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The Winners of October (Just wow!)
Hello, champions!
We just finished checking the games you've posted in "The best games of October"...
and we're amazed!!! We're just wowed! :)
It's totally different chess, that you've started to play. It's not just attacks and sacrifices.
You maneuver, you exchange pieces smartly, make smart plans, outplay opponents in the endgames...
It's also very clear, who have watched the course "Happy Pieces" and who have watched the "Instructional classical endgames."
You'll ask, how do you know that? :)
But for an experienced coach is so vivid...
Anyway... Champions, you're doing a great job!
We're very proud of you.
Especially 1...e5 and 1...c6 you're just crushing with our openings...
You know the ideas, the plans, you're attacking much better...
Just great!!!
Now, let's go to the winners.
The 5th prize goes to Derek Simpson, for his attack in the Scotch.
https://lichess.org/yEFTzXHX#57
The 4th prize goes to Arman Shahzamani for his attack and his "Happy pieces"
https://lichess.org/scKdHR5M#0
The 3rd prize goes to Abhi Yadav for his fantastic game.
https://lichess.org/fxvZySvF#55
There is an opening (Qd4 Qf2 idea), straight attack without even castling, and then very nice checkmate with the knight! Bravo!
By the way, Abhi played another great game with Benko: https://lichess.org/H7S0urbE/black#54
The 2nd prize goes to Jay Garrison for his crushing attack Sicilian's 2...g6.
https://lichess.org/RVfyPI3B#35
And the 1st prize goes to Specter 11 - Jan Chyc, for his Qe6!!
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/daily/279917930
Congratulations to winners, everyone who raised rating, improved their chess and enjoyed this beautiful game.
See you in the "Best Games of November"
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Thanks a lot coach . In case of attacking my sense is developed by your contents and also my attacking friend and training partner @Devansh_Shah improved my attacking sense a lot. Our story is same as yours. He loves attacking chess and I am opposite positional player. But we both are learning different styles from each other!
Thanks Coach!
And congrats to all the winners!
Congratulation To All The Winners!
Thanks so much!! :D
And of course congratulations to all the winers!
By the way, it should be written Jan Chyc not Chyk ;D
Congratulations to all !
The best games of October and the prizes
Hello ChessMood family, hello champions and future champions!
Welcome to the "Best games of October" competition.
Under this post, we invite you to post your 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 September:
1st- Keok Woltek
2nd- Jaylen Lenear
3rd-
Ash PV
4th-
Karl Strohmaier
5th- Abhi Yadav
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Benko Gambit gave me point against 2400+
https://lichess.org/edaB3w4qnlqg
My First WFM whom I Won!
https://lichess.org/gON3RjNy8pZk
16...Nd2!
https://lichess.org/Qy1f9UcqCRQB
https://lichess.org/IFHO1BwXaykL
King's gambit
An aggresive variation against the Nimzowitsch defence.
A mobile pawn centre crushes everything on its way & nice tactic Bxf7+ !
Rossolimo with c3 and Re1. Entered a favorable variation for Black recommended by Chessmod, however White's active play proved to be challenging.
Exchange Down!
& I Won!
https://www.chess.com/game/live/5541444886
https://lichess.org/CXY4Uroeo3Qk
Exchange Sac Mate
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5540865722
I knew I am playing with worse imbalances but I won
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5540856794
Nice Queen Trap I think
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5539842887
Crushed a 2300 in the accelerated Dragon endgame
https://lichess.org/G2cnQDYRRcss
KID pawn str. win
https://lichess.org/oziOnsN05mX5
The power of 2 white Bishops
Sicilian Defence
https://lichess.org/1yZTZ5WR0q4s
Very Beautiful Game!
https://lichess.org/KxHjxwsZ
https://lichess.org/aWbTjV2rNERU
https://lichess.org/6Y5k9ywT
https://lichess.org/iHoRXmJWNsXB
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted
https://lichess.org/CRfb0tmI/white#77
Hi
This is my first OTB game since February, even was a friendly game, I liked a lot.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5554174999
I Have Won With IM. Full caro kann but I missied Qd1 move from Video Section but I Followed Your Ideas.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5548792557
Won with GM in c4.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5554389693
Clearing winning with IM lost on Time.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5481475973
Won with FM
Weakness speak for itself...
Insane Game!
Won a nice game against a higher rated player on lichess in 10 min. format.
Closed Anti-Sicillian with early g6.
The game first follow the variation suggested by Chessmood. However, when the Black choose another move the White didn't find the best continuation.
Indian Game
https://lichess.org/ubyufKIg/black#4
I felt in control beginning to end, even though I missed a couple tactics along the way that would of ended it sooner.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/5562039449
Power of initiative in Scotch passive Nd5 line!
https://chess.com/live/game/5562322048
New account Slp_chessmood for SLP training. But played a wild game heehe.
https://lichess.org/H7S0urbE1lgz
How not to play Scandinavian Opening with white!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5546708301
Just to try something different I played 1. Nf3 (GM Gabuzyan's influence?) and enjoyed this game!
https://www.chess.com/a/2Pxz9wEfQZwLa
A one-sided game in the Accelerated Dragon Old Main Line
Easy win using Petroff defence
https://lichess.org/YlhQrqsQmTmB
Beautiful Game!
https://lichess.org/soPpulCV/white
King in the center is lost most of the time
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5567274308
Smooth win with Maroczy
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5568057836
This is game in Scotch with crazy Qxe6 sacrifice! :D
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/daily/279917930?tab=analysis
That game was played a few days before end of September. I completely forgot share it in "The best games of September and the prizes" So I hope that this game will be matter. If not, that's ok, at least I tried.
4...BC5 Scotch
https://lichess.org/9ZLQeci2Ie3O
https://lichess.org/BfB3v0cu7G9V
https://lichess.org/VFfqgnD9Ei4Z
https://lichess.org/GealV1Bq
Dismantling the London system in a game with very few inaccuracies!
d4 Sidelines - Jobava Line.
My opponent choose a variation, which I found quite doubtful for Black, while watching the chessmood course. It proved to be true. It is quite a tratherous line. I should not have castled short so early.
Enjoy watching.
Update 2020-10-19: my opponent was found to be cheating on Lichess.org. So basically I have lost against the stockfish :)
Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation
https://lichess.org/Y8VTaGfk/white#8
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/hmvnKTPK/white#7
https://lichess.org/o1pmAIi6
Amazing game in the Modern Marozy Bind.
White have trapped my Queen with a neat tricky move. I was about to resign. I decided to play some more moves, which turned out to be very good.
Somehow I managed to exchange many pieces and got into a drawish endgame with having three pawns more for an oponents Bishop.
Beautiful Queen deflection, double-pin and checkmate in Sicilian
https://lichess.org/R2PFdzTW
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/rZdOBJgE/white#5
Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation
https://lichess.org/oWNlVG0h/white#5
Caro-Kann Defense
https://lichess.org/4w5ZhU1l/white#7
It was blindfold. I missed Nd5 killer move. Also in the end position all I remembered was pieces but I did not saw pawn formations.
https://lichess.org/9ufLwg9i/white#0
Lucky me
https://lichess.org/STCPVnO9bv8U
Destroying the French in 16 moves!
Feeding the Dragon! 15 moves!
Piece down SLP
https://lichess.org/g1JAvieP/white#85
Positional plus then he made blunder and lost his queen and then I won.
https://lichess.org/ggkRfIaWeCrd
https://lichess.org/gbBJ3ncT
https://lichess.org/yEFTzXHXqtkV
Once I made Rd6 move I knew I am losing but rest I did ok. Power of initiative
https://lichess.org/IhxSzye4/white#40
Beautiful Game!
https://lichess.org/y9MLlPxJ/white
3.Bd3 against carokan and a deadly attack in the kingside !
https://lichess.org/scKdHR5MGNqD
Scotch Game against 4... Qf6
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/daily/280898128
People are playing a lot unusual lines so I played with my logic and ideas of chessmood openings
https://lichess.org/tnpTPY2RC3W0
Strange game with Sicilian closed. I am playing with black pieces.
Accelerated dragon, modern variation for a nice win!
Playing in the event against Scotch game. I always go for Mieses variation and I finished #11 from 27 players.
https://lichess.org/l4zkpXYK/white
Maroczy right pieces trades and win. I think I did alright!
https://lichess.org/3B4JVh2EoM7p
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5535777086
Crushing Sicilian Defense, by getting the opening, positional advantage, and then start king hunting (tactic made it happen....)
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5600625181 Caro kann exchange variation.
Powerfull Anti sicilian
https://lichess.org/D7fMlZkV#57
Grandprix attack with white and a crushing victory against a FM
https://lichess.org/WblwUmWhYH9S
This is a game I played with Pasini Variation against Modern Pirc. From move 32 onward I was in time trouble so that explains the haphazard play.
Positional chess instinct training
https://lichess.org/GVgyce4N/white#57
Positional openings training. I studied ideas for both sides in past and I knew if black achieve c5 then he will be better at some point. Game was drawn acc. to engine but practically I did ok
https://lichess.org/h4iPhse6/black#90
My first Nd5 Sacrifice
https://lichess.org/UMMmNATN/white#82
King Hunt
Play the Benko gambit with black and win against IM !
https://lichess.org/zBS5HlPhBj58
Cool Game!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5610425712
wonderful game!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5610393901
Good win by using chessmood opening (Sicilian Defence-Closed Variation)
https://lichess.org/6jE8XmqXIYAG
Nice win through Sicilian closed variation in (10+5) format.
https://lichess.org/OdXfiQallSM1
Interesting game with White using two best engine moves after main Be2 setup in the Modern Marozy Bind. These two moves are not covered in the chessmode course. Would be good to have them included.
As for the game my opening plan (moving the pieces around) was not the best and I was on defensive and being lost most of the middle game. In the time trouble I manged to get counter-attack, but missed two chances to make a draw. Finally the rook-pawn endging was lost.
Nice win against scandinavian in (5+0) format, &
https://chess24.com/en/game/-GDt7tplRSmA8LTdACdMgA
Nice draw against scandinavian in (10+0) format.
https://chess24.com/en/game/LFTxS339TUukA2myFh2IXA
Played & win both scotch games in (10+0) format.
https://chess24.com/en/game/OcStM_FMSxqlMwsUuN1tOA
https://chess24.com/en/game/zCbzZh75RIau2dRsgtgCzg
Power Of "Never Resigning"
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5615215339
French Defense
https://lichess.org/9l5njeqI/white#21
Forgot line but still won due to active pieces
https://lichess.org/x13GbWexlRbP
Positional chess training game- To check how much I can play well in unusual and unknown openings.
https://lichess.org/wEephU9CY4Nj
Played aggressively & nice win through closed sicilian.
https://chess24.com/en/game/82FuE4R4RaOQwNxBVyGAUw
Blitz game with only one blunder in the spirit of the Benko Gambit. Very pleased with my game.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5621781880
Nice attacking game with black in Acc. Dragon
As Coach says, Bc4 on move 3 against our Sicilian is bad!
https://lichess.org/4nxElo55/black
I think my positional understanding is growing slowly. Also my conversion rate of advantage is increasing day by day.
Game by Me
https://lichess.org/gcDYjUGa/white#59
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/jDOaTjM8/black#6
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/ce9B4ts2/black#6
This Bd3 against carokan is just great ! another crushing victory
https://www.chess.com/game/live/5629661914
I trapped his knight and rook in one corner and checkmated the black King in the other corner
Anti Sicilian
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5631598990
Crunching the Scotch Bc5, Qf6, Ne7:
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5633389175
Excellent win for me against higher rated opponent (487 points more on lichess platform) in (3+2) format using anti-sicilian with Nc3
https://lichess.org/nkrGD0bbXb9U
Nice win against higher rated opponent (200+ points more on lichess platform) in (3+2) format using scotch opening,
https://lichess.org/dap9R2sUF0pG
Nice win in (3+2) format using scotch opening,
https://lichess.org/vKpHdd9MrYmA
I posted this in the "Model Games of Chessmood Openings" forum post as well and I am posting it here as well since I think it might be a good contender :)
Caro Kann positional middlegame without opening theory
https://lichess.org/Ik2DxRgRWatr
When I made Ne5 then I realized I missed a candidate d4 but he msised that then I won
https://lichess.org/e75usDP8/white#33
my first win against 2200 rating above.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5638754227
Beautiful checkmate with white
https://lichess.org/r4d9jZoS
French Defense win
https://lichess.org/a9xTsSFofPJ2
Unnecessary counterplay I allowed but still super sharp chess. Becoming a universal player!!!
https://lichess.org/fxvZySvFFksV
Engine chess. Yes I forgot Bb5 during I was playing but after the game without seeing my pgn I realized I missed that but still nice game based on initiative
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5644202061
This game has it all. A brand New Opening! complicated yet instructive middlegame and I capped it off with some great sacrifices! https://chessmicrobase.com/g/ezsusctx
https://lichess.org/64ekYoOs
Not a perfect game, but the end is very nice!
I play White: https://lichess.org/KLYOEfR30P6Y
I play White: https://lichess.org/x17kyjJSgAhW
Caro Krunch: https://www.chess.com/live/game/5642646742
Sicilian Defense:
https://lichess.org/OpGDHvWB/black#9
Indian Game:
https://lichess.org/WN3N2Fzv/black#15
Fun game!
Dont bring your side lines at me! I will crush you like a grape and make you 'wine'!
ChessMood openings strike again!
Dutch Positional knockout
https://lichess.org/3ng1Xiuc#15
Some mess up in Carlsbad but still I won in 12 moves
https://lichess.org/KXQjWx7I#17
A nice tactic to finish off the game!
My insane hanging pawns and 3 best replies to my opponent's mistakes. List Rdg1 winning sequence. Anyway, enhoyable game. I adored my hanfing pawns like Anand!
Dragon turned into Maroczy. Had one bad move, but otherwise pretty solid. https://lichess.org/Gdw3Laaz/black#1
Interesting Grand Prix Attack with black, where my opponent sacrificed the exchange to press the attack, I sacrificed the exchange back and ended up with all 8 pawns on the board after 57 moves and 5 connected passed pawns!
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/KnJtWgum/white#5
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/mz5xDJP3/black#32
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/WmpuguaF/white#11
Game against GM Gawain Jones played on October 3rd's Titled Tuesday. The game reflects prophylactic play against blacks c5 break and a harmony in Whites position on move 21. Later it turns into a time scramble where the b pawn and a dominating Knight on c6 keeps the enemy bishop at bay (from move 47-54) and thus decides the game.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5533596578
Glad to take part in this contest!
Hello, champions!
We just finished checking the games you've posted in "The best games of October"...
and we're amazed!!! We're just wowed! :)
It's totally different chess, that you've started to play. It's not just attacks and sacrifices.
You maneuver, you exchange pieces smartly, make smart plans, outplay opponents in the endgames...
It's also very clear, who have watched the course "Happy Pieces" and who have watched the "Instructional classical endgames."
You'll ask, how do you know that? :)
But for an experienced coach is so vivid...
Anyway... Champions, you're doing a great job!
We're very proud of you.
Especially 1...e5 and 1...c6 you're just crushing with our openings...
You know the ideas, the plans, you're attacking much better...
Just great!!!
Now, let's go to the winners.
The 5th prize goes to Derek Simpson, for his attack in the Scotch.
https://lichess.org/yEFTzXHX#57
The 4th prize goes to Arman Shahzamani for his attack and his "Happy pieces"
https://lichess.org/scKdHR5M#0
The 3rd prize goes to Abhi Yadav for his fantastic game.
https://lichess.org/fxvZySvF#55
There is an opening (Qd4 Qf2 idea), straight attack without even castling, and then very nice checkmate with the knight! Bravo!
By the way, Abhi played another great game with Benko: https://lichess.org/H7S0urbE/black#54
The 2nd prize goes to Jay Garrison for his crushing attack Sicilian's 2...g6.
https://lichess.org/RVfyPI3B#35
And the 1st prize goes to Specter 11 - Jan Chyk, for his Qe6!!
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/daily/279917930
Congratulations to winners, everyone who raised rating, improved their chess and enjoyed this beautiful game.
See you in the "Best Games of November"
Caro...spent the game trying to stop my opponent’s ideas
Scotch h4 line, black responded h5!
Scotch h4 line, black replied h5
Hi,
I'm a new pro member and am loving the Scotch repertoire. I played against a 2300 in a 30 minute game and they played 8... h5 against me. Is there a specific move or plan you'd recommend against that idea? I didn't see it in any of the videos.
The rest of the game went:
c4 Ba6
g3 g6
Bg5 Qb4+
Nd2 Qxb2
Rb1 Qxa2
And here I made a huge blunder with Bf6, I underestimated their counterplay and lost 10 moves later. Thanks! And keep up the amazing work.
-Ben
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Hey Benjamin,
I think this move cannot be correct, because it just gives us a tempo, it doesn't threaten anything, and with h4 in some lines, I guess we want to play Bg5, so h5 may be only in our favor, but let's wait for an answer from the Coach :)
Hey!
An interesting question. Susik is right, we should be able to use h4 for our use. With h5 he's just weakening.
In many-many cases we can use.
The most simple one is 9.c4 Ba6 10.b3 . Without h4 h5, here Black's main move is g6.
But now with h4 h5 included he can't because of Bg5 :) And Qb4 check is useless, we can even play Qd2.
London System Move Order Question
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We'll play Ne4 and then f5! And then e5,
Please, could you add an information about an ideal black setup if white inserts and early Nd2, lets say before after h3 and before 0-0, and disables us in playing the key move Ne4. I did not found this in your course, but found instead some interesting examples in database. Would this be the right way?
Unbelievable
White to play
Is it possible to mate here with the King? :)
P.S. Please, don't laugh at my question, I'm serious :)
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Hi
You can't mate with the Kings because they will be both in check the rules state King's cannot walk into a check, hope this helps
hahah I love this one 0-0-0 checkmate !
I think he played Kd2 in the actual game. I loved this game!!!
OTB Experience Report
Hello chessmood members.
I played an OTB tournament this weekend (60m+30s 6 rounds) after many months of playing only online.
I decided to play only chessmood openings as my oponents were not too strong (between 1500 and 1900). I am a recent member on chessmoood so there are still many holes in my openings repertoire. What did I play:
As white:
- 2 Scotch with Nf6 h4 (one was h6 the second Qe6)
- 1 Closed Sicilian with Nc6
As black:
- 1 Rossolimo with early c3 (even before O-O)
- 1 Accelerated Dragon (forgot about the Qb6 after white played f3 instad of Bb3)
- 1 bizzare opening, white setup: d4, e3 Nbd2, f4, c3, Ngf3 (my oponent played this setup against everybody)
Before each game there was from 1-2 hours of free time, so I was able to prepare a bit rewatching chessmodd videos of most likely variations that I hoped would appear. For some opponents I found what they do usually play, through their games on chess.com, or by looking what they have played in previous rounds.
I was a bit surprised that they could also find out the same about me. My games on chess.com were visible and also the forums posts with my games on chessmood.com were visible :( For that reason I have now changed my name in profile on both chess.comn and chessmoood as I prefer not to disclose my repertoire.
So how did the tournament go: 5.5 points out 6. I won the tournament. The only draw was with black against the bizzare opening. It looks like for me the chessmood openings do really work.
My opponents didn't really play the theory and if I could remember everything in chessmood videos my games would finish even faster. With one exception, for the second scotch game my opponent was prepared as he was present when I analyzed with my opponent after first scotch game. When he played e4 e5 Nf6 and Nc6 I thought for a bit to change, but then decided to stick to the principle and he indeed played strong preparation h4 Qe6 and g3 d6 but still he lost.
In manyb ways it was a different experience that the one from my long games on lichess where my opponents routinely play very strong computer moves :(
So good news are that in the OTB tournaments you will most likely have even more success with the chessmood openings !!!
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That's a nice report Robert! Thanks for telling us, this only proves once more that we are in the right place. Congrats for your win!!
Can't wait to try them in the OTB games!
Congratulations on your great result!
Wow thank you for the message and of course congratulations, great job !
we all dream to play OTB tournament one day and finally use ChessMood openings :D
Hey Robert!
Very nice to hear that!
Congratulations! :)
That's great.
About playing with secret nicknames on online platforms, I was talking with my student today :)
That's a good plan!
NEW ARTICLE: How You Can Find the Perfect Training/Sparring Partner (Part 2)
Hey Champions!
We have this topic in our Blog.
https://chessmood.com/blog/how-you-can-find-the-perfect-training-sparring-partner-part-2
If you have any questions, comments or you just liked it, feel free to share your thoughts here.
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It sounds similar to finding a coach ;)
Is this a forum where I can ask people to be my partner?
GM Avetik,
I can adjust the strength of engine so It’ll not always beat me. This way I can make one of my sparring partners the engine. The good thing is that my engine partner is available anytime I wish
What do you think? Is it still a bad idea to have such a partner?
Message option?
Hi, sometimes I wanted to text chessmood members. But I can't find them on other social media. Is it possible for the programmer team to make a message option in new website? So atleast we can send positions and texts? Because sometimes it's not possible to ask everything in forums.
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I have the same problem sometimes
Abhi, we ill try to add chat in the website, in the future.
Suggestion: Marking course updates
Hi,
As courses are being updated with new material, it's difficult to know which videos you've watched and what is new, as well as when to fetch the pgn again. Is it possible to add either a tracker to show what you've watched (might be over different devices so would have to be linked to the account), or to add a new/updated tag (problem is deciding when the new/updated tag should be removed), or maybe a pinned announcement in the forum / add a News tab where updates to courses (as well as what's coming soon) can be announced, so you just need to look at updates from the last time you looked?
Thanks,
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Nice Suggestion!
Note also making updates happening very visible may encourage some to hang on to their subscriptions rather than cancel because they've watched all the material they want.
Hey David!
Very nice suggestion.
Thank you very much!
We'll try to include it in the upcoming new website.
The only problem we're having challenges to hire smart technical guys.
If you know one, please recommend us.
Avetik
Games to discuss
Dear ChessMood Family, dear champions!
With your request, I'm adding here a threat, where you can post your games, ask for feedback and discuss with others.
Good luck!
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This game we played today with my friend and sparring-partner @Susanna_Gaboyan. She played Nd5 after 11.gf (you can find it in the advanced section). This is also the first engine move but as I remember it doesn't exist in the course. So I'm interested in how players will answer here for white. I've played Ne4
The shortest game
The shortest game won against a Grandmaster with ChessMood openings was just 6 moves.
Can you guess the opening? Or moves? :)
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Some sillies with Qxg2 Be4 in the French? 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 e5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qxg2 6. Be4 resign, log-off?
Petroff? Anand once lost very quickly -
Grand Prix, Bc4... They play Bg4 and we take on f7 :)
Mistakes in the opening
Hi guys. I'm just wondering,
In which opening do you always make the same mistake and cannot remember the correct move all the time and what are you doing to solve the problem?
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Good question! :)
Would love to hear our students' answers :)
Will you root for me? :)
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Sure will support you 100%! You rock coach! I believe in YOU! I know you can do this! Go coach!
I also know, even though I struggle, that I can improve & I want to thank you for your support to me! Team work will get us to our goals! Best wishes GO FOR IT COGRO!
(& no hoodie blunders! ;-) )
Of course we do! You are a big inspiration for us! I'm sure you can and you will! And let the ChessMood openings to make your way easier.
No doubts !!!
Avetik Sensei! We are with you! Show us the way of the samurai! Take the lead, we'll follow! You can DO it!
Anti-Sicilian with 2...e6
After 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. f5, Avetik discusses 8...e5 and 8...Nxe4 and 8...a6. I was wondering about 8...Be7. It looks natural, to allow for castling. The best I could find was 9. fxe6 Bxe6 10. Nfg5 Nxe4 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Qxe4 Qd5 13. Qxd5 exd5 14. 0-0 when White has the bishop pair and material is even and the engine I have scores it 0.00. Does anyone else have any other ideas?
Thanks!
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Hi Karl
What about after 9.fxe6 Bxe6 (fxe6 leave isolated e6-pawn) break Black's pawn structure with 10.Bxc6 + bxc6 11. Nfg5 Nxe4 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe4 .. leaves Black with many isolated pawns ?
Karl 8...Be7 is an engine move, which is very inhuman, and very dangerous strategically.
But engine of course doesn't care))
The 8...Be7 I have analizyes with cloud engines and with different engines.
Black might be okay at the end, but it's very tough to play for Black, because you do one wrong move - and it's over.
After 9.fe6 Be6 10.Nfg5 Black has three unhuman moves - 10...Ne4 , 10...0-0 and 10...Bd5.
In your mentioned variation, for example after 12...Qd5 13.Bc6 bc 14.d3 for human it would be strategically winning for White, but engine tries somehow hold the position move by move.
I would not recommend going such deep, Karl.
You might need to analyze such things, if your rating was 2500+
Avetik
Against French Defense
How should we approach in this line?
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What is the downside of ... c4?
You just go 0-0,f4, f5 and checkmate him! :) e5 pawn is more powerful than the opponent's c4.
NEW ARTICLE: The Importance of Having a Training Partner (Part 1)
Hey Champions!
We have this topic in our Blog.
https://chessmood.com/blog/the-importance-of-having-a-training-partner-part-1
If you have any questions, comments or you just liked it, feel free to share your thoughts here.
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coach you shared every practical issue of a alone player. I had this all issue. Because in past I had no partners but now due to chessmood I have everyhting
Are there anyone who wants to be my partner? My Fide rating is 1691.I’m passionate about chess and I want a partner who have a same mindset as me! We can share our material and ideas(like I can teach you how to play the French and King’s Indian)
I don't have whatsapp...What about Skype?
@Banh_Gia_HuyHiii please install watsapp and lets improve chess together.I am also 15+ fide rated.
Ha ha coach! You have a great sense of humour.
Chess is an individual sport and most active chess players jealously guard their chess ideas & plans, although they are happy to share basic concepts which are freely available anyway, to anyone.
As for training partners & chess coaches, when I first joined here, I answered someone's request to train & play games. We played x2 games & they won and had a higher rating than me and I never heard a word back from them for more games! Why? Well, because they had no intention to help & train together, instead they were just wanting to gain improvement for themselves, without giving anything back to anyone else or even a passing thought to the concept of helping anyone else (especially someone they could win against & was lower rated than they are).
Coach Avetik kindly provided me with a coach & unfortunately I forgot one of our coaching lessons and I apologised later, but again, never heard a word back (in fact I played him in the lichess tournament today & I played some different moves as an experimental training game but I doubt he has a clue about that). This is one problem I have as a lower rated player, everyone is usually higher rated than me, so I lose most games. The one game where my opponent was lower rated than me I could play my normal game & won).All this is completely fine for me. I do know there is one good player on this site, who understands these issues and due to him I remain here (he doesn't know this of course). Meanwhile I will train & play here and improve, as I have all the determination to do it and yet I agree the limiting factor is having limited time. It is good to have good friends, but I will make do here as best I can! Happy chess training & play & remember RIGHT MOOD-RIGHT MOVE & COGRO friends!
Checkmate with a knight and bishop
How long does it take from you to checkmate with knight and bishop ?
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Less than a minute in blitz once ;)
Seriously a Google search suggests worst case 33 moves which sounds about right.
Its really easy to learn and worth it as it teaches coordination between the bishop and knight.
You need to know how to:
Drive the king from the centre to an edge
Drive the king into the wrong corner for the bishop
The W manoeuvre with the knight
Losing a tempo with the bishop
The position where it looks like the king escapes the cordon but doesn't
The final mate in the right corner
Plenty of YouTube sources and you can practise using the 7 piece tablebase Lomonosov app.
When I was beginner it happened to me. I learnt this mate and in the very next team event I had to mate my opponent with B and N. My team was losing and my win gave us draw. So, my opponent said draw? I said no. He was rated 1400 FIDE and I was unrated. He thought I don't know the mate and I said I know. Finally I mated him. Yes, we had no time issues but still it's fun to find those mates.
Blindfold Chess Tips
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Win a GM in 11 moves? :)
Champions, can you win a GM in 11 moves?
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5644143592
The answer - yes, if you play ChessMood Openings
https://chessmood.com/courses
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Moodcoins
What can we do with MoodCoins? 1000= 1$ but what do we do with it? What is $1?
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We can't convert moodcoins into real money, but the main usage of them is to buy the courses or have a pro membership in very special circumstances.
