Ken Arnold

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@chesscom When in doubt, push a pawn. When I was younger this was the advice an older player at the club gave me. Now that I'm older, and a much stronger player than I was then, I can see what terrible advice that is.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

Oh, I didn't see this was related to a 100 game bullet challenge a guy had with Dubov. I'm not sure I could get a win against him in 100 bullet games. Even if I get a winning position he plays so much faster, and thinks so much faster, it would be a real stretch to get a win. I think my bullet high is in the high 2500s/low 2600s. His is probably over 3000.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

Well, I'm a national master and I have plenty of wins against gms online. I've only played one gm otb and lost. I have no doubt I'd get a gm scalp if I played a lot of otb, but open tournaments, where I'd have a chance to play gms are money sinks. I'm prone to upsets, so I'd need to shore up some holes in my game if I really wanted to make a push for an FM, or IM title. The time and money to get a higher title isn't worth it at my age. Time and money are the main reasons you don't see too many older players making gm.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@Warcraft @Preheatwow Rexxar killed her. It's why he's wandering the land, staying low.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

1.Bxf7+ Kxf7 2.Ng5+ Kg8 3.Ne6 Qe8 4.Nc7 Qd8 5.Nxa8 and white can get the knight out and be up an exchange. This one was easy for me since I've played a similar line in the pirc, but the pawn isn't on a5 and the knight can't get out without sacking it for a pawn. I don't think that line is very good for white with best play, but hardly anyone plays it correctly as Black online.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@AlexaBliz_ The recycling waste bin. We didn't get one of those until the 90s where I live.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

I looked it up. Schwan's Company owns the Red Baron Pizza brand and some other frozen food brands. I think it was Swanson for the pot pies. So, most likely he's a merchandiser(they stock, build displays, etc.) for Schwan's Company or whatever company does the merchandising for the Schwan's Company brands.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@ScarabWasTaken @SusanPolgar That's why you take the knight first with 5.Qxd6+

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@Suzierizzo1 He's Alex Stein. He does satire videos at town halls and such.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@TheMilkBarTV They're centaurs.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@GMHikaru @GMJSindarov @Cap_StGeorges Both players should agree to play 2.Ke2 in one game each.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@Kasparov63 I've been playing in tournaments on and off since the late 80s, and I think the overall level of human players' skills has improved since engines became supreme.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@Templarpilled As a Harry Potter universe fan these posts are the funniest shit ever. So much of her universe has more potential than just the Hogwarts storyline.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

That's nonsense. I'm only an NM and I can understand what computers are doing. Just because we can't analyze as deep doesn't mean they're playing mystical/magical moves. Some of these lines are just deeper, and more messy, so we have trouble coming up with the same stuff, but their moves aren't incomprehensible.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@chesscom I don't know how he got 3500, but on ICC he would farm lower rated players to push his highs.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@Wysguy_J @ClownWorld Bull milk is a bit thick, but the bull seems to really like getting milked.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@agadmator 1.Rxd5 exd5 2.Bxd6 Qxd6 3.Bxd5 threatening 4.Bxa8 and 4.Bxf7+.

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@dgriffinchess Is that the time when a member of Kasparov's team was leaking their prep to Karpov's team?

[Ken Arnold @KenArnold270]

@thechosenberg He finished in the ramen and then they both ate the ramen.