| General Chess Discussion - What is the BEST response against 1. d4 as black ?#21 Just look at the response the top 100 players always play against 1. d4. Surely, if there is a "best" response, they all play it, all the time, right? | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - What is your fav sport after chess?#6 There are quite a number of sports I rank above chess, both for participating myself, and watching. Chess is down enough on the ladder that I wouldn't know which sport ranks just after chess. | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Why do people say Beginners shouldn’t learn the Ruy Lopez?#14 @Willem-II said in #10: > The Spanish (Ruy Lopez) rapidly branches into multiple complex variations, each of which has its own strategic and tactical nuances. It is not an appropriate learning environ… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Old aged and high rated OTB ?#10 Viktor Korchnoi had a rating of 2629 at the age of 75 (and was ranked #85 in the world). At 81, his rating was still above 2500. | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Is the King's Gambit dying out?#25 They already said it was dying out when I frequently played it at our chess club in the 1980s. | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Old aged and high rated OTB ?#3 Top 100 rated players aged 50 or older: https://ratings.fide.com/rankings.phtml?continent=0&country=&rating=standard&gender=&age1=50&age2=0&period=2023-12-01&period2=1 Going from Anand (54/2748) to Ko… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Why does a monkey have a better chance of beating a stockfish than Magnus Carlsen?#16 #11 isn't a restatement. #11 is about a different game, and stated with a different criteria than a normal game (find the shortest win instead of a win). #11 only says "after a certain opening, and pl… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Why does a monkey have a better chance of beating a stockfish than Magnus Carlsen?#14 All you have shown that there is a non-zero chance that a monkey playing random moves might beat Stockfish. Two things you need to show before you claim is valid: - Playing the best moves against Stoc… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Double Fischer 960#2 Double Fisher 960? Shuffle the pieces twice? Play on a 16x8 board? Both players start with a different setup? | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - How do I become a Grandmaster?#31 @JuicyChickenNO1 said in #23: > I imagine that it's a bit cheaper if you live in Europe, but otherwise I'm eyeballing that you're gonna need to fork about 360k USD during the next 15 years in travelin… | Abigail-III |
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