29 Aug 09
I am a mediocre chess player rated 1394 in this site. But I have won three players rated 2000 points or more while playing blitz chess:
Opponent rated 2029:
Opponent rated 2061:
The more recent win today against an opponent rated 2003:
Any other examples of Davids killing giant Goliaths?
30 Aug 09
Originally posted by DawgHausWhy did you not take his bishop on your 28th move instead of moving your king away?
Game 4291049
03 Sep 09
Originally posted by EladarThis is one possibility. But most likely it just reflects the fact that some good correspondence players are not good blitz players. It remains curious, nevertheless, that people who excel in correspondence would loose to a player rated more than 600 points lower.
Do you think any of the ones you've beat in blitzes use engines in their Correspondance games?
03 Sep 09
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Originally posted by Pawn RebellionI doubt the difference can legitimately be that large. Maybe from bullet to cc but not from normal blitz. Note: Not that they shouldn't lose but the frequency you describe means that some of them are definitely cheaters. It would be too much of a coincidence that you just happened to be the one they all dropped their occasional game to.
This is one possibility. But most likely it just reflects the fact that some good correspondence players are not good blitz players. It remains curious, nevertheless, that people who excel in correspondence would loose to a player rated more than 600 points lower.
03 Sep 09
Originally posted by ExumaChess is chess. I'll give you the drinking excuse but 600 points? Its still too coincidental, plus 2000+ players aren't the only ones who drink and get tired.
Remember blitz is a different skill set from cc, and if these guys are anything like me, the unrated blitz room is a great place to get a chess fix when I'm tired and don't want to blunder in my cc games. Or after a few fermented grains?
04 Sep 09
Game 6260215
Game 5668698
Game 4259255
These are my three; all my opponents were >2000 at the time the games were played.