Chess Vibes | Matthew G | Activity https://chessvibes.net/members/7b31250b/activity/ Activity feed for Matthew G. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:24:42 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 b5a381bbca39e6f554ae63b6fb88bcb2 Matthew G posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2700/#acomment-2742 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 03:06:04 -0600 It mostly depends on the day. Over the last few weeks I’ve played around 200 games which is where the 350 points came from.

In reply to - Matthew G posted an update

Over the last few weeks i’ve gained 351 elo, previously hovering in the 900’s with highest rating around 1050. Now i sit at 1289 with a 66% win ratio. What i mostly found helpful was […]

]]> 54867e39208ddfb61fd7fc35f7ec0275 Matthew G posted an update: Over the last few weeks i’ve gained 351 elo, previously […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2700/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 16:20:58 -0600 Over the last few weeks i’ve gained 351 elo, previously hovering in the 900’s with highest rating around 1050. Now i sit at 1289 with a 66% win ratio. What i mostly found helpful was changing time controls from 10 minutes or 15/10 to 30 minute games. The course has helped me structure and give meaning to alot of the information I’ve learned in…

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]]> 3 5d82fdfb9bfa1b45db522fdb6ec88e52 Matthew G posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2666/#acomment-2682 Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:55:27 -0600 It will likely take a lot to see improvement in bullet or blitz play to be honest. While you may be learning new things those time formats benefit from things that are in your muscle memory rather than knowledge base. If you half apply knowledge not yet in your muscle memory… well things won’t go well as a worse but consistent plan is better…

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I dont think ive ever been more frustrated with the game of chess. At one point today my bullet rating was down to 901 from a high of 1184 two weeks ago. And I’ve played 2,586 games of […]

]]> 00a1e4fda7f8e57f74d77b0175d0103b Matthew G posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2507/#acomment-2513 Sun, 04 Aug 2024 19:16:37 -0600 Maybe black out the rest of the screen other than the chess board, having someone else start the game randomly selecting a chess bot or matching with a real person. You won’t know until after the game who/what you played and just focus on the chess.

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Hey Nelson, The course has already helped my rating considerably. (nearly 100 points)

I have a question that is a little off the wall. Do you have any suggestions for dealing […]

]]> 58958b280de90e243608d83cf00324c6 Matthew G posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2493/#acomment-2497 Sun, 04 Aug 2024 03:34:39 -0600 It seems to me that if you move the rook to e1 rather than take the knight right now then the knight can go back to c6. When you move your knight for your discovered attack the c8 bishop can block on e6. Not a great position for them but they will be able to castle and not lose any pieces as the queen defends the bishop.

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Tactical question: I decided to forgo the free knight and move my rook to line up on the king and pin the queen. But game review raked me over the coals for it saying I gave up a free […]

]]> ffe8cb0d95e300eacbf663f6f67ad83f Matthew G posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2305/#acomment-2496 Sun, 04 Aug 2024 03:19:58 -0600 Hi Nelson,

2 questions – (for context currently 1200 elo. Started at 950 so thank you the course has been helpful!).

1) When would it be useful to start regularly reviewing professional/model games. Once it is time how do we best approach it.

2) How do you best capitalize when the opponent makes slow moves or does not properly develop. Often… 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 […]

]]> bab91f04d996449bd3640f53d8f7d938 Matthew G posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2395/#acomment-2491 Sat, 03 Aug 2024 21:16:13 -0600 If you’re unsure of your rating on chess.com then it is very likely 1200 is quite a bit higher than you will want to be starting at. If you are fairly new to it then either 400 or 800 rating would likely be the best place to start. Though without seeing your games or knowing your history I cannot really say.

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Hello Nelson, I’m done with all the modules, and tested my skills. I previously used to blunder pieces away by not having enough defenders (stage 1), and then by not checking whether […]

]]> d42a2bd82f689d00b20b49bde1a031bd Matthew G posted an update: Finding great value in the course currently, up 100 […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/1014/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 03:41:46 -0600 Finding great value in the course currently, up 100 rating to my highest rating ever of 1064. Only a few sections into the middle game section and i must say its by far the biggest eye opener, my post game review post game ‘rating’ in each game is now consistently around 1600-1700 rather than the 900-1000 it was before. I actually feel like…

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]]> 1 d6c6773140fd5cd1f738ff18138bb2a9 Matthew G posted an update: After a few games of both the stone wall and owen i’m […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/479/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:20:24 -0600 After a few games of both the stone wall and owen i’m seeing such drastic improvement already. I thought my middle and end game was my weakest area but after finishing module 3 and playing with the 2 openings its clear i didnt understand the openings i had been using as well as i thought leaving a lot of weaknesses and complications im not yet…

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