Chess Vibes | Marc-André D | Activity https://chessvibes.net/members/d13345b3/activity/ Activity feed for Marc-André D. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:35:27 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 1b24ac5561e23e73c30a47fe13787718 Marc-André D posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3020/#acomment-3037 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:28:08 -0600 Did you try 30min games ? 10 min is pretty short if you’re trying to develop a new thinking process. Maybe it’s just a “me” thing though, I just cannot play shorter games without playing like a 600 xD

In reply to - Drew posted an update

My problem right now is I have these spurts where I play pretty good getting 80%+ accuracy most games, seeing the board very well, and finding great moves. Then all the sudden after a week […]

]]> 34affed657d1fe57168ac6190ef01dd1 Marc-André D posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/3020/#acomment-3022 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:03:06 -0600 I’m pretty sure it happens to most people under 1500. If you feel tilted, go do some puzzles or play some bots to get back in the zone. Taking 1-2 days off to “reset” might be a good thing but I don’t think you can get better at anything by taking weeks off. Keep going at it !

In reply to - Drew posted an update

My problem right now is I have these spurts where I play pretty good getting 80%+ accuracy most games, seeing the board very well, and finding great moves. Then all the sudden after a week […]

]]> b0d2ee03a190e4c9bd783d2b0df36821 Marc-André D posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2974/#acomment-2976 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 20:00:38 -0600 Congrats and nice checkmate with the pawn ! 😎

In reply to - James E posted an update

And there it is, 1200! 156 point climb since starting this course AND with this beautiful end game mate. https://www.chess.com/game/live/118859416185

]]> 92149259d2d537c635784262a8e7bcd9 Marc-André D posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2904/#acomment-2962 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:45:10 -0600 @andrew-bennett-sufcgmail-com I would also like to get some advice because from my experience so far, it doesn’t seem like going for the Stonewall attack is a good idea against the King’s Indian. It often ends up in a very positional, drawish game. The only time I succeeded against it was when I refrained from pushing the F4 pawn, developed… Read more

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 […]

]]> 7fea444d19073b827d5bfe35a68976a1 Marc-André D posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2926/#acomment-2961 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:50:16 -0600 I suffer from the same thing lol, it’s called performance anxiety and it makes my heart beat like a drum into my chest like I’m about to go to war 😂

For me it always happens before the first game so now I just press that damn play button right way and the stress usually goes away after the first game 😅

In reply to - Omer posted an update

Hey Nelson & people of the community! Semi-related question –

I’ve been slowly improving and building up my rank (to around 1200) and I’m finding that lately I’m feeling a slight […]

]]> d6cb1fff1e0c6aed7b49b2d2d3faab17 Marc-André D posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2924/#acomment-2960 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:47:01 -0600 Good job !! It’s always nice to see someone achieve the goal that they set for themselves !

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 […]

]]> 587e073ef47d207aeeb580977955fa42 Marc-André D posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2940/#acomment-2959 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:43:54 -0600 I’m not sure if I’m allowed to direct you to someone else’s channel so I won’t say the name here but if you look up “black pieces speedrun” on Youtube, you can study a GM who went from 800 to 2300 using that exact opening. The same channel also has a run using the Stonewall and he explains the logic behind every move. It helped me a lot and…

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In reply to - Drew posted an update

I’ve been trying to play the Owen’s defense and 7/10 games after I play e6 they respond with a3 to stop my bishop from pinning the knight. I’m sure this may have been asked on here […]

]]> d22d3734dc4942dd38e019e91e1cfd26 Marc-André D posted an update: Results are showing !! My win rate using the Stonewall […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2958/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:30:29 -0600 Results are showing !! My win rate using the Stonewall is over 70% in the last month, I won 6 of my last 7 games and just beat my highest-rated opponent yet ! 1200 here I come ! 😎

https://www.chess.com/game/live/118634901201

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Chess: DeroQc vs CaptPaul43

DeroQc (1171) vs CaptPaul43 (1340). DeroQc won by resignation in 31 moves. Click to review the game, move by move.

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