| General Chess Discussion - Should I learn the Sicilian?#10 @HDGhog said in #2: > Do you have the motivation and the ambition to work on c5 ? Yes. In fact, I have changed my entire repertoire several times over the last three years. The only opening that I nev… | TheSquare  |
| General Chess Discussion - Should I learn the Sicilian?#1 I have never played anything other than 1...e5 as black. Recently I have suffered difficult games as black vs 1.e4. Usually what happens is white builds up a small advantage out of the opening, and pr… | TheSquare |
| Game analysis - How would you go about winning this game as white?#1 In this game I was black and was reduced to moving the rook and king back and forth at some point, and the computer says a huge advantage for white. What is the plan for white and how can he crack ope… | TheSquare |
| General Chess Discussion - Playing Chess in Different Environments#1 In order to get myself more accustomed to OTB chess, I decided to play in a public environment rather than the comfort of my own sofa. It was then that I just discovered how bad I really was; I achiev… | TheSquare |
| General Chess Discussion - Playing strength in tournaments vs the playing pool#14 @Akarsh_2010 said in #11: > I don't think you get my point. lets imagine 3 players, A ( 2200 ) B ( 1900 ) and C ( 1905 ) , the ratings being the actual strength of the players. > A plays in hourly are… | TheSquare |
| General Chess Discussion - Playing strength in tournaments vs the playing pool#3 @Wasted_Youth When playing in tournaments, I made sure I couldnt see my opponent's rating, so I had no idea of their strength. | TheSquare |
| General Chess Discussion - Playing strength in tournaments vs the playing pool#1 Why are players in open (hourly) tournaments far stronger than players in the quick pairing pool? For example, I usually score a 50% win rate against 22-2300s in the quick pairing pool, but I constant… | TheSquare |
| General Chess Discussion - Black vs Stonewall#7 @Bjarne-Peder I have tried that a few times but it just led to more open lines for white to attack. It's weird because sometimes I play the Stonewall myself as black but it's never given me great resu… | TheSquare |
| General Chess Discussion - Black vs Stonewall#1 What really is the plan for black against the Stonewall? Usually I try to trade the light-squared bishop as early as I can with ...b6 and ...Ba6 but in this game, the order of moves denied me that pla… | TheSquare |
| General Chess Discussion - Hard to beat 1400-rated players#26 @lazy_peasant said in #25: > When you're playing opening theory, you're not playing the game that you're good at. Play boring. Get them out of their prep. Tactics will show up but let them force it ra… | TheSquare |
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