Well I think there is valid proof of that like 50 ages ago or something. There was also certain proof that at his playing peak he was around 2100+ (he posted some proof) so yes he is a strong player. I would like to see him play as well.
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2100+ is still untitled rating. I cant find his name in FIDE website. ( may be due to inactive)
Apr 4, 2018
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thegreatauk wrote:
Well he is a CM so he is a titled player.
FIDE 2200+ is Candidate Master. I don't think Lyudmil ever reached that high.
I believe this is him, unless he'd like to clarify otherwise: (http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2905850)
Apr 4, 2018
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Yes it would be inactive. 2100+ can be untitled but taking into account rating inflation he could have been titled level back when he got the title. Also I his Bulgarian rating was over 2200 not that that necessarily is as good as FIDE rating though. But as said I would like to see him play maybe some correspondence chess on here maybe. I would give him a game.
Regardless of his boasting--it seems his book has valuable material and i would probably buy it.
He made problems for himself on this forum but that does not mean his book is not worth consideration.
Christopher_Parsons wrote:
you REALLY do have a problem with sarcasm lol. just like I told you. 
please stop embarrassing yourself...
Apr 5, 2018
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h4_explosive wrote:
Christopher_Parsons wrote:
you REALLY do have a problem with sarcasm lol. just like I told you. please stop embarrassing yourself...
No embarrassment here. Are the other 2 links I sent sarcasm also? Do you prefer a first move that rates as 1/3 of a pawn down as opposed to one that is a few hundreths of a pawn down instead? Like I said, there is a hint of truth in every joke. I also told you that I was wise to the potential of sarcasm when I saw it, but what I am saying still has merit, whether you see it strictly as a joke only.
Apr 5, 2018
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Christopher_Parsons wrote:
I do believe that if you chose to play the Caro-Kann, it is a bit less forgiving in terms of play. You have to essentially play what is best to have a chance against really good play from white.
Really? I've always thought of the Caro as rather forgiving. You can go into it pretty intuitively, without studying much theory—much like the Scandinavian.
Contrast that with the Pirc or the Sicilian, where black generally needs to know his lines quite well, or he can get blown off the board.
Christopher_Parsons wrote:
I thought about that idea, but also Chess.com analysis used to consider playing ...1 c5 an inaccuracy also. I do believe that if you chose to play the Caro-Kann, it is a bit less forgiving in terms of play. You have to essentially play what is best to have a chance against really good play from white. So while there is (was in my mind too) a bit of trolling involved, there is still a bit of truth in every joke.
OK, so the sales pitch is you can get 10 clown books in one for the price of half of one. Fine, but I have yet to see a clown book that has falsified games in it. If I release a book ,'d4 refuted', and then toss in a game Tal vs Fischer...but instead of Tal that everyone knows, I really put in Tal Toucansam, and then say yeah hes rated 2000(maybe)...only 600-700 points less, still impressive. Oh and Fischer? Thats a guy that was living on the street so we nicknamed him Robert J Fischer.
Sure, along comes IM Welling who looks at the game and says "Fischer played FANTASTIC". But thats up to Welling and his reputation. And then Smeardon looks at it and says 'Fischer' is crazy, but his style is worth investigating....thats just the reaction you see on social media to any fake news all the time.
Apr 5, 2018
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SteamGear wrote:
Christopher_Parsons wrote:
I do believe that if you chose to play the Caro-Kann, it is a bit less forgiving in terms of play. You have to essentially play what is best to have a chance against really good play from white.
Really? I've always thought of the Caro as rather forgiving. You can go into it pretty intuitively, without studying much theory—much like the Scandinavian.
Contrast that with the Pirc or the Sicilian, where black generally needs to know his lines quite well, or he can get blown off the board.
I was going by what I read...
Apr 5, 2018
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I would not say the Caro Kann is very forgiving as there are lot''s of very sharp sidelines and very sharp main lines which black has to know very well from what I have seen.
That's the case for pretty much every major opening.
I play Caro Kann exchange variation. 1. e4.c6.2. d4.d5.3. Nc3.exd4.4.Nxd4. Bf5.
I deeply analysed several lines with SF for several hours and that line is playable in any further variations.. 4.....Nf6 4.Nxf6. gxf6 variation seemed suboptimal and likely forced loss. I saw a lot of games with that variation in TCEC where SF, H, K all come out as 0.50+ or something out of opening and forced loss as black.
The best opening book I use is Cerebellum+ brainfish. ( It is better than SF in fast time control due to opening book)
Btw, brainfish rating in fast time control.
OK, I am very busy, and have the time to just take a quick look here, so everyone to whom I don't respond should excuse me.
I almost forgot to post any links, so just to remind you again.
Here is the brand new second part of 'The Secret of Chess' with example games: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Chess-Example-Games/dp/198059032X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523012872&sr=1-1
Get my bad books until you still can, because soon I will start publishing my best-sellers.
drmrboss wrote:
Lyudmil_Tsvetkov wrote:
drmrboss wrote:
I think Lyudmil is a strong player, much stronger than he was 10 years ago, perhaps between 2300 and 2500, but much stronger when playing against engines.
I think Lyudmil is a strong player, much stronger than he was 10 years ago, perhaps between 2300 and 2500, but much stronger when playing against engines.
First you need to know that winning a chess game require both knowledge and calculation(processing power). When people get older after 40, brain processing power significantly decrease. There may be increase in knowledge after studying for 10 years but you also need to know that there is memory loss in everyday. What is more, there is decline in brain processing after 30, more and more sigficant after 40(myelin sheath deteoriate signifiantly after 40) . If he were 2100 in his 40s in 12 years ago, he would probably be 2000 at most in his 50s.
How would I then be able to beat you + 95 - 0 =5 in blitz?
Dont talk, a lot of 2000+ players and Title players already challenged you > 1000 times. Here is my blitz rating . I played > 2000 games and my rating is unquestionable. 99.4% If you are the rest 0.6% , then beat me. I can play any setting from 1-5 mins. (sorry I dont play slow games, I have other personal stuffs )
2046, that is like an elephant fighting a baby.
SteamGear wrote:
I'm still waiting for the Lyudmil vs. GmJoey match that I proposed months ago. Joey always seems eager to play, all one needs to do is get within his seek range. Right now he's rated 2600 blitz (a bit high for him, actually), so all Lyudmil needs to do is reach around 2400 or so.
Besting Joey in a match (or even holding Antonio to a respectable score) would do wonders for Lyud's reputation, and no doubt would have a positive impact on book sales. Joey is a crowd-favorite in Live Chess, and any player who goes toe-to-toe with him is sure to gain a lot of attention.
If not Joey, then any titled player would certainly be a good starting point for silencing the critics. Once you reach the 2200s, much of your seek matches become titled players (CMs, NMs, and FMs mostly).
With Lyud's claimed strength, reaching 2200+ blitz in the provisional stage should take only a handful of games. Twenty minutes or less. Far less of a time investment than commenting on the forums has been.
Only for you to say then that blitz games don't count and all that matters is an international OTB title.
Lyudmil_Tsvetkov wrote:
SteamGear wrote:
I'm still waiting for the Lyudmil vs. GmJoey match that I proposed months ago. Joey always seems eager to play, all one needs to do is get within his seek range. Right now he's rated 2600 blitz (a bit high for him, actually), so all Lyudmil needs to do is reach around 2400 or so.
Besting Joey in a match (or even holding Antonio to a respectable score) would do wonders for Lyud's reputation, and no doubt would have a positive impact on book sales. Joey is a crowd-favorite in Live Chess, and any player who goes toe-to-toe with him is sure to gain a lot of attention.
If not Joey, then any titled player would certainly be a good starting point for silencing the critics. Once you reach the 2200s, much of your seek matches become titled players (CMs, NMs, and FMs mostly).
With Lyud's claimed strength, reaching 2200+ blitz in the provisional stage should take only a handful of games. Twenty minutes or less. Far less of a time investment than commenting on the forums has been.
Only for you to say then that blitz games don't count and all that matters is an international OTB title.
Blitz games don't mean that much but it's infinitely better than nothing.
I mean LT is untitled played, not that kid.