BCchessnut wrote:
Levy gets a draw against Nikolas Theodorou
now 3 draws 3 losses- next 2 games are also against Gms
Theodorou plays very modestly in this tournament. Perhaps too modestly for his playing style.
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Jan 17, 2022
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#1363
Well, after 2 losses in a row he's gotten 2 draws, so seems to have stopped the bleeding.
He was the lowest rated player going in, so is getting some good experience here.
2 more rounds to go.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1365
I only looked at the game gainst Theodorou since Pfren mentioned it... wasn't too impressed...He was white and many pieces were traded off by move 15. But I don't know what his psychological state is. Maybe that was a good result for him.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1366
llama47 wrote:
I only looked at the game gainst Theodorou since Pfren mentioned it... wasn't too impressed...He was white and many pieces were traded off by move 15. But I don't know what his psychological state is. Maybe that was a good result for him.
That was the game after the desaster in the fantasy variation. He said in the recap that his confidence was extremely low.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1367
The round 4 game against Schlyakhtenko was a heartbreaker. On move 42 he was +5, and then he blundered on the very next move into a dead lost position.
Turned a 1-0 result into a 0-1 result with a single move.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1368
I didn't get what is the deal with the last game. On chess.com it shows as if it was a draw before the first move. As for the tournament, he said himself that he had only one worse tournament in his life (where he lost 4 games in a row at the start 7-8 years ago). It shows that he doesn't train enough (which he himself admitted), and he seems rusty.
As for the game against Theodoru... well, the difference is over 200 points, so realistically a draw is not a bad result there, especially after 3 consecutive losses. Theodoru is almost 2 600, so he is better than most GMs.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1369
blueemu wrote:
The round 4 game against Schlyakhtenko was a heartbreaker. On move 42 he was +5, and then he blundered on the very next move into a dead lost position.
Turned a 1-0 result into a 0-1 result with a single move.
Wow, yeah, those are extremely hard. Ok, so he was just needing to get some confidence back.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1370
nklristic wrote:
I didn't get what is the deal with the last game. On chess.com it shows as if it was a draw before the first move. As for the tournament, he said himself that he had only one worse tournament in his life (where he lost 4 games in a row at the start 7-8 years ago). It shows that he doesn't train enough (which he himself admitted), and he seems rusty.
As for the game against Theodoru... well, the difference is over 200 points, so realistically a draw is not a bad result there, especially after 3 consecutive losses. Theodoru is almost 2 600, so he is better than most GMs.
Ok, but he wants to be a GM right? So the mindset of "GMs are better than me, I should play timidly for a draw with white and a draw will be a good result" is incorrect. Playing 10 ambitious games, and losing 10 times will be 10 good lessons, and that's how you improve.
He's already in his 20s, and he's only 2300, so it's a long path to GM. You're going to need a lot of interesting games to learn from. The time for trying to maximize 1/2 point here or there on the result table will be later.
But yeah, I guess his previous round was a devastating loss. That's hard no matter who you are. Resting the next game is fine.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1371
llama47 wrote:
nklristic wrote:
I didn't get what is the deal with the last game. On chess.com it shows as if it was a draw before the first move. As for the tournament, he said himself that he had only one worse tournament in his life (where he lost 4 games in a row at the start 7-8 years ago). It shows that he doesn't train enough (which he himself admitted), and he seems rusty.
As for the game against Theodoru... well, the difference is over 200 points, so realistically a draw is not a bad result there, especially after 3 consecutive losses. Theodoru is almost 2 600, so he is better than most GMs.
Ok, but he wants to be a GM right? So the mindset of "GMs are better than me, I should play timidly for a draw with white and a draw will be a good result" is incorrect. Playing 10 ambitious games, and losing 10 times will be 10 good lessons, and that's how you improve.
He's already in his 20s, and he's only 2300, so it's a long path to GM. You're going to need a lot of interesting games to learn from. The time for trying to maximize 1/2 point here or there on the result table will be later.
He is not really 2 300 player, but if he keeps losing he will be soon (He is just below 2 350). He will not be a GM with barely any training he is doing now in any case. As for that game. I mean, if he could always draw a near 2 600 player he would be on the right track, regardless of color. Sadly he can't (I see that he lost again today).
You are correct, he needs to beat GMs, but I would say that Theodorou is one level above a normal GM (even though he seems to have an average tournament).
By the way, he tried to win that game instead of just playing safe, and was completely lost after that try, but Theodorou didn't capitalize on it.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1372
When I say he's a 2300 player I mean 23xx. So 2350 counts.
And yeah, when I was reviewing the game on my own, I thought e5 was overly ambitious and got him into trouble.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1373
Oh, ok then, in that case you are correct.
His problem is not really playing it safe, I think it is actually the opposite. In many cases he sees a good simpler move, and then wants to be overly creative, after which he gets a bad position.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1374
llama47 wrote
... Ok, but he wants to be a GM right? ...
Actually, he made very clear that he knows that this goal is not realistic as long as he puts all his time in content creation. He also made clear that content creation will remain his sole priority in the foreseeable future. He is playing these tournaments probably because the recaps are extremely successful and because he wants to at least consolidate his OTB play.
Jan 17, 2022
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#1375
nklristic wrote:
Oh, ok then, in that case you are correct.
His problem is not really playing it safe, I think it is actually the opposite. In many cases he sees a good simpler move, and then wants to be overly creative, after which he gets a bad position.
He is a very dynamic player and trying to play to his strength. He is just miscalculating a lot in this tournament.
Feb 3, 2022
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#1377
"How Good Is Gothamchess??"
- On chess he is as good as his rating reveals.
- As a tutor he is quite good, allowing the student to think of their own (from what I have seen online).
- As a streamer/Youtuber he's extremely talented. Personally I really like his fiery personality and his humor. His passion for chess and the way that he's expressing it is mind-blowing, he has helped so many newbies learn so much more.
Perhaps he needs to explain more other possible lines on some moves.
Overal I really like his content and presentation.
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micah_sanchez22 wrote:
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hey baby
Another draw. Not bad.