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Giga13
about 7 years

Post here to challenge me when I'm around (or challenge me to correspondence on lichess.org @ https://lichess.org/@/Giga13 )

I will post all results here

You can also use this thread to talk about chess, chess events, etc.

How to read chess notation: +: Win -: Loss =: Draw

My Record

VS:

Chicago: +0-2=0
dust: +0-2=0
Germ: +0-1=0
groundhogday: +0-1=0
JM123: +3-1=0
Linker: +0-2=0
Recidivism: +3-3=2
snug: +0-3=0
VWXYZ: +2-0=0

Blitz: +3-11=0

Rapid: +5-4=2

Overall: +7-16=2 (25%)

I am generally better with longer time controls (rapid, classical, correspondence) and struggle with blitz or any type of bullet.

https://lichess.org/@/Giga13/all click here if you would like to see all the games I've played so far in more detail

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groundhogday says


Chicago says


groundhogday says

any high level player will tell you there's almost no point studying openings until you're 1600~1800 uscf. focus on why you lose games. you probably don't lose too much in the opening


lol @ this. you should be studying openings at any rating thats how you improve.

-2100 NCAF


i've never heard of NCAF. the choices google gave me are National Community Action Foundation, The National Council on Administrative Fellowships, and a spotify user named ncaf


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_Chess

Dude your research skills suck
groundhogday
about 7 years
that would be pretty funny
groundhogday
about 7 years
are you talking about the national chess association of fiji?
groundhogday
about 7 years

Chicago says


groundhogday says

any high level player will tell you there's almost no point studying openings until you're 1600~1800 uscf. focus on why you lose games. you probably don't lose too much in the opening


lol @ this. you should be studying openings at any rating thats how you improve.

-2100 NCAF


i've never heard of NCAF. the choices google gave me are National Community Action Foundation, The National Council on Administrative Fellowships, and a spotify user named ncaf
Giga13
about 7 years
THIS IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
Giga13
about 7 years
lETS GO someone JOIN
Giga13
about 7 years
Druhnk/ CHes with ,e https://lichess.org/iUjvMMHn
Chicago
about 7 years

groundhogday says

any high level player will tell you there's almost no point studying openings until you're 1600~1800 uscf. focus on why you lose games. you probably don't lose too much in the opening


lol @ this. you should be studying openings at any rating thats how you improve.

-2100 NCAF
Giga13
about 7 years

UsernamePending says

Do you play Correspondence per chance?


no sorry
UsernamePending
about 7 years
Do you play Correspondence per chance?
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groundhogday says

any high level player will tell you there's almost no point studying openings until you're 1600~1800 uscf. focus on why you lose games. you probably don't lose too much in the opening


I don't know about official uscf but I typically score 1600-1700 on tactics problems and I can beat 1600+ players relatively consistently if I can beat them tactically before the endgame. I think I understand and properly capitalize on the openings I am using. I'm often entering the end game significantly up on points against opponents much better than me.

Where I am losing is the end game, where I will absolutely blow it with all of those open squares. Not sure how to improve on this, besides running endgame problems (which I have begun to do this week)
groundhogday
about 7 years
any high level player will tell you there's almost no point studying openings until you're 1600~1800 uscf. focus on why you lose games. you probably don't lose too much in the opening
Falconpunch
about 7 years
Just learn the London system. You can learn many of the patterns and motifs of different lines in a weekend if you dedicate yourself to it. Lots of content on the London system out there.

If I think the opponent is going to play a nimzo on the other hand I like to invite it.

Also I prefer to play rapid to blitz as well.
deletedabout 7 years
Feel free to take my advice with a grain of salt, but if you like d4, maybe try the colle system? I'm about to play around with it myself. Great for tactical players like you and I, queen's gambit is easy to counter with the benoni and a handful of others at our level
Giga13
about 7 years

Recidivism says

Have you considered trying nf3


ive seen it, i think i will try it another day
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Have you considered trying nf3
Giga13
about 7 years
https://lichess.org/7twne1gh

i think i need to study more on d4 before trying it out, every game has been super awkward for me so far and i never know what to do
deletedabout 7 years
The Benoni Defense derives it's name from the Hebrew term “Ben oni” (בֶּן אוֹנִי) meaning "son of my sorrow” (cf. Genesis 35:18)
deletedabout 7 years
Did you like my new opening I'm so glad you played d4
Giga13
about 7 years
https://lichess.org/4OcZoVLe I'm practicing d4 today
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https://lichess.org/7TTNRHQz
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I left the tab by accident
Giga13
about 7 years
i joined
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https://lichess.org/xFPgQCIY
Giga13
about 7 years

Recidivism says

I want next


After the game with Chicago