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re: Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley plays unsuspecting trash talker
Posted on 2/18/16 at 6:44 pm to jeffsdad
Posted on 2/18/16 at 6:44 pm to jeffsdad
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I know nothing about this level of chess. Why the timer ?
There are different time constraint types of games with different general strategies. This game was likely a 5 minute blitz game with both players having 5 minute limits for all of their moves. In this game because you don't have as much time to think about the tactics players might tend to focus more on pawn structure than calculating tactics move to move. There are even bullet games with 1 minute for each player. Players are pretty much just trying to kill the timer with those games and make a bunch of moves quickly without totally blundering the game away.
I prefer playing long time constraint games and correspondence games because I think I can learn more from them. One of my friends did tell me that bullet games are good for developing quick pattern recognition though.
This post was edited on 2/18/16 at 6:45 pm
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Posted on 2/18/16 at 6:47 pm to MrPappagiorgio
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I want to be that good at chess
Where do I start?
Read some books. Play thousands of games. Study GM level games. Analyse all of your own games. Devote 8 hours to it every day for the next 15 or so years. And you still probably won't be that good.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 6:48 pm to Pectus
Never talk shite with a Grandmaster, especially one that looks and talks a little like Lawrence Fishburne.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 6:51 pm to MrPappagiorgio
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:13 pm to MrPappagiorgio
Move a pawn.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:15 pm to Peazey
Did you know Howard stern is a 1700 level chess player?
I don't know what that means, but I assume it's pretty good.
Some dude called into the show a couple weeks back in the middle of the game and Howard gave him the moves over the phone that made the guy win. Pretty impressive.
I don't know what that means, but I assume it's pretty good.
Some dude called into the show a couple weeks back in the middle of the game and Howard gave him the moves over the phone that made the guy win. Pretty impressive.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:17 pm to jeffsdad
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Yeah, but I would be high fiving everybody around if I took a grandmaster that far.
who is going to high five a person that just got caught cheating and still got smoked?
he was being toyed with all game long.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:21 pm to Pectus
Really good stuff, thanks for posting.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:28 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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Did you know Howard stern is a 1700 level chess player?
I don't know what that means, but I assume it's pretty good.
It's an above average club player. It actually takes a lot of work just to be an average club player. It really is pretty impressive, and I didn't know that. I'm only like a 1300-1400 level player. I've only been seriously working on it for the last 8 months or so though.
There are also different rating pools, so that affects some of what means. But this gives you an idea.
Grandmaster 2600 and up
Senior master 2400–2599
Master 2200–2399
Expert 2000–2199
Class A 1800–1999
Class B 1600–1799
Class C under 1600
This is a decent chart I pulled from wiki. A FIDE (international chess federation) GM which is what the guy in the link is is rated at least 2500 and keeps the title for life even if his rating drops below that. In reality even a strongish class C player would whoop the frick out of most normal people.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:31 pm to Pectus
Good stuff.
I initially thought the en passant capture was executed improperly but after further review, I see that it was not.
I initially thought the en passant capture was executed improperly but after further review, I see that it was not.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:43 pm to Pectus
That was great.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:49 pm to Peazey
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 11:09 pm
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:53 pm to The Baker
I got past the 1400 hump last week, but I fell back down to 1390. I guess I'll see how it goes. I need to get some studying done tonight.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 7:54 pm to Backinthe615
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Never talk shite with a Grandmaster, especially one that looks and talks a little like Lawrence Fishburne.
Reminds me a lot of George Whitfield, the QB guru that comes on College Gameday.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 8:15 pm to slackster
any language? I want to show it to my 6 year old who is interested in chess
Posted on 2/18/16 at 8:17 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
It should be fine for him.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 8:18 pm to slackster
I've only lost a few chess matches...
All of them being to my older brother who fought me.
I watched that video several times and I can say it was easly trimmed from at least a 2 hour (+/-) match... ..
All of them being to my older brother who fought me.
I watched that video several times and I can say it was easly trimmed from at least a 2 hour (+/-) match... ..
Posted on 2/18/16 at 8:24 pm to slackster
That dude does look more alike, and I also realized why that thought popped in my head. 
Fishburne played a sreet-wise chess badass in "Bobby Fisher", a pretty good movie on it's own, but great for chess heads.
Posted on 2/18/16 at 8:25 pm to Pectus
Cut!!!
Posted on 2/18/16 at 8:30 pm to Peazey
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 11:09 pm
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