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Saz posted a new activity comment

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:07:12 -0600

That’s so weird!

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This is the weirdest thing ever on chess.com and I ended up creating a bug report for it. In this game: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/computer/158951091?tab=review I played as […]

Saz posted an update: This is the weirdest thing ever on chess.com and I ended […]

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:57:57 -0600

This is the weirdest thing ever on chess.com and I ended up creating a bug report for it. In this game: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/computer/158951091?tab=review I played as black against a 1500 bot and won using the owen’s defense. However, when I went to review the game, it showed that I was WHITE and the bot was black!? It even…

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Saz posted a new activity comment

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:44:15 -0600

@JamesQMurphy I think Nelson did not realize how bad bots really are. He even reacted to how bad they were in the meeting, but it was too late by then I guess. Either way, even though it is a limited number of games, he plays a couple of each stonewall and owen’s defense.

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Not sure if this has already been posted, but I just watched one of the rating climb videos from the AverageJoe series and this one has multiple games of both the StoneWall and the […]

Saz posted a new activity comment

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:14:38 -0600

By the way, the difference is that this is playing real people instead of bots. I think playing the bots was the only choice in the 2nd meeting because there were no time constraints and Nelson had as much time as needed to explain everything.

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Not sure if this has already been posted, but I just watched one of the rating climb videos from the AverageJoe series and this one has multiple games of both the StoneWall and the […]

Saz posted an update: Not sure if this has already been posted, but I just […]

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:44:32 -0600

Not sure if this has already been posted, but I just watched one of the rating climb videos from the AverageJoe series and this one has multiple games of both the StoneWall and the Owen’s Defense suggested as ones to use from this course. I have saved it to watch multiple times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvUepuwi3Ik

Saz posted a new activity comment

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:55:52 -0600

I would benefit from this since I am so low as long as I get constructive criticism after I lose (or win).

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Would anyone be interested in doing a weekly tournament? Since we are all working the same material it could be alot of fun to set up a club on LICHESS or Chess.com. We could do teams […]

Saz posted a new activity comment

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 14:58:32 -0600

First time I have seen this pattern in a game… nice! I have seen it in plenty of puzzles, but never in an actual game!

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Sloppy game and missed the intial smothered mate, but ended up getting it

Check out this #chess game: R00kCrook vs tbones66 – https://www.chess.com/daily/game/699653237

Saz posted an update: To all of my fellow students, what do you use as a setup […]

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 14:31:35 -0600

To all of my fellow students, what do you use as a setup for best learning practices? For example, do you have two screens so you can watch a video/lesson and practice without having to switch back and forth? Do you draw the arrows and highlight squares like Nelson does? I currently have a macbook with no extra screen and a pad instead of…

Saz posted a new activity comment

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 03:29:59 -0600

Total last minute checkmate when I thought I was a goner! Good thing I didn’t resign!

https://www.chess.com/game/live/119503215157

In reply to - Nelson posted an update

Hey guys! Our next group coaching call is next Tuesday, Sept. 3! https://www.youtube.com/live/O5WMKLAR-T8

I’ll be doing a “mini rating climb” where I exclusively use the Stonewall […]

Saz posted an update: Thanks to the course, I have reduced my blundering down […]

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:37:12 -0600

Thanks to the course, I have reduced my blundering down to zero for most of my games, so I look at misses. Some of the misses shown are me missing earlier mates I could have done, but many of the misses are showing where I could have taken a piece. However, most of the missing taking a piece is something that would put me in a worse position so…

Saz posted a new activity comment

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:45:03 -0600

Thanks @andrew-bennett-sufcgmail-com

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I am pretty happy with myself from this game. First time I have done anything like this with the bishop pair and the rook to get forced mate: https://www.chess.com/game/108880243758

Saz posted a new activity comment

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:43:55 -0600

Same here!

In reply to - blundergoat to Nelson @ChessVibes just finished the course and thank you for all the effort creating the content and this amazing community! ❤️

Saz posted a new activity comment

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 23:03:11 -0600

Nice one!

In reply to - Ryan posted an update My immortal (to me) game!
Easily the BEST stonewall I’ve ever executed. 19 moves and opponent resigned with mate in 7 on the board.
Dumped it into chess.com for review and got a 98.7% […]

Saz posted an update: I am pretty happy with myself from this game. First time […]

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 22:56:55 -0600

I am pretty happy with myself from this game. First time I have done anything like this with the bishop pair and the rook to get forced mate: https://www.chess.com/game/108880243758

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Saz posted a new activity comment

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:46:23 -0600

Hi Nelson, I didn’t see this in here so I am asking. I have been playing bots quite a bit because there is no time constraint, allowing me more time to think. I have only been playing since the beginning of 2024 so I know I have a long way to go, but I have beaten all of the basic and intermediate bots as white in the challenge phase. … Read more

In reply to - Nelson posted an update

Hey guys! Post questions for the first group coaching call (Tuesday, August 6th at 8pm EST) here! Please check first if someone has already asked a similar question and just like/heart […]

Saz posted a new activity comment

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:22:17 -0600

Thanks blundergoat and Andrew! This next one is a big deal for me as well. I finally beat Mateo! Here is the link: https://www.chess.com/game/computer/143944797

I welcome any feedback and criticism to improve my game!

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I just beat Ali-Bot for the first time ever!

Saz posted an update: I just beat Ali-Bot for the first time ever!

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 02:54:19 -0600

I just beat Ali-Bot for the first time ever!

Saz posted an update: Nelson, I started playing chess this year and I really […]

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:07:26 -0600

Nelson, I started playing chess this year and I really enjoy it, but I haven’t played very many games so far because I hate losing. I have mostly done puzzles, played some bots, and watched a LOT of your videos. I really like your calm attitude and good explanations of how you think while playing chess! I hope this course will help me to…