Chess.com site, anyone use this?

[billyz]

Does that image pop up when he checkmates you in 10 moves?

I'm crawling (and I mean crawling) past 1600...

Your way too strong for me to challenge.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Up to over 1600, finally.

 

[billyz]

Up to over 1600, finally.

That is a fantastic Daily Rating ! Congrats. Just played my daughter and we called it a draw. Our Daily rating is about 850 . But we were happy as the Computer said we played like 1250.
My excuse for the draw was I was trying a new opening, The Sicilian , I was black.

My son says I need to do more Puzzles , it helps with pattern recognition he says. I am at 1450 after dropping from 1570 :'( My son is rated 2450 on the Puzzles !

Guess I am too old to ever get really good.

 

[Mr Boochie]

That is a fantastic Daily Rating ! Congrats. Just played my daughter and we called it a draw. Our Daily rating is about 850 . But we were happy as the Computer said we played like 1250.
My excuse for the draw was I was trying a new opening, The Sicilian , I was black.

My son says I need to do more Puzzles , it helps with pattern recognition he says. I am at 1450 after dropping from 1570 :'( My son is rated 2450 on the Puzzles !

Guess I am too old to ever get really good.

Thanks!

It's frustrating — you get on a streak, then one boo-boo drops you by 50 points.

Not Ready For Magnus, yet.

 

[Mr Boochie]

I'm chicken, too. I always use the Cano-Kann defense when black.

It frustrates the heck out of my son.

 

[billyz]

I am always using the Caro Kann when white played pawn to E4 and the Nimzo Indian when White played Pawn to D4. I am trying to expand my repertoire by learning the Sicilian when white plays pawn to E4. It seems many great players used it a lot.

 

[Mr Boochie]

I am always using the Caro Kann when white played pawn to E4 and the Nimzo Indian when White played Pawn to D4. I am trying to expand my repertoire by learning the Sicilian when white plays pawn to E4. It seems many great players used it a lot.

I should learn those moves. My son just comes up with these crazy counters that mess me up.

It's almost like learning to play the guitar all over again.

 

[billyz]

I should learn those moves. My son just comes up with these crazy counters that mess me up.

It's almost like learning to play the guitar all over again.

Ha ha

 

[Mr Boochie]

Ha ha

My noodle has a difficult time thinking about more than 3 or 4 future moves.

 

[billyz]

You can see 3-4 moves ahead !

 

[Mr Boochie]

You can see 3-4 moves ahead !

Shoo... I'm faking it.

 

[billyz]

Shoo... I'm faking it.

Sometimes I think I can but then they do a move I didn’t think of !

 

[Mr Boochie]

Sometimes I think I can but then they do a move I didn’t think of !

I yell, "Hey! I want you to move here!"

It never works.

 

[Mr Boochie]

I made boo-boos. Now back to 1550.

"It's a never-ending battle for Truth, Justice, and the American Way!"

 

[onepixel]

My GM friend has a middle school student is 2350.
The kid was in France, awhile back in a tournament.

 

[Mr Boochie]

My GM friend has a middle school student is 2350.
The kid was in France, awhile back in a tournament.

I'll never get there.

 

[Mr Boochie]

I like this guy.

 

[Mr Boochie]

The "Solve The Puzzles" section on Chess.com is really helping my endgame.

I played against my son for the first time in quite a while. And even though I made some initial boo-boos, the ending was so much clearer in my mind.

I hit a plateau of 1550 to 1650. So hard for me to stay above 1600 without making an error.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Anyone still playing chess?

I started playing folks online — 2- and 5-minute games. Time games are a lot more fun and less taxing on the noodle in the long run.