A women gm isn't that strong it seems
Well ... It was a blitz game. It's easy to blunder in those.
I've also beaten a lot of male titled players in blitz, as well. So it's not really about the gender.
Some days you play excellently. Other days, you miss everything. It happens to all of us.
I'm now 12 - 3 my last fifteen games., getting about half my pts back after my 3 - 19 marathon three days ago.
Regarding openings, still unsettled as Black and unsure if the Rousseau Gambit and the Budapest Gambit, as much as I like them, are good choices.
I don't like KID... it's too unlike what I normally play. And I tried Caro Kann and didn't like it.
Someone else is saying Sicilian, which I've never even looked at.
I called Dina to get her opinion, but she's not picking up.
What happened to the French? Lost interest?
I think chess.com's articles don't get enough attention. I'm finding good things there lately.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-analyze-your-chess-games- Dina Belenkaya
I'd say you might be answering a question no one's asked, or should ask, as if it's a battle of the sexes.
She's one person and better than 99.9% of chess players in all the world.
Is she unbeatable? No.
Not even, arguably the best player in history, Magnus Carlsen, wins all his games.
What is that cat doing by the board? 😂
The event inspired the F-key fist slam here at chess.com.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GUI1c_4sHhg
I got the gif from Reddit, if I remember correctly.
I'd say you might be answering a question no one's asked, or should ask, as if it's a battle of the sexes.
She's one person and better than 99.9% of chess players in all the world.
Is she unbeatable? No.
Not even, arguably the best player in history, Magnus Carlsen, wins all his games.