Chess Vibes | Tristan | Activity

Tristan posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:31:34 -0600

Hi Keith, you are absolutely right to just continue developing (as long as your king is safe). Many players in that ELO range try the “Scholars Mate” which is the bishop and queen move you described. To keep the spirit of the Owen’s when they do that, I’d say play knight to F6 is a good move to block that attack and get a tempo with your…

In reply to - Keith posted an update

I see a lot of players at my level 680-ish move a pawn then Bc4 and Qh5 when I play owens with black. One guy made a bunch of queen moves and I tried to chase while developing; and […]

Tristan posted a new activity comment

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:15:41 -0600

@knellie22gmail-com Thanks Kyle! Yeah it was an interesting game. I’ve never had the board open up like that for me during the Owen’s before.

In reply to - Tristan posted an update

I’ve been playing the Owen’s as black for a few months now, and as my rating has gotten higher, I’ve noticed that my opponents have made it difficult to attack the light squares. […]

Tristan posted an update: I’ve been playing the Owen’s as black for a few months […]

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:00:30 -0600

I’ve been playing the Owen’s as black for a few months now, and as my rating has gotten higher, I’ve noticed that my opponents have made it difficult to attack the light squares. This game ended up working out really well though since my opponent didn’t castle right away and allowed me to chase their queen into a tough position. The…

chess.com

Chess: fernando_prieto vs trisquitt

fernando_prieto (1142) vs trisquitt (1184). trisquitt won by checkmate in 28 moves. Click to review the game, move by move.

Tristan posted a new activity comment

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:32:05 -0600

Personally, if my king is castled and my rook is on the f file, I’ll try to set up a battery with my queen. It also depends on where some of your opponent’s pieces are because if you hop your knight in the pocket to offer the trade in the center and they don’t take it, that automatically leaves a spot in front of their king that you can try to…

In reply to - Howard M posted an update

What’s the best way to attack when you’re in the basic Stonewall setup, but you’ve also got the Black king stuck in the center? Is it basically to push your center pawns in order to […]