Looking to find chess sparring partners around 1000-1500 ELO

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Hi I'm looking for chess players to play unrated games against. I want to try out some openings. Rating is not really an issue

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Here

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I'm happy to do that to practice as well

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I can, i play KID, english opening and Sicilian, im ~1600 rapid ranked

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I'm near 1000

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Let's play,

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Sure

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Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high. 
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/

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DoYouLikeCurry wrote:

Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high. 
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/

I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile happy.png

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lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:

Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high. 
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/

I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile

Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating happy.png

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DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:

Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high. 
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/

I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile

Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating

Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?

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lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:

Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high. 
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/

I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile

Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating

Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?

Because you don’t know who’s “slightly above” your rating if you don’t know an accurate reflection of your rating.

rating isn’t just a “score” - it’s an indicator of the level people should expect of you. It also means that your feats are less likely to be chalked up to unfair play - 900s beating masters shouldn’t happen in practically any circumstances, for instance. 

and people not wanting to play rated games are in themselves slightly more subject to potential accusation - because people sort of go “why aren’t you playing games that are properly moderated”

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DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:

Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high. 
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/

I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile

Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating

Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?

Because you don’t know who’s “slightly above” your rating if you don’t know an accurate reflection of your rating.

rating isn’t just a “score” - it’s an indicator of the level people should expect of you. It also means that your feats are less likely to be chalked up to unfair play - 900s beating masters shouldn’t happen in practically any circumstances, for instance.

and people not wanting to play rated games are in themselves slightly more subject to potential accusation - because people sort of go “why aren’t you playing games that are properly moderated”

Others might not have it but I have a somewhat accurate reflection of my true rating.

As for fair play and potential accusations- It's fine since I figured by now more than a dozen people have reported me for it and I'm still here. I can't do much about it.

BTW What makes you think rated games are properly moderated and unrated games aren't? I don't think the fair play algo differentiates between the two

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lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:

Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high. 
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/

I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile

Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating

Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?

Because you don’t know who’s “slightly above” your rating if you don’t know an accurate reflection of your rating.

rating isn’t just a “score” - it’s an indicator of the level people should expect of you. It also means that your feats are less likely to be chalked up to unfair play - 900s beating masters shouldn’t happen in practically any circumstances, for instance.

and people not wanting to play rated games are in themselves slightly more subject to potential accusation - because people sort of go “why aren’t you playing games that are properly moderated”

Others might not have it but I have a somewhat accurate reflection of my true rating.

As for fair play and potential accusations- It's fine since I figured by now more than a dozen people have reported me for it and I'm still here. I can't do much about it.

BTW What makes you think rated games are properly moderated and unrated games aren't? I don't think the fair play algo differentiates between the two

As far as I understand it, daily games and unrated games aren’t subject to the same level of scrutiny. Not 100% sure about unrated but 🤷‍♂️

if nothing else, though, it’s a bit disingenuous to have your rating being less than a thousand if it’s not accurate - there are beginners who’ll be upset that they don’t perform anywhere near as well against strong players for a start…

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DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
lolmax090 wrote:
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:

Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high. 
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/

I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile

Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating

Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?

Because you don’t know who’s “slightly above” your rating if you don’t know an accurate reflection of your rating.

rating isn’t just a “score” - it’s an indicator of the level people should expect of you. It also means that your feats are less likely to be chalked up to unfair play - 900s beating masters shouldn’t happen in practically any circumstances, for instance.

and people not wanting to play rated games are in themselves slightly more subject to potential accusation - because people sort of go “why aren’t you playing games that are properly moderated”

Others might not have it but I have a somewhat accurate reflection of my true rating.

As for fair play and potential accusations- It's fine since I figured by now more than a dozen people have reported me for it and I'm still here. I can't do much about it.

BTW What makes you think rated games are properly moderated and unrated games aren't? I don't think the fair play algo differentiates between the two

As far as I understand it, daily games and unrated games aren’t subject to the same level of scrutiny. Not 100% sure about unrated but 🤷‍♂️

if nothing else, though, it’s a bit disingenuous to have your rating being less than a thousand if it’s not accurate - there are beginners who’ll be upset that they don’t perform anywhere near as well against strong players for a start…

I can't agree more.

An "identity" problem is created.

Once you have the competence to perform as a 1300-1400 Elo type of player here on chess.com (wich is different from a 1400 on lichess, e .g.), "presenting" yourself as a perennial 1000-1100 Elo player will always make your next rated games inevitably unfair in some regard, with certain intensity, provided you're playing with someone whose abilities are well represented by the 950-1100 range. Even though it was never of your intentions, as I'm well aware of, my friend!

Therefore it is our responsability to make coherent efforts to diminish or anulate any relevant gaps between the real level of our game and the rating range it is being identified as pertained to, on any given Chess colective platform, in all formats we may be consistently playing, whenever necessary.

But we no fool. So cool, oh coole. Open eyes and open heart to our mental health issues and to the manifestations of the global Ethical crisis inside the "chess world". And strong actions.

Also we must note that this is one of the most common identity problems we have here on chess.com, probably more common with recent and very recently created accounts.

I'm sure you'll find a calm, healthy and respectful way to gradually solve this matter, lolmax. I'm always dealing with the doubled headed serpent around here, for the same way I act individually and colectively to create, change or keep building things that are considered good for the game and the community, I got to deal with my own mistakes and the negative impacts of my day to day actions and interventions.

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Here

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Maybe
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im better than most 1400s despite my elo

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WooqnaDaa wrote:

im better than most 1400s despite my elo

Buddy one or two wins isn't "most" also that was hyperbullet it's basically premoving

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I’ll play anyone who wants to play me, I’m rated around 1000 but my play is often much stronger, and I’ll play almost any opening from either side, especially the Caro, the English, the danish gambit, or the Sicilian