Chess Vibes | bryan s | Activity https://chessvibes.net/members/4d97207d/activity/ Activity feed for bryan s. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:02:59 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 57b34a3e55cddbfd7096ec3ea7929c6d bryan s posted an update: I have another question if I may: My ELO is 500-600 on […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5351/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:03:53 -0600 I have another question if I may: My ELO is 500-600 on Rapid (15:10 games) vs my ELO on daily games of 800-900. I noticed some of the others I have played in my range are also doing the same thing – +300.

Playing Daily games on chess.com is like doing a chess puzzle for me and after a few minutes I can figure it out.

I have only been playing…

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]]> 2 8fac145034aee7c884a2fd11d99414cd bryan s posted an update: OK, I just got a message from chess.com that I lost to […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5350/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:57:00 -0600 OK, I just got a message from chess.com that I lost to a cheater. “We have detected that one or more of your recent opponents has violated our Fair Play Policy. As compensation for potentially unfair rating losses, we adjusted your following ratings:

Rapid: 563 + 7 => 570″

How do I know who the cheater was?

On some of my daily games I noticed…

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]]> 2 0c5b98102afc880e720013b3304adb83 bryan s posted an update: James Bryce, an English philosopher from the 1800s […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4709/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:22:07 -0600 James Bryce, an English philosopher from the 1800s once said, “ 3/4 of the mistakes a man makes are because he doesn’t know what he THINKS he knows.” That said, i struggle with tunnel vision, whereby i am so focused on MY plan/strategy i do NOT see those Bishops lurking on the side of the board (or Queen) and lose a key piece. How can i…

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]]> 2 c43980d9120a1907c7182fffe0623796 bryan s posted an update: I am now 70 years old and started playing chess in […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4054/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:06:40 -0600 I am now 70 years old and started playing chess in January of 2024. I like it because it challenges my mind and find it extremely frustrating to master. I have watched a ton of YouTube videos & now have an expanding chess library. Having fun! ELO is currently ~500 on Rapid in Chess.com.

]]> 1 a67d4697ce5fb07d0ff468b1275d64ee bryan s posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3989/#acomment-4053 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 23:58:37 -0600 There is a series of YouTube videos by ChessSimple I believe which are about 1 year old. They are helpful (and short) with daily exercises to get you zeroed in on the board dynamics. One lesson is entitled: Board Visualization Training Program – Month 1
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Sounds stupid but I really struggle memorising the chess board grid. So when I see Nf6:Bg4 etc I have to track across and up to find the square. Anyone got any tips on how to memorise […]

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