Ronald
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Ronald posted an update a year ago
As a tip for Lichess players who may be wondering whether they lost to a cheater. Look closely at your opponents’ ratings right at the start of the game. I’m a beginner in the upper range (1410).
After having been assigned several chess opponents who were significantly stronger in rating than me, I’m slowly losing interest in this game on…
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I use Lichess to test things out against non-bots because I don’t care about that rating. I also use it to build personal studies on openings.
Chess.com would have the same issue regarding ranking though. I have a friend around 1600-1700 on Chess.com that doesn’t play Rapid so his ranking is 800 on that. If one day he decided to play Rapid…
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Ronald posted an update a year ago
Welcome everybody
I’m slowly becoming friends with the Stonewall for white. Since I only play KID/Pirc for black, it was interesting to play against a KID player. It wasn’t that easy, but since I know KID’s ideas well, I came out on top.
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Can you share link to the whole game? I also tried to play Pirc so I am curious how your game went.
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https://www.chess.com/game/live/125091514433
It was necessary to make some sacrifices; the opponent wanted to keep his dark-squared bishop alive at all costs, that’s what I suspected.
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Ronald posted an update a year ago
Can anyone from the United States help me?
Is it bad manners to use your first name in a post? Since I’m German, I’m not familiar with the proper etiquette in your country. So I wanted to ask first before I offend anyone.-
I’m not from the USA but been there, I think is fine to use the first name
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Thanks for the quick reply. I’m currently trying out Stockfish to see what happens when Stonewall faces Owens.
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Yes, it’s totally fine to use first names.
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Hi Ronald, first names in this situation are actually more appropriate. I studied German for many years in school and I can assure you that I understand where you are coming from. For Americans the reverse is true. We tend to err toward the informal when speaking with Germans we might not know very well. Hope this helps!! Good luck.
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Ronald posted an update a year ago
Hello everyone, today I tried playing Stonewall, although I only know the first 4 moves for sure. Of course I messed up the opening. I still won the game. I concentrated on blunder checks and forks in the game. I will follow Mr. Nelson’s advice to learn the Stonewall and play a number of games to see how I get on. For Black I love…
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The stonewall is a very powerful opening IF you understand it and play it right. Keep going with it and you’ll see how good it can be!
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Ronald posted an update a year ago
Hello Chessvibes team, Hello Mr. Nelson,
I got the Breaking 1500 course as a gift from my wife and I took a look around. In general, I would like to say that I like Mr. Nelson’s friendly and competent manner and the way he explains things. I myself bought a KID and Strategic Thinking chess course in September and am currently working on it.…
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I am way below 1500 but have benefited from those openings. The Stonewall I sort of understand. Not so much the Owen’s defense. However I’ve played both against OTB opponents as well as chess.com. I’ve been pleased by the results.
Focus on the principles rather than memorizing.
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Personally I find the openings to be less of an issue than the mid-late game. I’ve not progressed far enough into the course we’re doing here to make recommendations yet but depending on your ELO there are some fundamentals that can serve you well. That said, without knowing your ELO I’m hesitant to give advice.
I’m 54 myself and have been…
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I enjoy the KIA and Stonewall because they generally limit black to a few sensible replies, and in most cases, the themes are fairly straightforward to understand. I like Pirc/KID for black because the themes are pretty similar to the KIA, just colors reversed. I agree with Charles that if you find a solid opening and then stick to trying…
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If KID/KIA is working for you and you enjoy it, I’d say stick with it! That being said, you could always try the Stonewall/Owen’s for 10 games each and see which you like better. Hope that helps!
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Hallo everyone, after I received the course as a gift from my wife, her name Marianne was in the profile yesterday. Today I changed that, my name is Ronald, in case you are wondering why this post is not from Marianne. I thank everyone for the encouraging words. I don’t know my ELO, but I’m currently at 1486 on lichess and after adjusting… Read more
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