EPTbtw in the UK is there a big open tourney, i looked at the british chess champs but it seems to be invite only.
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KelsierSC
United Kingdom10443 Posts
btw in the UK is there a big open tourney, i looked at the british chess champs but it seems to be invite only. | ||
Plexa
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batsnacks
United States4466 Posts
On May 24 2015 02:45 Zen5034 wrote: Saw this last night, was pretty fun to watch. Player 2 did really well! This was awesome. Magnus is hilarious. | ||
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Oshuy
Netherlands529 Posts
They played C4 on board 2 when he had asked for it on board 3 in the first moves, but I guess he understood their mistake when black moved again on board 2 with C5. Sound probably wasn't as good for him too. Still fun. | ||
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don_kyuhote
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mdb
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don_kyuhote
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The tourney I'm making is 3 days/move using Chess.com. This doesn't stop no-shows either, but at least the people who keep showing up will be able to play and move on to the next rounds and so on and the websites manages that instead of a human, so that's convenient. The tournament has been hosted: http://www.chess.com/tournament/tlchess-closed-tourney-4 Invites have gone out to all Teamliquid Chess.com group members. The tournament starts in July 25th US Pacific Time | ||
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don_kyuhote
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JieXian
Malaysia4677 Posts
nice! | ||
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imBLIND
United States2626 Posts
On July 25 2015 23:43 don_kyuhote wrote: And the TL Inhouse Tournament #4 has started! is there any way to sign up for it right now? | ||
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don_kyuhote
3007 Posts
On July 26 2015 04:39 imBLIND wrote: is there any way to sign up for it right now? unfortunately, chess.com closes the registration once it begins... | ||
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imBLIND
United States2626 Posts
On July 26 2015 08:19 don_kyuhote wrote: unfortunately, chess.com closes the registration once it begins... =/...damn | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9843 Posts
 Soon i'll have my ECF rating back. Happy days! | ||
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don_kyuhote
3007 Posts
On July 29 2015 06:55 Jockmcplop wrote: Played my first competitive game of chess in 17 years today. Won convincingly as white with the king's gambit accepted. So happy Soon i'll have my ECF rating back. Happy days! Nice! King's Gambit!!! | ||
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imBLIND
United States2626 Posts
However, I did get there in a rather lame way by only playing the Goring/Danish gambit versus 1. ... e5 and playing 2. f4 vs 1. ... c5 as white, while playing only 1.Nf3 openings as black. I want to expand my repertoire of openings, but I tend to avoid the more common lines as I assume that people study those openings and are prepared for them. Any suggestions as to what I should study next? If anyone is up for a couple games on chess.com, add imBLIND. | ||
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don_kyuhote
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On July 30 2015 18:18 imBLIND wrote: Finally got back to 1600 in blitz...god that took a while. However, I did get there in a rather lame way by only playing the Goring/Danish gambit versus 1. ... e5 and playing 2. f4 vs 1. ... c5 as white, while playing only 1.Nf3 openings as black. I want to expand my repertoire of openings, but I tend to avoid the more common lines as I assume that people study those openings and are prepared for them. Any suggestions as to what I should study next? If anyone is up for a couple games on chess.com, add imBLIND. I think you're overestimating people's knowledge of book lines at this level. Even in popular openings, people run out of book in 7~8 moves. If you want to expand your repertoire, I would recommend some mainlines such as Ruy Lopez, Italian, or Scotch. And I assume you mean 1...Nf6 as Black? | ||
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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imBLIND
United States2626 Posts
Playing against 1...b6 always ticks me off cause I keep thinking the black player is gonna hedgehog his way to victory lol. | ||
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don_kyuhote
3007 Posts
On July 31 2015 13:37 imBLIND wrote: yea i meant 1...Nf6 as black hahaha. I tried studying a lot of Sicilian and Spanish openings n the past, but I was never able to memorize the correct moves and how to punish the wrong moves for all those different variations...time to start studying the basic lines Playing against 1...b6 always ticks me off cause I keep thinking the black player is gonna hedgehog his way to victory lol. yea, don't worry too much about punishing non-book moves in the opening... unless they are blatant tactical blunders. Just focus on getting your pieces developed and getting a playable middlegame. | ||
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marvellosity
United Kingdom36161 Posts
On July 31 2015 23:39 don_kyuhote wrote: yea, don't worry too much about punishing non-book moves in the opening... unless they are blatant tactical blunders. Just focus on getting your pieces developed and getting a playable middlegame. ^ Especially in blitz, openings really mean nothing. Other than a total calamity for either side, obviously. which happens all the way up and down the spectrum anyway. if you play tactically aware chess in blitz you will get a high rating, even if your openings are abysmal. | ||
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