Cathleen R
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Cathleen R posted an update 4 months ago
I think I suck at chess. I finally made it above 400 and then I’m back to 300’s. I can’t seem to get it. I do an opening and do well and then it falls apart. Very discouraged tonight. 🙁
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I think I just need to play bots and then it won’t affect my rating. They just play so weird….
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I’m not that much further on than you Cathleen, but keep on going. Although we make mistakes and end up losing, we are still learning….
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Hi Cathleen, thank you for your message! I’m sorry to hear that you’re feeling frustrated with your playing right now.
What you’re experiencing is completely normal. Every chess player, from absolute beginners to grandmasters, go through stretches where it feels like nothing is clicking. This is part of the learning curve. Blunders,…
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Thanks for the encouragement you guys. I did finally win a few games in a row putting me at 377. I really need to slow down but I get worried I’m going to lose on time. I see others play (in videos) and they take a lot of time sometimes in the beginning and then play pretty quickly in the end game. Anyway, I will keep trying. This game is…
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I might have to give that a try. Do you have as many random players that play that? I might be easier for me too. I’m at 423 and now I’m paranoid to play!! Thanks, Tom!
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Cathleen R posted an update 4 months ago
I’m noticing that with white and the stonewall, they are putting their knight on e4 backed up with a pawn. Is this something to be concerned with? Also, I have been playing people that never castle! Out of 6 games, I only had 1 that actually castled. It seems like no one is castling anymore. I’m sure it’s just at my low level, but it’s…
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Sometimes you can put your knight on d2 and trade it off. Often if they don’t capture your knight or retreat you may be able to win a pawn by capturing their knight.
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Can you post some of your games on here? Would be interesting to analyze. Thanks Cathleen!
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Cathleen R posted an update 4 months ago
I tried the stonewall against a bot and it just gets me into a mess. The bots don’t play the norm I guess. Very frustrating. The bot is Hans at 1000 supposedly.
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The bot always pushes the pawn from c5 to c4 attacking my white bishop. This bot also doesn’t castle. I’ll keep watching and learning, but this opening seems to get my pieces stuck. I hate playing bots but isn’t that a good way to practice?
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I like to practice new openings against bots as typically they will play something (not necessarily good) that will cause me to to have to figure out the position as opposed to just playing memorized moves. Different “1000” bots will respond to the same opening differently.
As far as the white bishop goes, are you remembering to advance your…
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Thanks! I’m watching for that now. I’ve never played this opening and playing the bot does Mahe me think. Thanks for reminding me of that move!
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Hi Cathleen, I would check out the recorded group Q/A calls as some of these questions have been asked before and I show how to handle some of these situations. Let me know if that helps!
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I used to win a little and got up to 405. I’m a beginner, but was at least advancing. Now I just get my butt kicked all over the place. I hate it. Some players do a normal opening but some are so aggressive and wipe everything out before I can even develop my pieces. I don’t know how to fix this. I watch all the stuff and it all makes…
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