though yes, I understand this means bad opening prep, but remember, many beginners and intermediates are casual players, not serious, almost 24/7 studying people.
Casual players includes me, I play in tournaments not at mush as you think.
@SnekNOTSnake47 said in #26:
> ... If I were to recapture that bishop, they will 100% exchange queens, that's why I didn't recapture. That bishop wasn't given for granted though, since they spent 2 moves I was able to play F5 which allowed my rook to become very active. At the end of the game, that rook became very important defender and attacker. ...
In the lichess.org/z7H6Tgi1#35
game, things might have been very different if mikl25rus had played 18...Qd5 instead of 18...Qd6.
> ... If I were to recapture that bishop, they will 100% exchange queens, that's why I didn't recapture. That bishop wasn't given for granted though, since they spent 2 moves I was able to play F5 which allowed my rook to become very active. At the end of the game, that rook became very important defender and attacker. ...
In the lichess.org/z7H6Tgi1#35
game, things might have been very different if mikl25rus had played 18...Qd5 instead of 18...Qd6.
@kindaspongey said in #33:
> In the lichess.org/z7H6Tgi1#35
> game, things might have been very different if mikl25rus had played 18...Qd5 instead of 18...Qd6.
Correct. That's why bullet is better in my opinion. It throws theories to the window and bring forth your opponent's true nature. In this case, mikl25rus is a defensive player based on his moves.
As for me, I prefer deceptions and bluffs. I play Sicilian Kan Fishing Pole variation all the time when playing black.
> In the lichess.org/z7H6Tgi1#35
> game, things might have been very different if mikl25rus had played 18...Qd5 instead of 18...Qd6.
Correct. That's why bullet is better in my opinion. It throws theories to the window and bring forth your opponent's true nature. In this case, mikl25rus is a defensive player based on his moves.
As for me, I prefer deceptions and bluffs. I play Sicilian Kan Fishing Pole variation all the time when playing black.