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post 1689109213 08-28-2023, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted By MEDITATE⏩
lol .. 2 hours a day wont even place you in the 2000 range
Do you really believe that? I know quite a number of people who don’t put in anywhere near that and never have and they’re playing significantly higher than 2000, I guess the quality of the instructional material and type of training one does matters, as well as the age when one starts, if one plays half an hour a day from a very very young age with some instruction, online that’s an easy 2500,

If you start as an adult, then obviously it’s harder, but two hours a day is a massive amount of studying, assuming of course we’re talking about actual real training and not just mindless Internet playing which may not improve one’s playing at all.
post 1689127953 08-28-2023, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted By kusok⏩
Do you really believe that? I know quite a number of people who don’t put in anywhere near that and never have and they’re playing significantly higher than 2000, I guess the quality of the instructional material and type of training one does matters, as well as the age when one starts, if one plays half an hour a day from a very very young age with some instruction, online that’s an easy 2500,

If you start as an adult, then obviously it’s harder, but two hours a day is a massive amount of studying, assuming of course we’re talking about actual real training and not just mindless Internet playing which may not improve one’s playing at all.
dedicating even an hour a day to serious improvement is a lot of work for a board game tbh. i just can't dedicate that kind of mental energy to it
post 1689128553 08-28-2023, 08:41 PM
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We need to set up a chess.com or lichess tournament for misc brahs and summon eric hansen to commentate.
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post 1689131393 08-28-2023, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted By Omnivium⏩
Out of all the hobbies you could sink hundreds/thousands of hours into, I couldn't imagine picking chess lol
The greatest war tacticians in old times would be the great chess players of today, it's up there in terms of hobbies.
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post 1689132863 08-28-2023, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted By kusok⏩
Do you really believe that? I know quite a number of people who don’t put in anywhere near that and never have and they’re playing significantly higher than 2000, I guess the quality of the instructional material and type of training one does matters, as well as the age when one starts, if one plays half an hour a day from a very very young age with some instruction, online that’s an easy 2500,

If you start as an adult, then obviously it’s harder, but two hours a day is a massive amount of studying, assuming of course we’re talking about actual real training and not just mindless Internet playing which may not improve one’s playing at all.
no no man, these people you speak of are different, they are talented and gifted and they put the time . its like your billion physicists out there vs einstein,bohr,hawkings,feynman,maxwell ... some people are just wired different
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post 1689946203 09-12-2023, 01:25 PM
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Got almost up to 2300 last night. Bullet and blitz lichess. Fookin hard. These mofos are too fast and know too much sheit.

Should have easily beat a few 2450 rated players, raging right nao because lost for idiotic reasons. Fookin seething.
post 1689946483 09-12-2023, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted By kusok⏩
Got almost up to 2300 last night. Bullet and blitz lichess. Fookin hard. These mofos are too fast and know too much sheit.

Should have easily beat a few 2450 rated players, raging right nao because lost for idiotic reasons. Fookin seething.
What is your rapid like?

What are your preferred bullet/blitz time controls? I like 2/1 for bullet, and 3/2 for blitz.
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post 1689965043 09-12-2023, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress⏩
What is your rapid like?

What are your preferred bullet/blitz time controls? I like 2/1 for bullet, and 3/2 for blitz.
I used to play rapid topping at about 2350 on icchess (original Internet chess club way before chess dot com and lichess)

I like 1/0 bullet the most.

and I sometimes do 3 and 5 min blitz or any blitz or bullet is fine actually as long as I have time to get used to it.

I think the 30 sec hyper bullet starts to cross the line for me where it’s not about chess skill anymore but rather specific speed skills. 1/0 is still chess. Fast! But chess.

I like no increment because I can run the clock. My speed is About 2500 level but skill about 2000-2100 lol so I can score on some professionals, especially women! Because they are slow.
post 1689966153 09-12-2023, 08:21 PM
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Would be nice to get there so far away... Last push I did was very successful.

Chess Coach Pro - A few bucks on the app store is the best place for leveled and themed puzzle categories. Master each theme and then you will start seeing them in games better.

From there I started a few Chessable courses on solid semi-abnormal openings. Currently favoring Jobava London system, Vienna, and Pirc.

They tend to put people out of their memorized prep and atleast get me into mid game slightly up.

Then I started watching crappier chess youtubers. Anna Cramling helped me the most with mid-game concepts because her mind isn't so advanced I can't follow.

Pretty much only play 15-20 minute time controls.
post 1689966413 09-12-2023, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted By Austanian⏩
Not there either last.... elo push I made before I got my new job was pretty successful.

Chess Coach Pro - A few bucks on the app store is the best place for leveled and themed puzzle categories. Master each theme and then you will start seeing them in games better.

From there I started a few Chessable courses on solid semi-abnormal openings. Currently favoring Jobava London system, Vienna, and Pirc.

They tend to put people out of their memorized prep and atleast get me into mid game slightly up.

Then I started watching crappier chess youtubers. Anna Cramling helped me the most with mid-game concepts because her mind isn't so advanced I can't follow.
Check out this guys videos on chess calculations & how to think during a game, very helpful.



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post 1689967043 09-12-2023, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted By ConTroLFreaKK⏩
Check out this guys videos on chess calculations & how to think during a game, very helpful.



Thanks... Yeah people beating me in calculations is where a lot of my games are lost.

Stopping 1 move blunders got me from 1100 to 1300. Learning some openings got me to 1450... I can get to 1600 doing gambits, but they either work or I get murdered. (Rapid)
post 1689987523 09-13-2023, 09:25 AM
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Just passed 2300 rating. Fookin going for 2400. 1 minute games.
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