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>Chess websites, tools, videos and books:
https://rentry.org/vxdsw7k5

>Calendar:
- Grand Chess Tour: SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia | July 2nd - 6th
- FIDE Women’s World Cup | July 5th - 29th
- Chesscom Bughouse Chess Championship | July 7th - 12th
- Biel International Chess Festival | July 12th – 25th
- Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour: Las Vegas | July 16th - 20th
- Esports World Cup Chess Tournament | July 29th - August 1st
- Lichess Summer Marathon | August 2nd
- Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters | August 6th - 15th
- Grand Chess Tour: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | August 9th - 17th
- Sinquefield Cup | August 16th - 29th
- Maia Chess Open | August 22nd – 30th
- Fujairah Global Chess Championship | August 24th - September 3rd
- FIDE Grand Swiss | September 3rd - 16th
- FIDE World Cup | October 31st - November 27th
- FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships | December 25th - 31st

>Previous thread:
>>95917010

>>95981808 (OP)
>Bughouse Chess Championship
Schedule:
https://www.chess.com/events/2025-chesscom-bughouse-championship/schedule

You still have a week to find a partner, good luck!

>>95982329
Beware that if you play too much of bughouse you'll have problems switching back to regular chess

I'm tired of losing bros

>>95985220
Try a lowered rating range, like -400 / +50. You'll win more games (but your rating will go down, sorry about that).

>>95985220
You should play Antichess then: if you lose all the pieces, you win!

>>95985220
regular chess has become 10,000 hours of boring memorization. I was tired of losing so I switched to chess variants and got 98% winrate, it feels so good to be a grandmaster at something without having ever read a single book or memorized anyone's 5000 openings.

>>95985220
Change the openings that you're using.

My pushing 60 dad spends every night watching Nemo, Anna, and Andrea videos on the living room telly.

I can't believe my own father is an egirl simp.
How do I save him?

>>95993399
convince your mom to put out more. guy probably hasn't got laid in the last two decades.

why the fuck do i keep losing? what causes winning and losing streaks?

>>95995593
maybe... analyze your games and figure out why?

>>95995593
My losing streaks happen when I'm tired or distracted by irl problems.

>>95993399
Fuck, does he really? My dad, also 60, is currently simping for some 50-something, showering her with gifts, expecting to net a wife.

Anyways, the girls need to be banned from chess. Their content is just another form of very softcore porn, like anything is if it involves a girl and a camera. Their whole thing is “we’re girls and we can move pieces around on a board and also don’t you really want to stick your dick inside us and ejaculate?” Girls+camera+internet=this. Just porn with plausible deniability.

Everything needs to be sex-segregated. I went to a bathhouse once in ukraine (not gay in Eastern Europe) a couple years ago and had a fucking blast. We chilled in the sauna, drank tea, and played chess. I did not share a common tongue with those guys but had a great time. They called me Fischer, kek. That’s when I got whitepilled on male-only spaces. The whole dynamic is night and day.

TLDR boys rule, no girls allowed in chess.

This is my first post on this board. Came here hoping to encounter a sudoku general thread since I realized I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time since 2020 solving variant sudokus (thousands, maybe ten thousand puzzles by now) and have never discussed them. Would be nice to. But a chess general is also my cup of tea. I think sudoku discussion takes place mainly on discord channels and the community is insanely gay and troon.

Whats your favourite piece lads? For me it's the rook.

>>95997393
Knights, possibly 3 of them.

>>95997289
>Fuck, does he really?
Yeah, he started years ago with Agadmator videos but recently I just hear the Botez' shrill voices when I go to the kitchen to grab a soda. Its the pipeline.
>But a chess general is also my cup of tea.
This place is veryactive during tournaments, otherwise it's a few posts a day, don't forget to check back some other time.

>>95999004
>this place is active during tournaments.
Noted, will check back.
>he started with agadmator
Agadmator is great. He’s who got me into chess. “The greatest queen sacrifice in chess history” - his most popular video - I think is the first one I watched. Been hooked since. When I do watch playthroughs/recaps of games, it’s either agadmator, chesswisdom, or chessdawg.

Though I can see that there’s a pipeline from agad to levy/hikaru to ethots. Did this happen because of queens gambit?

>>95997289
what about femboys do they get to stay

>>95999461
No. Tomboys are good chess players, forget the other degen categories.

>>95999037
>Did this happen because of queens gambit?
Unfortunately yes. I hate that show.

>>95999820
Basically only the Polgars of the world can stay. The ethots, troons, and feminists like Shahade are nothing but poison.

>>95997289
>no girls allowed in chess
but they're CUTE https://www.chess.com/member/ivakampus

Is CT-Art still a good option for training tactics? I remember it got a lot of recommendations back before Chessking bought it.

>>96002781
Sure. Get the 4.0 first, it's free.

>>95981808 (OP)
>Grand Chess Tour: SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia | July 2nd - 6th
live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c10QlxWopx0

>>96006606
oh no Magnus bros it happened again

the magnus era is truly over

what if i told yall that 4chan design is really bad

>>96007016
>the young lion takes the old decrepit lions crown

wow how could this be!!!!

>>96007043
He should start playing variants (besides Chess960).

How do I play the Cuck's Gambit

>>96011286
First you have to start white

>>96006606
Day 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9zpX1w2CAk

My whole life I was afraid of getting into chess and considered myself really bad at that game in particular. Week ago I've started playing on a whim and it's really mindboggling how easily you can win games at <400 elo playing with thirdies without knowing any theory or openings and just making favourable trades.

>>96013203
>how easily you can win games at <400 elo
The problem is that your rating will go up and suddenly is no fun allowed.

>>96011286
Second you have to exit your basement.

>>95988953
Atomic and Antichess have several lines that you should know. For an easy life, I'd recommend to abort the games against the prep guys, play random scrubs and forget that elo exists.

>>96016611
Aborting games just makes you shit at everything. Just play an unsolved variant instead. There's a whole variation of ones that're already basically solved by computer so you must memorize openings and variants that computer has no clue what a correct opening would be.

High Prep (memorization or lose instantly) Atomic, SpellChess, Antichess and FourPlayerChess. They are simply not worth playing, both games you must have memorized the computer-solved opening theory or else have a losing position in the first 5 moves every single time as they make attacking way too easy to checkmate (or super-combo for anti)

Low Prep variants - Duck Chess, Chaturanga

Not sure yet - 3-check, King of the Hill, Horde, Fog-of-War

>>96016919
* add Bughouse/Crazyhouse to the High Prep or instantly lose category. Both make attacking way too easy because of the teleporting pawn forks and pieces.

ATTENTION EVERYONE!

I have signed us up for LICHESS BUNDESLIGA!

https://lichess.org/tournament/W1HdlTcJ

Please join the team, the first match will be in 30h!

I don't see what prep can you expect to have in 4 player chess or bughouse unless your same prep is shared between 2 players working together.

Reminder that there are third worlders who play openings with names like "The Dumbass Opening, Retard Variation," lose spectacularly, see the name of the opening they play, choose to ignore it, and then play that same exact opening in the next game.

>>96018061
wtf i hate third worlders now!

>>96018027
Bughouse definitely has theory. People ignore it because it's too difficult to apply what you've studied. It's better to be creative and try to coordinate with your partner while keeping an eye on the clocks.

>>96018027
openings are incredibly important in 4pc since you play 1 turn then 3 opponents get a turn to play before you get to make a move again. If you don't have incredibly deep opening theory memorization you get checkmated nearly instantly by 2 players working together to multi-turn you. And if you try to go super-passive to not get insta-checkmated then they take advantage to instantly promote a whole pile of queens far away from you (unlike regular chess where they must push through you to get a queen)
It's very far down the anti-casual list of variants.

>>96012022
blitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak97mVZnCmU

>>95988953
Memorizing openings only matters if you are 2200+ elo. You can get to 2200 playing the bongcloud and the Fred defense or whatever bullshit you feel like.

>>96018465
>>95988953
There is nothing wrong with memorization in chess. If you have good memory, use it.

Magnus is jealous of Gukesh...because Gukhesh is an amazing chess player AND he has character and humility. His treatment of Gukesh is disgusting. But no matter what, Gukhi will always be the better player because he is a far superior sportsman.

>>96018337
I was thinking if 2 players attack you, you're dead no matter what 8000 elo engine theory you might have, making it not very competitive by default

>>96021577
there's a 4th player in 4 player chess very far away from you, so if the guy to your left and the guy to your right both attack you, they're giving that guy complete freedom to get himself a pile of free queens or checkmate them.

You must start each 4 player game with a memorized opening repertoire that makes it too costly for them to 2v1 you, creating a Mutually Assured Destruction balance of power where it takes too much time and too much material loss to checkmate you while the guy on top of the board gets free moves.

The reason I'd not recommendable as a game is that with the board like 6x bigger and 4 players instead of 2, you'd have to memorize a million times more to brute force the game like regular chess. But that doesn't mean you can play without memorizing, as there's no possible way to calculate 4 players and the enormous board in 10-15 seconds, there's simply too many combinations.

The saying "being good at chess is a sign of a gentleman, being great at chess is a sign of a life wasted" applies there especially. You couldn't become great at 4PC without wasting your life, as it requires way too many years upon years of memorization. A mathematically simpler variant, such as Duck Chess, I've coached someone to go from new to 2000 strength in a single week (never been paid I just randomly help people)

>>96022728
My strategy is to stay solid and wait for the others to kill each other. I'll occasionally help one of them to attack a third guy, just to turn my back and attack the guy that I was helping for max rekt. This variant is so mean!

>>96018367
final day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wweyZt4s1rk

>>96023687
Allez Alireza

>>96022728
I don't care particularly about this variant, I was just thinking that assuming everybody else acts in their best interest all the time in a complicated 4 faction game is a recipe for seething

>>95995593
Sleeping and eating well are crucial.

>>95981808 (OP)
>Bughouse Chess Championship
nochewycandy+12teen won the first qualifier:
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/arena/bughouse-championship-qualifier-1-4299367

my girl

>>95981808 (OP)
>FIDE Women’s World Cup
live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eShzuoEAO4

>>96036508
why is she so smug?

Does anyone else have to take breaks? I get so utterly consumed by chess. I play everyday multiple times for weeks. Then I get into a bad losing streak and seethe. I take a week break, cool off then come back only to find myself as shit as before. I never gave a shit about chess when I was younger.

>>96038667
I alternate with Backgammon.

>>96038645
Because she can play THE GAME.

Which opening do I play if I'm a blackpilled incel?

>>96042765
london as white, caro-kann as black

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Bc5
3. Nxe5 Bxf3
???????
Everyone’s doing this yet I haven’t lost to it. Where is this coming from?

>>96044370
Bxf2 I meant

>>95995593
Losing is greatly amplified by tilt for me. I start playing irritably and impatiently playing insane moves. I have raged my way down 600 elo in a day many times and then I get it back when I’m playing calm and in the zone

>>96044370
>>96044380
dunno, looks like a jeet gambit
probably from some youtuber

>>96044370
They get confused by videos on the Traxler Counterattack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNYvYNjjps8 or they think they are in a cheap trap or countergambit line, like in the king's gambit/firied liver.

God I love destroying some trash talking thirdie. Faggot even blocked me cos he knew I was gonna tear him down the second he lost lmao

Anons. Which YouTube guides are best for beginner (i know how to move and basics) .? Also any good guide regarding openning and beginner?

>>96045905
You don't need to study openings yet, follow the chess principles. There are a few good video playlists in the OP rentry pastebin.

>>96047185
I got screwed few times due to opponent's openning, so.. . But my mid game isn't good as well

>>96045905
>>96047185
Everyone says this “just play principally” advice, but I disagree. You can fall into many traps just playing natural moves. I say pick an opening for both colors and stick to them until you feel you have a grasp on all the opponent responses and you’re not getting blown to bits every game.
If you like solid “safe” games, learn the London as white and French as black. Learn the middle game ideas of the London to get why the pieces go where they go. Try to set up the Greek Gift if the position allows.
Learn the major variations of the French 3-4 moves deep and just jump in. If they play something and you have no idea what to do, just play and check with the engine after what the best response was and remember.
There are many openings, but just pick one and learn it inside and out and you’ll feel better about your play. I play the Spanish as white and Caro Cann as black. You of course still need principles, but I think saying “forget about the opening until XXXX elo” leaves people lost.

>>96047686
I should add to this: a big thing you get from learning these is pawn structure. When you don’t have an opening as a beginner, it’s very hard to understand when to push for pawn breaks, when to keep tension, etc. An opening system gives your position stability so you’re not randomly flailing

>>96047686
>If you like solid “safe” games, learn the London as white and French as black.
What about as white?

>>96047917
The mentioned London, it's practical but nothing special.

The London is for cucks

>>96048720
It’s for beginners, imo.

Who would win: Magnus Carlsen or Bobby Fischer?

>>96049634
I think they’d take games off each other. Bobby would win some in the middle game with insane tactics. If it gets to a barebones endgame, Magnus wins

happyness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lip3bJIjOg

>>96038472
Round 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNFZ21ojV7A

>be me
>shitter on chess.com
>can't break past 750 ELO after several hundreds of matches
>start a new account
>say I'm a beginner instead of new to chess this time around
>they automatically rate me 1000
>after 30 matches, I'm firmly sitting at 1100 without much of a problem
How come? Is Elo complete bollocks when it comes to shitters? If I were playing against 700s, I'd be winning 50% of the time. Against 1100s, I'm winning 50%. So basically there's 0 skill difference between these two Elos, right?

Join the Weavers, Bundesliga is about to start.
https://lichess.org/tournament/FwXEtm3A

>>96056048
This happened to me too on Lichess. I switched from chess.com where I had 350/700 ELO (rapid/daily). Yet on Lichess I started on 1500, after 3 matches was dropped to 1100 and have been floating there or thereabouts since. I think ELO is a bit bullshitty in that you'll get really good and really bad players in many brackets and as a result, you win some you lose some.

>>96056048
It's an endemic problem of the .com due to how people false state their initial elo.
Your elo will adjust eventually, it'll take several months, less if you play in large arenas tournaments.

>>96044503
>tilt
Always make a long pause after 3 losses in a row.

Hi everyone,
I used to play in the weekly tournaments every week but stopped for reasons and also stopped posting here. What's new with the board? Do people still post in the other thread on /vg/ and which is more active? Are the lichess weekly tournaments still going on or have they died off?

Also I hit a new personal high of 2200 .com rapid :)
I gave up trying to tell people about my chess accomplishments years ago because they don't understand and don't care, so the only people I can share this information with is other chess people.

>>95993399
I just played and beat Nemo in rapid a few days ago. Granted I looked at her stream afterwards and she was drinking and also playing poker during our game, so I can't really brag too much.

I find it's unfortunately common for older people to figure out how to do young people entertainment and their old people brains can't handle the all stimulus so they just devolve into prime slop consoomers. I have no idea how to fix this, my dad has fallen into a similar trap (he's not that bad though, he just spends too much time on his phone imo) and I have no idea how to help him.
If anyone has advice I'll take it.

>>96061967
Tell him that playing chess online is to prepare for OTB tournaments. Then go together to a chess club.

Why do low elo and low IQ players INSIST on playing out games to move 50 or 60 that they lost on move 10? Why do they never just resign?
Like are they banking that you will fuck it up and stalemate? Why do they play like this?
Like, they will have just a king and a pawn, and I will have a queen, two rooks, a bishop, and a knight, and they insist on playing on.
The more I play chess, the more I realize that the average chess player is deeply deeply mentally ill. Not meme level mental illness, but unironic asylum level mental illness.

>>96062982
This and also faggots who keep offering a draw when you're crushing them. Like repeatedly, no matter how many times I decline. Are they hoping for me to accidentally hit yes or something? Its always retard thirdies who do this shit

>>96063417
Yes, it's almost exclusively an Indian/Middle Eastern thing. Another thing they do is they don't resign, they just sit and run the clock out like a scumbag when they blunder their queen.
But if you are idle, the game gets disconnected, so some of them know this, and every 30 seconds or so they will move their mouse around so the site doesn't register them as being idle. The level of mental illness that requires someone to act like this truly boggles the mind. And the disturbing thing is that this is not isolated behavior. I see this shit like 1 out of every 5 games.

To me, this is almost like the shopping cart theory. If you behave like this, you have forfeited your rights to be allowed in society. You can't be allowed near humans.

>>96062982
>banking that you will fuck it up and stalemate?
Yes, and your Internet connection can die.

>>95981808 (OP)
>Bughouse Chess Championship
final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLsMcfU5gl8

>>96062982
You just lost or drew a game you thought was won, didn't you.
It's because there's oftentimes more of a chance than you think. I can't even begin to count the number of games I've had where I get an advantage early, but end up losing because it's either not as strong an advantage as I thought, or because I get careless and stop paying as close attention. Truly painful losses but it's part of the game.4m

>>96061926
Weavers are playing in the Bundesliga now, join the fun.
https://lichess.org/tournament/v9ARu7bn

>>96001734
>but they’re cute!

This is exactly why they have to be banned. Because you and I are dumbass apes and we need to focus on chess instead of sticking our dicks inside the girls. It’s why every arena they enter eventually become a lek.

I would actually argue that ONLY the cute ones have to be banned. Uggos can stay, lol. We should have a council of men, before which any new prospective female chess player (who wants to venture outside female tournaments) will be presented. Blood flow monitors will be connected to these men’s dicks. If there is more than a certain amount of blood inflow, then the girl can’t join.

>>96063596
> they just sit and run the clock out like a scumbag when they blunder their queen.

This infuriates me to no end.

>>96062982
>why don’t people resign?

Cause once every 100 games where you’re getting crushed, your opponent blunders and the tables turn. It’s the hope that this will happen again that keeps people from resigning. Unlikely, but still possible. I usually resign though if I’m getting killed.

>>96053619
Round 3, game 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX0rriaT76o

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>>96076156
>>96076156
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