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What mistakes did I make in the match?
[Event "Gosman_Alivich vs. 7272aaaa"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025-12-03"]
[White "Gosman_Alivich"]
[Black "7272aaaa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1060"]
[BlackElo "617"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Termination "فاز Gosman_Alivich بانتهاء الوقت"]
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. h3 e5 4. e3 Bc5 5. d3 Bf5 6. a3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qd7 8. b4 Bd6
9. Bb2 a5 10. b5 Na7 11. a4 O-O 12. Nd2 Bb4 13. c3 Bxd3 14. cxb4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2
axb4 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Nb3 Ne4 18. Rfd1 Ng5 19. Rxd5 Nxh3+ 20. Kh2 Qf5 21. Bxh3
Qe4 22. Bg2 1-0
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When to think about "space" during the 7 questions?
Hi,
I just finished the “Space advantage” section of the Silent Strategy course.
But I wonder how I might recall those ideas in a real game, especially all those concepts such as “Expand your space”, “Open at the right moment”, “Preventing the break”…
None of the 7 questions (from the 7 Q methods), is bringing me to think “Yep, that would be a good moment to grab some space”.
Do you guys have a concrete way to include it in your decision/thinking process?
Cheers,
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For me, it mainly happens intuitively.
After all. thats where the strategy comes from!
You learn ideas, add them to your memory bank, and withdraw when you need them.
Eventually you get some you know so well its like you printed a picture of it on your brain :)
I think you should mainly play, get some experience, and eventually it will become automatic.
Besides, grabbing space is like adding to your advantages, you are giving yourself more answers to the questions later!
Hope this helps!
I think the last question, how can I advance, if I recall correctly, would lead you to this answer. But in general, it is very rare that the best move is just simply grabbing space; after all, there are 6 more questions to answer, right? Cheers.
byserygwer
Why repeated?
In section 13 in blackmood, there are 2 quizes, the 2 puzzles in the first are repeated in the 2nd
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Hi Zaheem,
Usually you get a quiz after every video.
At the end of the last video, you get one quiz for that video and another quiz for the entire section.
Bug Zone
I recently started using Bug Zone and I have 97 bugs/incorrect puzzles there. I start doing 10 or so on my phone and then later I go in and it starts from the beginning again with the same 10 puzzles. Do I need to finish all 97 before it will give me credit for the bugs I correct? How should I use this tool?
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For instance, I see 236 bugs on desktop web browser, but only 76 bugs come up when I filter to just Tactic Ninja or filter to All it is still 76. Do some puzzles get put as bugs each time you solve them incorrectly? I see the chess kids king dude here has some helpful tips about solving it correctly once and then after 72 hours to get a puzzle out of the bug zone into the ‘all better now’ bin! So they are here because I made an incorrect answer (or multiple wrong attempts of the same puzzle 😱) at some point, and they are about a third very difficult others I can find it in about 2 to 3 minutes. I never asked for a hint - I remember one time I thought in Tactic Ninja it said if you ask for a hint it will get sent to the Bug Zone? Can I click hint if I simply want one to go to the bug zone even if I get it correct after the hint? I was afraid to ever click Hint before because at the time I don't think I knew what bug zone was, and I didn't want to alert the coding team 😅.
I think it would be helpful for me to do these Bug Zone things in batches of around 10 puzzles. The ones I can't solve, should I make an incorrect gut-feeling attempt or just take picture and chessify it to let engine show me the idea so I can learn for next time (not answer it ‘correctly’ this time with engine help or with brute force guessing since no hint is available and they are tough)? Once I tried doing these as my warmup puzzles before an online 5+3 session and it wasn't great for my mood since they are too difficult!
Maybe a quick explainer and tips for how to use it productively? I think it is a nice tool and good idea, since before I was wondering how I can try to improve just the puzzles that I have had trouble with before.
Sorry you lose
How can I buy courses by mood coins
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Yes, you absolutely can!
Since you currently have a gift membership, you have full access to all courses, so the 'Buy' buttons are hidden (because you don't need them yet!).
Once your gift membership ends, those 'Buy' buttons will reappear on most courses, and you'll be able to use your MoodCoins to purchase them then.
looking for course of anti sicilian position
Hi everyone,
i have watched antisicilian part1-3 so far and i am enjoying to play my new opening weapon against sicilian. altough there is one position i often encounter where i cant find a course for it. this position occours after following moves:
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 a6
black can play this also with a6 first after we reply with g3. but in either course i couldnt find how to play against these setups of black. did i overlook something?
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Hi Alex.
You can find this variation in Anti-Sicilian part 4 🙂
https://chessmood.com/course/4-anti-sicilian-with-nc3-part-4/episode/3449
I am unable to open some forums
I am unable to open some forums. What to do? I was opening Study?Sparring Partner and some other forums but it didn't open up.
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This is what happening. I tried logging out and logging in.
Hi Sidhart,
Sorry for the inconvenience, we are aware of this bug, thanks for reporting it. We will try to fix it as soon as possible.
WhiteMood French
In the French 3.Bd3 course, what do we do after black's 6…e5?
It is 7…e5 but one move later is already explained very well here https://chessmood.com/course/french-defence/episode/929 but it gives black doubled weak c-pawns.
So I was thinking what if black played e5 one move earlier, so we don't have Bc6.
What should I do now? I played a few games against the computer and black was developing fast and 0-0-0 with attacking my king.
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Spelling Mistake
There's a small spelling mistake in the naming of this episode: https://chessmood.com/course/french-defence/episode/932 :)
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GreyMood Openings
Hello All,
Has anyone experienced with the GreyMood openings? I very much like the French Attack and the Dutch Attack for black and wondered how following these opening lines on the white side would be. Can anyone share any insights on this?
Thank you!
Kingman
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Hey Glenn,
I have tried it a few times; there can be a few differences, but tough to mention as it really depends on what your opponent might do.
I think it will be very practical if you are enjoying the BlackMood structures in general.
This is not a personal experience, but I just read this in the August 2025 issue of ChessLife Kids magazine about a game in the Bird's Opening (as Andy Soltis calls it, the ‘bird bind’) on lichess that looks like our Dutch and contains a beautiful attacking idea in this position with 18.Rf6!
Has anyone used the Bird or this particular idea with Rc3! with black or Rf6! with white?
the game: https://lichess.org/rjtWNXrE
Scotch Question
What to do in the Scotch as White after 4…Bc5 6…a5?
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Video
I tried to correct the video speed when watching the course, and every time I reset the speed to normal it will work for that video. But once a new video is up then I go back to the speed setting and change it back normal. Could you check on this please.
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Hi Madison, thanks for letting us know!
It sounds like the playback speed might have accidentally been set to a higher speed. On the video player, you should see a settings icon (usually a gear or sliders). If you click that, you can change the speed back to 'Normal'.
Sometimes the player remembers the last speed used. If you change it to 'Normal' but the next video still plays at 2x speed, try this trick:
Change the speed to 1.5x.
Then change it back to 'Normal'.
That usually resets it for all future videos. Let us know if that works!
AVETIK
HELLO ALL
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🥰
Hello, what's the topic
RIDDHESH
hello all GM
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nf6
Dear CM family,
What to play after 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nf6 ?
because if we play 4. Bc4 as in the anti sicilian part 1: black plays 4. ..e6 and the bishop is not happy.
have a good day.
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Hi, Marius
In this position you play with nf3 the idea being that you don’t show your opponent your cards are you going to play bc4 or if they play e6 will you play with g3. I have made the moves check below -
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/pgn/42mGS9uqp/analysis
Its also covered in the course
live event of the 29.11.2025 access
Dear Cm team: i was not able to participate to the event (ok i was a bit late 14.:07) it did not allow me to take part to the event : i m really disappointed: i planned to attend the event some day ago.. what happened ?
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Hi Marius, sorry for the confusion!
The live event has ended, but you can watch the full replay right here:
https://chessmood.com/event/racing-from-2005-2700-1
Just a quick note: This time Avo's events are streamed on YouTube, not Zoom. So in the future, you can just join directly via the YouTube link provided on the event page.
Hope you enjoy the replay!
New Engines
Some of the WhiteMood Courses I am watching were recorded before 2020, so maybe GM Avetik's engine wasn't that strong yet, so I am finding many new improvements with 2025 engine!
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Hi, Mood
at chessmood we don't focus on engine lines rather at most practical lines that engines say are fine and are good for playing, this way it is easy to remember the moves and also the plans will be easy and straightforward for us compared to the opponent that is the entire point why we play anti-Sicilian for white than open Sicilian.
Spammers
I have found recently that many companies are using the fact that ChessMood is a friendly place to create BOT accounts and spam advertisements.
For example:
1.e4 c6 2.d4 Nf6 - Chess forum by Grandmasters
Can You Really Make Money Mining Crypto on Your Phone? - Chess forum by Grandmasters
And many more.
I hope these spammers can be punished.
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Hi there,
Thanks for your message!
Yes, we remove those spam accounts as soon as we notice them, and we’re continuously tightening our moderation to keep the community clean and friendly.
Here are some more:
https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/discover-the-gentle-power-of-green-nature-farms-cbd-gummies
https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/why-green-nature-farms-cbd-gummies-stand-out-in-wellness
https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/green-nature-farms-cbd-gummies-a-natural-approach-to-daily-calm
Pin, annihilation or a bit of both?
What exactly do you call this tactic I used to scoop away the knight?
piedraven vs. GM_Kevin559 | Analysis - Chess.com
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You played a remove the defender tactic (annihilation) and won a queen for a rook.
Better would have been to use the pin and played Qxd7 winning a full queen.
Interesting that there were 2 tactical motifs in place at the same time.
Congrats on the win!
1:1 question with Coach Avo
I am a lifetime essentials plan member and just finished a 1:1 with Coach Avo. He kindly sent me a link from you tube during our call regarding a topic surrounding time management and bank accounts and how much time you should allow for each move depending on what time control you are playing. I unfortunately can not find the link he sent me!
It's possible he linked material I would not be able to access as I am not a pro memeber, but I thought I could try and reach out, hopefully one of your team can ask Avo for me…once he wakes up from his major 12 hr marathon!
Thanks again Avo for your time, great meeting you =)
Sincerely,
Nathan
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Hey, Nathan
Not sure by what you meant by YouTube but at chessmood we have this event - Webinar: How to manage time and don't be in Zeitnot - which tells you about time management and explain in format of bank account but it is only for pro members, maybe that was what coach was referring to but if it doesnt work check these out -
These are 2 great articles written by GM's -
GM Igor Smirnov - Time Management in Chess: Tips and Tricks for Optimal Play
GM Daniel Naroditsky - The Art Of Time Management - Chess.com
Hope these will help, Pawn
