22 Dec 07
Originally posted by chessisvanityOops!
He plays fine....i am playing him now....and he controls the center fine.
I think he just wants everything yesterday.
Yeah actually Game 4335535 is played ok in the opening.
I think the line played is too simplifying though, with
14.c3...c6
15.Qb3 looking perhaps more threatening.
Shame that game got away from you.
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by chessisvanityGame 4407164
lol i'm drunk. and you are a 1400 in sheeps clothing.
you ain't no 1200.
7 consecutive pawn moves from black.
Eesh!
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by chessisvanityI thought he clearly meant book moves in sound openings.
he was saying that people weren't making proper opening moves....so i showed him that it doesn't matter....just make good moves to win.
Not that unorthodox hypermodern stuff, although at -1300 I suppose you frequently get a pawn frenzy opponent.
22 Dec 07
at 1300 you get those crazy pawn moves....and he did well.
so when is squelchbelch going to join my clan?
Clan 24911
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by chessisvanityDon't make hasty generalizations and pretend you know what each rating class knows. Not every player is the same and I'm sure several players may be very familiar with some openings and understand them very well but remain at under 1800 for various other reasons such as poor endgame play.
No player(under 1800) follows main lines...if we did then it is just a memory game.
And anyone below 1800 will not benefit from "openings study"
Yes we may learn a few lines...but we(under 1800) won't know why we are playing the moves we memorized.
And also...just because your opponent didn't play the "main line" or "best move"...doesn't mean his/her move is wrong.
I'm sure that on a correspondence site where databases are allowed, numerous main line openings are played. It also wouldn't be "just" a memory game at all because main line openings tend to be very rich and dynamically balanced. Even after 25 moves into the Semi-Slav, King's Indian or Sicilian, the possibilities are infinitely richer and more complicated than one will usually find just playing with general principles. There is ample room to outplay your opponents if you're really better and of course you have to understand the positions well-enough to handle deviations.
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by SquelchbelchYes, because the Queen's Indian, Grunfeld and King's Indian are totally unsound. 😛
I thought he clearly meant book moves in sound openings.
Not that unorthodox hypermodern stuff, although at -1300 I suppose you frequently get a pawn frenzy opponent.
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by exigentsky... and exactly which of these is Game 4407164 ?
Yes, because the Queen's Indian, Grunfeld and King's Indian are totally unsound. 😛
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by exigentskythey way you talk....whether you are right or wrong...does not apply to under 1800.
Don't make hasty generalizations and pretend you know what each rating class knows. Not every player is the same and I'm sure several players may be very familiar with some openings and understand them very well but remain at under 1800 for various other reasons such as poor endgame play.
I'm sure that on a correspondence site where databases are allow ...[text shortened]... ter and of course you have to understand the positions well-enough to handle deviations.
What you said is for strong players 1800 and up.
And anyone who goes 25 moves deep and then "out plays" his opponent is above 1800.
It all comes down to Tactics....under 1800 control center and train in Tactics....
You show me a 1600 player who is an expert in the Sicilian and i'll show you he is a Master posing as a pazter.
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by SquelchbelchThat would be the "pawn power variation" of the uh....uh i dunno...
... and exactly which of these is Game 4407164 ?
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by chessisvanityA 1200 rated player making sweeping generalizations about players under 1800... uhm, what do you know about what it takes to get to 1800? I'm guessing nothing, or you'd be there by now.
they way you talk....whether you are right or wrong...does not apply to under 1800.
What you said is for strong players 1800 and up.
And anyone who goes 25 moves deep and then "out plays" his opponent is above 1800.
It all comes down to Tactics....under 1800 control center and train in Tactics....
You show me a 1600 player who is an expert in the Sicilian and i'll show you he is a Master posing as a pazter.