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Great move!
Black to move and win!
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Ng3 simple, but a super unusual way to win. But it's so disgusting that my mind can't remember the player's name. I can remember positions which I saw in past.
Intuition vs Calculation
How much percent of intuition do you use while playing?
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Well after I joined chessmood coach toldme the importance of learning classics. I did more than 800 classics study in past 8 months so I felt so improved and my intuition is developed too. So in xase of online if I do not mess up in openings then I find best moves most of the time.
In case of calculation. I am working on it with @Jay_Garrison. He is telling me how much I am improving so I am slowly but surely becoming good in calculation.
maybe about 70% :D
Anti-Sicilian Part 2
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Black is going to continue with c4 and get clear equality or favourable positions for him, this position has'nt been discussed in the courses, what should white play here.
Ι recommend firstly to play e5, locking up the centre, and then completing the development with O-O and close the "d" file as well if needed. It would be also good to fianchetto the dark squared Bishop if black plays O-O.
~~ Pawn Str. Training effect ~~
I am so interested in studying pawn formations and different pawn formations in depth so I can become a great positional player one day. I do love to attack but when I see positional positions then I feel more comf. in playing them. Even though I am learning just ABC of positional play by learning pawn formations but it still motivates me that one day I will reach my goal and will play positionally well like GMs. Now a days I am working on Carlsbad, Maroczy and King's Indian Pawn formations with my 3 different training partners. But today I got the chance to play a Benoni structure in which I was many tempos up from the very beginning. I lost a game in benko so wanted to try something new so I chose this Nimzo but when I saw this tempo down line a3 I thought to play Benoni and it went well.
Well I am not a benoni player but I knew one thing about benoni from classics is that white place his pawn on e4 and a4 not on a3 and e3. So I knew I am already ok or may be somewhat better because white will have to lose another tempo by playing a4 so I played it anyways. I also knew TV concept so I knew my knight on f6 is not well placed so I provoked weaknesses and then I won this game positionally.
Concepts:
1. Playing against tempos.
2. TV concept because white have space.
3. Isolated white's light squared bishop.
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Chess Quotes
Share your favorite :)
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Chess is Life - Bobby Fischer.
The reason I follow this one is because I have only 2 besties from US and one real life friend. I am different personality!
It's also my favorite, I use it in some of my social pages :)
But as you already wrote it. I'll share this one.
Play the opening like a book, the middlegame like a magician, and the endgame like a machine. ~Rudolf Spielmann.
“Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do” - Tartakower
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat" — Sun Tzu
“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ~ Mikhail Tal
Against Smith-Morra Gambit
How can I take advantage against Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit as black?
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The simplist way is 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 and transpose to Sicilian Alapin variation as given in the Anti Sicilian course or you could meet 3.c3 by pushing past with 3...d3, lastly you could accept the pawn but this allows White an initiative and gives him what he wants, having said that I like accepting and then adopting a fianchetto setup which fits perfectly with our Acc Dragon Rep. If you decide on the latter route they are some concrete lines you need to know to avoid early traps, but once you do I think Black is fine, in fact I think the fianchetto line against the Morra is underated.
"Mayhem in the Morra" deviates from the annotated game with 11.Qd2 Nf5 12.Rad1, and offers responses to 12..Qf6, 12..Na5 and 12..Re8. It doesn't matter at my level, but I thought I add this to answer the comment that Esserman's book doesn't help here. :-)
Funny story- Funny my Life
I wanted to share two funny story about my life. I know it's chess forum but I can make you laugh may be.
First one: My Brilliant English!!!
So, it was last year of my school, I was new in chess. I learnt ok there are two chess moves e4 and d4 and they are good but had no idea why hehhe. I started playing it. Then my friend told me about Vishy Anand. I said oh one day I will beat him hehehe. He said he is world champ and I was like huh I can't beat him then. Next day he said you can see videos on chess games on Youtube and I said my internet speed is 3kbps. Then I texted another friend and asked him to download a video on chess for me. He download the video which I am going to share in the bottom.
The video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ItLX-q3_I
When I was watching this video I was so irritated. It's not because of the openings or middlegame. But it's because of the name. I thought who is this guy " Queen's Gambit Accepted Alexi Shirov" and how can anyone write so long name in Score sheets. I thought may be they write like QGAA Shirov. Another thing which bother me was variations. The commentator was sharing variations and my poor knowledge of english called it takeback and I felt like wtf they both are doing. They call them world class players but on every move they are doing takebacks. Next day, I met my friend and asked him, who is this " Queen's Gambit Accepted Alexi Shirov" once he heard this he started laughing on me and said hey Queen's Gambit Accepted is an opening and Alexi Shirov is a player's name. I said ok and next thing I asked to him was about why they are moving pieces back on every move. Then he again laughed and said hey they are showing variations which both players may considered during the game. After I saw him laughing on me I started to find more ways to improve my english and now I am able to speak like native and I can confuse a lot non natives by my accent.
Damm I forgot the second story. For now enjoy this funny story.
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NEW ARTICLE: How to Practice with Your Training/Sparring Partner (Part 3)
Hey Champions!
We have this topic in our Blog.
https://chessmood.com/blog/how-to-practice-with-your-training-sparring-partner-part-3
If you have any questions, comments or you just liked it, feel free to share your thoughts here.
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Wow, coach you gave me super ideas. I tired SLP training in past but I will do it now daily. I am super happy that I have training partners for study!Thanks for your lessons.
Excellent Article !!
Covid 19
2020 was a year of failure for all of us. We lost a lot of time and opportunities to play tournaments and to realize our goals. I played only 2 OTB tournaments this year, it was in January and February. I miss the life we lived before and I miss tournaments so much.
We have a very good article about how to beat Covid boredom. I recommend you to read it https://chessmood.com/blog/how-to-beat-covid-19-boredom
And what about you, how many tournaments did you play this year?
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1 in January with you :D
Well I played only 3 rated in my entire life. I played a lot local events. I missed them. Yes, this year is painful for those who lost their family members or friends but in case of me it's boom time for my chess life. I worked on all contents of chessmood. Finished 4-5 books already and by the end of this yeat I will finish 4 more books. So in chess studies I did ok and soon will improve my elo from 1465 to min 1800.
Moral is. I got the free time which I wanted so bad.
World and Chess
Is chess a popular game in your country?
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I think in our country (Armenia) chess has become more popular in recent years after included in school program. But anyway we had Tigran Petrosyan before and Levon Aronian now, who are the main reason to love and play chess in Armenia.
I think chess is dying.
Or better to say; it died after two matches in 1996 and 1997 between Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue. It is loosing its popularity exponentially everywhere for good reason; The engines!Almost all professionals are using engines as their source of inspiration!! Home memorization/preparation, heavily based on engine analysis is killing chess as an Art.
In some countries governments are still supporting chess, for some reasons... But chess itself is not anymore an indication of intelligence, as it was before. What is the value of memorizing engine based analysis and beating your non-prepared opponent? Does it mean you are more intelligent? Not at all. An engine is playing, not you!
It was totally different 50-100 years ago, most professionals were extremely strong endgame players...
Nowadays professionals memorize engine analyzed variations..... and after all, they loose to a $100 chess engine. That's the bitter truth.
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There is still some benefits in playing chess, if we learn to play against pieces, and not against our opponents.
@David Flynn
I do not look at chess as boxing, running, or poker. I am looking at it as an Art like Music and literature and as a mean to show beauty, and in this regard it is dying
Thanks everyone for the answers, it was very interesting to read all your comments !
Maroczy Move Order Discussion
https://lichess.org/cGvJaT8jVeKj
Today I played this game. I think from my side I did all okay but still I feel like maybe I messed up in openings a bit.
My first question is about capture on d4. Do you think I captured on d4 in the right time? I remembered that coach explained something when to capture when not. Sometimes early captures gives additional options such as Bd3 f4 and white attacks.
My second question is about 16th move of white Rad1. In courses Rb1 and Nb5 was explained. I do know coach explained us idea of Qb6 is to prepare Qb4 and a4. My engine also liked my plan but I do not know how to follow it up well and what will be the long term plans. I do not trust engines in positional sense. It was saying Rfd1 Qb4 Nd5 Bxd5 cxd5 b5!? and then so on. So it will be amazing if you guys can see where I messed up.
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Hi Abhi,
I think you captured d4 at the right time, but I like to play Nf6 before Bg7, atacking e4. That forces white to play Nc3, then d6, preventing e5 and making possible Ng4. That forces white to play Be2. If white plays Be3 before Be2, as in your game, black has Ng4, attacking Be3, f2 and threatening Qb6 attacking also b2.
About your second question, I cannot help you. I would analyze the inmediate a4
Hi Abhi,
I believe the exchange on d4 was too early as it gives White an additional option of Qd3 after which he will get in either b4 (after ...Bc6) or f4 (after ...a5). This option is made possible because he no longer needs to spend a tempo with f3 as e4 is guarded by the Queen. To limit his options, the exchange should be delayed until after 10. Qd2 so we can follow-up with ...Bc6 immediately hitting e4 so that White spends time to play f3. Then we immediately play ...a5 on the next move and now we see that both f4 and b4 have been stopped.
Actually your opponent's Bd4-e3-d4 sequence did not make sense to me.. he declined to exchange dark Bs and then later went back (and of course, you did not have to be asked twice to exchange it :) ). Another plan connected to Qb6 besides ...QB4, ...a4 is ..Rfc8, h5, Qe8-f8, Kh7, Bh6 as mentioned in course for Lenic Luka - Le Quang Liem. I'm also not sure about ...b5 in that case. I suppose ...Rfc8 instead is natural and if Rc4 then Qxd2 and ...b5-b4. If Rc2 instead of Rc4, then after Nd7 we reach a position from Van Foreest - Reindermann where Black exchanged a pair of Rooks and Queens, and then prevented white from invading along the c-file with Bd4+ Nc5. This was followed up with ...f5. I dont know if this is better than the ...b5 given by engine but seems easier to handle in a game (at least to me)
My first reward
In verification i was rewarded.
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Benko move order
Hi,
The Benko course is a little different to the others as there is a run of moves to reach the initially discussed e4 lines. I felt the introduction didn't really focus enough on how Black should develop (and why) after bxa6.
There is also the question (maybe for advanced) on whether 5... g6 is more than a tricky move order. It's preferred by both Fedorowicz and Pinski in their books since it stops the b3 lines which are possible after Bxa6. The advanced section does mention the drawbacks of g6, but then what should be done about the b3 lines? Comments such as from Fedorowicz after 5... Bxa6?! (his annotation) 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 g6 8. b3! Bg7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nh3 Nbd7 11. O-O 'This is the starting position of the main lines of the Double Finachetto. Black has tried the following five moves, though it's not clear if he can equalize with any of them: (Nb6 Rb8 Qb8 Ra7 Qb6)'. Pinski is a little more upbeat and quotes Portisch - Geller, Biel 1976 (the point that some people though 'the Benko Gambit was done for' and offers 11... Ra7!? as an improvement and quotes 11... Qb6 in Kovaliov - Vetemaa, Minsk 1981 concluding 'the 5... Bxa6 move order playable, but why give White the extra options?'. Probably this should be looked at in the advanced section.
Also perhaps in the introduction there should be the link to (or in) the side-lines course to mention how White might try to trick Black out of a Benko and into something not prepared for. This would also be applicable to starting with 1. Nf3, g3, e3 and perhaps c4 as well. With d4 and c4 transpositions are much more a factor than in 1. e4 openings.
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Suggestion !!!
Hello Chessmood Team
Since you are making a video series on model games of all openings, I would suggest that why not keep different sections for posting our games in the best game prizes post
Games with different titles like scotch, acc dragon, anti sicilian, benko, etc...
So members can post their games directly in that area and your time will be saved as well
For eg - I won a game with anti sicilian part 3, so I will post my game under that section
I hope you will consider this suggestion as it will save yor time and effort as well
Thank you
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Nice suggestion!
Hi dear Devansh,
I didn't quite understand what do you mean?
To create forums for each course and post our games there?
One more suggestion, you can make a video series on SLP games
I completely agree with this idea.
One of the solutions could be that that any post in the forum that contains a game could be tagged with ChessMood tags. For example, a post could have a tag like scotch or even scotch-nf6. Ideally tags would be defined ahead by the ChessMood.
I would also add additonal tags to describe interesting instructive middle game or end game patterns.
And finally search function would be necessary to search by tags.
I understand this requires some development, but it would be supper.
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!
