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Question about Accelerated Dragon

Amazing course this one! A lot of ideas to learn! A question: in the line 7.Nc6 9.Bd4 Qa5 10.f4 Rb8 11.Qd2 Nh6N, now 12.Nd1!? seems very critical to me. What do you think about it?

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Hey Alex! 
Thanks for your words. Yeah we worked a lot on this course. 
Nd1 is interesting, but after Qd2 Kd2, Ra8 or a6, and then with d6 or Nf5 first, the endgame should be fine for Black. 

Discord Reminder

Friendly reminder, we have a discord for ChessMood members. It isn't heavily used (yet) but it's fun and easy to communicate with each other. 

https://discord.gg/PF9fh6h

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Thanks, Matt! 

Errors in PGNS

I know the we need to create our own PGNs, but I've been using the ready made ones as starting points for memorization before deepening them. Has anyone noticed any wrong lines in these? One in particualar I've noticed is in  Attack Against Caro-Kann - the PGN has c3 played before Bd3.

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Hey Thomas. 
Thanks for letting us know about the issue. It's fixed. 
#COGRO (Constant growth) 

Group opening study

I was thinking something that could be handy (for me at least) would be some group study, maybe something along the lines of each picking lines and taking time to really understand why the moves are played and the dangers of missing steps of moving in the wrong order, then we quiz each other on the bits we've learnt?

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Good idea Thomas! 
ChessMood PRO Members, put + and join Thomas. 

Thanks to Technical Support

I appreciate the help with my issues. Chess mood has the best technical support! 

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Mattew, thank you so much!
We are thankful to you for your patience with all the issues.
You made our day! <3  

Thank you, Matt!  Hopefully all our members will be like you :) 

Tools for learning openings on a mac

Hello, 

I have just started out here and have been watching the videos and recording opening lines into SCID vs MAC. Does a tool exist which will play one side of a line and tell me if i am responding correctly?

(I am on a mac and chessbase does not look like it works on macs)

Thanks, Tom

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Thomas, I think Chessbase has problems with MAC. 
You can try chessable.com
Our Pro Member Matt uses it. 

Hi Thomas,

Yes, Chessable is a good companion for this. Since it is web based it works on any OS and also smartphones. You can create your own repertoire books and fill them with the Chessmood  lines for your own practice. I think that it's the easier and more practical option.

To run ChessBase on a Mac computer, you first need to install Windows. There are a couple of options for that: Boot Camp (ships with macOS, best performance,  requires reboot to switch between macOS and Windows), VMware Fusion (paid), Parallels (paid), VirtualBox (free).

Hey Thomas,

I use chessable.com and it has helped me improve drastically. I recommend you give it a try :)

How to Beat COVID-19 Boredom

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Hello!

So my question is how to choose what to do right now because Im in university and Im studying something that I don't like so much but I really like my colleges and mostly the thing Im going there to meet the people again and again? Im not sure if I even want to study something because I have only played chess for most of my childhood years and I really don't have much other interests and can't decide. Thanks in advance! 

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Ratings and laugh- Met an egocentric person

Do you think showing your rating matters? I mean showing that you are strong and others are dumb. Recently a man joined my club and asked me my rating and I said I am 1465. Then he laughed on me and said I am 2200. This sounds like showing ego to me. Like he is laughing on me and laughing that I am new in chess but I still created a community of 17.2k members. 

I call this kind of persons as egocentric or egomanical.

Yes rating matters only in tournaments and after tournaments who cares if you are GM or novice?

If you have students then they will know you like ok my mentor is GM but I really hate showing rating in front of anyone.

Whenever I write my ratings online and offline I always make note about potential. Rating shows your game level yes true but it can never show your potential.

What you guys think that showing rating and laughing is good?

For me I just call them nonsense. No matter they are GM or even world champ. Keep your rating to yourself or if you want to present it in front of anyone then be gentle with them even if they are new in chess or not playing events. For me I played only 3 rated events so I know I am underrated. I am not saying I am above 2000 but I know I can play like 1800 FIDE  In past when Magnus was young I hate his personality. He showed anger when he lost and also he threw a pen on Ivanchuk I think and also he sometimes did not came to conferences. But now as he is mature man he is more gentle and nice person and I love it.

I will be interested in knowing your views about this 

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Well, I never make fun of lower rated players because I once was like them. I like to remember that nobody is born with knowledge! We were all novice players once.

As for the rude ones that offend me, I just beat them over the board! 

Looking for sparring partner to practice ChessMood openings

Hi guys,

I just started with ChessMood about 1 week ago - great to be part of the family. I never played the Sicilan as Black and I don't feel comfortable in the Dragon. 

If some of you guys want to practice with unrated games, that would be great. Not just the Dragon, but also the Scotch game and other CM openings. Btw my rapid rating on Chess.com is 1631 , and I suck at blitz :)

Thanks a lot and all the best,
Joso

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I'd be happy to play with you . I'm pretty new here too , 1 month in. I've been pretty much solely playing daily so far, would be happy to play some rapid games

https://www.chess.com/member/tomsatta

Chess.com ID : RightAtom

sure friend add me on chess.com abhi_mary_1997.

I prefer rapid games and I am mood member from past 3 months but have not studied Accelerated dragon in depth but still we can play rapid and if blitz then time control can be 5/2

cu on chess.com guys

Hello! I am Tally2020 at chess.com add me and we can try any opening you like!
I haven't played e4 yet, I'm still studying the lines, but I can give it a try if you like.

I'm also looking for playing training games. My chess.com nickname is The_Practicer. Who wants can send to me a request on chess.com

The Spirit of Warrior

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Amazing practical advice    

My game

https://www.chess.com/live/game/4597945088

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are you new in chess?

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Interactive lesson with PRO Members

Hey champions! 
Here is the link of the lichess study: 
https://lichess.org/study/pnZ51NDT 

And here is the link of the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpT9xzlxcCY 

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Space advantage and bad kngihts

Hey Champions! 
Here is a game about space advantage and how problematic are the knights, when one side has space disadvantage. 
The game is played between 2 world champions! 
https://chessmood.com/course/chess-classical-games/episode/1250  ​​

Keep the growth and stay safe. 

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Setup against Alekhine Defense

Which setup you are going to recommend against e4 Nf6? So before the courses will publish I will study by my own.

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Question on French

Hi, amazing analysis also in the French course!

I have a question: How can we play in variation in wich Black keeps the tension in the centre, for example:

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 c5 6.Ne2 Be7 followed by ...0-0, ...Nbc6, ...Qc7, ...Rd8 keeping the tension in the centre or

5...Nbd7 6.Ne2 Bd6 that I met in an online game.

Thanks!

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Hey Alex! These are nice questions! 
We have finished analyzing these variations recently, and we will record and upload in the advanced section, as soon as we finish with Petroff. 

My real issues- need solutions

I am doing fine strategically but missing a lot tactics.

Can any mentor check this game and tell me my real problems so I can also focus on them.

Right now I only watch classical games.

https://www.chess.com/live/game/4599619744

I lost but my feeling during the middlegame after Raf8 was that I am winning.

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Hi

I looked at you game. I think you made a lot of differents mistake. Not only one kind of mistake. 

In the opening (4...b4) you misunderstood one of the main strategies of the Benko gambit. Pressure of the white center. 4...Bb7 followed på e6 was more natural. After 4...Bb7 white is not advised to take the pawn on b5, because the pawn d5 will get lost.

In some parts of the middlegame you play like you are in a bloodrush. You sac on h2, to early. Your position was not ready for that sac.

My advice to 

• relax, and play naturel moves.

• is to analyse (opening, and middelgame plans) your blitz games (opening, and middelgame plans) on chess.com (or chessbase or on lichess).

• pick up middelgames plans from the courses on Chessmood and other sources

• solve tactic puzzles 

• dont forget the endgame

Sincerly

FIDE Trainer Kim Skaanning

Respect

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welcome to our wonderful community and learn from our community well and I wish you good luck for your future chess.

Hello,

Are you a part of the Chessmood team of GM's or a member of this community of learner's? Either way, welcome and enjoy the Royal game.

Welcome and I am happy that another coach has come here to help as well. Do you have a lichess or chess.com account? My ratings are roung 1750 in rapid and blitz, and 1850 in bullet.

Chessmood's Bishop Pair Rocks!!

https://www.chess.com/live/game/4589214960

Missed some moves but still loved this game.

Chess love matters before training hehehee.

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this game is so good what a good by abhi congrats

Congratulations Abhi! Can you tell me why 2.Nf3 in Scandinavian Defence is more active? Because I play 2. Nc3 attacking the black queen on d5