Planning on dedicating a month to improving in chess, How far do you think I'll get? - Chess Forums - Page 8

llama47

Aug 31, 2021

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#141

ChesswithNickolay wrote:

llama47 wrote:

ChesswithNickolay wrote:

llama47 wrote:

ChesswithNickolay wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WewUUj-rg50

He got a bad position in a 1 minute game then got a lucky checkmate.

Wow, that's exactly the kind of argument I'd expect from someone defending a meme opening.

See! This is how it works in Bullet and Blitz! That is why it needs so much theory!

Yeah, I definitely couldn't avoid it with a single move...

Let me show you how some of my recent unrated lichess games have gone since the meme gambit appeared:

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I guess you didn't watch the video to the end, he refutes h3. This is pretty good in bullet and blitz anyway, not so much in rapid.

I guess you're like my recent opponents... you didn't notice it wasn't a stafford...

Mpirani

Aug 31, 2021

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#142

ChesswithNickolay wrote:

llama47 wrote:

ChesswithNickolay wrote:

llama47 wrote:

ChesswithNickolay wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WewUUj-rg50

He got a bad position in a 1 minute game then got a lucky checkmate.

Wow, that's exactly the kind of argument I'd expect from someone defending a meme opening.

See! This is how it works in Bullet and Blitz! That is why it needs so much theory!

Yeah, I definitely couldn't avoid it with a single move...

Let me show you how some of my recent unrated lichess games have gone since the meme gambit appeared:

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I guess you didn't watch the video to the end, he refutes h3. This is pretty good in bullet and blitz anyway, not so much in rapid.

I have no idea where this conversation of the stafford gambit came from. I don't even play the stafford

shrug

keep1teasy

Aug 31, 2021

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#143

If you wanted to defend a meme opening then you should try defending the Nh3-f3-Nf2 (Nh6-f6-Nf7) setups. At least you have GM Duncan Suttles and praise by botvinnik for originality.

llama47

Aug 31, 2021

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#144

B1ZMARK wrote:

If you wanted to defend a meme opening then you should try defending the Nh3-f3-Nf2 (Nh6-f6-Nf7) setups. At least you have GM Duncan Suttles and praise by botvinnik for originality.

Those are annoyingly solid, yeah.

blueemu

Aug 31, 2021

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#145

In a tournament I was playing in back in... 1974?... GM Suttles beat GM Larsen with that sort of weirdness.

bYeStand

Aug 31, 2021

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#146

I think you could probably make it to about 1100-1200 if your just playing games and your taking them quite seriously, but youll probably get tired of it after a while

PocketSnowman

Aug 31, 2021

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#147

How many hours a day do you plan to dedicate? During the pandemic I was committing 6 hours a day but that was quite excessive. I've cut it back to. 2-3 hours a day now and occasionally take a day off!

TheItalianbread

Aug 31, 2021

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#148

Dedicating the first time nz went into lockdown i went up 100. If u want to improve highly recommend puzzles. I now am on lichess.com and am 1700 rapid which = 1500 approx.

keep1teasy

Aug 31, 2021

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#149

blueemu wrote:

In a tournament I was playing in back in... 1974?... GM Suttles beat GM Larsen with that sort of weirdness.

Sounds like Larsen got out-Larsened.

Ziryab

Aug 31, 2021

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#150

Mpirani wrote:

I'm Currently rated 800. How far do you think I can get in a month of chess? I geniunely feel like I might be able to get to something like 1300 in a month. (Yes it seems far fetched but my first thought was aiming for 1500)

In one month, you should exceed 1160.

TheItalianbread

Aug 31, 2021

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#151

y?

PerpetualPatzer123

Aug 31, 2021

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#152

TheItalianbread wrote:

y?

Your advice is fine.

TheItalianbread

Aug 31, 2021

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#153

Yeah that's still my opinion but am interested to see what was meant by that.

Mpirani

Aug 31, 2021

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#154

TheItalianbread wrote:

Dedicating the first time nz went into lockdown i went up 100. If u want to improve highly recommend puzzles. I now am on lichess.com and am 1700 rapid which = 1500 approx.

I feel like the math might be a bit off, but congrats on the improvement!

Mpirani

Aug 31, 2021

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#155

PocketSnowman wrote:

How many hours a day do you plan to dedicate? During the pandemic I was committing 6 hours a day but that was quite excessive. I've cut it back to. 2-3 hours a day now and occasionally take a day off!

No idea, but I just played whenever I felt like it, by the way the is about a month old, I'm currently 1160 Rapid and 2200 Puzzles

Arnaut10

Sep 1, 2021

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#156

ChesswithNickolay je napisao:

Well at the higher levels Fried Liver won't really work, and I suggest you play the Caro-Kann or Sicilian instead of the Stafford unless it is blitz because the Stafford has too much theory.

When I first read this I felt a strong need to reply, then I saw someone already did and I decided there was no need to repeat after that person. But then you either completely misunderstood or ignored that reply which made me think and got me confused. What is your point? Can you answer me this - which opening has more theory, sicilian or stafford? In your post you clearly think that Stafford is more theoretical opening and should be avoided because of that. I would even say that Caro-Kann has more theory than Stafford.

Ziryab

Sep 1, 2021

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#157

Arnaut10 wrote:

ChesswithNickolay je napisao:

Well at the higher levels Fried Liver won't really work, and I suggest you play the Caro-Kann or Sicilian instead of the Stafford unless it is blitz because the Stafford has too much theory.

When I first read this I felt a strong need to reply, then I saw someone already did and I decided there was no need to repeat after that person. But then you either completely misunderstood or ignored that reply which made me think and got me confused. What is your point? Can you answer me this - which opening has more theory, sicilian or stafford? In your post you clearly think that Stafford is more theoretical opening and should be avoided because of that. I would even say that Caro-Kann has more theory than Stafford.

There’s hardly any theory in the Stafford and it is mostly all covered in a single article: https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/stafford-gambit-traps-a-complete-guide

The Sicilian, in contrast, occupies most of the B volume of the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings. Moreover, the Sicilian continues to develop new theory. The simple tactics that can hang up a player in the Stafford have been known since Greco.

llama47

Sep 1, 2021

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#158

Yeah, if you can learn nearly all the theory in a single day then it's not a lot.

lol, these kids.

Mpirani

Sep 1, 2021

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#159

Arnaut10 wrote:

ChesswithNickolay je napisao:

Well at the higher levels Fried Liver won't really work, and I suggest you play the Caro-Kann or Sicilian instead of the Stafford unless it is blitz because the Stafford has too much theory.

When I first read this I felt a strong need to reply, then I saw someone already did and I decided there was no need to repeat after that person. But then you either completely misunderstood or ignored that reply which made me think and got me confused. What is your point? Can you answer me this - which opening has more theory, sicilian or stafford? In your post you clearly think that Stafford is more theoretical opening and should be avoided because of that. I would even say that Caro-Kann has more theory than Stafford.

I have no idea where this came from but I don't play the sicilian, the caro-kann or the stafford. I play e5 against 1. e4

Ziryab

Sep 1, 2021

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#160

Mpirani wrote:

Arnaut10 wrote:

ChesswithNickolay je napisao:

Well at the higher levels Fried Liver won't really work, and I suggest you play the Caro-Kann or Sicilian instead of the Stafford unless it is blitz because the Stafford has too much theory.

When I first read this I felt a strong need to reply, then I saw someone already did and I decided there was no need to repeat after that person. But then you either completely misunderstood or ignored that reply which made me think and got me confused. What is your point? Can you answer me this - which opening has more theory, sicilian or stafford? In your post you clearly think that Stafford is more theoretical opening and should be avoided because of that. I would even say that Caro-Kann has more theory than Stafford.

I have no idea where this came from but I don't play the sicilian, the caro-kann or the stafford. I play e5 against 1. e4

1…e5 does not rule out the Stafford. Rather, it is a necessary prerequisite.

More important: at your rating and with your ambitions to improve, you should play everything. Even unsound gambits like the Stafford.