BYP is really bad, really reaaaally bad. He has no idea what he is talking about, what is a weakness, what is an advantage... If one would ask me some good chess youtubers i'd say Matojelic /John Bartholomew and Chessnetwork are in my top 3 :p
How good is the Backyard Professor?
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Ziryab wrote:
Yes.
Reb wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
The idea that instructors should have some degree of expertise in their subject is so terribly old fashioned. And elitist.
Are you serious ?
Does it seem so in the light of my other posts in this thread?
pfren wrote:
Doubled pawns are a weakness!!. If they are not protected!! my queen is protecting this pawnn!
-BYP
hes probably at least an IM
RichGreenawalt wrote:
Agree with RSQ2. Why the hate? The internet really brings out the worst in ppl. I'm a beginner who digs his energy and passion. Keep it up BYP.
So, follow the BYP to assure yourself that you will remain a beginner- like him.
Apr 17, 2016
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dauber_wins wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
Reb wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
The idea that instructors should have some degree of expertise in their subject is so terribly old fashioned. And elitist.
Are you serious ?
Does it seem so in the light of my other posts in this thread?
Yes.
Ziryab wrote:
He is weaker than 85% of the third graders in my school clubs.
Also worth noting is that the ratings in Idaho (or wherever he is) are pretty unlikely to be accurate given the small player pool. Case in point: his tournament vlog featuring a few games ofJeffrey Roland, who is 1700ish out there and would probably not be much over 1500 on the east coast. In one of the postmortems he just kept missing obvious stuff
Apr 18, 2016
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dpnorman wrote:
Also worth noting is that the ratings in Idaho (or wherever he is) are pretty unlikely to be accurate given the small player pool.
It's important to know where though. Small player pools can also produce underrated players. When I moved from a rural area to the east coast I gained over 100 rating points in my first few tournaments.
I see you reference his blog, so you may be right. Just pointing out it's not easy to know.
Apr 18, 2016
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dpnorman wrote:
Also worth noting is that the ratings in Idaho (or wherever he is) are pretty unlikely to be accurate given the small player pool. Case in point: his tournament vlog featuring a few games ofJeffrey Roland, who is 1700ish out there and would probably not be much over 1500 on the east coast. In one of the postmortems he just kept missing obvious stuff
Jeff Roland, editor of the award winning Northwest Chess, has played in Spokane, where IM John Donaldson plays one tournament per year and repeatedly asserts most players are underrated.
In this video, Roland is trying to find a win that he knows isn't there while his opponent is playing on the increment with a few seconds remaining. His opponent is a strong A Class player, 1928 at the time of this event.
Apr 18, 2016
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jengaias wrote:
Something I miss?
The bishop's diagonal is super long. No way to kick it off.
So if the pawn moves, then the bishop sacrifices itself, and as you probably know K+N can't mate.
Apr 18, 2016
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#90
ChiefSlappaho wrote:
One game result isn't an indication of playing strength. A 1900 can have a below average day and play maybe 1600ish and his 1500 level opponent can be having a stellar day and be playing at maybe 1800 level and you have an upset. It's a players overall tournament performances over a number of tournaments that matter.
Agreed.
There is no reason to believe that Idaho players are overrated due to a small pool and observation of game analysis on a BYP video. BYP's abilities to highlight insignificance while obscuring significance is well-established.
Roland was over 1900 more than twenty years ago. Now he is inconsistent, but still capable of holding his own against underrated A Class players.
Apr 18, 2016
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0110001101101000 wrote:
jengaias wrote:
Something I miss?
The bishop's diagonal is super long. No way to kick it off.
So if the pawn moves, then the bishop sacrifices itself, and as you probably know K+N can't mate.
Correct. Roland moved his knight and king everywhere trying to block the bishop to no avail. He still had enough time to record his moves while his opponent had five seconds per move and less than ten seconds on the clock, if I recall correctly.
Dec 23, 2016
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#92
Bunch of idiots discussing here thinking that chess is the most important game in the universe. all aliens who will be visiting earth will be using chess as a language
BUMP
and this isn't even the newest or the biggest thread dedicated to that guy is it?
anyways.
why are we still talking about that guy? didn't he give up on chess?? does anyone have a tourney game or a vid that's any newer than 3-4 years ago.
ok. I thought so
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/the-backyard-professor?lc=1&page=49#last_comment
WHY oh why have 2 threads to a washed chess player that found out (the hard way) that you have to know tactics to get good at chess....
anyways. however.
we will always talk about BF; a guy that made all gms look like patzers
AND
we will always talk about the BYP; a guy that made all patzers look like gms!
Feb 1, 2017
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#96
The BYP is another noob who disrespected masters and hardworking class players in his blind IGNORANCE.
He may be a nice guy but he shows real arrogance in his character.
I'll say it again:
BS generally does not survive on the chessboard!
He may be a nice guy but he shows real arrogance in his character.
I'll say it again:
BS generally does not survive on the chessboard!
Why did he quit. He seemed so self-assured in his chess related ignorance...
Maybe he should have started reading Heisman instead of Silman...
Feb 2, 2017
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Jenium wrote:
Why did he quit. He seemed so self-assured in his chess related ignorance...
He got a lot of feedback. I'm guessing more than half of it was negative. Then he played in a tournament and probably lost to kids under 10 and got a 3 digit rating. I mean, many of us have lost to kids, but it may have been a shock to him to realize just how much of a beginner he really was even after all the learning he thought he'd done.
The idea that instructors should have some degree of expertise in their subject is so terribly old fashioned. And elitist.
Are you serious ?
You hafta forgive NM Reb hon....he's confined well within a box.