Board 8 > Who here plays chess? I'm just relearning it.

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ra2ah3roma2ma 02/15/24 3:05:30 PM #1:	Still trash but the chess.com analysis is a cool tool --- Curious if anyone actually gets my name <cite>ra2ah3roma2ma posted [p:978861057] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>Still trash but the chess.com analysis is a cool tool </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 02/15/24 3:14:16 PM #2:	Love chess but haven't played in a bit, I'd like to get back into it. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. If you're gonna scream, scream with me <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:978861249] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>Love chess but haven't played in a bit, I'd like to get back into it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ra2ah3roma2ma 02/15/24 3:16:22 PM #3:	Snake5555555555 posted... Love chess but haven't played in a bit, I'd like to get back into it. Chess.com is cool, especially going through the analysis that breaks down the good and bad moves you made. --- Curious if anyone actually gets my name <cite>ra2ah3roma2ma posted [p:978861297] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>Snake5555555555 posted... </cite><quote>Love chess but haven't played in a bit, I'd like to get back into it.</quote>Chess.com is cool, especially going through the analysis that breaks down the good and bad moves you made. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lopen 02/15/24 3:17:33 PM #4:	I used to be avid and got to around 1700ish on like Yahoo.com I actually got back into chess.com a bit recently. I'm still ok but definitely have lost quite a few steps since I lose to 1000ish ranked people often. I get the theory ok but if it's not a long form game I make dumb moves too often. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! <cite>Lopen posted [p:978861317] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I used to be avid and got to around 1700ish on like Yahoo.comI actually got back into chess.com a bit recently. I'm still ok but definitely have lost quite a few steps since I lose to 1000ish ranked people often. I get the theory ok but if it's not a long form game I make dumb moves too often. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pyresword 02/15/24 3:20:48 PM #5:	I play fairly regularly and am like ~1800 in Blitz on lichess. Probably in the 1900-2000 range for rapid but not 100% clear there due to not playing a large number of rapid games. --- I didn't do guru this year but azuarc can be in my sig anyways. <cite>pyresword posted [p:978861403] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I play fairly regularly and am like ~1800 in Blitz on lichess. Probably in the 1900-2000 range for rapid but not 100% clear there due to not playing a large number of rapid games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fiop 02/15/24 3:33:45 PM #6:	I just recently got the chess.com app. I've almost exclusively been doing puzzles on it instead of actual games, though. I have a 2300 puzzle rating. Also have gotten up to 47 in untimed puzzle rush. --- "so is my word...It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." - Isaiah 55:11 <cite>Fiop posted [p:978861682] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I just recently got the chess.com app. I've almost exclusively been doing puzzles on it instead of actual games, though. I have a 2300 puzzle rating. Also have gotten up to 47 in untimed puzzle rush. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 02/15/24 3:39:51 PM #7:	ra2ah3roma2ma posted... Chess.com is cool, especially going through the analysis that breaks down the good and bad moves you made. Yeah that's where I played mostly. I was around 1500 rating in 30 minute games. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. If you're gonna scream, scream with me <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:978861822] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>ra2ah3roma2ma posted... </cite><quote>Chess.com is cool, especially going through the analysis that breaks down the good and bad moves you made.</quote>Yeah that's where I played mostly. I was around 1500 rating in 30 minute games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
changmas 02/15/24 3:52:40 PM #8:	Im around 1700-1900 on chess.com (depending on how seriously Im trying to play / experiment with new stuff) and 1900-2000 on lichess i stick mostly to 5-10 min games though Would be down to play against some folks around that range! --- The Artist Formerly Known as Hannyabal <cite>changmas posted [p:978862080] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>Im around 1700-1900 on chess.com (depending on how seriously Im trying to play / experiment with new stuff) and 1900-2000 on lichessi stick mostly to 5-10 min games thoughWould be down to play against some folks around that range! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
swirIdude 02/15/24 3:54:02 PM #9:	Remember: If you find a mate in 1, find a better one. --- Azuarc is my favorite arc of the Game of the Decade 2020 anime. <cite>swirIdude posted [p:978862117] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>Remember: If you find a mate in 1, find a better one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AriaOfBolo 02/15/24 5:23:35 PM #10:	I dabble, and I coach (air quotes) a high school team --- New name, new gender, same great Bolo flavor! She is messy, but she's kind; she is lonely, most of the time <cite>AriaOfBolo posted [p:978863624] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I dabble, and I coach (air quotes) a high school team </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 02/15/24 5:25:51 PM #11:	I like the horsey piece --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:978863666] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I like the horsey piece </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tcaz2 02/15/24 5:27:18 PM #12:	I'll wait for the next gameplay update. Maybe they'll add talent trees. <cite>tcaz2 posted [p:978863691] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I'll wait for the next gameplay update. Maybe they'll add talent trees.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seginustemple 02/15/24 9:11:01 PM #13:	I'm about 1500 rapid on chess.com (as HerbertMcDonnough), started playing OTB tournaments last year and surprisingly haven't done half-bad --- You bow to no one, azuarc <cite>Seginustemple posted [p:978867437] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I'm about 1500 rapid on chess.com (as HerbertMcDonnough), started playing OTB tournaments last year and surprisingly haven't done half-bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc 02/15/24 9:12:10 PM #14:	I casually look at videos sometimes, but I don't actually play. --- Only the exceptions can be exceptional. <cite>azuarc posted [p:978867459] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I casually look at videos sometimes, but I don't actually play. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Colegreen_c12 02/15/24 9:28:43 PM #15:	I get super into it for a few weeks every few years and then don't play the rest of the time. Atm I'm like 1250 in rapid on chess.com. --- DPOblivion beat us all. <cite>Colegreen_c12 posted [p:978867714] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I get super into it for a few weeks every few years and then don't play the rest of the time. Atm I'm like 1250 in rapid on chess.com. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 02/16/24 11:16:20 AM #16:	I don't want to brag or anything but I watched the Queen's Gambit and can sometimes beat the beginner ai on chess.com --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:978875395] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I don't want to brag or anything but I watched the Queen's Gambit and can sometimes beat the beginner ai on chess.com </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raka_Putra 02/16/24 11:19:21 AM #17:	I played several Fire Emblem games if that counts. --- "A blank page or canvas, his favorite. So many possibilities." - RIP Stephen Sondheim, 1930-2021 <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:978875440] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I played several Fire Emblem games if that counts. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spooky96 02/16/24 12:12:49 PM #18:	changmas posted... Im around 1700-1900 on chess.com (depending on how seriously Im trying to play / experiment with new stuff) and 1900-2000 on lichess i stick mostly to 5-10 min games though Would be down to play against some folks around that range! Damn 1900 on chess.com is pretty impressive. --- If you look around, its kind of beautiful <cite>spooky96 posted [p:978876295] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>changmas posted... </cite><quote>Im around 1700-1900 on chess.com (depending on how seriously Im trying to play / experiment with new stuff) and 1900-2000 on lichessi stick mostly to 5-10 min games thoughWould be down to play against some folks around that range!</quote>Damn 1900 on chess.com is pretty impressive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
changmas 02/16/24 12:23:16 PM #19:	spooky96 posted... Damn 1900 on chess.com is pretty impressive. for what it's worth, that's slightly exaggerated. i looked it up, 1877 peak a couple years ago, 1740ish now --- The Artist Formerly Known as Hannyabal <cite>changmas posted [p:978876508] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>spooky96 posted... </cite><quote>Damn 1900 on chess.com is pretty impressive.</quote>for what it's worth, that's slightly exaggerated. i looked it up, 1877 peak a couple years ago, 1740ish now </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grand_Kirby 02/16/24 2:50:38 PM #20:	I watch a lot of Chess Simp on YouTube --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan <cite>Grand_Kirby posted [p:978879259] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I watch a lot of Chess Simp on YouTube </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pyresword 02/16/24 3:07:00 PM #21:	I like Chess Simp and also for more serious content I like agadmator, Eric Rosen, Chess Vibes, and whatever GM Igor Smirnov's channel is called (Like Remote Chess Academy, I think?). --- I didn't do guru this year but azuarc can be in my sig anyways. <cite>pyresword posted [p:978879548] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I like Chess Simp and also for more serious content I like agadmator, Eric Rosen, Chess Vibes, and whatever GM Igor Smirnov's channel is called (Like Remote Chess Academy, I think?). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dancedreamer 02/16/24 3:59:07 PM #22:	I've been trying to learn chess for a while, but I'm not getting anywhere. I can get a draw with a really bad computer though! --- This isn't funny Dean, the voice says I'm almost out of minutes! ~Alexandra <cite>Dancedreamer posted [p:978880501] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I've been trying to learn chess for a while, but I'm not getting anywhere. I can get a draw with a really bad computer though! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forceful_Dragon 02/16/24 5:01:19 PM #23:	I watch varying amounts of Gotham, Eric Rosen, Chessbrah, Jerry/Chessnetwork, but haven't personally played in ages. I spectate the pro scene a bit more closely when the world championships are coming up, but only loosely in between. Been a lot of interesting theories and scandals the past year or two <_< --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png <cite>Forceful_Dragon posted [p:978881562] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I watch varying amounts of Gotham, Eric Rosen, Chessbrah, Jerry/Chessnetwork, but haven't personally played in ages. I spectate the pro scene a bit more closely when the world championships are coming up, but only loosely in between. Been a lot of interesting theories and scandals the past year or two <_< </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WazzupGenius00 02/16/24 9:36:48 PM #24:	tcaz2 posted... I'll wait for the next gameplay update. Maybe they'll add talent trees. https://store.steampowered.com/app/314340/Chess_2_The_Sequel/ --- http://i.imgur.com/k0v0z3q.gif <cite>WazzupGenius00 posted [p:978886083] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>tcaz2 posted... </cite><quote>I'll wait for the next gameplay update. Maybe they'll add talent trees.</quote>https://store.steampowered.com/app/314340/Chess_2_The_Sequel/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paratroopa1 02/16/24 9:39:41 PM #25:	I'm like an 800 on chess.com. I have decent fundamentals and I'm occasionally clever but I often make really bad mistakes and don't know how to close an endgame at all. I usually end up like +1-2 in the evaluation after 10 moves but then don't know what to do after that. Chess is hard. <cite>Paratroopa1 posted [p:978886128] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I'm like an 800 on chess.com. I have decent fundamentals and I'm occasionally clever but I often make really bad mistakes and don't know how to close an endgame at all. I usually end up like +1-2 in the evaluation after 10 moves but then don't know what to do after that. Chess is hard.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spooky96 02/16/24 9:57:05 PM #26:	changmas posted... for what it's worth, that's slightly exaggerated. i looked it up, 1877 peak a couple years ago, 1740ish now That rating still puts you above like 97% percentile, which of course, is pretty damn good. It's quite difficult to get that rating without knowing your opening theories and endgame technique. --- If you look around, its kind of beautiful <cite>spooky96 posted [p:978886436] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>changmas posted... </cite><quote>for what it's worth, that's slightly exaggerated. i looked it up, 1877 peak a couple years ago, 1740ish now</quote>That rating still puts you above like 97% percentile, which of course, is pretty damn good. It's quite difficult to get that rating without knowing your opening theories and endgame technique. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
transience 02/17/24 11:24:09 AM #27:	chess is the GOAT --- xyzzy <cite>transience posted [p:978892644] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>chess is the GOAT </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spooky96 02/18/24 10:30:49 AM #28:	Fabiano vs Hikaru vs Ian vs Indian kids Candidates gonna be wild. --- If you look around, its kind of beautiful <cite>spooky96 posted [p:978907581] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote> Fabiano vs Hikaru vs Ian vs Indian kidsCandidates gonna be wild. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
greengravy294 02/19/24 12:57:49 AM #29:	One time I lost to my friend Lopen in about 15 moves, and I felt pretty OK about that --- https://imgur.com/a/LEqiW https://imgur.com/iXHxhET <cite>greengravy294 posted [p:978920099] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>One time I lost to my friend Lopen in about 15 moves, and I felt pretty OK about that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MZero 02/19/24 1:01:22 AM #30:	I used to absolutely dominate at Chess in like 3rd grade when no one else knew what they were doing I'm definitely cheeks now though --- MZero, to the extreme https://www.twitch.tv/kabazame <cite>MZero posted [p:978920149] in Who here p... [t:80697526]...</cite> <quote>I used to absolutely dominate at Chess in like 3rd grade when no one else knew what they were doingI'm definitely cheeks now though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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