That's the case for pretty much every major opening.
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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.
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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.
He will lose to 1600 players....So he must use every excuse to avoid playing
Anabel_Henderson wrote:
Lyudmil, could you beat Vincent Keymar? https://en.chessbase.com/post/13-year-old-steals-spotlight-from-carlsen
Well, this was a Swiss with 1000 players.
Statistical noise here is very big.
Maybe he just had a lucky streak.
While running Swiss tournaments with engines, I have often seen much weaker engines, Phalanx for example, come on top of Fritz and Hiarcs, with some difference.
200 elos weaker but scoring +2 points to the much stronger competition.
So again, this is just RANDOM NOISE.
drmrboss wrote:
Well. He is just untitled player. 2000 rated untitled players would be a good opponent for him. If he can beat untitled players like me, there are several opponents waiting for him, 2200 NM, 2400 IM etc.
He would be no where near those pro level.
I am a CANDIDATE MASTER.
Not a FIDE, but a Bulgarian one.
Since 20 years!
There was a single year in my life, when I chose to compete more, and I IMMEDIATELY got the CM title.
I simply have not competed much, that is my problem.
I even have not played 50 FIDE rated games.
Of course I am over 2600 at any reasonable time control.
SteamGear wrote:
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)
I told you - my Bulgarian rating is over 2200.
My FIDE rating used to be 2100+
Local CM only. Thanks . So shameful. I thought you were GM. I have "0" OTB . That means, FIDE haven't even access my level yet. I know I am 3000+ OTB if I play enough games.
But my excuse is same like you, OTB tournments are far from my home.
If I play 200 OTB games, I will definitely be 3000+.
I will consider you when you were 2600+.
Sorry I dont play beyond 400+ range.
ponz111 wrote:
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.
Indeed, even if I was not that strong and found all my chess knowledge concepts/rules based on thorough investigation with the help of SF and large statistically significant databases, what would that realy change?
You are after the knowledge and its validity and not after who the hell I actually am, right?
Christopher_Parsons wrote:
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...
Yes, the Caro is MUCH weaker than the Sicilian and definitely not better than the Pirc.
NOT recommended to play.
I played it from time to time against top engines, but that is only because of its positionality, where engines could go wrong.
For the very same reason I sometimes choose 1. d4.
Play one imprecise move in the Caro with black and you are busted, just like with any other opening.
drmrboss wrote:
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)
Bronstein is indeed weak, but Korchnoi is too, just that engines need extreme depth to see it, so you will never be able to reproduce this only with longer search.
Karpov, Nbd7, not to get doubled pawns, is definitely best in the 2 Knights.
Btw. you make A LOT of blunders for the height of your self-esteem.
The variation you refer to is NOT called 'Exchange', but '2 Knights'.
The Exchange is 3. exd5 cxd5
Your notation is also FAULTY, it is not 3...exd4, but 3...dxe4, and not 4. Nxd4, but 4. Nxe4
Problems with visualisation?
Of course, I will not play you, you are not qualified enough.
drmrboss wrote:
Btw, brainfish rating in fast time control.
Brainfish = SF + large opening book.
At fast TCs, the opening book is essential, primarily because this saves time(not thinking on the moves), at longer TC the difference is precisely = 0.
Cerebellum is just an automated book based on SF analysis and back-propagation.
This might help in less complicated positions, but in openings the approach brings you almost nothing, as sooner or later the engine will have to rely on its evaluation, and current SF evaluation, although maybe best among engines and at around weak GM strength, is still too inadequate to correctly assess a very wide variety of positions.
This makes Cerebellum almost fully useless.
Lyudmil_Tsvetkov wrote:
Btw. you make A LOT of blunders for the height of your self-esteem.
The variation you refer to is NOT called 'Exchange', but '2 Knights'.
The Exchange is 3. exd5 cxd5
Your notation is also FAULTY, it is not 3...exd4, but 3...dxe4, and not 4. Nxd4, but 4. Nxe4
Problems with visualisation?
Of course, I will not play you, you are not qualified enough.
The Two Knights is actually 2 Nc3 d5 3 Nf3.
Where do you see two knights developed in his variation.
Perhaps you are the one who's insufficiently qualified.
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.