woohoo I just played (as acoleuthic) and won my first 10-minute game! it was a blunderthon
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Sunday, 22 January 2017 22:12 (seven years ago) link
the nice thing about knowing yr rating is the ecstasy when you beat someone rated fairly higher than you (i beat someone near 1400 in 15|10 today as black, tho tbf he was blundering like crazy so i assume he was tired actually the engine says he made no blunders - just 3 mistakes and 1 forced which makes me feel even more awesome) - of course the downside is when some 900 scrub beats u and you're like OK NO MORE POT WHILE I PLAY RATED GAMES.
― Mordy, Monday, 23 January 2017 03:35 (seven years ago) link
fuck, this will kill my time stone fkn dead
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Monday, 23 January 2017 05:13 (seven years ago) link
Just sent requests to youse guysmy nick is the same as here
― calstars, Monday, 23 January 2017 14:23 (seven years ago) link
:)
Just played my best game yet, including a (declined) queen sacrifice and no obvious errors, against a guy who'd just beaten me then added me as a friend and asked for a rematch. Suckerrrr
(there was also a rook sacrifice but by then I was about to promote two pawns so he should have really resigned)
― left hand hierarchy (imago), Monday, 23 January 2017 15:07 (seven years ago) link
Woah avatars. Rad.
― brekekekexit collapse collapse (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2017 18:51 (seven years ago) link
i'm happy to play any ilxors but i def prefer time limit games to multi-day ones. if any one wants to add me - i'm generally free for a game most evenings and 10 min blitz or 15|10 or some variation are my favorite formats. i find that a huge key to developing my skills in chess has just been developing my concentration and over a few days i always end up losing the plot. whatever consideration i had on monday i've forgotten by thursday and oops just blundered away a knight :/
nb if you can get a multi day game w/ someone who is willing - they can be good if you both agree beforehand that studying lines during the game is okay (as long as you're not literally using an engine) and i've found that's really helped me w/ openings i'm not super comfortable w/.
― Mordy, Monday, 23 January 2017 21:11 (seven years ago) link
speaking of - what openings do u guys like to play? i've been exclusively playing king's pawn as white and scandi as black for the last 6 months.
― Mordy, Monday, 23 January 2017 21:13 (seven years ago) link
These days,White: King's pawnBlack: French defence
But I used to always respond with King's pawn as black too.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 23 January 2017 21:47 (seven years ago) link
i have not studied much french defense but i find that in my rating bracket scandi transposes into french defense fairly often. white should be taking d5 but at least 30% of the time they respond to scandi w/ e5 which i reply to w/ c5 which is at least getting fairly close
― Mordy, Monday, 23 January 2017 21:51 (seven years ago) link
i am a scandi liker as well, though i haven't played in ages and am quite bad
― ciderpress, Monday, 23 January 2017 21:55 (seven years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/t3pmMoF.jpg
― 龜, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 14:22 (seven years ago) link
There are/were a couple of pro hotties out there, it's true...but thinking about them wont help anyone's game any
― calstars, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 15:21 (seven years ago) link
mfw higher ranked player than me 8+ points ahead loses bc of time
https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-03-2015/cvkHBj.gif
― Mordy, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 23:49 (seven years ago) link
chess.com imo
prefer chesstime
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 23:55 (seven years ago) link
people who trashtalk on disconnect from games they're losing on chess.com are the lowest form of human life
― Mordy, Wednesday, 1 February 2017 18:35 (seven years ago) link
chess is classic for the fact that both players are allowed precisely the same resources, must follow the same rules, and can see every move made by their opponent. the only structural inequality is that one player gets the first move. after that it is all applied knowledge.
at least that is the superficial truth about chess. behind that simple phrase "applied knowledge" lies a whole universe of inequalities, based on intensive study of chess problems, memorization, and training. the more rarified the level of play, the more it resembles world-class athletics, where in athletics you must be endowed with the exact body type your sport demands and then train it endlessly, while in chess it is a particular type of mental acuity that one must possess and train for hours each day.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 19:22 (seven years ago) link
The only games that would be truly egalitarian by your definition are based purely on chance, e.g. Snakes and Ladders.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 20:48 (seven years ago) link
And even there, there are probably structural inequalities based on eyesight and language skills.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 20:49 (seven years ago) link
But I mean, definitely. My fiancee basically spent time studying every day after I showed her how openings work and is becoming fearsome less than a year later.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 20:52 (seven years ago) link
winning a foot race is all about being faster than the other competitors. that is true on its face. the myth is that being good at chess is all about being smarter than your opponent. it isn't. this is what I was trying to address.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 20:57 (seven years ago) link
it's certainly not a raw intelligence - i know ppl who are v good at chess who don't have a dazzling intellect in other areas, and ppl who are brilliant in their fields and who play crappy chess. there are other important skills involved; memory for sure, pattern recognition, concentration (this is probably the biggest deficit for me - i often want to read something while i'm waiting for my opponent to move & i really should be spending that time thinking about the game bc time is precious but i lose focus), visual intelligence (being able to visualize the board how it looks several moves later - i frequently get caught out trying a sequence and not realizing that 3 moves ago i did something that freed up an additional defender for my opponent that i forgot to account for bc when i calculated the moves i didn't see that eg moving that pawn would give his bishop access to the square in question), etc.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 1 February 2017 22:07 (seven years ago) link
Oh yeah, it's definitely a skill that requires training/practice.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 2 February 2017 13:18 (seven years ago) link
P. sure I'm fucked in both ilx games.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 4 February 2017 16:43 (seven years ago) link
Going 'on vacation' when you're 12 points down is a pretty low move too *raises eyebrow at matt dc*
― brekekekexit collapse collapse (ledge), Saturday, 4 February 2017 18:32 (seven years ago) link
― In Walked Bodhisattva (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 February 2017 18:35 (seven years ago) link
btw, ledge, I like yr dn
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Saturday, 4 February 2017 18:52 (seven years ago) link
i just played chess super high last night with my roommate and although it was my first game in years i played really well! i lost, but i was really aggressive and was able to frustrate him a few times and put him in some tough spots. chess is fun!
― k3vin k., Saturday, 4 February 2017 18:54 (seven years ago) link
trying to see the board a few moves ahead is really challenging and fun, and when you're able to do it right it feels so cool
― k3vin k., Saturday, 4 February 2017 18:55 (seven years ago) link
― brekekekexit collapse collapse (ledge), Saturday, February 4, 2017 6:32 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
8 moves into our game he's walked straight into a knight/bishop fork and gone mysteriously quiet
― I Am In Atlanta And Thug Is Young (imago), Sunday, 5 February 2017 18:36 (seven years ago) link
Who's in for brackets for the 1st annual ilx masters championship? submit thy nicks and let's set it up
― calstars, Sunday, 5 February 2017 21:21 (seven years ago) link
sure - ilxmordy
― Mordy, Sunday, 5 February 2017 21:25 (seven years ago) link
you know mine
― I Am In Atlanta And Thug Is Young (imago), Sunday, 5 February 2017 22:54 (seven years ago) link
ah go on then, ledgr
knew there had to be some aristophanes fans in this place. n.b. that is all i know of aristophanes.
― brekekekexit collapse collapse (ledge), Monday, 6 February 2017 09:10 (seven years ago) link
I dunno if it's just on Android or whatever but the Chess.com app is an excellent tutorial resource but its UI makes it awful for actually playing games.
― Matt DC, Monday, 6 February 2017 09:42 (seven years ago) link
I believe in uncertainty too much to be good at chess, I find it hard to visualise a few steps ahead because my brain keeps saying "but you have no idea what move your opponent will make". Obviously being able to visualise multiple scenarios would be helpful but that's where lack of concentration comes in. I only really enjoy chess played at speed.
― lex pretend, Monday, 6 February 2017 10:03 (seven years ago) link
Redhotpawn and chess.com are good that way since the 'Analysis' feature lets you actually try out different scenarios before moving.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 February 2017 13:56 (seven years ago) link
What's involved with the ilx masters championsip? Are these live games?
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 6 February 2017 14:08 (seven years ago) link
I dunno, just putting it out there
― calstars, Monday, 6 February 2017 17:42 (seven years ago) link
I guess with only about six of us here, a tournament is probably more trouble than it's worth.
That said, I've lost against sund4r and ledgr so far! : )
― calstars, Monday, 6 February 2017 18:52 (seven years ago) link
almost as satisfying as successful fried liver
http://imgur.com/a/StjSP.jpg
― Mordy, Thursday, 9 February 2017 22:55 (seven years ago) link
http://imgur.com/tBRcCPm.jpg
i think i've got u sund4r
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 15:37 (seven years ago) link
my game against calstars is going perhaps even worse than my game against matt dc is going well
― I Am In Atlanta And Thug Is Young (imago), Friday, 10 February 2017 16:13 (seven years ago) link
Paul Morphy would often play exhibition games without a rook and win though so I just gotta channel that
― I Am In Atlanta And Thug Is Young (imago), Friday, 10 February 2017 16:17 (seven years ago) link
My queen is invading Mordy's personal space
― calstars, Friday, 10 February 2017 16:28 (seven years ago) link
i don't think we're playing a game
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 16:28 (seven years ago) link
I mean Imago. Sorry! Mordy, I tried to challenge you a couple days ago but got a system error
― calstars, Friday, 10 February 2017 16:29 (seven years ago) link
try again!
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 16:29 (seven years ago) link
Must...not...take on... a new activity
― Louder Than Borads (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 10 February 2017 16:30 (seven years ago) link