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Maroczy with g3 and Qa5
Hotel to continue after 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cd4: 4.Nd4: Nur 5.Nc3 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2 0-0 8.0-0 Qa5 9.e3 Ne5 10.Qe2 d6 11.h3 Qb4 12.f4 Nc6 and now not the analyzed 13.Nc6: but 13. Nc2 More pieces onboard. Engineering Es like White. P,esse give a direction. Thanks Christoph
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Dear Christoph,
The position which you are asking for is very deep and concrete. It is very practical and after Qc5 there is a lot of game ahead.
The reason I mentioned position is the majority of the opponent's U2300 levels will not get so far. What is your rating?
Mistakenly players try to drill very long deep lines, instead of learning healthy chess concepts. If you are 2200+ still this position is very practical, but otherwise, no need to focus on this, would be much better for your chess growth to improve through other aspects in chess.
Good luck!
Chessmood open round 2 - almost lost against kid from India
Hey chessmoodians, Here's my 2nd round of chessmood open, I played badly this game, was lost at couple of points but kept the mood and in the end won! Comments welcome ? https://lichess.org/study/CBKkKJfx/hhk61tgA
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Good stuff Paulius - very interesting report as usual. A few random thoughts: - It's always a challenge playing kids! - It's understandable that you wanted to play a surprise line after getting out prepared the previous round. - The line you played looks quite interesting! - I thought Bxe4 was a natural looking move, but as you say could have been costly. Best not to dwell on it until after the tournament. - I was impressed by how you kept a level head and outplayed your opponent in the end.
Good game Paulius, thanks for sharing!
The 'Caro-Schlecter'
An interesting mash up, which might be a good blitz surprise weapon or for weaker players to avoid theory and play from similar ideas to the French line. d5 was wrong though as Ne5.
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Sicilian: 2.. Nc6 with a6, b5 and after 9. Bg5 black goes f6 and e5
Yesterday I was confronted with the following: 1. e5 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 Nxb5 5. Nxb5 a6 6. Nc3 b5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Bb7 9. Bg5 f6!? 10 Be3 e5!? 10. Qd3 Bb4. Eventually I won, but I didn't find the position out of the opening comfortable, as it looks inevitable that black will get to play the freeing d7-d5. Turns out the engine also thinks black has equalized. In the course two possibilities are given for white on move 9, Bg5 and a2-a4. Shall we conclude that 9. a2-a4 is the way to go?
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Hi, yes exactly 9..f6 was top egine line and also played as novelty by GM Bacrot as black but ok he played 10.. e6 and true 10..e5 with Bg4 is much better becasue after 11. 0-0-0 Bc3! is unplesent becasue our pawn e4 is hanging and no full compensation after 12. Qc3 Be4. Maybe better 9. Bd2 with idea 0-0-0 or 9. Bh4!? with interesting sacriface e5 10. Ne5 f:e 11.Qe5 Ne7 12. Rd1/0-0-0
Hello!
In the position you mentioned white can play with a4 or castle, also as an alternative instead of Bg5 it's possible to go a4 or Bf4.
That position isn't very concrete and several moves are good for white.
Good luck!
Chessmood open - got beat up by GM badly in CM line
Hey folks! I'm participating in chessmood open and in 1st round I got badly beaten by 2500 GM (in chess I mean ??? ) Here is the game. https://lichess.org/study/CBKkKJfx/fcsZp4my My question to members and coaches - how to play after his good 7..Nc6 move. My thoughts - I should have still went for Rb1, 0-0, a3 plan
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Hi Paulis, it's seems 7..Nc6 is strong move and also novelty no games in database only 1 in lichess https://lichess.org/1XkjsSCa But after 8. Rb1 he play a5 and not easy to get full compensation for pawn. Maybe better just first 8. 0-0 awaiting weeking e6 then 9.Bb2! and after 9..Bg7 10.Rb1 a5 11a3 and as in game after e6 12.Re1 But still need to be checked by GMs Good luck in other games!
Yes, I suspect this is engine preparation. 8.Rb1 seems strongest. I let Stockfish search for a while and it gives Rb1 a zero score at depth 47. The interesting thing is to look at *why*. Well, 8.Rb1 and then a5 is the consistent response. Other moves are possible but a5 is the most critical. The good thing is that we've gotten our rook off the long diagonal with tempo. The other key point is that the bishop will be protected after Bb2. We can follow the same plan that Paulius followed in the game, but it works a lot better with the bishop on b2 protected! So 8.Rb1 a5 9.Bb2! Nf6 10.h4 Bg7 11.h5 (With the Bishop on b2 protected, this now works.) Nxh5 12.Rxh5 Bxb2 13.Rxb2 gxh5 14.Ng5 And now the engine shows a draw score at fairly low depth. The key line is 14...e6 15.Nxf7 Kxf7 16.Qxh5+ and white has a perpetual. Of course a perpetual at move 16 isn't great if you're trying to play for a win. So I guess you need to look for a different option earlier. On the positive side Paulius, you came very close to playing the best response.
I believe that this should be played in Benko spirit, therefore you should not block the Rb1 by placing the bishop on b2. After Nc6, Rb1, if a5, just castle, Bg7 probably and then you go a3. This is where you want your bishop too pointing at e7 together with the Nd5. There was this game between Guseinov and Mamedov https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/game/4294338 where White played 14.Bb2 but I read in some analysis by another GM somewhere that the Bishop a3 will be more useful than on b2 and I kept this in my mind. So I think a3, Ba3 should be a good plan, castle, Bf1 and then try to control the center. By the way, keep putting your games on the lichess study so we can all check them...
Hi Paulius,
After Nc6 you can go with Rb1 move, Bb2 is also very playable, but trying to attack the pawn is my suggestion.
The best games of September, 2022, and the prizes
Hello ChessMood family, hello champions and future champions!
Welcome to the "Best games of September, 2022" competition.
Under this post, we invite you to post the best games that you will play this month.
The Prize fund is 350K MoodCoins which is equal to 350$.
The 1st prize - 150K
The 2nd prize - 100K
The 3rd prize- 50K
The 4th prize- 30k
The 5th prize- 20k
Good luck with your games and keep the Right Mood!
#ChessMood
#Right Mood - Right Move
P. S.
Here are the winners of August, 2022:
Aayush Shirodkar
Vedant Garg
Rob Dzedzic
Regis H.
Paulius the Witcher
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My good september games: typical auto attack against scotch early Nxd4/philidor structures: https://www.chess.com/game/live/55952093133
I played this game in a G90 OTB tournament yesterday.
Caro-Kann .. nice tactic to finish the game Bxg6!! https://www.chess.com/game/live/55833859431
Playing too much bullet at the moment but I'll share this one. Used the Fianchetto line vs Pirc, as recommended by ChessMood in some situations, and built up a nice advantage. Then, in typical bullet fashion, blundered away my advantage but kept fighting and found a novel double pawn sac to get the win. https://lichess.org/FVofhuzg#51
Just a Crazy Game! Ne4! https://www.chess.com/game/live/56219718291
https://www.chess.com/game/live/56555355905
Caro-Kann .. keep solid, put pressure .. opponent will eventually make a mistake https://www.chess.com/game/live/56576491541
Tactic Ninja and Mating Matador courses work!
Isn't it time to pin this thread and un-pin the August thread?
Good win with Benko declined. https://lichess.org/2okIFnLdCa95
A very nice win ! in Scotch game https://www.chess.com/game/live/56646655183
Nxh5! https://www.chess.com/live/game/56837401069
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. Ne2 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qxc5 7. Qd4 Qxd4 8. cxd4 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bh6 Rg8 11. c4 Nb4 12. Kd2 d6 13. exd6 exd6 14. Nc3 Bf5 15. Re1+ Kd7 16. g4 Bc2 17. a3 N8c6 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Bg2 Rac8 20. Nd5 1-0 I was white in a Classical Game
Hello ChessMood family, Here is the game I played recently for which I think it could be consider as one of the best in September 2022....regards, Igor [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2022.09.13"] [Round "?"] [White "igormilenkovic1979"] [Black "Hugoglobe"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1300"] [BlackElo "1280"] [TimeControl "1800"] [EndTime "12:08:10 PDT"] [Termination "igormilenkovic1979 won by resignation"] 1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nf1 Qd7 10. Ng5 Ne5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. f4 Neg4 13. Bh3 Nh6 14. Ne3 Nh5 15. c3 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Rxf4 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Bxe6 Qc7 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Bxf4 b6 21. Bg5 Qf8 22. Rf1 Bf6 23. Nxf6 exf6 24. Rxf6 Qg7 25. Raf1 Ng4 26. Bxg4 1-0 https://www.chess.com/game/live/56832576451
Just signed up here (less than a week) and trying the openings xD [Event "Rated Bullet game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AmnWS1jJ"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [White "voidfish"] [Black "mitrhim"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2022.09.14"] [UTCTime "21:51:01"] [WhiteElo "1641"] [BlackElo "1719"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+1"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack } g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. Qe1 Bd7 9. f5 Nd4 10. Qh4 Nxf3+ 11. Rxf3 e6 12. Bg5 exf5 13. exf5 h6 14. Bxh6 Bxf5 15. Bg5 a6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd8 Nb4 18. Bf6 b5 19. Rxf5 gxf5 20. Qg5 { White wins on time. } 1-0
Clean attack and mate! https://lichess.org/lDomg57l/white#55
SLP!!! https://lichess.org/SpjprzKi/white
Like to add my game played against Owen Defense. Really thx for the teaching it helps to play confidently :-) https://lichess.org/N0EdT9KN
one of my best scotch games with a nice attack on the king [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2022.09.18"] [White "zaid19990"] [Black "Socanh2016"] [Result "1-0"] [ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Scotch-Game-Classical-Potter-Variation-5...Bb6"] [WhiteElo "1633"] [BlackElo "1802"] [Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/57199045999"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O-O Qe7 10. f3 Re8 11. g4 Bxe3+ 12. Qxe3 Nd7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. h4 Nce5 15. g5 c6 16. Nc3 f6 17. Rxd6 fxg5 18. hxg5 Nf7 19. Bc4 Qe7 20. g6 Qxd6 21. gxf7+ Kf8 22. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 23. Rxh7 Qf8 24. Qg5 Qe7 25. Qxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rxg7+ Kf6 27. Rg8 b5 28. Bd3 Kf7 29. Rh8 Kg7 30. Rd8 Nb6 31. Na5 b4 32. Ne2 c5 33. c3 Rb8 34. cxb4 cxb4 35. Nc6 Rb7 36. Ba6 Rc7 37. Nd4 Bxa6 38. Ne6+ 1-0
scotch game https://lichess.org/AegK00PkhvjH
https://lichess.org/eppJKhYtLJ9T
A short game in Scotch line. https://lichess.org/z7icAl3S
When your opponent helps you win! I just love the Scotch!
A very Nice !! Win in Scotch Game Rapid Arena https://lichess.org/wlXxYrlA
not the most accurate game but definitely the most bravest game ever https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/pgn/DAo3yZUKQ?tab=analysis
Against the French Chessmood line but luckily taught by GM how to handle :-) https://lichess.org/6uEKTma0/black#0
Crazy Game! https://www.chess.com/game/live/57686502333
Cool game with queen sac https://lichess.org/YzX22ujp/white#0
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/56508599595?tab=review Time to sac both rooks and my queen... and it worked Also my game that got me to 1600 :)
https://lichess.org/eMf9nh8p/black#0 SLP in action. I blundered a piece but did not give up. I won the piece back and then had a nice mate.
Sometimes, the Karo-Can't ???
Hello!! There are 2 OTB games played in Junior Nationals attached by me in the below link.. 1st Game - A Clear power of a Monster Pawn e6 - Nf7 - Nd8!!! 2nd Game - A very Historic win against a Strong IM!!! 9th move is just amazing in practical world!! Bh3!!!! Then the game throughout is filled with depths of calculations!! https://lichess.org/study/A8Ob9G0z Beauty!!! Classic!!!
Hello CM family, nice games all over the place! My first try in this competition. https://lichess.org/7Wgy8lD9 Sacrificing a Knight on c3 to crush the center...leading to a checkmate in the middle of the board. See you MF
https://lichess.org/bZRu3PRy/white#0 Clean squeeze
Antisicilian attack
A little Benko story... I saw that we are playing the Benko gambit so I gave it a go although I haven't study it yet, I just saw some model games... The first time I played it, my opponent resigned in 4 moves! So I liked the opening! lol The second time, I also won with 86.8% (https://www.chess.com/game/live/57085085763) and the third time with 95.7%! (https://www.chess.com/game/live/57270529471)
Maroczy bind for black
English for black
https://www.chess.com/a/7Mquxrgea8zA A 90|30 OTB game where I drew a CM (my rating is 1200 btw) with a queen sacrifice. Didn't play perfectly, of course.
Strong attack and sacrifice! https://lichess.org/trpJglZa/white#0
Champions, thank you for sharing your games! How are you all doing today?
We enjoyed going through your games and seeing you score beautiful victories, keep it up!
Moving on to the prizes for the best games of September 2022 now:
The 1st prize goes to Mogens Nielsen. The Queen sacrifice with the move 31.h6, and the mate after that were simply brilliant!
The 2nd prize goes to Marcus F. The concept to punish a careless move like 12…b5 by breaking opening the center and sacrificing a piece was remarkable.
https://lichess.org/7Wgy8lD9#59
Jay Garrison bags the 3rd prize. The idea of building an attack with h4-h5 in the Caro-Kann exchange was amazing!
Westin grabs the 4th prize for the killer 23.Nxf7 sacrifice in the Caro Kann Exchange.
https://lichess.org/eppJKhYt#54
Paulius the Witcher grabs the 5th spot. A classic demonstration of how to punish Black in the Scotch after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 ed 4.Nd4 Nd4.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/55952093133
Congratulations!
And once again, thank you everyone for sharing your games!
Keep the CoGro!
See you for the next month’s contest. Wish you all the best!
French Attack with 2.b3?!
I've been enjoying studying and playing the ChessMood openings, but had an OTB tournament game Saturday with black in a variation that I don't believe is covered in the course. It started 1.e4, e6; 2.b3. I wasn't quite sure what to do, but continued with 2...d5; 3.Bb2, dxe4. Any guidance on how to play this variation?
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Hi! I think this is quite playable line (definitely not dubious) for white as game from olympiad when GM Christiansen almost lost showed. https://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=4357841 Black can get into trouble if he's not careful I had one OTB classical game (as black) vs this line and I played: 1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 dxe4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 Bb4 (I like this move instead of defending e4 pawn, focus on development) 6.0-0-0 (of course he cannot take yet on e4, as d2 would hang) Qe7 7.Kb1 (after 7.Nxe4 idea is Ba3!? 8.Nxf6 Qxf6! 9.d4 Qe7 with ideas of a5, Nd7 I think black has reasonable counterplay) Bxc3! 8.Bxc3 Bd7 (in order to defend central pawn with Bc6) and I think black has very reasonable game, now 9.g4 is white's best (in the game it was 9.Qc4?! Bc6 with edge for black) h6 with messy play and chances for both sides, but as black we can be happy. Of course there are other ways for black to play with example Nc6 after Qe2, but I like this simple approach
Hi Randy,
First of all, I see nothing wrong in accepting the pawn and developing through the center, however, to break the opponent's gambit spirit we may even continue with 3…c5 - Nc6 just developed the pieces through the center, positions are not concrete and good central development is a good choice!
I think 2.b3 should be !? as intereting move definitly not dubious?!. It's very dengerous move especially for blitz/rapid/ I'm playing this sometimes as white and I propose for black 3.Bb3 Nc6!? not taking pawn and quickly prepare 0-0-0. In my oponion taking pawn e4 require good preparation from black becasue white has easy attack Qe2-g4 or just sacking for attack
Feeling struck while solving puzzles
While solving puzzles, almost everyone sometimes gets a feeling of being "struck" at a position, especially when going through books of Aagaard, Volokitin, Ramesh, Hort, Nunn, and most importantly, Dvoretsky. So what you people do in such cases? I would love to hear out from our mentors!
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What's your rating? A lot of the time having to solve the puzzle is not the best attitude to have. If it can't be solved in a reasonable time play through the solution and try to figure out if and how you'd have solved it and maybe learn a new pattern.
If I'm stuck, sometimes I'll just go away from the puzzle for a few hours and come back to it later. It's amazing what a fresh perspective can do! If you've set up the position on a physical board, probably the first thing to do is double check you've set up the position correctly :-).
Also, getting stuck while solving puzzles is our bread and butter… Everyday happens, we usually do not spend more than 20 min in a position, in a real game you would not have so much time either. Then check the solution, understand the reason of your miss, and take note of it.
French Attack - Bishop exchanges
Hi I just played a game as black which went 1.e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. ed ed 4. Bf4 (not covered in the course) I responded 4. ... Nf6 5. Nc3 c6 however I see that most grandmasters play 4. .... Bd6 and allow the dark squared bishop to be exchanged. In the course it is emphasised that this is the wrong bishop for us to lose. I have looked at a few games and black does get equality, but I'm rather confused at what should be the strategy. I know that these rules of thumb don't apply in all situations but I don't understand why it is ok here. Any thoughts?
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I'd argue that once Bc1 has reached f4, it's no longer that bad of a bishop, and it's OK to trade it. Furthermore, ..Bd6 comes with tempo. Black gets to play ..Bd6 in one move (without first playing ..Be7 and ..0-0) and forces White to react. If White trades, Black's queen lands on a nice square (now Black controls the b8-h2 diagonal), and Black is ready to castle. Compared to ..Be7, the e-file also stays open for a rook. I'd argue that ..Bd6 is more of an attempt to equalize (by trading a piece), whereas ..Be7 keeps the game more complicated. Perhaps a better way to apply the good/bad bishop rule to this type of position is the following: When Black plays ..Bd6 before White has played Bf4, it's often a good idea for White to challenge this bishop with (say) Nc3-e2 and Bf4. Likewise, Black will often challenge White's Bd3 with (say) ..Nc6-e7 and ..Bf5.
How do I buy courses with moodcoins?
I am unable to buy moodcoins to unlock "9.Attack Against Caro-Kann with the Exchange Variation".I am unable to find how much moodcoins is needed to unlock the whole lessons and also the button to redeem it as well :/ By the way,how many free videos in the course am I legible as a basic member?For example : chess.com allows one video to be unlocked every week. thanks!
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You can buy the courses with moodcoins. Just select “Get lifetime acces for …dollars”, click the button, and in the next screen you will see, there is the option of making the purchase with MoodCoins among others. We will have to improve the system to make it clearer but this is the way to do it at ?the moment.
As a basic member you can see all the unlocked videos, but no videos are unlocked every week.
After Endgame Roadmap
What's recommended to work in after the Endgame Roadmap course. Is the theoretical endgames course a good immediate follow up?
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Hi Dave,
Yes, I think that if you are studying endgames, this should be the best choice.
After that, by all means check the the classical endgames course which is more advanced but you will be able to see many of the principles and moves studied in practice.
https://chessmood.com/course/classical-chess-endgames
Good luck and happy studying!!!?
Not blunderproof yet.
Black to play and blunder.
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1..Qa5?? lol 2.Nxb5 or 1..c4?? 2.Nxb5 these would be obvious blunders ?
Tripling Best Pactice Question
Why is tripling in the order (Rook - Queen - Rook) the preferred method? R Q R Thanks in advance!
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The best is to have the queen behind both rooks. This is called "Alekhine's Gun", and you can find the classical game Winter - Alekhine, 1936 ?
Anti-sicilian part 3 dxe4 Nc6 a6 - video 7
Note there is a small inaccuracy here. 9... Bxe4 is not the only move to save things. After 9... Nf6 10. Neg5 if Black doesn't play the losing h6, and instead plays Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qd5 12. fxe6 Bd6 - it's also 'level' though practically it's interesting. However it would be harder to see as well as parting with the B for N and Qd5 there is a further pawn sacrifice. Though I think 9... Bxe4 going to be much more likely for those who know what they are doing, and assume those rated 1900+ that play this line in long play might well know the trap at least. Am curious still what the intended material for the advanced section that didn't materialise was going to say about the position with or instead of 12. d4 in this line.
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Moodcoins
Just wondering, can moodcoins buy anything? And, if so, how?
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You can buy lifetime access to courses using moodcoins (or real money). Click on the orange "Get lifetime access" link for each course. The attached screenshot is from the Tactics Ninja course.
Hans Niemann: Cheating
Did Hans Niemann cheat vs Magnus Carlsen? Why does Magnus Carlsen think that Hans Niemann is cheating? If Hans did cheat, how?
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I don't think he cheated vs Magnus. The whole thing seems ridiculous.
?We do not know what happened but I found this thread on reddit that follows the latest developments if somenone is interested. Still maybe it would be better spending your time improving your game rather than reading gossips but nevertheless, here it is> ?
https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/x7igg5/megathread_hans_niemann_allegations/
Now with Aronian saying "Hans play a strange move,its a strange game" may spice up the whole situation!
Could i skip scotch games?
I ever use scotch games before meet chess mood but uncomfortable and low performance on the games. Should i try again and analysis? I feel uncomfortable and happy about position all the time
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I use the scotch game to reach from 1800 to 2200 elo in lichess so it is not a bad opening ? You need to make sure what happen to your games by analyzing them (lichess.org is always free for unlimited game analysis).A good opening is not enough to take you to a higher rating,you need to improve your middlegame by solving puzzles and study some endgames.Remember that low performances in your games does not always mean that there are problems with your opening ? All the best!
New article: Endgame roadmap: 9 strategies on how to play chess endgames
“I lose almost every equal endgame.”
“I’ve already read 6 books about endgames, but it doesn’t help much...” said a chess improver to GM Avetik.
They wanted to improve their endgame, but something wasn’t working.
In today’s article, you’re going to discover:
?Why they were struggling to improve at endgames.
?Why and how GM Avetik created the endgame compass.
?How the endgame compass can help you think in endgames.
3 weeks after ‘using’ this compass, the chess improver touched their dream rating!?
At the same time, as promised, we’ve also added all the sections to our Endgame Roadmap course.
And after you read the article and watch the course, you’ll never say, “I don’t know what to do in endgames.”
Read the article here?
https://chessmood.com/blog/chess-endgame-strategies
And watch the full course here?
https://chessmood.com/course/chess-endgame-roadmap
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The Endgame Roadmap sounds pretty much like the course An Endgame Expert by GM Smirnov. I don't want to post a direct link to avoid accusations of promoting other sites but it should be easy enough to find and compare the ideas.
Hi, I am enjoying the course and learning a lot. I have a question. In the section on creating passed pawns you give an ending from one of your games that won a prize. Who was the opponent and in which event?. I would like to look at the complete game if possible. Chessmood has already helped me to improve my play. Thank you
Model Classical Dutch Game
I've not looked at the Chessmood repertoire to see what the move order is in our lines, but just seen this demonstration of the classical Dutch in a Ginger GM speed run (1st game of the video) and it is a great illustration of Black's plan. No doubt something similar could happen from our English repertoire (or even in reverse Grand Prix as well). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xdg7yEUuG0
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All online chess account exposed
I have several chess accounts on several platforms,and sadly all of them are known by my opponents(even though I never use my real name).I am scared that they will make full opening preparation against me and so what should I do?Deleting my accounts or any other ideas?
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What is your rating? In general, I think you should not be afraid of opponent's preparation if you are below 2000. If you know well your lines from Chessmood, they will not surprise you (: But there are two solutions: 1) You can close your accounts and make a new one (but you should be sure they will not be able to access your games even if you closed your accounts) 2) You can make a new one where you practice your openings and start playing new openings with your others accounts. Like that, they can think you play new openings and prepare against them while you are just tricking them. Avetik also recommends to play 9 games/day with your "main account". So you can use your others accounts to play more games or when you are tired etc.. ?
@Iz a78 How would your opponents know all your accounts? That seems highly unlikely.
Troll them and play 1.c3 with White :D If 1...e5 you play 2.c4 and you got Sicilian with colors reversed and after 1...d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 you're going into Benko Gambit :D
