well-hydrated edition>Chess websites, tools, videos and books:https://rentry.org/vxdsw7k5>Calendar:- Norway Chess | May 25th - June 5th- European Women's Chess Championship | May 25th - June 5th- UzChess Cup | June 7th - 15th- Biel Chess Festival | July 11th - 24th- Lichess Summer Marathon | August 1st- Grand Chess Tour: Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia | June 29th - July 6th- 53rd International Dortmund Chess Days - Sparkassen Chess Trophy | August 1st - 9th- Sinquefield Cup | August 8th - 12th- FIDE World Championship Match | November 23rd - December 17th>Previous thread:>>97975648
>>98124151I don't think so, but send an e-mail, I'm really curious.
>>98124808>European Women's Chess Championshipround 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hICOGGBfJqc
Cutest Chess girl currently?
>>98125493Galina Mikheeva
Cutest Chess boy currently?
>>98126024Vasyl Ivanchuk
Nihal Sarin is playing the Stepan Avagyan Memorialhe got a draw in the first round: https://lichess.org/broadcast/7th-stepan-avagyan-memorial-2026/round-1/DjcclL2U/PNCoGd9U
I'm precisely 600. Any general tips? Or do I just keep grinding and gaining experience?
>>98128626Play more, check mistakes with the engine after every game.
>>98128626watching videos helps.from memory =/<600 players rely a lot on mate in 1 threats that go unnoticed. You can count on higher elo players noticing M1 threats every time, so you need to learn how to spot and execute mates that involve multiple forcing moves. chess puzzles help there. also all threats in general: never make moves hoping for your opponent doesnt notice something, always assume they see what you see. if you spot a way that they could defend your attack that renders your move useless, look for a better move.600 elo players really only need to know about 1 opening: the waywayd queen attackyou need to know >how to defend it>not to play it
who dares challenge me:https://lichess.org/VQYaUvLm
>>98128826reusable linkhttps://lichess.org/?variant=standard&minutesPerSide=10.0&gameMode=casual&increment=5&user=rmutt17#friend
>>98128806>never make moves hoping for your opponent doesnt notice something, always assume they see what you see.For some reason I can easily do this, but my mouse physically prevents me from doing so, even when i take a long time thinking about moves, its like a chess virus takes over me>Yeees, yeeees, you can clearly see your opponent will see that you blundered if you make that move, so you shouldnt make that move, but you will definitely do it anyway, DEW IT, gooooood, goooooooood, let the blunders flow through you.
Do you think it is emotionally more difficult to lose in chess than in other games/sports?I've always had trouble with losing, but chess really makes my blood boil. When I lose I feel like the stupidiest idiot on earth, some games really put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.After a move is made, the value of previous moves are reviewed. A blunder may seem the best move until you notice what makes it a blunder. So when you have a plan and it works, it's like "yup, checks out", but when you fail, miss and lose, it's like "how the fuck did I not see that OBVIOUS repercussion of my moves, I am the one responsible for getting myself into this terrible situation".
>>98129233To me it's the other way around. I'm always fine with losses in chess. I can be very competitive and even angry at times playing sports or other games. Never chess. There are no rules that I can be angry about, there are no umpires, no randomness, it's just me and my opponent.
>>98124808>Norway Chess | May 25th - June 5thRound 5:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeKKX5YvtNU
>>98130212Magnus status?
>>98130226Mixed. Can win the tournament or be at the bottom.
What is the most Chad opening for white and black?
>>98130547Bongcloud
>>98130226rekt
Holy FUCK my confidence for having him on the ropes, while being 5 pawns down, a rook and 5 minutes on the clock, shattered over a stupid move that my judgement clouded.
>>98130648JUST LOOK AT THAT FINISH FOR FUCK'S SAKE
>>98130597Remember when zoombam tried to ban bongclouds after losing to one in a team tournament? Still pretty funny.
>>98130891i like zoomfag but that was pretty embracing
Just randomly lost 150 elo points for no apparent reason, am now stuck there, I love chess.
>>98132282You'll have a winning streak one day, it's inevitable.
>>98130891>>98130597Bongcloud is legit. There is also this one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDPIHH9o1dM
I can't believe I learned Sicilian theory 15 moves deep in every variation just for most of my opponents to play the fucking Bowdler Attack.
>>98133294>I learned Sicilian theory 15 moves deep in every variation dont lie to us anon
>>98133554I'm a chess noob, sorry. Where did you get this diagram?
>>98133567google images: "Sicilian all variations"
>>98133554This diagram is for white and black you patzer dipshit. Like why would I learn something like the Brooklyn Retreat as a Sicilian player when I play the Fianchetto against the Rossolimo, and I don't even play the Rossolimo as white either?
>>98133593because in chess you take turns playing black and white
>>98133602Did you even read what I wrote? How is that relevant when I don't play the Rossolimo as white and I also don't play the Brooklyn Retreat against the Rossolimo as black? It's quite literally impossible for me to even come across that variation, as well as countless other variations in the diagram, as either color.
>>98128626Go to chesstempo and just practice tactics until you get sick of it.
>>98130212round 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gts4sAQ9jgU
>>98128626>I'm precisely 600. Any general tips?Yes. First you have to understand that the main issue you and all your opponents currently have is bad board vision. You simply don't see all checks and captures, as well as major threats and weaknesses. To fix this you need to solve puzzles properly. Look up a YouTube video titled "How To Solve Puzzles To Improve Your Chess" by GM Noel Studer. After that set yourself a daily puzzle goal. I do a minimum of 10 puzzles a day for example. You can do more or less depending on how much time you have, but whatever goal you set, make sure you don't go a single day without solving them. If you consistently do that, I promise you'll be 1000 in no time. I know because when I was 300 I spent a whole month just solving puzzles without playing a single game. The second I came back I jumped straight to 1000. Good luck.
Just had a very strange game with someone trying some meme opening. We both blundered but he failed to realize that we didn't need to trade queens because I took his with check.
>>98137711In all honesty, I did not see that this move was possible because my rook was pinning the pawn. Also applies to Nxd5.
>everyoneI have a question. If I were to make a wargame with 6 chess boards 3x2 and change a few rules, what would you find the most fun?>have to 'take' every king for wincondition>paws are in second line from your rear, but you can arrange them as you wish (rooks on all the left side for example)>forever-moving models limited to 6 spaces in their respective directions>cannot move the same piece two turns in a row>no queens when your pawns reach the opponents backline>castling disallowedAnything else seems too much, but what would you add?>image partially related
>>98137740>6 chess boardsYou need sideways pawns: https://www.chess.com/terms/sideways-pawns-chess
>>98137711Your 12. Bg5 was a mistake, because he could play Be7 and it just helps him develop. I would have moved Ng5 instead - since he has a Ng6 that makes Ng5 more attractive as if he playing h6 to hunt it away which he often has to, then only the f7 pawn is defending it. Of course he didn't play Be7, he played the absurd f6 and that's where he started collapsing, so
Ng5 at some point*
>>98137825>>98137847Thanks for the advice. That's a great catch. Kind of a "induce weaknesses from your opponent" type of thing. I'll keep that in mind.
>>98137770considered, maybe pawns that move like kings to make it easier for nonchess people
>>98137887No problem bro. I've played for many years and only noticed this myself recently, I've never heard anyone else ever mention this specific point. The reason I always figured that moving a knight to g6 or the equivalent for white Ng3 (like Anna Cramling's Cow opening) was fairly uncommon - despite it covering a lot of squares around the king was because it can be hit with the h-pawn and may get awkward for a pawn storm in general (can work on the other wing as well hitting Nb6 with the a-pawn). But there are lots of situations where throwing kingside pawns forward is risky or just bad. It can be annoying when like in your game black just baracades himself with pieces. Stockfish shows pretty clearly that Ng5 is often a bad move in a regular setup since after h6 pushes the knight away the weakness may be minimum and you just lost a turn and sometimes h6 is good anyway. However when there's a knight there that is using the h7 pawn, it becomes much more of a weakness.
>>98134057Round 7:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CQNe6abdPA
>>98133567try also https://www.chesstree.net
is there a chess general discord? drop an invite please
>>98144142No and discord is not very good for chess. Even the com and lichess discords are shitholes.
>>98143665This is brilliant, thank you!
Which one of the Norway Chess tournament players would win in a mma match and why?
>>98144797a couple of slaps by mommy Koneru will make all the boys cry
>>98140481round 8:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlK__nRlsoY
>A blunder! Mate in seven!Jesus Christ I hate the poojeetess.
>>98146773the eval bar should be illegal
I'm going to fucking kill myself.
>>98147329Don't do it, anon, we all make mistakes. Sometimes it's the other player too.
>>98147369so mean, be better
>>98130648sovl, ygmi
>>98128626play more chess>>98126024kamsky
>>98137711i cant tell if this is a low elo game or a high elo game
>book about the London Systemdropped
>>98151958What did they mean by this position?
>>98152443You got the colors wrong. Black has the first rank!!
>>98152636I did notice that but I guess I forgot. I almost thought it might be some slop but everything else in the image was good and it was a simple misorientation.
>>98151958She had never read an entire book in her life.
>>98126358Running out of time looking like a dime
>>98151958>>98153807Tale as old as time.>Hobby participant. MaleLike it and/or is good at it.>Hobby participant. FemaleUse hobby as a venue to get attention and try to economically benefit from the attention.
>>98155273lol
What's my and my opponent's ELO here? Give me your best estimates based on the gameplay.
>>98155309I mean, with a body like that, I don't blame her for showing it off. I would do the same as a girl. I wouldn't mind it if I suddenly turned into a girl magically one day...
>>98145288Round 9:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2EXFZIke7U
>>98156062750
>>98156062like 700 chesscom
>>98156738That point's system is pretty cool. It would be even better if they remove the increment.
>>98156738Round 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJxy-NFNuDk
pragg wonnered
>>98162001Indian media will roast Gukesh I suppose.
>>98162001interview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqzfgx1fjBE
Guess the ELO. My opponent was a 50 year old man from Iraq.
>>98165359700
>>98133294The Bowdler is so trash I don't understand why any white player plays it.
https://www.twitch.tv/casimate>sabado a la noche con flor, aye y amigos!so envious :(
Is a terrible idea to trade a bishop and a knight on the opening of the game for a rook or am I crazy?
Why are there so many cheaters now? I swear every other player is a cheater now.
>>98168219normalization of ai
>>98168098No, it's a terrible idea. You're probably talking about the fried liver that comes out of the Italian, right? If the guy castles, you shouldn't go for it, since like you said, in the event of a loss of a knight and a bishop for a rook and a pawn, the guy who loses the knight and bishop is worse off.
>>98129233Magnus explained it one time in a way I thought best. Basically, chess is a game where there are no unknowns, and no external factors - unless someone's cheating. If you lose, you only have yourself to blame. It's crushing to me on a certain level when I review my games, because the engine shows me how I fucked it up, and it's right. At the end of the day, I could have won if I was just a bit smarter or faster.
New queen of Europe.
>>98124808Why are their seperate leagues for sexes? That's sexist.
>>98169609If women can find their own sponsors they can do whatever they want.
>>98124808>UzChess Cupround 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvSAr_weZqQ
>>98169609having a cock is an unfair advantage in chess
>>98169609This just in: women get unfair advantages in life. More news at 11.
>>98169609shut up
>>98169166thought of that since those are the most active pieces in the opening
why is it a brillant idgi
any bughouse enthusiasts? struggling to get much better at this, normal theory / puzzles / openings dont really apply
>>98175237The secret Is to set the rating range to -200/any in order to have strong partners. Try the Italian with white and the French with black.
>>98175116>tactical ideaIt's positional. Apparently invading the seventh rank by eating a7 and having the two rooks on e1 and f1 is all you need. Basically a killer setup in any game considering that the other files are closed by your pawns. Also black can't coordinate to attack the white queen or the white king.
>>98124808>CalendarAktobe Open is missing. Round 7 today: https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1398255.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=7&flag=30&SNode=S0
Bros... I'm thinking of giving up.Not only has progress stalled but I'm aggressively backsliding.Months ago I was comfortably in high 900's to mid 1000's.Now lately I'm getting slapped around by sub 900's.I love this game but fuck do I also hate it.
>>98180300
guess the elo (black)
>>98169609>Why are their seperate leagues for sexes?so that we can coax chessfus into playing chess, duh
>>98180637Thanks anon.
>>981810201950 lichess rapid
>>98175237also study shogi to get a feel for the balance required between your defensive castle and the barrage of drops to attack it. Tactical details differ though.
Is Duolingo a good way to get good?
>mfw i just beat a WCM effortlessly on chess960 and i'm not even that good
>>98124808why is https://chess-results.com/ not on the list?
>>98184713You mean on the rentry? It's in the results section.
>>98184304like shooting fish in a barrel
>>98184019Not really.I suppose for an out and out beginner it may not be bad for an introduction.The biggest thing I dont like (but speaks to my earlier point) is a game called Capture Craze where it's just random pieces spawning on the board and you use your pieces to take them out within a line limit. That would probably be handy for someone with no experience to get used to piece movement but beyond that it is useless.Granted I only used when the daily quests require or I'm farming matches with Oscar to boost my leaderboards rank.
Is it possible for /ourguy/ to win the Uz tourney?
>>98133294Try playing e6 in response, then after almost anything he plays go Nf6."but hold on, he's got e5" - right, just go d5 hitting his bishop. After exNf6 dxBc4 fxg7 Bxg7 black has fianchettoed the kingside bishop and get a dynamic, attacking game that white probably won't have a clue what to do in and assume he's ahead due to your broken kingside pawns (a very dangerous situation for him).I found this with stockfish. Otherwise the Bowdler can be annoying and restrict black's way of playing a bit for a boring game where white isn't actually much worse.
>>98187464Only with buttplug strats
I just hit 700 on chess.com
>>98188161Congrats anon.
>>98188161>>98188272nevermind I lost like 5 games in a row after this
>>98188304>not losing 15 games in a rowpleb
>>98185405I think the main point of capture craze is to teach you to stop blundering pieces and encourage positive trades
Any new chess mistress arm hair pics?
>>98190815We are still in time to save her from the wax industry >>98169595
lol lmao even
I enjoy seeing leela beat up on gm's with knight and rook odds.
Anybody play in their local Chess Club?I started going to mine which is once a week at the library.Feel like shit today because I lost two games playing against some dude who hasnt played in forever and was only there because his 6 year old daughter was playing. Felt like a bitch getting somewhat casually dominated.
>>98190232I guess you might be right but ultimately I dont think it's that helpful.
>>98194673>Anybody play in their local Chess Club?They are too strong, no fun allowed.
>>98196971they're all 2k+ on chess.com tier? even better?
>>98197991yes, the all 3 of them
>>98187464Local boys are in full control, no chance for the rest of the world
>>98170751Round 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSXCv8V9aWc
Endgame puzzle. White to move.https://lichess.org/training/Nsi2yCan you solve it???
>>98200450Ra2
>>98200522No, because black can play ...Rxa2 and then still get back to stop the pawn from queening.
>>98200552Ugh endgames are too hard
>>98202976Study them before studying openings.
This just seems suicidal and retarded and an obvious thing to be avoided as quickly as possible, yet GMs get mated like this all the time.
>>98204712You'll make an escape route at some point, and having 3 pawns ready to move give you more options. If you move one of them too early you might regret to have moved the wrong pawn.
https://lichess.org/bfMDuMTF#1another shanxi classic
>>98180300>I'm thinking of giving up.Try all the variants until you find the one that you like.
qrd on the rook's lore?
>>98208444It's a castle thingy. Usually when you think of a Medieval castle they have these sniper tower things at the ends of them, right? Where bowmen can watch for threats. I always thought of the rooks as exactly that, because they look like them and are on the edge of the board.
>>98208904why does it get to move around?
>>98209083because the movement of the piece represents the arrows that are shot out of the turretsarrows can travel very farbut not diagonally
>>98208444>>98208904>>98209083Rooks are war machines to siege castles. You build many of them a bit higher of the castle's walls and outnumber the defenders. They have wheels to move forward. See pic, it's on the left.
>>98210343
>>98208444they aren't castles, they are chariots! "Rukh" is Persian for "chariot". They only became towers when the game spread to Europe. The equivalent pieces in the three Asian chess variants all retain the "chariot" character: 車
been reassuring to finally realize 1000 is not in fact the median elo
>>98213130Its higher?
>>98208444The rook was born on a 5x5 board, along with the bishop and knight. Put any 2 in the center of the 5x5 board and you get the others moves, by the squares not controlled. Each one controlling 8 squares. The bishop covers one color, the knight covers only the other color. The rook brings balance by controlling an equal number of both. Showing it's superiority even on a 5x5 board.
rematch DECLINED
>>98215059Rooks are almost useless for the first half of the game. They gain power only if the files are open.
odd question, but does anyone know of any chess ttrpgs
>>98217821I'm curious what exactly would draw you to something so niche.You might be the only person on Earth who is looking for that.
>>98218123I've had an idea about a game where you play a bunch of pawns throwing a revolution for a while that would use a chess variant as the combat system. the issue is that I couldn't figure out how to keep the party from getting in each others ways
>>98218191Could be interesting but you'll have to be the guy to make it.I tried looking for Chess TTRPG's and there is nothing outside of the vaguest connections to chess.
Guys, GUYS! I finally reached a huge milestone :)
My latest game at 1660 had my opponent bongcloud then en passant checkmate
>learning chess for the first time>mostly play vs bots, can beat any bot under 1000 elo 90% of the time>start playing other people in the 300 elo range expecting other shitters like me>they don't make a single blunder>they never hang anything>can't win a game to save my lifeAlright.
>>98218663Bien trabajas anon.
>>98219251I find the bot ratings dont really correlate to reality.I've been firmly stuck in 900-1000 range for a long time but I can easily beat 1400 to 1500 bots.
Is there any point playing King's gambit in 2026?
>>98219251>>they don't make a single blunder>>they never hang anythingReally? I wouldn't even say that about 1300 either.
I have won 10 rapid games in a row.
>>98220532It's one of the best gambits.
>>98152636what does this mean?
>>98184019how would duolingo help you improve at chess? tf?
>>98223019In the photograph the pieces are set up on the wrong ends so white is on the 8th rank and black is on the 1st (going by the notation on the board).
for people who play irl, how do tournaments work at your local club? mine has mostly veteran players so it's depressing to compete, i'm lucky if i get 2/8. and for little kids it's even worse, i spoke with a parent the other day and he told me his kid just wants to play basketball instead on weekends for the same reason. i guess they don't have enough players overall to divide people by age or level but idk, this can't be sustainable
When you know the refutation to your opponent's meme variation.
>>98223063Duolingo also has a chess course
