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Bahku
United States182 Posts
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sephiria
106 Posts
Chess is not so much a game of attack, but rather a game of defense and positioning. Blitzkrieg doesn't work. When I started playing I focussed on defense. Just try not to lose anything without an at least even exchange. If you've got the initiative be cautious. It's better to not win outright because you played cautious than losing because you had no patience. One of my friends (about 2200 real life elo) said everyone below 1500 kills himself anyway, no need to do anything risky to win. nice blog, will definitely have a look again  | ||
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Salivanth
Australia1071 Posts
On November 05 2012 21:44 Bahku wrote: I wonder how well a chess GM would do if he got diamond-level mechanics in SC2... You guys think he'd be able to steamroll everyone on tactical strategy alone? Nope. Firstly, I doubt that's even possible for anyone: MVP with diamond-level mechanics would get creamed imo. Secondly, Chess and SC2 really are very different games. A Chess GM would probably be able to learn SC2 strategy quickly, and would have the mindset of training hard, but still. Hell, look at Kespa players. They took months to cross over, and they already had professional-level RTS mechanics AND were transitioning to a game with huge similarities. I'd say a diamond-level mechanics chess GM who wanted to go pro in SC2 has a better chance than most Masters players, but it would be more due to his mindset and work ethic than anything else. I don't think the best strategy in the world could let you beat pros with diamond mechanics very often. | ||
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MrF
United States320 Posts
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Thaniri
1264 Posts
Thanks, I'll learn that. @Spazer I didn't know that, I will do all the next blogs like that. @GolemMadness I think the mental hurdle for new Starcraft players is greater than the mechanical one. I personally went from the depths of bronze to the top of diamond on strategy and macro, my apm in high diamond was 20-30. I'm going to be playing simple games in chess first, before I learn complicated games. @lazyitachi One of my practice partners in chess says the same thing to me. I just feel cramped when I make efforts to develop middling pieces. @Bahku I'm pretty sure I saw a blog or reddit post wherein a chess master decided to learn starcraft, I assume he failed because I haven't read anything since. @sephiria I will make it work. @MrF Not even close. @Anyone who suggested moves, I'm at school right now so I can't actually check the game. I will try to reply to these posts later today or tomorrow. | ||
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lazyitachi
1043 Posts
Anyway, suggest you take a look at some popular openings and see how to develop your pieces. Strong moves like knight at the center behind pawns, controlling open diagonals with bishops and ranks with rooks are always good principles to go by if you are just winging it. Also you can read up on some principles in pawn structure. Double pawn, unsupported pawn, passed pawn etc etc... If you think your endgame is strong, it is good to try to exchange pieces while maintaining a better pawn structure to force mistake/ value inefficient trade from opponent. | ||
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Thaniri
1264 Posts
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=392156233 http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=392149158 | ||
Spazer
Canada8033 Posts
15...Bd2+ 16. Kd1 Bh6+ 17. Ke1 Qd2++ | ||
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lazyitachi
1043 Posts
If not... you REALLY should work on mating moves Game 2: 15 NG5+ for queen fork | ||
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Poopfeast
160 Posts
Practice these and you should never stalemate like this again. | ||
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shizaep
Canada2920 Posts
On November 06 2012 15:53 Thaniri wrote: Queens are too strong for my own good. http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=392156233 http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=392149158 Well, you learn from your mistakes, right? Now that you've stalemated like this a couple of times when you were ahead, it really shouldn't happen again. When you're close to a win and you're about to make a move, ask yourself in your head, "Am I about to throw it all away?" If you just learn to become more careful, and think about the consequences of every move, you'll definitely see an improvement in your game. Good positional understanding and deeper knowledge such as this won't help you much if you still throws games with blunders. Don't worry, making mistakes such as these is necessary...to remember them and to never make them again. | ||
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