30 Aug 04
Originally posted by mateuloseWell, usually you have some rooks and some other minor pieces on the board when you try a minority attack. If you try it in a king and pawn endgame it isn't called a minority attack, it's called suicide.
However, in king and pawn endgames (the second most common ending) minority attacks are just suicidal and stupid IMHO.
The whole point is knowing when a minority attack is strong and when having one less pawn on the q-side can turn into a liability. You can't know that without some endgame knowledge. The whole point here is that in order to play the middlegame well, you need to know about some of the endgames that could result.
And yes, the R+P endings are definitely the ones to study, percentage-wise.
30 Aug 04
Originally posted by AynatThanks Aynat!😀 I really appreciate that! 😉
AJMagicman! Congratulations on your victory over your brother. 😀
I am sure that all the wonderful advice for improving your game is greatly appreciated...😕
However, I would like to join in your celebration of finally, finally, finally, finally defeating your brother!!!😏
Enjoy the sweet taste of victory😉
I just Love Victory!!! 😵 By the way guys... My brother was not drunk when I was playing against him!!!! He's from Brazil, and in Brazil they have different openings and different ways of winning, and different ways to do the actual Scholar's Mate!!!😠 So people! I guess it wasn't a fair game, so I had a remach against him, and it was a big TIE!!!!😠
So I'm sure he's got skills bette5r than anyone of you! He's played he's whole life, which is 21 years!!!!!😛
PS: Thanks again Aynat! 😉
30 Aug 04
Originally posted by lucifershammerAnd Thanks to you too lucifershammer!!!!😉 I really like the fact that some poeple sticks up for me. 😉
Oh come on, guys! Let AJ enjoy his moment of victory.
How many of us have forgotten that magical moment when we first played e4, Bc4 and Qh5 to devastating effect? Until of course, the opponent started making life difficult with Nf3, Nc6 etc ... 🙂
30 Aug 04
Originally posted by Natural ScienceThis one goes to you Natural Science! I'm not mad or anything, but what you wrote there... I was expecting a complement, not a story on how to win a Chess Game!😠 When you were a beginner, I'm sure you were really happy when you learned the Scholar's Mate. By the way... I even took a 2 months Chess class! AND I was one of the TOP ranked students that actually beated everyone in the class! (except for the teacher).
AJ, I hope you don't let your brother's comments go to your head. Beating someone with the Scholar's Mate is nothing to be proud of, for several reasons, not the least of which is that in order to succeed in achieving Scholar's Mate, you have to play some bad chess yourself. Please understand that you are not winning because you are good; you a ...[text shortened]... t advance at all if you just keep trying the same terribly unsound openings over and over again.
I've ONLY played for two Months, and for your information I have learned and have memorized 21 different ways of opening and closing a Chess Game! I would be very glad to see how you play... I'm sure you are better than me, but let me tell you something. My brother taught me how to play Chess 2 Months ago, and now I'm beating him with, or without the Scholar's Mate! He's been playing his whole life while I've been playing for 2 months! I don't want to brag or anything, but since I started playing Chess, I've been to so many Tournaments... I was also playing against the NERD kids at the School's Chess Club. AND I beated all of them without the Scholar's Mate!😠 I know how to play Chess. I'm not like those kids that takes a long time learning how to play a game or other things... I study Chess everyday! I even come up with my own moves!!!!! Have you even tried to Make-up your own moves yet? I'm not a NERD or anything, but here's the moral of the story: "You can be anything and do anything if you put your effort to it." And that's the same exact thing that I'm doing right now...
I hope you understand how I feel man.:'( I just wrote this in order for you to understand how you can hirt other people's feelings by just writing accouple of things...🙁
30 Aug 04
Originally posted by AJMagicmanThey have different openings in Brazil? Who knew?!
Thanks Aynat!😀 I really appreciate that! 😉
I just Love Victory!!! 😵 By the way guys... My brother was not drunk when I was playing against him!!!! He's from Brazil, and in Brazil they have different openings and different ways of winning, and different ways to do the actual Scholar's Mate!!!😠 So people! I guess it wasn't a fair game, so I had a re ...[text shortened]... ne of you! He's played he's whole life, which is 21 years!!!!!😛
PS: Thanks again Aynat! 😉
31 Aug 04
Originally posted by AJMagicmanAJ, I'm sorry if I came off sounding cold, insensitive, or uncaring. I was just being matter-of-fact. If you learned so many different openings, I just find it curious that you would still even want to try winning with Scholar's Mate at this point. The best thing that can happen when you play that, is your opponenet stops it cold and makes you look foolish. At least then you learn something. But if you use it and win with it, it just reinforces your confidence in these bad habits.
This one goes to you Natural Science! I'm not mad or anything, but what you wrote there... I was expecting a complement, not a story on how to win a Chess Game!😠 When you were a beginner, I'm sure you were really happy when you learned the Scholar's Mate. By the way... I even took a 2 months Chess class! AND I was one of the TOP ranked students that a ...[text shortened]... to understand how you can hirt other people's feelings by just writing accouple of things...🙁
I remember quite vividly when I was first starting out in chess. I don't remember very many games where I won with Scholar' Mate, but I do remember the elation I felt when I figured out, on my own, how to stop my opponent from using it to beat me. At that point I figured that if a beginner like me can find the moves to thwart this opening, it must not be a very good one. Then my chess coach gave me a book by Pandolfini, where I learned that, indeed, it is rarely a good idea to move the queen so early in the opening.
You say you can beat your brother with or without Scholar's Mate. Have you beaten him without it? Because from the sound of your post, that time on UChess was the first time you ever beat him. In any case, if he actually said that he is no longer a match for you because you beat him in 4 moves, well I'm sorry, but it must mean that he's just not a very good player, no matter how long he's been playing. Again, not trying to sound cold, just stating my opinion.
To answer your final question about whether I've ever tried to "make up" my own moves, well, yes of course, when I first started out. I knew nothing about openings, only knew how the pieces moved, so a lot of what I learned was by trial and error. But here's something you need to realize about openings: If it is an opening that is worth playing, it's been done, and it's been done many times. Even the really bad openings have established lines of theory. Of course, I'm usually out of this theory by about move 8, and then I'm back on my own, "making up" my own moves.