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Got blocked by Kramnik yesterday, so thought I would celebrate it by making this parody video :).
It is not perfect, but I spent way too many hours on it! I did entertain myself - so I hope I can also entertain you :).
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@Chessentials_
Chess coach, writer, author of Chessable courses, shogi addict and shitposter. Available for lessons! https://t.co/eFAsgiGIiG
Republic of Croatia Katılım Mart 2017
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Don't let Obama play the Iran card in order to start a war in order to get elected--be careful Republicans!
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Oh yeah, if someone hasn't heard, I have become FM this year.
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19...Rh6! by Caruana is one of those incredibly strong moves that often goes underappreciated/unnoticed! The idea? Simply defend the g6 pawn in order to be able to play Kg8 and then threaten d5. Easy to understand, but very difficult to find (at least for FM like me).
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While I don't have a bone to pick in this fight and do think being elitistic toward 1600 players is stupid, I do feel the need to point out that Dejan Joveljic, a Serbian professional footballer, is rated 2200+ FIDE, 2300 blitz on chess.com
Tunde Onakoya@Tunde_OD
A 1600 rating means you're better than 98% of people who play chess online in the entire world. Show me another footballer who has a better rating?
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LOOOOOOOOOOOL
A friend of mine has just played this game, and his opponent had a premove for ...Nxc5 in case of bxc5.
What could possibly go wrong xD
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@PattyLlaneza Playing Najdorf sounds good, not even sure why he is bothering with 1...e5 while so young :P.
Or at the very least, not play the Berlin? I haven't coached any players to 2500, but I would certainly ask them to play for a win in every game at that age and rating.
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@Chessentials_ I don't care if he's a kid or not. What do you want him to do? Play ...Kd8 here? Play a Najdorf every day? What exactly is normalized here?
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Was waiting to see "Oh it is just a kid" or "Why are you dunking on a kid" comment, and wasn't disappointed...
If anything, I think the fact that this is normalized EVEN in the case of a 12-year-old kid makes it even worse.
MrDodgy is on ChessFam@ChessProblem
“games” like this shouldn’t count for norms 🙃
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@ruariemorrison Yeah, fair. It is easy to understand. It is certainly not a pattern in all of the games. Sad to see nevertheless.
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@Chessentials_ I think that’s fair. Is it possible though that Oro didn’t know that Cheparinov was going to go into this though, and just decided to take what he was offered? I mean, who in his shoes wouldn’t?
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@ruariemorrison I don't know, I think it is sad and symptomatic that we are sending a message to 12-year old that it is ok to basically (pre)arrange a result of the game when it matters.
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@Chessentials_ True, but I think it’s likely his decision making when a GM norm is on the line is not necessarily representative of how he would approach most chess games generally, especially when a GM basically just offers it to him
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@Willenyhlen I don't think getting a norm should be your main concern in a chess tournament when you are 12 (and maybe not only when you are 12).
Playing chess should be. That goes for both of these players.
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@Chessentials_ imagine you play a really good tournament, one black game away from clutching the norm and then white decides to play into this line. Automatically losing you the norm since games like this apparently shouldn't count?
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@ruariemorrison Yeah, but don't you think it is sad that at the age of 12 you are already only thinking about results/norms/records, and not just about playing chess? (I am surely this is hugely influenced by coaches/parents and I just find it sad).
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@Chessentials_ Yeah I mean it was cheparinov’s call to go into this, he could’ve tried to beat fausti if he wanted to; obviously if you need just a draw for a GM norm you’re going to take a quick draw
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@mikecantreed1 @knighttakesf7 I won't even get into all the other problems related to GM norm events in this context, I have written about it extensively in the past.
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@knighttakesf7 @Chessentials_ The point he’s making is that it’s likely this 2600 was paid to soft play the kid so he could get a norm. Who would play a forced draw as white when you are 150 points higher rated?
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@knighttakesf7 Of course White has a major share of responsibility. But Fausti could have also selected an opening that doesn't necessarily allow a quick draw (e.g. Sicilian instead of Berlin).
Don't you think it is sad that a 12-year old is already this pragmatic/result focused?
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@Chessentials_ The onus is on the 2600 GM to try and win with white. I don’t see how you can blame black for simply playing the best moves
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@davidllada ... and I find this kind of laziness/lack of thorough research disappointing, especially when it doesn't come from some rando, but someone who has some credentials and tries to establish themselves as an authority.
I think this is a big problem in the (chess) world.
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@davidllada Yeah, but he has this habit of coming out with some "controversial" and "groundbreaking" takes about chess education without necessarily having a good overview/research of what is already out there. And we don't have that many chess curricula... 1/2
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Except that there is a whole curriculum (Step Method) where there is strong emphasis precisely on the concepts of capturing, attacking, defending, and taking unprotected pieces.
Maybe you should get more familiar with literature and read some CHESS BOOKS before making such claims
Nate Solon@natesolon
You sometimes hear that the first thing you need to learn in chess is tactics, but this is wrong. Before tactics you have to master taking pieces: can you avoid hanging your pieces, and take the free pieces your opponent gives you? Until you can do this 99.9% of the time, nothing else in chess matters. Chess also isn’t very fun when you’re hanging pieces left and right. A big thing we’re missing in chess instruction is a structured and efficient way to master taking pieces.
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@Chessentials_ A part time coach here teaching kids in the age bracket of 6-9. The curriculum used by the club.
Before studying the pins, a kid spends a good few months going through these basic themes. At this point Nates just ragebaiting.
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@schmidtschi @Dixit__Nikhil Trying my best, but no luck so far, still haven't been blocked :(
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@Dixit__Nikhil @Chessentials_ And those who disagree get blocked 😅 (at least I did)
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