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What to do on Online Training?
Every night, my coach schedules a training. The problem is sometimes it's tiring, and one time, I fell asleep on my chair. How do I fix this? Thanks.
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Middlegame roadmap
When the course it will open ?
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No specific date was announced but it is planned to be released this year according to the email list.
Chess Mood managers please follow up. Today's tactics are wrong!
In today's problem, May 6, 2024, we have two equal ways: The first way: c7 Kd7 Ne7 Rxe7 c8= The second way: c7 Kd7 Kb7 Re8 Ne7= I went the second way, but he didn't accept my move and said it was wrong but right! please check it!
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I agree!!!
Thanks for telling us.😅
The best games of April, 2024, and the prizes
Hello ChessMood family, hello champions and future champions!
Welcome to the "Best games of April, 2024" 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 March, 2024:
Corentin
Zaid Al-JAY
Roy Li
Marius Cornee
Joseph Zaffarese
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cm caro kann, with the advanced idea of 7.Na3 instead of taking the queen on b6:
https://lichess.org/cnBfJr2E
I watched some of the SLP course, and it definitely helped me salvage a draw under time pressure here: https://lichess.org/Wj32cCSvx0Qv
Winning with the Dutch Attack! Although I didn't find any tactical blow I found an interesting middlegame plan and had a nice positional play until the end!
https://lichess.org/W7IK5hEDhf6u
winning with the scotch game!!! https://lichess.org/KuHXb29rT5JQ
Cm acc. Dragon, with a scd queen: https://lichess.org/LdNSgkj3/black
https://www.chess.com/live/game/106000883131
brutal French Attack where white exchanges the light squared bishop. No castling per Avi’s recommendation
a caro kann, when black does not develop the Bc8 bishop before e6: https://lichess.org/3TG3G8xk
https://lichess.org/study/Cx7zalEP/KKIBgcxu
An amazing game by me! Destroying a Caro Kann. Beautiful ideas. I also added comments to further understand in case anybody wants to view it.
Do you think my opponent reported me for this game ;)) ?
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/106171860035?tab=review
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106086645313
A quicker game
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106085503489
A difficult game
https://lichess.org/f8ISU03nlbIK
Punishing the 5. … Bxf2 bishop sacrifice in the Scotch.
White versus Sicilian 2..Nc6 line
https://lichess.org/8RW6we6wyYoA
90+30 otb https://lichess.org/SN76fjEE#2
90+30 otb https://lichess.org/SIxgkg8e#95
90+30 otb https://lichess.org/fFaF5NiT#28
90+30 otb https://lichess.org/IRtNSszM#32
https://lichess.org/nPVVhzMD/white#35
A closed sicilian with a great attack and a nice sacrifice : https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/106390694757
Quite an inaccurate game by me, but I was pleased that I saw the mating attack in an instant - thanks to the Mating Matador course!!
https://lichess.org/cw4L0Cfa
Opponent did not play too well, but the mate in the middle of the board is funny
https://www.chess.com/live/game/106422472355
https://lichess.org/broadcast/6th-holi-cup/round-5/JwxsXUQj/F17gRJd7 this was my offline game where i was black
https://lichess.org/eceyIS2BPZE2
Kingside attack in Sicilian Nc6 variation.
trying out Carlsen sicilian variation
https://lichess.org/Zy3ttxXdcQlE
Trying out bishops opening but getting 2Ns with d4 https://lichess.org/F1ukA8ygXiTS
https://lichess.org/Q963fjGG/white#45
not a chessmood opening but played really well for me
https://lichess.org/tbWcbQed/white#53
https://lichess.org/AgWGwonW/white#55
relentless attack Pieces were very happy working together lol
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/105166790125?tab=analysis&move=0
One of my best games where I CRUSHED my opponent.
otb 90+30 https://lichess.org/ItYysdnm#45
90+30 otb https://lichess.org/u9A5A4Of#34
90+30 otb https://lichess.org/SXGlt23I
90+30 otb https://lichess.org/QaLrR3Vb#39
90+30 otb lichess.org/Vk4eRADK
BlackMood French Attack
Scotch
https://www.chess.com/live/game/106652396547
https://lichess.org/r78HdJrx/white#88
A flawless game in the Scandinavian
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/106495115925
An all-in french attack with a nice queen sac to checkmate !
Caro Kann exchange
https://www.chess.com/live/game/106684338461
https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=review
A brilliant game in which the opponent gave me a chance to attack and I finished him off with a brilliant rook sac
opening prep against some guy who plays 1.d4 2.c4
some benko fun - more dopamine rush here than dutch imo😄
Good attacking game against Sicilian with Bg2 closed line. As guided by GM Avitik in the course, if black plays e6 and a6 we need to place our Bishop in g2.
https://lichess.org/hjtiOrSt
https://lichess.org/h02DJ0Hl#59 90+30 otb
scotch game: youtube variation, watching these guys taking 3 mins for a move they didnt prepare for are the funniest thing ive seen lmao
https://www.chess.com/live/game/106765346597
I haven’t studied our chessmood course for playing against first move b6 so I just played off of instinct. managed to play 100% accuracy through 12 moves and my opponent resigned
My very first French after watching the Blackmood French Attack course, and against Schlecter Variation!
White played 4.c3, I replied with the recommended e5 and it turned out better than I expected!
https://lichess.org/y1ObBojdvDuh
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106699211653
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106776749639
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106777871879
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106782650651
A great attack against the carokann !
Kramnik would call it interesting 😅: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/106834202629
A recent OTB game
www.chess.com/game/live/106868400027
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106872003941
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106871408167
A game in the French attack with advance variation
https://www.chess.com/live/game/106934557493
brilliant middle game in the benko
https://lichess.org/study/NLWedEIe/x91phyZB
A quick miniature I played OTB in a tournament in France(Classical). I played Black and have included 2 variations which i had found during the game and I thought were really beautiful. I think I deserve a prize for those alone!
25th move queen sac game : https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/106940543437?tab=review&move=49
https://www.chess.com/live/game/106695604069
A very tactical game that featured two rook sacrifices followed by a bishop sac to seal the deal.
Typical CM Antisicilian attack
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/106978201151?tab=review
https://lichess.org/ymQDHEXZ/black A game that starts with a mouse-slip from black😂(i played c6 instead of c5)
A not-very-usual line led to me, as black, feeling disheartened after 5.h5. But i quickly regained my composure and decided to fight for it till the end no matter what, and look where it led me to :) A fun, wild, dynamic game that is sure to keep you on your toes!
Hello, chessmood family. It would be overly presumptuous to say that this game deserves to be among the best games of the month. But I am very proud of it, since this was my first game and my first victory using the whitemood repertoire against the Caro-Kann defense. There is this guy in my chess club that always uses the Caro-Kann against my 1.e4 and always beat me unashamedly. But I feel that from now on he can start trembling in fear!! Muahahaha!
The game ended after a nice tactic (Ninja tactics forever!) combining a discovered check and a double check gaining the queen…(Pity that when I analyzed the game afterwards I saw that Black could have played …Kh7, ruining my tactics
https://lichess.org/xsq9IquX/white#1
Dear ChessMood team, I played this Grand-Prix attack in round 3 against 1786 FIDE rated player in a FIDE rated classical OTB tournament on 8th April. Thank you for bringing such an educational course for all of us.
//lichess.org/TCnQn8Eg/white#36 A brilliant attacking game with an unusual finish in the grand prix
8. h4 f6 Scotch https://lichess.org/mATEMQa3/white#22
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106944026583
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106945980671
https://www.chess.com/live/game/107022145067
I destroyed a Stonewall with yet another rook sac. I'm especially proud of my timely …a5 and …e5 pawn breaks
A typical French attack!
https://lichess.org/gJjQVdRm/black
😃
A game in the Smith- Morra gambit declined. with a brilliant move somewhere in the end
A sketch game where black try to switch to an alapin without success and then try a cheap trap that worked : https://lichess.org/hnbVftC1/black
https://lichess.org/2yVxhKO7mFEV
https://lichess.org/JYRJH83D/white#37
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106947112687
I got resignation from my opponent as a result of a windmill.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107034014035
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107032932453
https://lichess.org/n2U2VwLr/black#37
Trouble on the h file in the Kalashnikov https://lichess.org/6oB4UUbc/black
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107118085681
Hi, friends!
A hilarious cat-and-mouse game.
https://lichess.org/cVOhCjsR
https://lichess.org/sP6gRYqX/white
attacking game
70+15 otb
https://lichess.org/ac7h4pE9#39
https://lichess.org/6eX1DJKS/white#19
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107248862763
An attacking masterpiece for white
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107249988205
An attacking tactical combination
A nice win in the French advanced
https://lichess.org/Y5fj8oZ8/black
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107295149499
https://lichess.org/R4eE61s6/white#59
https://lichess.org/C2ASTOqh/black
A win the French Defence KIA variation. I was Black
https://lichess.org/E8aeP9Rx/white#1
I was white
k😀ing side attack against the caro kann
A typical attack with the Grand Prix!
https://lichess.org/NhMg2LCce8TE
Funny checkmate in CM French
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/107485998213?tab=review
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107463206575
A typical French attack, advance variation. White resigned without too much fight
https://lichess.org/6dPTRTAk/black
Managed to play a good game against strong competition in the benko gambit https://lichess.org/04XvC8eW/black
A model positional game.
https://lichess.org/GAuA8OHZ/white#1
https://lichess.org/Fi9az9KR/white#51
Hello, here I apply for the “Best Game of April”
I played a 10 min Scotch with strong pressure on the kingside and the opponent (100 rating points more than me) was getting nervous. Mate in 19 moves. I do not get such results very often :) best regards
https://lichess.org/27luSlEksXBF
I played this game at the ALTO in Charlotte last weekend. My opponent was rated 2288! The time control was G/110 minutes with 10 sec increment.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107464406813
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107711560937
French attacking game - I was black
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107767315615
Opponent played rubbish opening against me and he paid for it a strong attack with a brilliant Knight Sacrifice
Model Philidor defense againsy Bg4
I was possessed by the soul of the great Paul Morphy in this game! For a moment, I thought I was going to reproduce move by move his famous game at the Paris opera, but it was still faster!
My first 100% accuracy! Only 4 centipawns lost
https://lichess.org/XPRsJRwS/white
Not bad. Trying to equalize and gain counterplay on queenside as black against a somewhat automated opening, white got an “uncomfortable” position. The errors made by white were almost “natural” with that mood.
https://lichess.org/ui096z9u/black
https://lichess.org/AFYD39KW/black#39
Sorry if it didn't say the time or anything, I wanted it to be anonyous as it was a OTB game
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107709234387
https://lichess.org/unk8vvk3/white#49
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107851818655
https://lichess.org/CpmCj3L2/white#43
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107859032725
https://lichess.org/YlZb0nJx/black#0
I played as black. Is there a limit to the number of games I can post? I know in the lichess game of the month, only the first game you post will be counted as your entry.
https://lichess.org/9bIRLH3C/black
FIRST GAME WITH FRENCH ATTACK LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :))))))))))))))))))))
I sacrificed my knight and rook for a crushing attack and checkmated him with a queen sacrifice https://www.chess.com/game/live/107953889913
Scotch game
https://lichess.org/iAo48sh402jL
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107998868575
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107856047363
first game with greymood openings. https://lichess.org/CgqCfBT0/white
Also what do I do against bf5 when I haven't played bd3 already?
(Move 4 of the game)
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/108037841121?tab=review&move=38
Beautiful.
https://lichess.org/8JJzeF2V/white
https://lichess.org/xxtMJ7ny/white
A good game with a planned 16. Nb5 after ensuring the escape king d7 square was closed. A good attacking game overall.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/108105653401
https://lichess.org/aeQV5Stp/white
pretty nice end tactic which forces mate.
The games I prefer to play: a pretty positional game, no fireworks, no sudden tactics, almost without errors, with the typical monster blocker on d6 against a passed pawn and the bishop pair.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/108136839817
A good reply against a scandi with portuguese gambit: https://lichess.org/BLF4QwMq
https://lichess.org/1D8ZNG1C/white
A decent Dutch attack with tons of hanging pieces in the end
https://lichess.org/lwQ3oqjt/black
I think this is the most attacking game I have played in my life!
Where should we upload the games for the “Best games of the month”
https://www.chess.com/game/live/108192596967
https://lichess.org/6TMAMwvK/white#83
https://www.chess.com/game/live/108191434391
https://lichess.org/iISkmMSz/white
good attack and the end tactic was beautiful.
https://lichess.org/7myo8ESb/blackDestroyed the position instead of capturing the hanging queen. Won with +13 material
Crushing London system with the Dutch attack! I felt comfortable from the first move, with a clear plan of what to do all the time. Thank you very much, dear CM coaches!
https://lichess.org/L4ObHImj#52
https://lichess.org/3HEhYKiJHOuK
nice attack vs the caro kann
nice attack in the scotch with rook sac for mate
https://lichess.org/g32WPYs8jF8D
https://lichess.org/wAmnDxhT/white#41 Nice move Bg5
Hi, good night.
I've just finished a very beautiful - minigame.
It's about pins.
Have a great day tomorrow, May first.
A nice Otb win with white in a senior event in Montreal against a ex champion of Senegal
i went for the knights domination over the bishops and it paid off !
https://lichess.org/study/ehU7URKF/hjBf29tt
Champions, how are you?
Thank you for sharing your games. We saw some really creative ideas! It brings a smile to our faces every time we see you follow the openings you learned or apply what you learned from any of the courses. Keep it going!
Now, onto the prizes:
1st Prize: Kiran Vanbrussel for playing this beautiful attacking game! 14.Nxg7, sacrificing the Knight to prevent g6, is a cool idea. It’s impressive how you punished the opponent for ignoring their development and King safety! Well done!
https://www.chess.com/game/live/107953889913
2nd Prize: Armandas Ledas. Alphazero would be proud of this 😊 Kh2-Rh1 is a very creative maneuver. Rf6!! and Rg6!! was the best moment, leaving your Rook hanging for 2 consecutive moves! Thank you for sharing your game along with the annotations!
https://lichess.org/study/Cx7zalEP/KKIBgcxu
3rd Prize: Regis H. You played a classy attacking game in the Advanced Caro-Kann. Being brave enough to push 19.g4 shows how well you understand the position. And 30.Ng6 was a fine finishing touch! Good job!
https://www.chess.com/game/live/106684338461
4th Prize: Abhiraam Devulapalli. The biggest highlight of the game has to be 16…Rg4—such a beautiful move on the board that it can be easy to miss. Also, you developed all your pieces at such a fast pace, and that made a big difference in the end! Excellent game! Well done!
https://lichess.org/lwQ3oqjt/black#1
5th Prize: Joseph Zaffarese. Quick development, good knowledge of the opening. It’s a joy to see 22.Nf7! and how you grabbed the initiative before wrapping up the game. Nicely done!
https://lichess.org/tbWcbQed/white#28
Congratulations to all of you.
And thank you once again everyone for sharing your games!
Good luck for the next month’s contest!
Why make may only accessible for pro members? Pro members aren't the people who need mood coins. The people who don't have pro members are the ones who need these coins. I hope you reconsider this horrible decision (whether by accident or not). Thank you
https://www.chess.com/game/live/108503494611
I came back again as the obstacles are removed even though I need no mood coins.
..h5 or ..h6 ?
I recently played this game https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/108696649263?tab=analysis&move=18 and have a question regarding the pictured position. White is clearly intending to play h5 to attack and trap my bishop, so the logical response is to move my own h-pawn. But how far?
The engine prefers ..h6 slightly more then ..h5. Why is that? Is ..h6 always better in similar positions? I seem to run into this dilemma in other positions too, and would like to finally be confident about understanding the ramifications of each option.
My thought is that ..h6 is the more standard and principled move, but it could also allows White a hook to open the kingside by playing g5. The move of ..h5 keeps the position closed, but more cramped for Black if White pushes g5 in response. Any thoughts on the pros and cons of the two moves would be greatly appreciated.
It should be noted that in this particular position, the engine gives ..Nc6 as perfectly playable, because my Bishop still has access to the c2 square. But for sake of analysis let's say this resource is unavailable.
Thanks ~Jake
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Normally, the difference isn’t large, but there are some factors to consider.
h5 type moves are usually very weakening. It is wise not to do this around the king. However, let’s say you are worse on 1 flank of the board. These h5 types of moves can either help close up the position, which in turn makes it harder for the opponent to convert his dominance into something more tangible, or it will open the position at the cost of the opponent getting a weak pawn (h4 fype pawns.)
h6 moves are more solid and safe. However they are very passive and can turn into good hooks.
In your position I would probably play h5. Since it is an endgame, the open kingside position won’t be trouble some. Also, since e4 move won’t be much of a danger after g5 Ng8 or d7, because of Bb4. So if they play g5 then try to discourage e4, get your knight to f5, and open up the position to get at the weak h4 pawn.
If after h5 they take, that is not a problem, simply target the h4 pawn.
If they protect g4 pawn, you don’t really have to do anything as this standoff will mostly favor you. You will be pressuring form it, they defending.
This was all a bit complex but keep the main ideas in your head.
There is usually not much difference, it is not like after one you are dead lost.
I hope this helps!
h6 is more passive and allows then the space gaining that they want. It is not my type of move although there is less downsides.
I don't think that there is a huge amount in it, either way. Of the 2 options, my preference is for h6 because I like having the bishop where it is on that long diagonal from g6 to b1 - potential defence for advancing pieces further down the line and restricting for black. A little simplistic, perhaps, but that's how it looks to me.
Engame, only 1 move to draw
Hello everyone,
In this position, there's only one move to draw for White, the others lose. It's f4 but I don't understand it. Could anybody shed some light on this?
Thank you!!
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Okay so I did some analysis and playing around and here is what I found:
First, Whites king is actually pretty badly placed. The king on g4 simply cannot accomplish much while the Black king just wants to play Kb5-c4-d3.
Because of the previous statement, White needs to find a way to create counterplay (mainly a kingside pawn majority). This is actually again not easy to do. The main idea here seems to be playing f4 and f5 as the only way to create it on time.
Here are some variations:
- h4? (This idea is common, to run the pawn to h6 and create some weaknesses) Kb5 (Most principled, Black just continues with the plan outlined earlier) 2. h5 Kc4 3. h6 gxh6! (This seems to be Blacks main defense. Although the kingside is ruined, to match with the king and take advantage of it takes too much time.
1.Kg3? (Trying to stop Blacks king from marching into our camp.) Kb5 2. Kf2 Kc4 3. Ke2 Kc3 (Here if we are forced to make a move with the king we lose as Black will play Kd3. However, not only do we have to move first (which usually means we will run out of pawn moves first), but Black also has waiting moves with the king (Kc2-c3)! So this ends up clearly lost.)
- f4! (The idea of this move is to play f5 and get a kingside own majority. However this allows Black to obtain a passed d-pawn so I was very skeptical.) Kb5 2. f5 e5 (most natural; here White has to find a series of only moves to hold the draw which I will do my best to explain.) 3. dxe5! (It seems dangerous to give Black the (future) passed d-pawn, but we must creat our counterplay instantly. As it turns out, we are in time to play g4-g5 and f6.) fxe5 4. Kf3! (We need to open up the path of our g-pawn, and moving our king closer to the queening square of the Black pawn (d1) will give us the best chances to either stop it, or force Black to use more tempo to advance it (as is the case here).) d4 5. exd4! (Not an easy move to see at first, the problem is that our own e3 pawn will get in our way. After g4 d3, we have to spend an additional tempo to stop the pawn that will lose us the game. In the main line, we do not have to spend an additional tempo. And if we don’t play e4 (which is the tempo move I am talking about) Black will play e4 themselves and easily win the endgame after stopping our pawn.) exd4 6. g4! (We start pushing our g-pawn instantly. Making a move with our king will simply prove to be a tempo loss.) Kc4 7. g5! (Again we have to create a queen as fast as possible and we will not stop Blacks d pawn.) d3 8.f6 (The rest is very simple, here both pawns queen at the same time and the resulting endgame is a draw (although practically white has a slight edge as the king is closer to the h-pawns).)
I hope this helps and sheds some light on this position. If you have any questions about the variations or such don’t hesitate to ask.
Just play through the variations on a board (online or not) and get the feel for the position. Once you understand the moves, you will be able to incorporate the ideas into your own games and in similar position will know what to do!
Again I hope this helps, and if you have any questions then please ask.
The best games of May 2024
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The best games of may thread is only for pro members, I think it should available to all.Why is it only for pro members
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Monthly Games
Madison (Loftis50)
Can you tell me how does the monthly games work. Also, set-up for sparring partner
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Caro Kann Exchange doubt
Hello Everyone,
This forum is to discuss about a new move that I came across.
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Nh5!?
I was surprised by the move and was completely confused what to play and went on to lose the game. After checking in the engine I found that the best move was Be3. I do not understand what is the idea of the move. Isn't it making the bishop more passive. I need help to know what would be the most practical choice against 9.. Nh5 and what is the plan of Be3.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi Pranav,
I believe I also faced the Nh5 move and replied 10.Be3 in order to keep the bishop pair. In my opinion our idea is to play after h3 and get a bishop pair advantage as that knight takes the square from the Bishop, not allowing later to play Bh5.
quizzes change too fast
It is frustrating when quizzes zip by too fast. It would be much better for learning if we had time to reflect on the results. I would much prefer to linger and be sure I got it right rather than moving on so fast. I think forcing us to finish the quiz right up to the last move would ensure we took the time to get it right. A better solution is to stay on a quiz until we click on next button. That way the user chooses when he he/she has taken the time to master it Chessable gives the user the choice of moving on right away or hitting next button. That way the user can control the pace they are comfortable with. I often have to say wait did I see all that I should have seen and that lingering doubt forces me to go back to almost every quiz. I know there are benefits to speed but not everyone works at the same speed. Very frustrating when it jumps to the next quiz so fast.
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Losing streak from time to time
Hello guys,
i play in lichess and i win and some time lose as usual, but some times i lose streak maybe for a week i keep losing then i get back and win, is there anyone like me, and does it mean should i take a break from chess when it happens?
It happens for me from time to time
Ahmed
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Hi Ahmed.
I think there will be many players like you - chess is a game of small margins and one mistake can cost you the game so, statistically, it's easy to go on a losing streak. The important thing is to avoid tilt - because this will contribute to your losing streak if you let it. How many games do you play per session?
If you haven't already read it, this article may be useful:
https://chessmood.com/blog/5-crucial-steps-to-stop-bad-results-in-chess
Interesting line in GP 2..d6
Hi Chessmood Team!
Recently I read a newsletter of Alex Colovic about the grand prix and he had a very interesting line against our chessmood line
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 Nc6 4.Nf3
And here he recommends a6!? as a prophylaxis against Bc4 as it will be met with b5
While if we play a4 after 4..a6 Black will respond with the powerful Bg4! and now we can't go for our trademark Bb5 line due to the pawn of a6.
Against 5.g3 black will respond with the normal g6-Bg7 setup
The best move for white is 5.d4 but after cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 and we have transposed to a line of najdorf (e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 a6 f4 Nc6) which is not in the courses
More details of the line 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6PJAgBp9vE
Regards
Vedant
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How to improve in chess
Hi everyone,
how can i improve in chess specifically i am getting struck in middle game and end game.
It can be useful to other players too.
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You should start by seeing some of the rating booster courses like 7Q Method , Endgame Roadmap , Tactic ninja ,etc
You just have to improve your tactical vision and point of view
I recommend you to read these blogs and the study plans according to your level.
https://chessmood.com/blog/how-to-get-better-at-chess
https://chessmood.com/chess-study-plans
Also, can you be more specific on how do you get stuck at middlegames? Is it tactics? Trouble defending/attacking? Maybe calculation errors?
https://chessmood.com/course/tactic-ninja
https://chessmood.com/course/chess-attack
https://chessmood.com/course/spartan-shield
https://chessmood.com/course/calculation
Advanced versions of Defense and Attack courses are in the middlegame mastery section.
Meanwhile, this course teaches you on how to play during endgames.
https://chessmood.com/course/chess-endgame-roadmap
If you're having problems on theoretical endgames (lucena, philidor, QvR endgames), this course will be for you.
https://chessmood.com/course/endgames-you-must-know
Advanced endgame theory are on the endgame mastery course sections.
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Hi, I will say my favorite book called Bobby Fischer teaches chess book. It is for beginners, and it has problems to draw arrow and show or tick the correct answer. when you scroll down it will show the solutions.
hope you find this book useful.
find the attached URL to download the book
Books on Checkmates
I've become convinced that the key to chess success for me is mastering the the checkmate. One of my favorite courses on the site is Mating Matador, for that reason. After a long stint working on my skills at mate-in-1, I've moved on to mate-in-2, and discovered that checkmate is even more exciting the more moves are involved.
I want to take my checkmating skills to the next level and have researched some books on the topic. Would appreciate any feedback on any of the titles.
- "The Art of the Checkmate". Renaud and Kahn
- "1000 Checkmate Combinations". Henkin
- "Fundamental Checkmates". Gude
- "Checkmate! The Patterns of Winning Mating Attacks and How to Achieve Them". Koltanowski and Finkelstein
Most of these seem pretty well reviewed, but I couldn't find much information on the Koltanowski book. Anyone read that? Thanks in advance and happy chessing!
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He hears, where'er he moves, the dreadful sound;
Check the deep vales, and Check the woods rebound.
No place remains: he sees the certain fate,
And yields his throne to ruin, and Checkmate.
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Hi, Jared.
I'm not sure a book is the best thing for this as there are many great resources online.
I would recommend solving lots of puzzles on checkmate and learning checkmate patterns
here are some links:
mate in 1 https://lichess.org/training/mateIn1
mate in 2 https://lichess.org/training/mateIn2
mate in 3 https://lichess.org/training/mateIn3
I would also recommend the mating matador course for checkmating patterns.
hope this helps.
Set puzzles on board is worth it?
Hello,
I'm curious to know if you usually solve puzzles on the board or simply on the screen.
I've started playing OTB recently and it seems like I'm not able to see the tactics as well as I can on the computer or maybe it's just a psychological thing due to the situation of facing someone in person.
Placing the puzzles in the tactic ninja course seems very boring since they are patterns that you recognize and take little time. Maybe it would be good to use the board in more complex calculation problems or maybe I'm scratching my head too much and it doesn't matter 😅
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This has been discussed before but I couldn't find the thread so I'll repeat my answer here. In summary, I believe a mix of solving online and solving on a board is ideal. Solve easy puzzles online and harder puzzles on a physical board.
As you mentioned, the advantage of solving online is that it's simply faster. You can get through more puzzles because there is no setup time. I like to solve easy puzzles online, where the solving time is relatively short. If it only takes say 30 seconds to solve a puzzle, then it's kind of a waste to be spending 2-3 minutes setting up the position on a board.
But, as you say, visualisation when playing chess OTB tends to be a little different compared to playing online. Most players perform a bit worse OTB unless they are doing some sort of regular practice with a real chess set. I find that regular solving on a physical board is all that is required for me to feel comfortable playing OTB.
We want to solve harder puzzles using a board, so the trick is to have a good source of puzzles that typically take a few minutes to solve. I like to use a book, so that I can keep the computer completely out of it (less distractions). Also, the solutions in good puzzle books tend to be more thorough. There are many great puzzle books these days, although it can take a few tries to find one at the right level.
When solving with a board I like to sit down somewhere quiet, and take my time to solve the puzzle. I try to focus on visualising to the end, and finding all the main defensive ideas. Then write the solution on a piece of paper and check it against the solution in the book. Oh, one last thing: these days I'm quite paranoid about setting the position up correctly and do a few checks such as counting pieces etc. Nothing worse than solving the wrong position LOL!
Technical issue faced by me in a chessmood course
I am able to watch all the chessmood courses but I am not able to see the videos of ‘Daily Lessons by a GM’. If anyone can help me, I will be grateful. Thanks
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Hi Mann,
Sorry for the delay in the reply. We will take a look at this and get back to you when fixed if there is an issue with your account.
Thanks for informing us!
In the meanwhile please study some of the other courses… 😅
Scotch Game
In the 8.a5 line after c4 instead of Ba6 what if black plays Nb6? Any suggestions Chessmood team members
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In the section about 4.Nf6.
I think you can gust develop your pieces with Nc3, Bg5, g3 and Bg2 and then try to take advantage of your opponents misplaced queen and bad pawn structure. And if g6 you can always play h5.
Hope this helps.
https://lichess.org/study/HuK7iQiE/jzaNW0CD
10.h5 is an excellent move with the h6 idea and putting pressure on the future black castling
We can bring out the rook via h3 - b3 and but pressure on the b6 knight
PGN download
Hi everyone
I have been trying to download the WhiteMood (<2000) Openings to a Study in Lichess. However, not all the Chapters download as an error message about null moves comes up.
The BlackMood equivalent seems to work well.
Any ideas how to fix this? Very grateful for any help.
Thanks,
Tony
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I recommend for you to look at this recent thread here (https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/studying-openings-with-pgn-files) but basically,
If you have Chessbase, you can paste the pgn there
If you have windows OS, you can install the free chessbase reader 2017 app, scid sadly does not work
There may be some other pgn viewer apps on mac. i haven't tried chessify but maybe that works
On linux you can use wine and follow the same procedure on windows.
Please check this thread too https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/null-error-when-important-whitemood-pgn-files-into-lichess
We are on a short break but we will see what we can do about it when we get back.
A doubt in the Scotch Game ?
Hi, Avetik and chessmood team, I recently saw your Whitemood Scotch Game, in that on episode 5 you mentioned after 5…Qf6, we can play 6.Qe3 and play Nc3,b3,Bb2,0-0-0 but they play 6…Bb4 Completely ruining our plan.Can anyone in the chessmood team please check it out.
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I have faced this same problem. However, the plan recommended is to play c3,a3 and put the knight on b3 via d2. In this way we will trade of that strong bishop and keep ours.
I think the most simplest move is a3 making the bishop move away and castling long.
But I like the fianchetto plan, isn't there any other way to keep the fianchetto idea?
It would be nice if anyone from chessmood team would respond to this Question
Hi Ben Ten😀, if you want your chess opening related questions to be answered by one of our GMs, please post them in the PRO Member channel. If you're not yet a PRO Member, you can upgrade your plan here at anytime:
https://chessmood.com/become-a-pro
Also, please refrain in the future to post posts asking for a reply or you will be banned. We always reply to the messages but we are busy too and we have our own schedule. No need to do extra posts asking for the same thing several times.🙃
Doubt in Jobava London
In Jobava London, : The course recommends - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Bg7 5.h4 ,h5! 6.Nf3, Bg4 (where black keeps his K in the center). and against 5. Nf3 0-0. It only mentions 6.Be2 and 6.Nb5 in that variation. But, how to deal with this move order : 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.h4 (intending h5 Kside attack, since white has tried black into castling)
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Hi Aswin😀, if you want your chess opening related questions to be answered by one of our GMs, please post them in the PRO Member channel. If you're not yet a PRO Member, you can upgrade your plan here at anytime:
https://chessmood.com/become-a-pro
