Bxd5 22.Ne4 Kd7 23.Rb1 f5 24.Ned2 Rxg2+! 25.Kxg2 Qg5+! 26.Kh1 Qxd2!! (What a stunning move!!) 27.Rg1 (If 27. Qd2 Bf3 28. Kg1 Rg8 29. Qg5 Rg5#. White best line is 27. Rb3 Qa2 28. Re3 Bf3 29. Rf3 Qd5 30. Qd1 Nd4 31. Rg1 Qf3 which easily wins for Black.) 27...Bxf3+ 28.Rg2 Bxg2+ 29.Kxg2 Rg8+ (There is no way for White to avoid checkmate.) 30.Kh1 Qd5+ 0–1