Chess Vibes | Charles | Activity https://chessvibes.net/members/c0af4680/activity/ Activity feed for Charles. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:18:14 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 511f52d0bc755a99a723f3b3a6fde542 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4367/#acomment-4376 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:48:03 -0600 I suspect that is because the historical games have been thoroughly analyzed and work to teach the principles being discussed.

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Hi. It seems that Most of the games that are shown are 25-100 years old. Why do we not have any example games from the last 5 years from the strongest players? Are the principles no […]

]]> ea9f8a594db71040090b83264b6b2974 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4256/#acomment-4285 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:17:50 -0600 @nightflyerjoeyahoo-com Keep going through the course. I would need to check. It comes about 2/3 of the way through.

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Thought I was doing OK until I watched the discovered attack module. Honestly I was only able to see 1 easy solution and the Smothered mate . All the rest were either way beyond me or […]

]]> 0e34a30fbc2e672210dbab1b597787b1 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4256/#acomment-4268 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 04:53:30 -0600 Hang in there!

Try playing custom puzzles on Chess.com aimed at particular tactics. I would recommend not going past the Blunder Check module until you feel comfortable with each of the tactics. In my opinion the basic principles and tactics are more important than memorizing lots of openings.

(P.S. My rapid rating on Chess.com is currenty <…

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Thought I was doing OK until I watched the discovered attack module. Honestly I was only able to see 1 easy solution and the Smothered mate . All the rest were either way beyond me or […]

]]> 86f4cc3ad5e6eb6bd8d9778e7bbc6df3 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4235/#acomment-4238 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:17:13 -0600 I will. My Chess.com ID is ChasKenyon. Here is a link to one of my recent games. https://www.chess.com/game/live/124143000057 My rapid rating has been hovering at 550-750 but my puzzle rating is 1602.

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Is someone here willing to play me in a daily game I’m 800 rated on daily but 1140 rated on rapid.

]]> a7cc8dcee9b893ff7e866bbeace6bc6c Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4210/#acomment-4237 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:10:12 -0600 It can be frustrating. In this game I thought I did the Stonewall well and achieved an accuracy rating of 87.1 for the opening but my opponent had a rating of 91! Neither of us played all that well and I had no blunders but 6 misses.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/124143000057

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I have noticed recently that almost every person I play when I use the stonewall, castles queenside and has the sole purpose of preventing me from playing the stonewall. This is just in […]

]]> 3672f6a74a396e783b4cbc825c294cc7 Charles posted an update: Stonewall problem. What to do on move 4 when black […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4221/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:03:01 -0600 Stonewall problem. What to do on move 4 when black has played c5. I carried on and Stockfish says that f4 was a good move. I was worried about c5xf4. It did not happen here, but this seems to mess up the structure.
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/175090139

I later blundered my queen and managed to come back.

chess.com

ChasKenyon vs. Azeez-BOT Chess Game

ChasKenyon vs. Azeez-BOT. ChasKenyon won by checkmate in 54 moves. See the game, move by move.

]]> 1 488cf8016d429f50695837daaf917efb Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4149/#acomment-4151 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:09:56 -0600 Good setup of the stonewall. Do you have the ability to use the Review on Chess.com? Bishop blunder at 22 almost lost it for you. Good recovery, though.

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Playing as White, your thoughts.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/120352908724

]]> 46f1b79979bb584fb376a0c616cdd835 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4035/#acomment-4040 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:58:54 -0600 Generally, if the queens are gone you are in the end game.

In reply to - Doug G posted an update

Thanks Nelson for your youtube videos they’re great ! I’m new to the Breaking 1500 course and I’m wondering about How to connect with a monthly coach gathering ? Thanks for […]

]]> f0dbdf8c9743bc2d085b7a15cb83ef49 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4007/#acomment-4020 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:17 -0600 In my (ignorant) opinion, daily or rapid is closest to actual OTB tournament ratings. Try the 10|5. rapid. It is a decent compromise.

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How do we know which ELO we really are? What i mean by that is we all have different ratings on different game speeds.

I’m a 953 on bullet (havent played that much in a long time)

1130 […]

]]> 6e381a12ea3d5aaf02f18f49af1997cc Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3989/#acomment-4019 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:50:15 -0600 Hercules chess, which was recommended by Nelson in one of his videos, is free. It is not that great but it does have a puzzle/challenge to help memorizing the grid. I do it daily. https://herculeschess.com/ These days virtually all mistakes I make on it are from a mouse slip or from trying to do it when I’m really tired.

https://herculeschess.com/

In reply to - Nick R posted an update

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 […]

]]> 471883a387ecd649751ae771254eebbb Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3969/#acomment-3978 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 02:29:03 -0600 A black Stonewall?

In reply to - Seann posted an update

Still climbing πŸ™‚

Check out this #chess game: Kathith_07 vs NerveStrike24 – https://www.chess.com/live/game/123223804183

]]> 3691ba7225bf938b7ac657f493f6aa2c Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3975/#acomment-3976 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 02:20:30 -0600 Way to hang in there!

In reply to - James E posted an update

Never too late to blunder: https://www.chess.com/game/live/123300586437

]]> 07f07a1c77cae33c62279cf0d899712d Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3839/#acomment-3901 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:26:53 -0600 Take a look at Hercules Chess. Nelson provided a link to it in one of his videos. https://herculeschess.com/

It has a simple puzzle with a chess board. You are given a coordinate like d3 or h7 and asked to point to the spot on the board. I do at least ten of these daily.

In reply to - James B posted an update

How important is it to learn board coordinates? I’m not very good at it and unable to read PGN notation. Is this something I should be learning now or after 1500?

]]> ca2620fff2b519371117895419555825 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3763/#acomment-3853 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:49:49 -0600 @sopping-sear-0bicloud-com
Here is another Stonewall attack against the same bot. https://www.chess.com/game/computer/170441697

Again, 93+ efficiency in the opening. Does not play the expected moves.

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Stonewall. Still not sure what I was doing right but it worked.

https://www.chess.com/game/computer/170203881

98.1% accuracy on the opening!

]]> 465665c3990723ba0f641f2043f0f70a Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3743/#acomment-3767 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:03:14 -0600 I am way below 1500 but have benefited from those openings. The Stonewall I sort of understand. Not so much the Owen’s defense. However I’ve played both against OTB opponents as well as chess.com. I’ve been pleased by the results.

Focus on the principles rather than memorizing.

In reply to - Ronald posted an update

Hello Chessvibes team, Hello Mr. Nelson,

I got the Breaking 1500 course as a gift from my wife and I took a look around. In general, I would like to say that I like Mr. Nelson’s […]

]]> a343c45794877a01998c85f3e612da69 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3748/#acomment-3764 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:58:53 -0600 Hang in there. My ELO is below yours. Go through and actually think about the lessons here. Play regularly.

In reply to - Eddy posted an update

Had a game which really opened my eyes today. There is a saying to the effect that you only start to get better at something when you truly realise how bad you are at it and when it comes […]

]]> a9fccac8a34f714785a2d842916e5e3e Charles posted an update: Stonewall. Still not sure what I was doing right but […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3763/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:56:22 -0600 Stonewall. Still not sure what I was doing right but it worked.

https://www.chess.com/game/computer/170203881

98.1% accuracy on the opening!

chess.com

ChasKenyon vs. Tomas-Bot Chess Game

ChasKenyon vs. Tomas-Bot. ChasKenyon won by checkmate in 72 moves. See the game, move by move.

]]> 2 79cd00e5db218097656b400666474f59 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3728/#acomment-3759 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:33:43 -0600 The openings put you in a position to apply strategies and tactics Nelson teaches in this course. The openings he demonstrates are very powerful.

In reply to - Sam C posted an update

I’m really enjoying the course early on, and looking forward to following a full, organized thought plan for learning to improve at chess! I’m in the section on openings, and one thing […]

]]> f8669ca1d2ae59077722ab9709acdbd0 Charles posted an update: I'm on Module 9 (Application) and really enjoying […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3757/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:28:56 -0600 I’m on Module 9 (Application) and really enjoying the sample games and Nelson’s analysis. I plan on revisiting these.

]]> 1 0ef926c8d1095f87250da04a31f5e326 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3310/#acomment-3603 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:56:21 -0600 In his Ratings Climb, Nelson just posted an hour of him using the Stonewall and Owens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-3O-frUGnM

In reply to - Seann posted an update

Just broke 1150, up from 850 to start. In addition to B1500, watching the stonewall speedruns on chessbrah (youtube) has been extremely helpful.

Check out this great move: […]

]]> e2f6baa48756af066be2987c098c233d Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3243/#acomment-3522 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:36:39 -0600 Aman does a lot of black Stonewall in this series.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjxDD7HNNTgUMR77Bdd3NGtvFXApHZkS

It is a bit boring but if you think through the moves it is a lot easier that trying to consistently set up Stonewall against others. I learned from it. (I like Nelson’s analysis better.)

In reply to - Ryan posted an update

So if anyone is interested in playing Stonewall as black, know that it’s totally playable against 1. d4. I’ve used it exclusively in my recent rating climb up to 1390. (I use Scandinavian […]

]]> 718354d709617c3c88955e20f4443f6c Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3506/#acomment-3519 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:27:59 -0600 Start in on the lessons ASAP.

In reply to - Ioannis V posted an update

Hi all, really excited to be here! πŸ™‚ Question please! I haven’t really been playing against players much due to either the fact that each game takes ages or on the flip side I dont […]

]]> b0381cdea252a9852d748fce4b439960 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3506/#acomment-3518 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:27:26 -0600 Not wasting time, but real players will throw you curves that the bots will not.

Try the 15/10 rapid games when you have a half-hour to spare.

In reply to - Ioannis V posted an update

Hi all, really excited to be here! πŸ™‚ Question please! I haven’t really been playing against players much due to either the fact that each game takes ages or on the flip side I dont […]

]]> 1cef7cfac071873ba603e37c1c5fb338 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3431/#acomment-3512 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:32:32 -0600 Thank you both. I was specifically looking for the games from that book and had started to compile my own library on them. The one you refer to, Jaroslav, is at https://www.chess.com/library/collections/logical-chess-move-by-move-2UbjxMSoQ.

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Is there a way to use Chess.com or another site to play out games from books and possibly use analysis engines? Where can I find out about this?

]]> 0f348dca3ca3b1e2deaf1a75b11f82fc Charles posted an update: Is there a way to use Chess.com or another site to play […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3431/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:36:04 -0600 Is there a way to use Chess.com or another site to play out games from books and possibly use analysis engines? Where can I find out about this?

]]> 2 955e673fab4c9da16af4c4cf3321f800 Charles posted an update: How long will we have access to the lessons?Can we […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3363/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:20:49 -0600 How long will we have access to the lessons?

Can we still participate in future group counseling sessions?

]]> 1 82a1b07fe478de46cf49a4b47f9177b6 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3295/#acomment-3348 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:12:27 -0600 Thanks.

In reply to - Charles posted an update

Can you explain the differences between Analysis and Game Review on Chess.com and uses for each?

]]> 1eb2e85df82366ae5d5fa7bbe78ff9cd Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3310/#acomment-3323 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 01:04:07 -0600 He moves the knight in before the bishop.

OK, I see that it depends on the other side’s bishop move.

In reply to - Seann posted an update

Just broke 1150, up from 850 to start. In addition to B1500, watching the stonewall speedruns on chessbrah (youtube) has been extremely helpful.

Check out this great move: […]

]]> 028098c3859a1e7dc81044d257930f5a Charles posted an update: Can you explain the differences between Analysis and […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3295/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:52:49 -0600 Can you explain the differences between Analysis and Game Review on Chess.com and uses for each?

]]> 3 2ea466a085a442fa55568d99217014cd Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3192/#acomment-3282 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:43:27 -0600 @gideonryanyahoo-com

[Link “https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/3oe4cNNkKY?tab=analysis”]

1. d4 {1.d4 is a great move $1} 1… e6 {I’m learning pretty quickly $1} 2. e3 d5 3.
Bd3 g5 4. f4 Nc6 5. Nf3 {I smell a trick $1} 5… g4 {This is really, really fun $1}
6. Ne5 Bb4+ {Check $1} 7. c3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qf6 9. cxb4 {The first capture $1} 9… Ke7

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Working my way up from 600. Played against Maxim-bot (1000) with no blunders, mistakes or misses using Stonewall. Currently at 800. 85.7 accuracy, which is a new best.
Just completed […]

]]> fada251aefafa9806dc4bfe59e443884 Charles posted an update: Got stuck here with Owen's defense. My rooks were […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3267/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:44:16 -0600 Got stuck here with Owen’s defense. My rooks were useless. Even though I was ahead most of the game, at the end I felt like I was doing well to get a draw.

[Event “vs Computer”]
[Site “Chess.com”]
[Date “2024.10.07”]
[Round “-“]
[White “Karim-BOT”]
[Black “ChasKenyon”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]

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Chess Analysis Board and PGN Editor

Analyze games with the strongest chess engine in the world: Stockfish. Improve your game with the help of personalized insights from Game Review.

]]> 0 be210a5f1562eb08b8bcaa4002394ed5 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3192/#acomment-3195 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:02:02 -0600 Oops. Rating against bots is 800. Against mortals 732.

In reply to - Charles posted an update

Working my way up from 600. Played against Maxim-bot (1000) with no blunders, mistakes or misses using Stonewall. Currently at 800. 85.7 accuracy, which is a new best.
Just completed […]

]]> bc4309c8c0143faecef2c676ef058c24 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3192/#acomment-3194 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:35:16 -0600 Even though analysis did not show it as such, 19. exd5 was a blunder. Analysis showed it as a good move, and it worked, but I missed that I would trade the knight for the pawn that I captured. I was thinking that I was protected (against the queen).

In reply to - Charles posted an update

Working my way up from 600. Played against Maxim-bot (1000) with no blunders, mistakes or misses using Stonewall. Currently at 800. 85.7 accuracy, which is a new best.
Just completed […]

]]> 45bb3b4b68144d6e1425da826230632f Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3192/#acomment-3193 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:29:39 -0600 https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/3oe4cNNkKY

In reply to - Charles posted an update

Working my way up from 600. Played against Maxim-bot (1000) with no blunders, mistakes or misses using Stonewall. Currently at 800. 85.7 accuracy, which is a new best.
Just completed […]

]]> 00cced281024c3c31ead733dcf3e8484 Charles posted an update: Working my way up from 600. Played against Maxim-bot […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3192/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:24:05 -0600 Working my way up from 600. Played against Maxim-bot (1000) with no blunders, mistakes or misses using Stonewall. Currently at 800. 85.7 accuracy, which is a new best.
Just completed the module on blunder checking.

]]> 6 e24eebca6db0292435944461fdc2c62f Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3160/#acomment-3176 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:16:58 -0600 Well done!

In reply to - James E posted an update

And with this game, I have broken 1300. Rough mid game, but beautiful finish.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/120622190673

]]> 85b434170f54e1e8a75e23dda15b9a8e Charles posted an update: Lesson 5.3 on pawn position. This seems to be […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3168/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:24:55 -0600 Lesson 5.3 on pawn position. This seems to be contradicted in the Stonewall attack opening.

]]> 1 67d49ce1b2592de90676d679c86e026d Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3092/#acomment-3118 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 02:49:10 -0600 @JamesQMurphy I agree with you completely. I am doing one or two lessons in this a day with practice in Chess.com as well.

In reply to - Charles posted an update

Still slogging through. In the meantime, I’m using the custom puzzles on Chess.com to focus on tactics. My Mate in 1 success is 58%. I’ve gotten 19 of 20 in last couple of days. […]

]]> cf1ac5fc1e4416ce81bb608414c6fded Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3092/#acomment-3095 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:25:26 -0600 I just realized that the practice with the custom puzzles does not move that percentage. That is for the general puzzles. \

Time to move to a different tactic on the custom puzzles and play some games!

In reply to - Charles posted an update

Still slogging through. In the meantime, I’m using the custom puzzles on Chess.com to focus on tactics. My Mate in 1 success is 58%. I’ve gotten 19 of 20 in last couple of days. […]

]]> ed74d4452203fcda3e54c1187d47556d Charles posted an update: Still slogging through. In the meantime, I'm using […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3092/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:51:07 -0600 Still slogging through. In the meantime, I’m using the custom puzzles on Chess.com to focus on tactics. My Mate in 1 success is 58%. I’ve gotten 19 of 20 in last couple of days. When success gets to 60% I will switch to a different one.

I am getting a lot out of this course even though not moving as quickly as some others.

]]> 4 004954901f07c2c5835bb2c306abc74e Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2924/#acomment-2939 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 03:25:35 -0600 Great news. Congratulations.

In reply to - Seann posted an update

I’m super happy right now. I just broke 1000! This was my goal when I started playing chess again (since high school) at the beginning of the year. After a few games on Chess.com, my […]

]]> 03470df5d91250131a497da8dfe506ce Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2572/#acomment-2633 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:47:30 -0600 I’m still on Module 3, trying to work through the openings in games. I did get the games saved and put them in a classroom. Had to figure out use of PGN files.

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I would appreciate more guidance on using the Analysis on chess.com. In particular, the analysis of stored games with alternate branches like you provided. I am unsure what to do with them.

]]> a541524968e4a24e59fa152b9b04a52e Charles posted an update: I added a classroom on chess.com with the Stonewall […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2622/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:01:27 -0600 I added a classroom on chess.com with the Stonewall and Owens openings. Here is a link.

https://www.chess.com/classroom/light-keen-jasmine

Since I still am new at chess.com, I do not know if this will help. The preview being shown below does not seem that useful.

chess.com

Classroom - Chess Lessons for Coaches/Students

Create your own chess classroom where you can work with students to do realtime coaching with chat, video, game library, and more.

]]> 0 771bf2e66633ef0a1f181a3b6673f452 Charles posted an update: I would appreciate more guidance on using the Analysis […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2572/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:17:40 -0600 I would appreciate more guidance on using the Analysis on chess.com. In particular, the analysis of stored games with alternate branches like you provided. I am unsure what to do with them.

]]> 2 19eb175566006aea2cf2c19b19a4d5e2 Charles posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2473/#acomment-2532 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:52:42 -0600 Hi David,

I was mistaken! For some reason I was seeing the white bishop as black.

Sorry.

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Lesson 2.4 – 1st queen move.

Why does black not simply take the queen with the bishop?

]]> fff428e70a808943550392691ce0a7e9 Charles posted an update: Lesson 2.4 - 1st queen move.Why does black not simply […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2473/ Sat, 03 Aug 2024 03:19:40 -0600 Lesson 2.4 – 1st queen move.

Why does black not simply take the queen with the bishop?

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