Fmf

@gambrel said
As a grandfather of a 7 year old, I'mma bout tired of reading poor chess=7 years of age. There are active 7 year olds that could hand you your ass OTB

Learn a new trick pal

guess it's alright to play the game for years and never improve ok to you?
tire away i'm stopping a witch hunt.

@executioner-brand said
guess it's alright to play the game for years and never improve ok to you?
tire away i'm stopping a witch hunt.

You're stopping jack squat
You're singing the same song, banging the same drum. Chess improvement is personal. Some improve, some not so much. To a large extent we are limited by ability. The ability to visualize the board and pieces in our mind, and move the pieces all mentally. Problem solving ability, knowledge of the games. Traps, attacks, defenses, learned knowledge and knowledge retention, memory all play a part. All the study and tactical problems in the world will make little difference overall if a guy can't visualize or has little problem solving ability.
Also motivation, you can't teach that.
Most of my ability is natural. I've studied the game a great deal since 1980. I've read My System, Chess Praxis, along with perhaps hundreds of other books. I've played and trained vs weak and strong engines, humans from 900-2400 Elo.
What did I learn? I went from worst to first at the local club. I learned that on any given day anyone can beat anyone else. We are bound by chess rules, if in check you must move, interpose or capture. You are bound by logic, if your queen is en prise to a pawn, you can capture the attacker, move your queen, or come up with some sort of defence. Many options, many choices, and often there is a narrow path to victory. Veer off and game over, if your opponent sees the way.
Some just play the damned game

@gambrel said
You're stopping jack squat
You're singing the same song, banging the same drum. Chess improvement is personal. Some improve, some not so much. To a large extent we are limited by ability. The ability to visualize the board and pieces in our mind, and move the pieces all mentally. Problem solving ability, knowledge of the games. Traps, attacks, defenses, learned knowledge an ...[text shortened]... h to victory. Veer off and game over, if your opponent sees the way.
Some just play the damned game

1500 isn't that great seeing you start at 1200. you've only improved 300 rating points above average. great tactics but poor strategy. my highest rating is 1591.

@divegeester said
If you feel any of my posts contravene the site’s TOS then you should immediately alert them and report me to the site administration.

Is this why you had the alerts limited?

@executioner-brand said

you stalk and abuse suzi.

If you feel any of my posts contravene the site’s TOS then you should immediately alert them and report me to the site administration.

@executioner-brand said
abuse

2.
treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly.

If you feel any of my posts contravene the site’s TOS then you should immediately alert them and report me to the site administration.

@executioner-brand said
repeatedly is when she is on her profile.

If you feel any of my posts contravene the site’s TOS then you should immediately alert them and report me to the site administration.

@gambrel said
As a grandfather of a 7 year old, I'mma bout tired of reading poor chess=7 years of age. There are active 7 year olds that could hand you your ass OTB

Learn a new trick pal

Well said.

@suzianne said
Is this why you had the alerts limited?

If you feel any of my posts contravene the site’s TOS then you should immediately alert them and report me to the site administration.

If you feel that Russ limiting the number of daily alerts has had a deleterious impact on the user interface of this site, then you should take it up with him publicly in the “Site Ideas” forum or privately via the “Feedback” route.

Personally I think him doing so was one of the sweetest incremental improvements to RHP forums as it stopped trolls like you and your buddies gang alerting several posts in order to have threads by posters you disapprove of removed.

If I could influence Russ sufficiently I would have the thumb system removed completely also, in order to stop you and your buddies gang thumbing posts.

Seeing as how your paranoia seems to drive you to fear my influence with Russ I.e. your hilarious declaration that Russ takes bribes from me to have players banned, then you ought to be preparing yourself for non-anonymous thumbs as that might be the first phase.

@executioner-brand said
guess it's alright to play the game for years and never improve ok to you?

What business is it of yours wether someone you don’t know is improving at chess? Why the obsession?

@executioner-brand said
1500 isn't that great seeing you start at 1200. you've only improved 300 rating points above average. great tactics but poor strategy. my highest rating is 1591.

Nobody cares about your rating, you and Very Rusty read like a pair bullies pulling hair and teasing other kids in the school playground. Like school bullies of you are intellectually stunted, each reaching for the bluntest instrument available, like cavemen bringing clubs to a debate.

@executioner-brand said
1500 isn't that great seeing you start at 1200. you've only improved 300 rating points above average. great tactics but poor strategy. my highest rating is 1591.

My peak was 2020.
You're a real douche.

@gambrel said
My peak was 2020.
You're a real douche.

1573 was your peak in games at rhp. mine is higher.
nope a real douche bleeds their heart out and gets thumbed down.

@executioner-brand said
1573 was your peak in games at rhp. mine is higher.
nope a real douche bleeds their heart out and gets thumbed down.

No, Gambrel has you bang to rights.

@divegeester said
No, Gambrel has you bang to rights.

everything you love turns to poo