Look carefully. I threw away the win with an inaccuracy. But, my opponent missed it premoving in time trouble.
I’ve spent time with Dvoretsky and other endgame books on those split pawns. My opponent clearly saw their potency as well.
Good variation.
Yeah, I saw a few improvements / errors. The engine said half of the ones I saw were not actually errors or improvements 
but on some of the moves I was correct 
The game itself had enough blunders to technically qualify as a blunderfest, but it felt like a well-played and complex game while it was going. Engines, of course, see through a lot of fog that hampers mortals.
It was a long battle with an interesting endgame. Sure it's no Carlsen - Nepo game 6, but these games are always a pleasure to win.
Things are looking up. A draw with a 2300+ pushed me to 1836, my highest rapid rating since last January.
https://www.chess.com/stats/live/rapid/ziryab/365
I cannot break 1800 in rapid. I was there in August but cannot get back. Before I started playing so much 10 0 in Arena, I was over 1900.
I must be getting worse.
Times have changed apparently. Things are now already looking ahead.
Spent the last few days getting blitz back over 1800. I was mid 1900s a year ago, but have been in the low 1700s since a skid in late winter.
custom seeks. 🙂
nahhhhhhhhh
then you will always know you kinda manipulated things to get a precise statistical result, after that hell you might as well become a politician or something!
not really: safeguarding yourself from losing 50 points every time doesn't mean you're going to win... if anything it forces you to go up against more skillful opponents, giving you a better estimate of your true strength than beating up on weaker players would.
Beating a FIDE Master helps the rating. Just saying. Of course, it was a blunderfest according to Stockfish. Even so, I think I played a nice endgame.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/36436915671
Been a rough couple of months. I was briefly 1803 on 9 March and only today was again over 1800.
The Arena pool is tough.
Been a rough couple of months. I was briefly 1803 on 9 March and only today was again over 1800.
The Arena pool is tough.
You've won 42 of your last 50 rapid games!
Although I see that all happened in 1 week.
I realize it isn’t much from a lowly player as myself, but congratulations to you!
Been a rough couple of months. I was briefly 1803 on 9 March and only today was again over 1800.
The Arena pool is tough.
You've won 42 of your last 50 rapid games!
Although I see that all happened in 1 week.
Maybe I play too much.
It is terrible to lose to lower rated players, say 1200-1500. Of course, that’s exactly how those who are actually good feel when they lose to me.
Suffered two losses in a row yesterday, dropping to 1805. Then played this epic battle against a higher rated player.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/35419588579
Some instructive endgame ideas going on... but of course I'm always interested in that stuff (also I don't know much about french advance middlegames).
The fact that split pawns can hold back a king is useful knowledge. 78...e4 is an alternative winning move that highlights that.
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