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Look, I'm not trying to be an imposter and I have nothing to prove. I am doing what I know will help me improve. I am organizing my games how I know how to. I apply the same concepts to everything I d…

Lots of even GMs have multiple accounts. They might open a new account for anonymization, but there could be other reasons. I'm pretty sure using multiple accounts is acceptable and justified if you p…

I did notice them. I'm using this account to drill positions which I'm not as comfortable with, and to practice positional maneuvering under time pressure. I'm not playing to win every game, I am play…

This isn't the best game obviously, was just having fun. I'm honestly not good at 3min blitz. Normally wouldn't bring my queen out like that, but after he played f3, I wanted to see how far he would g…

This is something that isn't talked about enough. Training the ability to bait or force the opponent into making weakening moves that you know you can take advantage of (either short term, or more oft…

mm that's a good point, @tpr and @Funkmaus! You probably can get paired with tired or tilted people based on time of day or length of the arena haha. Also I don't know why I haven't tried arenas befor…

I just played an arena and was surprised at some of my opponents. I feel like arenas probably attract a lot of weaker/average competition, meaning players who only play arenas can inflate their rating…

i'd like to try playing blitz against anyone rated 2000+ :))

Black definitely has all the chances here with control of the b and c files and potential for a center break

@tpr There is more subtlety in this position than simply a backward pawn. In many sicilian najdorf positions, ...e5 is called for, even in combination with g6. The key to this position has to do with …