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Keith posted an update a year ago
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 finally just resigned in the middle. I suspect people are just trying things out. Thoughts are welcome.
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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…
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Rob R posted an update a year ago
Hi, Nelson, I signed up for the Breaking 1500 course and still have some major weaknesses (pawn end games and defending against the pesky knights). Where do I go to focus specifically on those issues, especially defending against a knight or two? Thanks in advance!
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I’m also new to his course! I’m always trying to think about what piece is doing the least good even if it’s a pawn and it helps me find moves especially when its a cramped position.
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Joseph posted an update a year ago
Eureka!
Finally. I’m slowly getting better. Won a gew games. Started at 489 today am now at 566.
But, the fun I had today was with a bot of the same rating. A clean game where I felt pretty much in control. Checkmate came in 24 moves with the best part being a Smothered mate !
I’m enjoying this today as I’m sure I’ll be down in the 300s tomorrow.
Cheers
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I hunted for a smothered mate forever and I’m in the 1300s now (1320). I was at 1420 a couple weeks ago, but hit a dip.
Anyway, congrats on ever considering that mating pattern and seeing it at your rating. That’s awesome!
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Thanks. 1320-1420 pretty good. Sneaking up on that 1500 !
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Michael M posted an update a year ago
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 they were going to get checkmated. Why do they disconnect instead of resigning? Do they lose less points this way or are they being poor sports? Thanks for any insight.
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It’s just tilt/rage quitting. It doesn’t change their ELO points loss.
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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.
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Tom M posted an update a year ago
Just a tip for best use of the course is to follow Nelson’s advice to take a lesson and play. I’ve been on my own version of ratings climb using the bots after lessons. Started on 800 bots and kept playing until I beat all three at each level. Using the lessons I went through the levels easily until I hit 1600. I had a couple of losses one…
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Nelson has mentioned using whatever you are comfortable with! Sounds like you are doing great 👍🏼
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Nicholas H posted an update a year ago
Evening Nelson.
Can you keep the same Elo rating over different game variables? IE 10 min/15 min rapid and blitz games. I am going to try all different skill levels from scratch ( as I am a beginner really) but do not want to lose my ELO.
Keep up the great work
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each game type has its own rating. such as blitz, rapid, bullet, daily, etc
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Also a thing I realized (though I’m not always following my own advice 😛 ) is to stop worrying about losing ELO. I always stopped playing when I reached a milestone (like 800/900/1000/1100 etc) because I felt good about reaching it and then stayed there and switched game type. But you will get the ELO you are actually at sooner or later. The…
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Danny P posted an update a year ago
What setting in chess.com allows all the piece arrows that Nelson uses in the videos? i must have disabled it years ago but was thinking of trying it out again. thanks.
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i don’t think it is a feature you can disable at least not in the current version of chess.com you just hold down the right mouse button and drag the cursor to the desired square but i have seen some old post where there is a setting under board where it has an option to turn off the…
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Thank you! i honestly had never right clicked before and now see the arrows. i also dont often play on the desktop computer until recently. a lot of my games are on mobile. but i am going to try and build this into my chess skills when i play on my computer.
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Copper C posted an update a year ago
In the lesson on openings for white Nelson says he will give us png of the openings so we can put them in the analysis section of Chess.com but I can’t find a png posted anywhere in the course. What am I missing?
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Click on Module 3 and there will be a tab labeled Materials that I believe has the links to the PGNs you’re looking for
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Andrew G posted an update a year ago
I’m playing the stonewall, or trying to, but in 80% of the games I’m playing my opponents (rated 800ish) are castling queenside. Its like they know whats coming. So i try not to commit pieces to the kingside until they have castled. Then if they go queenside I just push my pawns like crazy and get my queen and bishops pointing that way.…
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It’s a good plan to push pawns and bring your queen when they O-O-O. You just need to figure out your plans and your timing, in my experience that’s the hardest part usually at this level. Try to target the pawns in front of the King and try to keep the center closed so they can’t sneak in easily, that’s what has helped me at least but of…
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Mark L posted an update a year ago
starting to improve. up about 40 elo to 850
great course, will have to go through again once im finished to let it sink in
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