>>98124151
I don't think so, but send an e-mail, I'm really curious.

>>98124808
>European Women's Chess Championship
round 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hICOGGBfJqc

Cutest Chess girl currently?

>>98125493
Galina Mikheeva

Cutest Chess boy currently?

>>98126024
Vasyl Ivanchuk

Nihal Sarin is playing the Stepan Avagyan Memorial
he got a draw in the first round: https://lichess.org/broadcast/7th-stepan-avagyan-memorial-2026/round-1/DjcclL2U/PNCoGd9U

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I'm precisely 600. Any general tips? Or do I just keep grinding and gaining experience?

>>98128626
Play more, check mistakes with the engine after every game.

>>98128626
watching 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 attack
you need to know
>how to defend it
>not to play it

who dares challenge me:
https://lichess.org/VQYaUvLm

>>98128826
reusable link

https://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".

>>98129233
To 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 5th
Round 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeKKX5YvtNU

>>98130212
Magnus status?

>>98130226
Mixed. Can win the tournament or be at the bottom.

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What is the most Chad opening for white and black?

>>98130547
Bongcloud

>>98130226
rekt

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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.

>>98130648
JUST LOOK AT THAT FINISH FOR FUCK'S SAKE

>>98130597
Remember when zoombam tried to ban bongclouds after losing to one in a team tournament? Still pretty funny.

>>98130891
i like zoomfag but that was pretty embracing

Just randomly lost 150 elo points for no apparent reason, am now stuck there, I love chess.

>>98132282
You'll have a winning streak one day, it's inevitable.

>>98130891
>>98130597
Bongcloud 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.

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>>98133294
>I learned Sicilian theory 15 moves deep in every variation
dont lie to us anon

>>98133554
I'm a chess noob, sorry. Where did you get this diagram?

>>98133567
google images: "Sicilian all variations"

>>98133554
This 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?

>>98133593
because in chess you take turns playing black and white

>>98133602
Did 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.

>>98128626
Go to chesstempo and just practice tactics until you get sick of it.

>>98130212
round 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.

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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.

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>>98137711
In all honesty, I did not see that this move was possible because my rook was pinning the pawn. Also applies to Nxd5.

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>everyone
I 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 disallowed

Anything else seems too much, but what would you add?
>image partially related

>>98137740
>6 chess boards
You need sideways pawns: https://www.chess.com/terms/sideways-pawns-chess

>>98137711
Your 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
>>98137847
Thanks 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.

>>98137770
considered, maybe pawns that move like kings to make it easier for nonchess people

>>98137887
No 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.

>>98134057
Round 7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CQNe6abdPA

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>>98133567
try also https://www.chesstree.net

is there a chess general discord? drop an invite please

>>98144142
No and discord is not very good for chess. Even the com and lichess discords are shitholes.

>>98143665
This is brilliant, thank you!

Which one of the Norway Chess tournament players would win in a mma match and why?

>>98144797
a couple of slaps by mommy Koneru will make all the boys cry

>>98140481
round 8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlK__nRlsoY

>A blunder! Mate in seven!

Jesus Christ I hate the poojeetess.

>>98146773
the eval bar should be illegal

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I'm going to fucking kill myself.

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>>98147329
Don't do it, anon, we all make mistakes. Sometimes it's the other player too.

>>98147369
so mean, be better

>>98130648
sovl, ygmi

>>98128626
play more chess
>>98126024
kamsky

>>98137711
i cant tell if this is a low elo game or a high elo game

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>book about the London System
dropped

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>>98151958
What did they mean by this position?

>>98152443
You got the colors wrong. Black has the first rank!!

>>98152636
I 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.

>>98151958
She had never read an entire book in her life.

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>>98126358
Running out of time looking like a dime

>>98151958
>>98153807
Tale as old as time.

>Hobby participant. Male
Like it and/or is good at it.

>Hobby participant. Female
Use hobby as a venue to get attention and try to economically benefit from the attention.

>>98155273
lol

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What's my and my opponent's ELO here? Give me your best estimates based on the gameplay.

>>98155309
I 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...

>>98145288
Round 9:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2EXFZIke7U

>>98156062
750

>>98156062
like 700 chesscom

>>98156738
That point's system is pretty cool. It would be even better if they remove the increment.

>>98156738
Round 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJxy-NFNuDk

pragg wonnered

>>98162001
Indian media will roast Gukesh I suppose.

>>98162001
interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqzfgx1fjBE

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