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I just got scholar's mated.
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Helianthus Annuus posted:
When you move a bishop onto the long diagonal, make a mental note that it would become much more powerful if the diagonal is opened up. That way you will always be on the lookout for possible exchanges or pushes. Most of the time when I miss an obvious tactic it's because I put the pieces in place for some other reason and never considered all of the possible uses. I've also been told that putting all of your pawns on same colored squares in the opening is somewhat questionable.
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Feb 7, 2021 23:28
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Promethium posted:I've also been told that putting all of your pawns on same colored squares in the opening is somewhat questionable. It makes it real easy to identify your good bishop, trade it off, then shove knights into your position that are nearly impossible to evict. Only takes one instance of that to make you think long and hard about pushing pawns at the right time
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Feb 7, 2021 23:37
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If you immediately put all your pawns on e.g. dark squares, if you still have your dark squared bishop it probably sucks rear end. See, for example, the habitual problems with the "French" bishop where black's c8-bishop gets stuck behind the e6 and d5 pawns. Another thing is that your opposite-coloured squares can also become extremely weak if you let the bishop covering them get traded off (see how, against the Dutch-Stonewall, white works to trade the bishops on d6). The overarching reason is that every pawn move is an irreversible commitment, and so every pawn move you make without concern for your position is a careless commitment and you can easily get punished for them.
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Feb 7, 2021 23:47
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former glory posted:I just got scholar's mated. owned lol
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Feb 8, 2021 10:46
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Carbolic posted:Speaking of plugging local chess club events: A reminder-plug that this is tonight. We usually have a variety of players of different strengths show up to the weekly tournament. If you are more at a beginner level then please don't let the presence of titled players be intimidating, you can just come and play some blitz and there should be some people of comparable strength to play against.
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Feb 8, 2021 15:47
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I used to play at Annex Chess Club every Monday. It was on Bathurst just north of Bloor at the time. This was 8-9 years ago before I moved away - this thread seems to have its fair share of Toronto and Ex-Toronto goons.
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Feb 9, 2021 03:01
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Apsyrtes posted:I used to play at Annex Chess Club every Monday. It was on Bathurst just north of Bloor at the time. East or West corner? The second floor on the east side, diagonal from Honest Ed's (rip), I know that space pretty well. It would be quite the coincidence were it to be in, or have been in, the same space.
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Feb 9, 2021 06:02
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13 losses today. Why brain like dis
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Feb 9, 2021 07:33
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Bilirubin posted:East or West corner? West side of Bathurst, couple blocks north of Bloor - specifically, 918 Bathurst - some arts centre that felt like it used to be a church. I believe it is where the club started.
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Feb 9, 2021 09:43
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Apsyrtes posted:West side of Bathurst, couple blocks north of Bloor - specifically, 918 Bathurst - some arts centre that felt like it used to be a church. I believe it is where the club started. Yeah it started in the converted church. It’s now in a horrible basement a block or two west on Bloor, south side of the street. I’ve been to the new location once and absolutely hated it. The old location may have had some trouble with lighting but at least there was space.
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Feb 9, 2021 12:09
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Hand Knit posted:Yeah it started in the converted church. It’s now in a horrible basement a block or two west on Bloor, south side of the street. I’ve been to the new location once and absolutely hated it. The old location may have had some trouble with lighting but at least there was space. The basement is indeed not good. I joined right as they were leaving their Bathurst location and it definitely feels like there has been a dropoff in attendance because of the new location. It sounds like there were logistical reasons that made the Bathurst location difficult but the basement is less than ideal. During COVID they have discontinued the basement lease and I know there is some consideration of going back to Bathurst when the pandemic is over.
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Feb 9, 2021 13:34
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Apsyrtes posted:West side of Bathurst, couple blocks north of Bloor - specifically, 918 Bathurst - some arts centre that felt like it used to be a church. I believe it is where the club started. Oh that place, cool! Carbolic posted:The basement is indeed not good. I joined right as they were leaving their Bathurst location and it definitely feels like there has been a dropoff in attendance because of the new location. It sounds like there were logistical reasons that made the Bathurst location difficult but the basement is less than ideal. During COVID they have discontinued the basement lease and I know there is some consideration of going back to Bathurst when the pandemic is over. Hope you make it back. Similarly Calgary are considering leaving the space in the far northeast in some strip mall and returning to the city's core to take advantage of the historic dirt cheap vacancy as the oil patch has been gutted in recent years. Since all of our transit routes through the core that will make it very convenient for all. (If you aren't aware, Calgary has one of the largest footprints of any single city in NA, and depending on where you live it can take a very long time to get to the more remote corners. Its kind of a model of urban sprawl.) I told the president to see what it would cost to get the naming rights of the Husky Tower 
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Feb 9, 2021 16:50
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Hi everyone, new to the thread Did I miss some meme poo poo this week? I've had like 5 games this week that are all Ruy Lopez - Exchange Variation as black.
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Feb 9, 2021 22:06
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ElGroucho posted:Hi everyone, new to the thread they're punishing you for not playing the Sicilian haha
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Feb 10, 2021 06:18
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Lol I would play these https://twitter.com/twoscooters/status/1359663550130761729
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Feb 12, 2021 02:26
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Chess.com's mobile app isn't finding games for me anymore, is this an issue for anyone else?
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Feb 12, 2021 06:39
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Hi all, I'm looking to read something about the history of chess. Both on how the game rules were developed and changed, the major figures in its history, and how strategy progressed over the centuries. I like reading about theorycrafting as to who the greatest players from various era's were and how they might have competed with each other. Thanks
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Feb 12, 2021 15:14
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kaesarsosei posted:Hi all, https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Great-Chess-Games/dp/4871875326 I got this book many years ago, written by GM and former U.S. champ Reuben Fine. It's structured around games but there are mini bios of the various champs. It extends from Steinitz up until Fischer because the book was written right after Fischer won the world title and just around the time he dropped out of chess entirely, and it's very good IMO. I don't know if there are more modern books of this type that cover Kasparov, Anand and Carlsen also.
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Feb 12, 2021 18:08
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kaesarsosei posted:Hi all, its an interesting topic, i wrote a paper on it when i was in school. after using wikipedia to refresh my memory, here's my summary: The earliest known ancestor of Chess is an ancient Indian board game called Chaturanga, attested as early as the 7th century. But we don't know the exact rules of this game -- in particular, we don't know the rules for moving the "Elephant" (analogous to the Bishop). A more recent ancestor of Chess is a Persian game called Shatranj, which we think was played starting in the 8th century. We know more about the rules to this one -- some interesting differences to modern chess: The "Elephant" could move exactly two squares diagonally, jumping over other pieces. The "Ferz" (analogous to the Queen) could only move one square diagonally. Also, castling doesn't exist yet, and the pawns can't move two squares on their first move, like in modern Chess. The Knights and Rooks move the same as in modern chess. Modern chess developed in and around Europe from the 13th century onward. There were several rule changes over the years, and the there were regional differences too -- even up until the 19th century. The modern ruleset crystalized around this time, and regional rule variations mostly disappeared. There's lots more to dig into here. There's several books to read in the wikipedia article's references section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess#References
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Feb 13, 2021 00:04
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Where do xiangqi and shogi fit in? The two diagonal is still in the former, and slow moves in both.
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Feb 13, 2021 00:26
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Remember that there is a credible hypothesis that the queen changed from moving a square at a time to moving the full length of the board because the rules of chess were primarily transmitted by incredibly horny poetry.
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Feb 13, 2021 00:44
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Hand Knit posted:Remember that there is a credible hypothesis that the queen changed from moving a square at a time to moving the full length of the board because the rules of chess were primarily transmitted by incredibly horny poetry. I thought she changed in Spain, in honour of Queen Isabella?
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Feb 13, 2021 00:53
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Chamale posted:I thought she changed in Spain, in honour of Queen Isabella? Those do not seem remotely incompatible.
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Feb 13, 2021 00:55
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I found The Immortal Game by David Shenk was a great read on the history of chess. The series My Great Predecessors by Garry Kasparov has a lot of great information on all the past world champs and other notable players. It compares their playing styles and shows how chess strategy & approach developed over the course of time from Anderssen through to Karpov. Lots of games to study too.
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Feb 13, 2021 00:58
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Chamale posted:I thought she changed in Spain, in honour of Queen Isabella? That's the move from the piece being called a 'vizier' (or some other advisor) to queen. I also seem to remember, though it's been a while since I've read the book, that the shift probably happened a bit earlier than Isabella.
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Feb 13, 2021 01:00
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Apsyrtes posted:I found The Immortal Game by David Shenk was a great read on the history of chess. I have read bits of the Fischer one and the "Spassky" one and they are both great. The "Spassky" one is great because he just goes on wierd side tangents with players for a few games before returning to say, Petrosian. (Spassky in air quotes because it covers that whole pre Fischer era but had Spassky on the cover from memory)
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Feb 13, 2021 01:09
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silvergoose posted:Where do xiangqi and shogi fit in? The two diagonal is still in the former, and slow moves in both. i think they branched off from chaturanga before shatranj did by the way, i see other sources that say chaturanga is much older than the 7th century. i'm really not sure just how old it is!
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Feb 13, 2021 01:19
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Hand Knit posted:Remember that there is a credible hypothesis that the queen changed from moving a square at a time to moving the full length of the board because the rules of chess were primarily transmitted by incredibly horny poetry. thats funny to think about! im not sure why the rule change happened, but its clear that chess used to be a much slower game than it is today
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Feb 13, 2021 01:25
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Helianthus Annuus posted:thats funny to think about! im not sure why the rule change happened, but its clear that chess used to be a much slower game than it is today When queens could only move one square at a time, the game just naturally took a lot longer. Yalom talks about this in the context of chess being something young nobles used as an excuse for trysts. "We're busy all day, don't bother us." It's also apparent in when Saudi clerics consulted medieval texts to render a verdict on the ethical permissibility of chess. (Their gambling verdict also tracks that chess used to be played with dice, both to speed up the game and make it more 'exciting'.)
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Feb 13, 2021 01:41
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This is an interesting piece about tactics and thought process: Tactics, Fast and Slow
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Feb 16, 2021 20:36
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kaesarsosei posted:Hi all, If you're interested in modern chess history, I highly recommend Yasser Seirawan's Chess Duels : My Games with the World Champions. It's the most entertaining chess book I've ever read.
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Feb 16, 2021 20:54
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What are the best sites for correspondence chess? I'm going to try to get a ladder going at work.
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Feb 17, 2021 02:06
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I only use chess.com nowadays. There are others like redhotpawn but their UIs are a bit too old for my liking. Lichess has correspondence also, but no matchmaking.
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Feb 17, 2021 04:54
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Getting my Lichess puzzle ranking close to 2000 now, and I'm still amused by the scoring and the angles used. Spotting a one move checkmate: You're a fuckin' genius mate, that was worth like 15 points!! Missing an elaborate 8 move sequence: Eh, don't sweat it, that puzzle was worth like -3 points. Crafting a sequence where the enemy Queen is forcibly traded for my Rook: You FOOL. You goddamned IMBECILE. Incredibly unoptimal. You could have only lost a Bishop instead of a Rook. -- Anyway in other news I finally hit 1300 in Lichess! And when I do play on Chess.com, I'm inching closer to 900...
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Feb 17, 2021 08:44
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Entered an open tournament on chess dot com and have babby's first match against a titled opponent. I mean I still get shellacked by anyone over about 1500 so it'll just be a special kind of obliteration.
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Feb 17, 2021 14:03
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Artelier posted:Getting my Lichess puzzle ranking close to 2000 now, and I'm still amused by the scoring and the angles used I still stuck at chess though
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Feb 17, 2021 14:29
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Esposito posted:My puzzle rating jumped 💯 points with the new system too. Making me feel real big-brained.  Just did the first section of Silman's Endgame course for newbies and I have already learned some things. Is very good!
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Feb 17, 2021 17:06
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I'm not playing any more 10 minute games until I get my poo poo in order. I've been in a winning position 3 times this week and lose because I have slow old man brain and run out of time.
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Feb 17, 2021 18:31
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It's just hard to come by longer games. I wonder how many people on lichess actually play the classical time controls.
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