Unsolicited chess advice and puzzles. Shameful gamestyle. @lularobs’s chess dad… WMILTTI = Why must I lose to this idiot? - a quote(?) by Aron Nimzowitsch
Listening to the latest @chessfeelspod (yay!) and reflecting that my rating would be much lower if 18-1900s didn’t take weirdly long in non-forcing positions…
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@natesolon Absolutely correct! I’m a bit above 2100 ECF (say 2000-2050 FIDE) and had my first OTB draw of 2025 last week - 8 wins, 4 losses against opponents rated 2160 average (range 1950 to IM).
@warrantinthat@BishopPair Thanks! My published rating is 2118 but I won yesterday to go to 2130 which is about 190 in old money - I’m sure there are a few above me without FIDE ratings but I suspect not many!
From last night’s game - I played 18.Nxh5 which is OK but not best. I rejected 18.Qxh5 because of 18…Bg7 with pressure for Black on the h-file, but I should have looked deeper - what would have happened next?