Chess Vibes | Keith S | Activity https://chessvibes.net/members/9356459c/activity/ Activity feed for Keith S. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:18:05 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 090eedf26182b3ed0acd632611fe1e18 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5799/#acomment-5852 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:05:23 -0600 I am liking both openings and have been doing well (ok, not sucking too hard) with both. What I like about the Owen’s is that it seems to take a lot of players by surprise and they don’t know how to respond. Several times that bishop that you fianchetto on move two will sit there the entire game until it lasers across the board to be crucial… Read more

In reply to - Anand B posted an update

Hi All,
I have joined recently and still going through modules but wanted to ask how’s people experience playing with Stonewall and Owen’s defence openings

]]> 365a2ca7ca97235a8370274b52b7d3bd Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5811/#acomment-5851 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:59:43 -0600 Checkmate with a pawn is always soooo satisfying!

In reply to - Keith posted an update Check out this #chess game: armyguy63b vs Free-Blue-Bird – https://www.chess.com/game/138897556262
This has to be the weirdest opening I have faced using the stonewall. The review is […] ]]> da44bd3e1a984ab4c85bc361c569af8b Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5774/#acomment-5775 Tue, 20 May 2025 23:34:39 -0600 I’m sure Nelson is bombarded by lots of people emailing and messaging him. However you can try tagging him here @ChessVibes or writing to team@chessvibes.net

I know Nelson has lots going on, but I do wish he was a little more active here.

In reply to - Daniel M posted an update

Anyone know where/how to email or otherwise reach Nelson?

]]> dec7f55436ab98d255b726f65e1b9c7e Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5739/#acomment-5766 Sun, 18 May 2025 20:59:06 -0600 Telling non-French speaking people “en passant” rhymes with “croissant” isn’t really helping though as most put a hard T on croissant as well. The worst butchering of that I’ve heard is “CROY-cents” 😂🤣
But now that I know that “croissant” rhymes with “en passant” I’ll be pronouncing that properly now.

In reply to - Richard posted an update

I love Nelson’s chess videos and have been watching his channel for years.

But sadly, as a native French speaker, I cringe each time Nelson says “en passant” and pronounces a hard T at […]

]]> 22016104469bfd812ec80ed5fd76babd Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5617/#acomment-5655 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:59:50 -0600 I see it from time to time (and I forget about en passant myself occasionally). It is a good thing that when a pawn is taken en passant Chess.com pops up a little bubble that says en passant is a legal move with a link to the tutorial. Just think of it as doing a good deed by teaching other players about the rules of…

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In reply to - Tim posted an update

I’m about 850 Blitz (1200 Rapid), and in the past 10 games I’ve played, two people have clearly not known that en passant is a rule.. very obvious situations where they thought about what […]

]]> 11b6fd8ba6f537619bc065c48f3e72f8 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5613/#acomment-5654 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:43:15 -0600 The Elo ranking for the bots is mostly a made up number; a 1200 Elo rated bot does NOT play like a 1200 Elo rated human. Or even a 500 Elo rated human. The bots blunder in much different ways that a human would and humans play things the bots never would.

Also, what time controls do you use? Are you playing 10 minute games against humans but… Read more

In reply to - Jerry G posted an update

I can beat the bots ranked 1200 ELO but have trouble reaching 500 ELO….. Any guesses why that is ?

]]> 40da0632151c6d484283cc67f0e59934 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5402/#acomment-5413 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:48:31 -0600 @gtrbyjrhotmail-com Apparently you only get the nice “Preview” when pasting a link into a top level message and not a reply.

In reply to - Jerry G posted an update

How does one post games on here? I have some comical ones I think will bring some giggles.

]]> aaebd5d56d1129e2f66bb1788caa4fa3 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5402/#acomment-5412 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:46:47 -0600 @gtrbyjrhotmail-com I hope you’ll share your games. Looking at your mistakes is much more informative that looking at your wins (although that is useful as well). Here is a recent game where I responding to getting my rooks forked by blundering my queen…. sigh.

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/123151166866?tab=review

In reply to - Jerry G posted an update

How does one post games on here? I have some comical ones I think will bring some giggles.

]]> 3aac13f6270d7790a5652dda24fe365a Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5402/#acomment-5408 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 01:02:31 -0600 Open the game on chess.com and copy the URL from the address bar and paste it here. I’m not sure if you can get a link to the game from the app as I’ve always used the website for that.

In reply to - Jerry G posted an update

How does one post games on here? I have some comical ones I think will bring some giggles.

]]> 7d3c2723461e7290a22da77acad58632 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5383/#acomment-5396 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:56:16 -0600 Sure I would love to see it.

If you’ve input the game into chess.com you can play it against the computer. Play as your opponent and let Stockfish play your side and see how it goes about it.

In reply to - Remko posted an update

Hi Nelson, I played an OTB game last monday where I enden up in a pawn/king end game. At the time my opponent offered a draw and I accepted as I couldnt see a win. At home I put the […]

]]> 75a1815f5612db58048046d428888cf5 Keith S posted an update: I think my rating has finally bottomed out to my […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5372/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:28:12 -0600 I think my rating has finally bottomed out to my proper level as I am now winning the odd game online. Now to start the climb to 1500!

I’m not particularly proud of this game, but I did win and only blundered one pawn. However, I think my opponent made two key blunders: 1) He did not pay attention to me pushing my ‘a’ pawn at the end until it…

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]]> 0 5443f0b4fa064a6f43e886064f74c094 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5328/#acomment-5358 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:47:48 -0600 I believe white’s opening tactic is best referred to as “Chaos Monkey”.

In reply to - Richard posted an update

OK, I’ve never won a game this fast before.

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/123006452162?tab=analysis

]]> d0bb4c9d45aea32c1b89eca1c0f2ecf6 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5326/#acomment-5357 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:46:54 -0600 I just did the same… was absolutely crushing a 1400 bot and then blunder blunder blunder and I struggled to get a stalemate. Some day I hope to get better and analyzing and calculating, but today is not that day.

In reply to - Joseph posted an update 2 against 1

No wonder i have a hard time playing.

I had an absolute win against a 1000 rated bot……….and I stalemate. Stupid stupid stupid. You’d think I’m on the oppositions payroll !

Oh […]

]]> 3c9121da5ff73b60d53563ebc5b3bf49 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5333/#acomment-5356 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:27:23 -0600 I second everything thing John, Nate, and (the other) Keith said. The module on blunders is one of the most important in my opinion. There is some very important material in Module 4 (Tactics), but it is a looong slog… I still have two lessons to go in the module and I want to rewatch a bunch of them.

In reply to - Charles posted an update What do you guys recommend that i watch? What im wondering is What part of the course would you say really bumped up your game? ]]> 710dd07268352acf1372b785efb99f23 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5346/#acomment-5355 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:21:34 -0600 One thing I do as a drill is to play bots with a 10 minute or 15/10 time control. The bots always finish with like 9:30 on their clock, but It helps me work on time management.

In reply to - Richard posted an update

I’m having trouble progressing from 900 -> 1000. I find two different things happening 60%-70% of the time.

1) My opponents play fast and thwart my threats and I get flagged.

2) My […]

]]> 72a1f168b98a26b986e0a457c5323da5 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5350/#acomment-5354 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:16:46 -0600 If you view your game history you will see the cheater has been banned and there is 🚫 beside their name.

One of the things I’ve seen Nelson, GothamChess, Hikaru, and others look for is the length of time it takes for each move, but that will be useless for a daily game. Other clues are new accounts with high ratings and long winning…

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In reply to - bryan s posted an update

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 […]

]]> a5d5a9256479548db2d43627006cc358 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5351/#acomment-5353 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:09:05 -0600 I have a 600 rating difference between Rapid (766) and Daily (1344). Daily games give you much more time to consider moves and the analysis tool which is indispensable for blunder checks so I play much better on daily. I think all the streamers playing 10 minutes games gives us mere mortals false expectations.

If you are winning 15 minutes…

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In reply to - bryan s posted an update

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 […]

]]> 21c55b23aa1ca4a2e0fbd9ee2d5a2f15 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5313/#acomment-5320 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:47:57 -0600 Nah, chess if for everyone and the more you play the easier it will be to spot patterns. At least that is what I’ve been told as it hasn’t happened to me yet… 😉

I think this puzzle was about spotting the fork as even just trading the knight for the rook puts white up +2. It would have been nice if the puzzle included the follow on rook… Read more

In reply to - Joseph posted an update

https://www.chess.com/puzzles/problem/994836

Help. I can’t figure out how this puzzle is a win for white. As the knight eventually wins the rook it says Congrats you won ? However the […]

]]> 764f9fd568799b20f1636694044251f1 Keith S posted an update: Unfortunately I had some urgent business come up […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5215/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:49:04 -0600 Unfortunately I had some urgent business come up that essentially took me offline for two months. I’m now back in the game and I’ve just about completed all the modules; and ready to go back and repeat a number of them. I think watching the “How to avoid Blunders” will be a daily ritual.

However, during the last group call Nelson mentioned…

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]]> 2 cfe59d1637f66b61c541ea4973041b52 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5184/#acomment-5214 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:45:11 -0600 Nice game, and three brilliant moves no less! But that poor bishop got sacrificed three times lol.

In reply to - Keith posted an update

My opponent accused me of cheating. I didn’t have the heart to tell him it’s Nelsons fault 😅

https://www.chess.com/game/122399565858

]]> bb14b741459b1af0018961c02f1b8907 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5189/#acomment-5213 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:33:08 -0600 I’m in. Is there someway to limit who joins?

In reply to - Joseph posted an update Suggestion

I’ve seen complaints about cheaters on chess.com and other platforms. My suggestion is, since we are all here to learn and we know cheating isn’t going to help us improve, […]

]]> 49bbba9b3bf966713346db3437ee9b34 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/5187/#acomment-5212 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:12:37 -0600 I think that would be a great idea, and the winner gets to play against Nelson! Or set up a chess ladder for the students with Nelson in the top slot, but he can only be challenged once per week (or some other time limit).

In reply to - Nate to Nelson @ChessVibes Have you considered running a Tournament for your Breaking 1500 students? It might be fun for the community to get games against each other. It might make for some interesting […] ]]> 247dfc4df0381d5575fe4a03d6cbe074 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4635/#acomment-4684 Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:19:01 -0600 Good game, with a nice little tactic at the end. I always take those “inaccuracies” with a grain of salt. I think most human opponents would have simply taken your knight with the queen. And while I will almost always trade a knight for a bishop, that would make the black queen much more active. I think I prefer the line you played.

In reply to - Jeff W posted an update Stonewall attach for the win (via resignation). Stockfish thinks that i should have played a better line by taking my opponent’s dark squared bishop with my knight, but i guess that […] ]]> 207ec41c61c65dbbb76738e2a4b5c7e8 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4531/#acomment-4549 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 20:55:23 -0600 Yeah, move 18-20 was when the evaluation bar swung to your opponent’s favor. But your opponent missed too many moves to make me think anything nefarious. It is more likely that he is not that familiar with end game strategy and that is why it took him so long; he missed several opportunities to take your bishop and missed most of them. I… Read more

In reply to - Danny P posted an update

Getting past the 1350-1400 level is frustrating and hard. This game i felt i was doing fine and then got outplayed right around move 18. I should have played my bishop to A6 vs. E6. […]

]]> 4bd01333269083fa56b08fbfa86cf73d Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4511/#acomment-4523 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:04:26 -0600 Chess.com uses something called the Glinko system for rating games. It is similar to the Elo rating, but also takes into account how accurate they feel your rating is.

Also, the Elo rating system gets its name from its creator Arpad Elo. It is not an acronym.

https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8566476-how-do-ratings-work-on-chess-com

In reply to - Michael M posted an update

I have a question regarding how ELO points are calculated for win-lose. I have played a few games where my opponent has disconnected right after a major blunder or it was clear […]

]]> 110e4955d76bf56effad3c9d96e5a039 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4449/#acomment-4457 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:24:44 -0600 What is the Elo ratings of your opponents? I just watched one of Nelson’s streams where he lost a bunch of games in a row. However, the opponents were all similar in Elo rating so he only lost a few points per game. Maybe adjust the level range for opponents?

In reply to - Ryan posted an update

I’m at a loss for words and completely confused. After a 3-month steady climb from 1100 to 1420, i just experienced a 2-day free fall of 188 points to collapse back to 1232. I’m actually […]

]]> c2fa0766994c06abaeeedf4bad11834d Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4387/#acomment-4396 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:32:15 -0600 You shouldn’t have taken that knight because black could have forced a checkmate in three. Fortunately they didn’t see it! Nice job getting your king out of danger after than, although wandering around in enemy territory with your king must have been nerve wracking!

On move 35 I was actually yelling at my computer screen “FORK THE ROOKS,…

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In reply to - Christophe posted an update

I was too greedy and that one and my white king end up in f6 !

https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/2X13SJWbR8


Crazy game. I shouldn’t have taken the knight on move 20 but i don’t […]

]]> b73e76af99f88132084d86091688e1ab Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4393/#acomment-4394 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:03:11 -0600 Yes, I believe in the analysis it shows the best moves for both sides. However, from the analysis tab you can click a barely noticeable “Analysis…” drop down menu to see the top three recommended moves and you can adjust the engine with the little gear icon on the right hand side. How useful the analysis is will depend on your rating and…

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In reply to - Joseph posted an update

So far so good. Applying the lessons so far and I am winning some games with Bots and an occasional live opponent around the 850 t0 1000 elo range. currently I’m around 530 . Question […]

]]> f685c8bf6cc91f405d207b82ab27d234 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4387/#acomment-4390 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:29:38 -0600 Can you share a link to the game itself? We don’t have access to the link you posted.

In reply to - Christophe posted an update

I was too greedy and that one and my white king end up in f6 !

https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/2X13SJWbR8


Crazy game. I shouldn’t have taken the knight on move 20 but i don’t […]

]]> 5493748f009e751a9c73a738a70e7aa4 Keith S posted an update: I love it when a plan comes together. I am trying to […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4386/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:37:20 -0600 I love it when a plan comes together.

I am trying to play the Owen’s as black and Stockfish hated most of my moves. They were pretty bad, but I did have a goal in mind after White castled; get my Queen to g2.

On move 16 I initiated a knight trade to get White’s knight off of f3 opening up the long light squared diagonal. A little bit like…

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]]> 0 74fd03347478f2a46ae3bf09bc6d4bf6 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4369/#acomment-4385 Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:23:56 -0600 Nicely done, and a “Brilliant” move no less!!

And a nice Stonewall at the start. That was text book “What I want my opponent to do when I play the Stonewall”.

In reply to - Ryan posted an update

I wanted to share this 5-move finish to end a game. May have been the best combo I ever saw all the way through and I credit Nelson’s “removing the guard” tactic video for giving me the […]

]]> 8a58878ed763b5abf9222e0deced3590 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4365/#acomment-4371 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:45:34 -0600 I think Nelson talks about this is one of the lessons, but when playing the Owen’s I only play Bb4 IF white has moved their knight to d2 or c3 so I am pinning the knight. Otherwise I will develop other pieces until white moves their knight. The engine thought you made good moves, but I like my bishops and will only trade them early if I am… Read more

In reply to - Tomas posted an update

I’ve been struggling with endgames recently, so I was glad to get this hard-fought win. I missed a few opportunities to chase the rook around and it generally felt like a bit of […]

]]> 102ef1eac6fcdbc63fd849d35dbfaba1 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4341/#acomment-4364 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 02:52:36 -0600 I think this is one of those cases where the chess engine doesn’t really reflect reality. I looked at what Stockfish thought were the best moves and neither I, nor my opponents, would have made any of those moves. You are a higher level than I am, but none of us are playing like Stockfish.

I thought you had a good plan, however white could…

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In reply to - Don N posted an update

I have a question about a game where I played black with Owen’s Defence:


https://www.chess.com/game/live/124543160601


On move 10, I capture with the bishop thinking that if they take […]

]]> 3905d1133f38b78eadb93b9dc959bcb6 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4313/#acomment-4358 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:28:10 -0600 Trade for the knight and take the pawn with the light colored bishop. Nelson covers exactly this situation in one of the lessons.

In reply to - Joseph posted an update

Question with the Owens defense. After Bishop goes to B4, isn’t the most likely counter move Pawn to A3 driving the Bishop away ? What would be the best move for black ? Trade with […]

]]> e827aa85a023f8979ee076330579795c Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4315/#acomment-4357 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:21:07 -0600 This should have what you need: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzpELV10BZ8&t=23s

To setup the board you can step through the Stonewall or Owen’s games and at whatever point click the “Share” button and copy the FEN for that board position and then go to Learn -> Analysis -> Setup position and then pasted in the FEN.

In reply to - Paul L posted an update

Does anyone have any advice on how to use the Stonewall and Owens pgn’s in Chess.com to practice/drill these moves?

]]> c5938c4b393b0a1d6070c919e4c550d9 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4336/#acomment-4355 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:05:27 -0600 @armyguy63bgmail-com I had always just assumed it was a computer generated image on a green screen. I have no real reason to think that, but it looks like that chess set has two white Queens. I am more intrigued by the PacMan game!

In reply to - Keith posted an update

What is the chess set in the background of Nelson’s youtube videos? Thanks!

]]> c440880a12daba8f05f114ae75c52f69 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4350/#acomment-4353 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:51:11 -0600 Hi Tina, If you go to 13:50 in lesson 3.2 Nelson explains how to download and use the PGN files. There are also a number of videos in the Bonus section where Nelson explains how to use various features of both chess.com and lichess.org.

When playing Live Chess you can go into settings and enable “Engine Evaluation”. I think this is what…

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In reply to - Tina B posted an update

Also, I’d love to better understand how to use the engines on chess.com. a. You talk about how we can download the moves for the Stonewall, for example, but I’d love a short video on how […]

]]> c943436c381e1462a2bdd213fade4981 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4307/#acomment-4352 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:20:54 -0600 @mitchhowzitgrowing-com-au It is a great community here! People like to post their victories, but I have always found it more constructive to talk about my defeats. This might even be a good game for the next group call!

In reply to - Mitchell J posted an update

Loving the course, im very new to chess (started August this year). Have been able to go from 200 to 450 rapid and to 700 daily since watching Nelsons rating climbs and learning so […]

]]> 3129598d53f520f28aec7f41bd9afff1 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4349/#acomment-4351 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:26:07 -0600 Yes, when you go to start a game just below the big green “Play” button will be a little “Custom” drop-down. If you click on that you will be able to select how much above/below your rating your opponent will be. I have mine set to -400 and +100.

In reply to - Tina B posted an update

I wish I better understood a couple of technical things, but I’ll start with this simple one. I have usually played bots to practice, but I doubt they’re necessarily realistic. When I […]

]]> bb169071c91e136e2b172d0896c43458 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4304/#acomment-4320 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:13:21 -0600 Nicely done. I think I heard your opponent cursing through my screen after that checkmate!

In reply to - Sam C posted an update

Obviously my opponent didn’t play well, but that was a fun Stonewall.


https://www.chess.com/live/game/120679002504

]]> bbdb091b91e1c2cee80717a4225269c8 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4307/#acomment-4319 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:05:02 -0600 That was a bizarre opening for Black! After developing my pieces I would have taken some time and picked apart all of Black’s weak pawns. That was a target rich environment.


As Keith F mentioned, take your time. It was a 30 minute game and you still had +18 minutes on the clock at the end. I think if you would have take more time you… Read more

In reply to - Mitchell J posted an update

Loving the course, im very new to chess (started August this year). Have been able to go from 200 to 450 rapid and to 700 daily since watching Nelsons rating climbs and learning so […]

]]> 21f7ad554cdd52ad2ee04cef3c84cc29 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4283/#acomment-4303 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 23:52:42 -0600 Yep. I think move 22 was the turning point. Then you did something I do All The Time, keep on keeping on with “The Plan” even though the situation has changed. A well fought battle none the less.

In reply to - Keith F posted an update

This game is pretty typical of the ones I lose (I am playing White). Things were going reasonably well until around move 22. There, I decided to press on with an attack that I knew […]

]]> 55c2b0c44dc8c90f30e5e83b2675a802 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4293/#acomment-4300 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 21:54:15 -0600 “A personal favourite was one match in early 2024 where I blundered 13 times!!”

I got a good chuckle from this as I recently read a chess.com forum post where a user said, “it’s not a blunder if your opponent blunders harder”. To get 13 blunders in one game means your opponent was blundering just as hard as you were. LOL.

And kudos on the…

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In reply to - Tomas posted an update

Looking back at it, I can’t believe how much I used to blunder (I was not new to chess by any means in early 2024)! The pictures below show an analysis of some of my losses in early and […]

]]> 3498ec1ab889a6f20f3e57046ce5e763 Keith S posted an update: Blunderfest-O-RamaI'm black and playing the […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4246/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 02:58:49 -0600 Blunderfest-O-Rama

I’m black and playing the Owen’s Defense. White blundered their rook on move three… and I didn’t see it. How did I not see it. I’m still banging my head on my desk.

I don’t know if this was “Hope Chess” or “Psy-Ops”; but on move 16 I noticed that if I could get my Queen to h2 it would be checkmate. I purposely didn’t…

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]]> 0 2268c82919f6a98e2c1ea97850de39aa Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4169/#acomment-4214 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:04:55 -0600 If Nelson does not follow up here be sure to ask this for the next group call. I would also love to hear his thoughts on this.

In reply to - Tom C posted an update

Hi Nelson, I would like to improve my rapid (10+0) game, and eventually have a go at 5+0 matches. I often find I am spending a lot more time then my opponent. However, I am a 550elo […]

]]> 81010183ac6ac11a44ff033fcfb2555c Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4207/#acomment-4213 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:35:45 -0600 If you go to the Module 3 main page (not the lessons) there is a “Materials” tab above the text. You can download the PGN files from there.

In reply to - David R posted an update

Where’s the PGN file for the Stonewall opening please?

]]> d64fb9c67e20811beb9b37304077638a Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4169/#acomment-4198 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:29:50 -0600 @clevelyhotmail-co-uk My thoughts, but keep in mind that I am thinking of changing my display name to “Blunders-R-Us”.

Don’t worry about taking longer than your opponent. At our level an opponent that is moving quickly is likely either A) cheating, or B) about to blunder hard. And it’s likely B. Just keep making solid moves like you did.
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In reply to - Tom C posted an update

Hi Nelson, I would like to improve my rapid (10+0) game, and eventually have a go at 5+0 matches. I often find I am spending a lot more time then my opponent. However, I am a 550elo […]

]]> 9ae92def1b76af8968016a40baa445af Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4046/#acomment-4197 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:10:20 -0600 @scott-lambridisgmail-com Bots and people blunder in much different ways. The bots don’t miss anything, they are just programmed to make random bad moves. People miss things. Even Nelson misses things from time to time. So it leads to much different kinds of games.

But I still find the bots useful. I use the bots to practice openings… Read more

In reply to - Nelson posted an update

The next group coaching call is happening in a few days on Oct. 29. Details and the link to join are in the “Bonuses” section of the course.

If you’d like a game analyzed please post […]

]]> aa6a7318181936b208da1415e5ceb414 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4162/#acomment-4180 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:03:19 -0600 @kincaid-clancomcast-net it is just my opinion, but if chess.com makes the explorer available in game then they, by definition, do not count it as “cheating”.

In reply to - John M posted an update

I am looking for friendly advice. Things are getting pretty frustrating for this 1200 player on Chess.com due to much more suspected cheating than I anticipated. E.g., my opponent […]

]]> f05de1a9fde9b557a75b2a40628af1f3 Keith S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4046/#acomment-4179 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:47:59 -0600 Hi Nelson,

I am probably too late, but I finally broke 1000! Unfortunately, going the wrong way. But I am new to Rapid and I’m on a bit of a losing streak as my Elo seeks its proper level. I thought this game was the one to break my streak and I thought I was off to a strong start. The high point of the game (I’m playing as white) was move… Read more

In reply to - Nelson posted an update

The next group coaching call is happening in a few days on Oct. 29. Details and the link to join are in the “Bonuses” section of the course.

If you’d like a game analyzed please post […]

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