Hi everyone,

We have having a drawing to win a free chess lesson on ChessWhiz TV. The lesson will last 1 hour, and will be aired on Saturday, August 23. The winner will be selected during the live broadcast of the previous episode. Simply follow the link to the thread below for a chance to win.

http://en.lichess.org/forum/team-chesswhiz-tv/episode-56-lesson-giveaway

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All skill levels are welcome. Good luck!

hypercube

Hungary2735 Posts

August 14 2014 16:51 GMT

#864

On August 13 2014 12:38 bahunto28 wrote:
interesting chess problem. what is the quickest possible checkmate from the beginning of the game?
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1. f2-f3 e7-e5
2. g2-g4 d8-h4++

In the same vein, what's the shortest possible legal chess game?

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1. Resigns
0-1

sorry

Capped

United Kingdom7236 Posts

August 14 2014 17:24 GMT

#865

Fools gambit :3

Been playing alot of chess again recently. Passion died down a bit before and i was just playing a couple a week casually but im red hot right now :D

Mafe

Germany5966 Posts

August 15 2014 20:17 GMT

#866

Apparently two players died during the chess olympiad, both of natural circrumstances. One in his hotel room, the other during the competition. German media claim the medical help was mistaken for a terrorist attack causing tumults. Sad.

xM(Z

Romania5281 Posts

August 16 2014 06:34 GMT

#867

2014 Olympiad results:
1.China (CHN)
2.Hungary (HUN)
3.India (IND)
4.Russia (RUS)
5.Azerbaijan (AZE)
https://chess24.com/en/olympiad2014/games/standings

don_kyuhote

3006 Posts

August 22 2014 15:48 GMT

#868

So if you're playing a 30/15 time control game, how much time should you allot to opening/middlegame/endgame respectively?

Recently, I've been making an effort to use all my time in a game, and so far, I've been doing a pretty good job of it.. except for the fact that I might not be practicing good time management. I noticed that I take about 15min for the 1st 18~20 moves in a 30/15 time control games. My opening theory knowledge doesn't extend beyond 4 or 5 moves for most openings, so I noticed myself taking as much as 7~8min by move 10 in most cases, which seems pretty slow.

I know that you should try to play the opening relatively quickly, just relying on general opening principle of fast development, king safety, and center control, and leave as much time as possible for middlegame and endgame, but I definitely don't want to get f**ked in the opening. Also, even though making a mistake in the endgame is more lethal than in any other part of the game, I find that calculating in the endgame in general takes less time for me than coming up with a plan and deciding which piece to move in a near full board middlegame.

For a guy that has a background of blitzing out moves and finishing with more than 50% of the time left on the clock when the game is over, the idea that I might turn into someone who constantly goes into time trouble is pretty amusing.

So how do you split up your time, generally speaking?

Nyxisto

Germany6287 Posts

August 22 2014 17:15 GMT

#869

That's a pretty tough question. The best way to optimize your time is to be able to recognize when a position becomes "critical", meaning that the move that you'll make in this position is really going to change the game. In this positions you really need to spend a lot of time. If you're forced to move out of check and you only have one move, don't spend your time and just play the move. Same thing if a variation is really forced, don't think a lot and just play it.

Here's a nice article on the topic: http://www.thechessworld.com/learn-chess/9-training-techniques/411-identifying-critical-posisitons-and-correct-decision-making-in-chess-

GolemMadness

Canada11044 Posts

August 23 2014 08:31 GMT

#870

Time trouble is a way of life. Just embrace it.

Grumbels

Netherlands7031 Posts

August 23 2014 09:38 GMT

#871

My problem is that I can't concentrate for four hours during my club games. I have a general problem with concentration and it's part of the reason I picked up chess, but the four hours is so grueling. :/ I would really prefer if games lasted only an hour.

chobopeon

United States7342 Posts

August 27 2014 19:00 GMT

#872

sinquefield is starting: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1504418/events/3303977

edit whoops wrong link

xM(Z

Romania5281 Posts

August 27 2014 19:25 GMT

#873

saw a schedule for : Monday - 9-Sep - 1:00 PM - Round 1

chobopeon

United States7342 Posts

August 27 2014 20:04 GMT

#874

whoops, that link was wrong. here is the right one: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1504418/events/3303977

Nyxisto

Germany6287 Posts

August 27 2014 20:40 GMT

#875

Livestream is really horrible. They have these issues every year, I seriously wonder why they're not switching. But really crazy game between Carlsen and MVL, I wonder how much of it was preparation.

Ketch

Netherlands7285 Posts

August 29 2014 19:45 GMT

#876

Wow Chess24 has sick production around the sinquefield cup
( now live on https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sinquefieldCup2014/3/1/2 )

calgar

United States1277 Posts

August 29 2014 22:05 GMT

#877

On August 30 2014 04:45 Ketch wrote:
Wow Chess24 has sick production around the sinquefield cup
( now live on https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sinquefieldCup2014/3/1/2 )

I had to mute the commentary, I found it superficial and a bit grating. The displays are quite nice though, especially the evaluation trees.

xM(Z

Romania5281 Posts

August 29 2014 22:40 GMT

#878

Caruana with 3-0 after beating Carlsen today