Game Reviews = Terrible
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I really don’t like the game reviews. They always call my checkmate setup a blunder or inaccuracy. Most of the games I have won, have been because I am trying to trick or bait someone into allowing a certain square to open up. Then I attack and it can be swift. The game reviews never recognize what I am doing. Even now, they finally said that me moving my Queen was a good choice, but then other moves were called bad. When I go back and check out the best move available, it usually looks like a terrible move that will end up with me getting an important piece taken. Overall, the game reviews are extremely weak. Honestly, it will make me end up deleting the app because I really don’t learn anything. Everything I have learned about chess in 2025 (when I downloaded the app) has been from realizations I have made or YouTube.
Why would I pay $120 for a year of “better” game reviews? If you pay $120 for premium on this app, that is a form of mental illness. This app has serious potential, but I will probably delete soon and go another 20 years before I think about chess again.
18 days ago
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The game review expects that the opponent plays the perfect moves. But on your level, 200-300, most players don't move the perfect moves….
The problem is that the game review isn't able to "see" your plan 9 times out of 10, and only considers its own plan because any other plan has a hypothetical refutation or simply doesn't get as much of a result (without bad play). For the comparison, it's a deaf grandmaster trying to lecture a beginner- I have a similar experience with GR.
I mean, I’m not a goof. I understand that it expects the opponents to play the best moves. I also review those. I understand chess and basic gameplay, so I give it some leeway on a lot of interpretations, but some are so bad.
18 days ago
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I mean, I’m not a goof. I understand that it expects the opponents to play the best moves. I also review those. I understand chess and basic gameplay, so I give it some leeway on a lot of interpretations, but some are so bad.
Give some examples where the engine doesn't give the objectively best lines.
If you don't play the best moves and play something suboptimal, from the engine standpoint, or something that your opponent could take advantage of, that's going to be reflected in the game review accuracies and move classifications.
Gotta agree with Fetoxo
Man, I don’t have an example. A human can probably see what I was setting up if they see the end result. Take a look at some of my check mate games. It’s a good little maneuver.
17 days ago
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#14
Could you please post a game MightBDrunkorStoned? I’m curious to see what are you talking about so much.
I don’t know how to do that. I thought you could click on my name to look at recent games.
17 days ago
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#16
Could you press the share button on the game? Then click copy, and you'll get the link. Then paste it here.
Don't listen to game review... It had no idea on what you are planning...
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The game review expects that the opponent plays the perfect moves.
This isn't even true.
The engine calculates all moves. It doesn't "expect" anything.
Setting a trap is not necessarily a mistake. But when the OP sets a trap, there are better moves available, and the engine sees those moves. Maybe he is bludering away material, or failing to win material. Hard to tell without an example.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/137991375808
I don’t know if that is the best way to share it, but I tried lol. I feel like I did something wrong. Also, don’t want anyone to think I was saying I invented this little trap. My dad taught it to me 30+ years and I have tweaked it a little bit. He had a bunch of books. It probably has some fancy name.