@zif0wk said in #1:
Can someone give tips to help me escape 900 elo
Guy, I get 904 rating only few days ago lol
@zif0wk said in #1:
> Can someone give tips to help me escape 900 elo
Guy, I get 904 rating only few days ago lol
Perhaps, it is worthwhile to note that, in the 10+0 game, https[colon]//lichess[period]org/UBWAImLm (~23 hours ago), against glitch_pope:
~3 seconds were used to choose 10 e4 (4.49 —> 1.67),
~1 second was used to choose 13 Bxd7+ (6.69 —> 2.14), and
~2 seconds were used to choose 14 Qxb6 (1.92 —> -2.53).
You played the first 14 moves at an average rate that would have made sense if you had expected the game to last for 123 moves.
In a 15+10 game, you could average 20 seconds per move and last for 90 moves.
"... If you look at games played by grandmasters, you will sometimes find that White does not start with 1 d2-d4 or 1 e2-e4; instead he plays 1 c2-c4, 1 Ng1-f3 or even some other move. How, you may wonder, does this fit in with what I have been saying above? The answer is that grandmasters are cunning beasts, and starting with 1 c2-c4 or 1 Ng1-f3 doesn't mean that they aren't aiming at controlling the centre -- they are just doing so in a subtle way. ... I would recommend that you avoid these subtle opening systems; they depend on a knowledge of a wide range of openings, and this can only be acquired over a period of time. ..." - Learn Chess (2000) by GM John Nunn
"... With White only the [1 e4] opening should be played. Although there is no difference in value between [1 e4] and [1 d4] and the choice among masters is largely a matter of taste, the basic ideas in the [1 e4] openings are easier to grasp and more readily applicable, ..." - GM Reuben Fine in a 1941 book for beginners
Perhaps, it is worthwhile to note that, in the 10+0 game, https[colon]//lichess[period]org/UBWAImLm (~23 hours ago), against glitch_pope:
~3 seconds were used to choose 10 e4 (4.49 —> 1.67),
~1 second was used to choose 13 Bxd7+ (6.69 —> 2.14), and
~2 seconds were used to choose 14 Qxb6 (1.92 —> -2.53).
You played the first 14 moves at an average rate that would have made sense if you had expected the game to last for 123 moves.
In a 15+10 game, you could average 20 seconds per move and last for 90 moves.
"... If you look at games played by grandmasters, you will sometimes find that White does not start with 1 d2-d4 or 1 e2-e4; instead he plays 1 c2-c4, 1 Ng1-f3 or even some other move. How, you may wonder, does this fit in with what I have been saying above? The answer is that grandmasters are cunning beasts, and starting with 1 c2-c4 or 1 Ng1-f3 doesn't mean that they aren't aiming at controlling the centre -- they are just doing so in a subtle way. ... I would recommend that you avoid these subtle opening systems; they depend on a knowledge of a wide range of openings, and this can only be acquired over a period of time. ..." - Learn Chess (2000) by GM John Nunn
"... With White only the [1 e4] opening should be played. Although there is no difference in value between [1 e4] and [1 d4] and the choice among masters is largely a matter of taste, the basic ideas in the [1 e4] openings are easier to grasp and more readily applicable, ..." - GM Reuben Fine in a 1941 book for beginners
At that level, you win when your opponent blunders basic tactics.
Solve tactics.
At that level, you win when your opponent blunders basic tactics.
Solve tactics.
@kindaspongey I think you have something confused im white not black white played those moves
@kindaspongey I think you have something confused im white not black white played those moves
[Site "https://lichess.org/UBWAImLm"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [White "zif0wk"] [Black "glitch_pope"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1009"] [BlackElo "1006"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A21"] 1 c4 e5 2 Nc3 Bc5 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 Nxe5 Nxe5 5 d4 Bxd4 6 Qxd4 f6 7 Bg5 d6 8 Bf4 c5 9 Qd1 Nxc4 10 e4?? (4.49 --> 1.67) Nxb2 11 Qb3 Qb6 12 Bb5+ Bd7 13 Bxd7+?? (6.69 --> 2.14) Kxd7 14 Qxb6?? (1.92 --> -2.53) ...
~3 seconds were used to choose 10 e4??
~1 second was used to choose 13 Bxd7+??
~2 seconds were used to choose 14 Qxb6??
You played the first 14 moves at an average rate that would have made sense if you had expected the game to last for 123 moves.
I used the clock numbers as they appeared at https[colon]//lichess[period]org/UBWAImLm .
In a 10+0 game, you could average 8 seconds per move and last for 75 moves.
In a 15+10 game, you could average 20 seconds per move and last for 90 moves.
[Site "https://lichess.org/UBWAImLm"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [White "zif0wk"] [Black "glitch_pope"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1009"] [BlackElo "1006"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A21"] 1 c4 e5 2 Nc3 Bc5 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 Nxe5 Nxe5 5 d4 Bxd4 6 Qxd4 f6 7 Bg5 d6 8 Bf4 c5 9 Qd1 Nxc4 10 e4?? (4.49 --> 1.67) Nxb2 11 Qb3 Qb6 12 Bb5+ Bd7 13 Bxd7+?? (6.69 --> 2.14) Kxd7 14 Qxb6?? (1.92 --> -2.53) ...
~3 seconds were used to choose 10 e4??
~1 second was used to choose 13 Bxd7+??
~2 seconds were used to choose 14 Qxb6??
You played the first 14 moves at an average rate that would have made sense if you had expected the game to last for 123 moves.
I used the clock numbers as they appeared at https[colon]//lichess[period]org/UBWAImLm .
In a 10+0 game, you could average 8 seconds per move and last for 75 moves.
In a 15+10 game, you could average 20 seconds per move and last for 90 moves.
