I say play to try to create a masterpiece every single game & go as far as u can from the edge of the box.
That would be the center of the box
No (2) thingys can occupy the same space at the same time....they say. And since you're already at the center of the box ?
And I'm sure you're warm & comfy in there n ur chesspiece flannel yammies....
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(NCM #93).... and sac sac mate the childish way to play.
You're a marshmellow salesman, yes ?
I think you need to be taught the boundary of the Bermuda Triangle.
Sac sac mate is like a crack fiend attacking someone while their arms do a windmill motion and a "punch" luckily knocks the guy out. A lot of noise and movement but not very pretty to look at.
Grinding an endgame advantage is like tying someone up, then strangling them to death for 5 minutes while looking dead into their eyes. It's like... 1000 times more brutal.
Well, anyway, the point is that people enjoy their style 
And if I really hated attacks I woudln't have bought an Alekhine game collection 
Out to NCM: Okay. Maybe you're more of a hard candy representative.
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Well, anyway, the point is that people enjoy their style
You...don't...have...a...style...yet ! You are playing 1800+ chess (so you say). You are still a patzer. Albeit, a FIDE patzer (i.e., International Patzer).
Ppl who rely exclusively on tactix (yes, you NCM....yes, me Lola) have no identity yet ! We're trying to form one (IDK about u, but I hold out a self-denying teensie-weensie hope for me 
. Therefore, we have no "style" !
Ppl who win and lose via tactix are patzers....period ! Where's that ?....probably less than 2000. You're style begins to take shape at the FIDE Expert bar....2000-2199.
Lemme give u a chocolatey taste of the Bohemian Triangle. You know, that (10) square party zone where things can get really fun ? And BTW, going in there is like saying 'both' in a game of Truth or Dare........
Okay. It runs from e8 over to h8 down to h5 and then back across to e8.
BlackBoobly, this a$$'O who roams the /\, hides secretly somewhere in St. Augustine (e8) conniving his next hi-jinx. Meanwhile, out there in Bermuda (h8), there is the very seductive & alluring rampartette named Tommi (Tomasina Bahama), who guards a 1000 year old treasure chest muffin-topped w/earthborne zingo-blings (truth doesn't set you free....jewelry does !). Now, somewhere south of 'that's too far', near Old San Juan, PR (h5), belies a map burned on the belly of an alligator w/ coned teeth as long as my middle finger in salute.
Your deepest desire, as a lovable pirate who spends the day sipping rum in a hay-strewn chicken coop ?....is to find that reptile, figure out a way to flip him over & read that map that shows exactly where BlackBoobly is hiding out. Then you go & find him, tie him up w/ dental floss (floss u shoulda used a long long time ago) and hostage him off to Bermuda for the whereabouts of the seductress Tommi who's getting hellabored & yumpy-tempted guarding that chest plump w/ goodies.
Everything starts w/ your little pawn to h5. But I’m warning you. If you go in there you may not come out. But 4ever fortune awaits u....should u find urself whoo-whooing in the Bohemian Triangle !
Oh !....& BTW, Tommi becomes a melted-out mess for a piece of poetry that leads aimlessly nowhere. Well, that & some warm chocolate that forces her eyes closed as it tickles her tongue. And so, w/ her eyes closed ?....you take her and the chest of riches. Just make sure you bring along some tasty truffles........
And b4 u 2 leave ?....don't forget to kick that Blackboobly in the dusty old baggy butt !
It sounds like chess Djumanji. Lola...you are one of a kind. I will always love you.
Bishop....I'm trying (w/ everything I can) to pull all the art outta chess that's findable. And I feel kinda hopeless and angry that ppl seem to take offence to that.
And from what I've gathered ?....this is where the essence of it's found.
Poem coming....<3 back :)
Don't listen anyone Lola...not even me! Follow your heart...is the only friend you have to this lonely path.
You don't need to share what you feel is art in chess. Some things in our life are true only to those who understands them....keep it for your self, you deserve this.
Actually, most chessplayers, including GM's(!), play smooshy & drawish. Now, if you can relate to that ?....then you must be as soft as the Pillsbury dough boy who giggles and desires a push-button draw.
I actually don't think you wanna be baked in the oven of chess as a plain & bland biscuit....do you ? Don't you wanna add some cinnamon drizzle and butter to your game ? Or are you gleefully satisfied with your noncreative, uninspiring play ?...."OMG what if I lose ?"
Here's a suggestion: Quit playing like a nerf ball !
Not so weird people could take offence to that even if you don't mean it like that.
I'm gonna go make some coffee....wet here this morning....rehabbed poem to my Bishop coming later.
I'm gonna go make some coffee....wet here this morning....rehabbed poem to my Bishop coming later.
I drink way too much coffee when I play and study chess. Way too much.
As for simplification: Fantastic strategy but there are exceptions to taking the queens off the board just because you're up a pawn. If you have the initiative and have a strong attack, and your queen is a big part of that attack, obviously you don't want to take her off the board simply because you're up a pawn. You'll just equalize the position for black.
Thx P2P........
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Somewhere there's a chess composer
asking to take me where I've not gone
Somewhere there's the truth
whose hand I'll hold to move this pawn
Somewhere there's a game
whose beauty is further than that I see
Somewhere there's a player
who patiently awaits at the depth of me.
Forever live the Bohemian....
who longs to keep me on this quest.
This passionate search for the soul of Chess.
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Going out w/ some friends....goodnite !
The type of mindset is for 
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I mean, don't you find it fun to get n2 a wildly tactical game ?....I do - scroo loosing - who cares ?
Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream that no one can see but you
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I mean, don't you find it fun to get n2 a wildly tactical game ?....I do - scroo loosing - who cares ?
The problem is that you're practically saying that those who don't enjoy it, or those who care about winning, or those who prefer slow positional games - they're all dumb. Which is basically just you, trying to force your own limitations on all of us. And you have the nerve to act surprised when our answer is Screw You. Your pettiness is unfortunately well known around here, just stop it.
Yusupov makes a good point: too often, amateurs go chasing after their opponent's pieces hoping they will just get tired and agree to the trade. It's much better to play actively. This will give your opponent two bad choices, either defend with a material deficit or resort to trades.
This is how Smyslov and Gelfand played in the above games.