Jul '24 (edited) in General
CHESS Q&A DOWN BELOW! Ask any chess questions you got!
Hello guys!
I just wanted to introduce myself as I haven't done it here, and only finding the time now.
I'm Luka and I'm with the team at TopChess and I've reached 2100 rapid rating on chesscom fairly quickly and without knowing a lot of theory or studying on anything. | Lichess over 2300 but lichess has inflated ratings
So I'm in the same boat with everyone - I am yet to start studying theory more deeply and all aspects of the game as it became really hard to progress at this point!
Here is my chesscom profile - https://www.chess.com/member/specijalac2211
With that being said, I'm happy to help you all and answer all of your questions! So let's use this thread to post questions and i'll try to answer them - Feel free to post any question you have about chess and I'll try helping you out.
Now, since there is a lot of us here I might not be able to answer to every single thing (I will try), if you really want something or want to talk with me, make sure you upgrade to Top Chess Army because in there I'll be able to answer to all private messages (as that's the priority understandably) AND we have weekly calls where you can hop on a call with me and ask anything/play games together etc.
So yea! Questions down below and happy grinding!
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• Jul '24
What's your usual opening for white?
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• Jul '24
I mainly use the english for white. 1.c4
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• Jul '24
1. e4
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• Jul '24
I am at 700 elo....wanted to reach 2000+.....any tips or help? we can have match sometimes haha......but I genuinely need some of ur insights
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• Jul '24
You can do it, the thing is, there is no shortcut or lifehack. It will take probably over 2 years, you simply need to love the game as the number one thing. If you love what you are doing, you are going to get good at it.
Watch streamers play, watch recaps, learn an opening, learn endgames. And be patient.
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• Jul '24
its been a month I started playing it again....I dedicate like 2 hours a day for chess.
any any opening suggestion for beginners like me?
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• Jul '24
I'm at 1500, how can I reach 1800 elo in a year
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• Jul '24
Improving your opening, minimizing blunders (Being consistent).
Play only when you have energy and focus for it. If you play carelessly, you are going to lose ELO. At your best you are probably 1800 already, but when you play without much focus you are probably at 1300, so it evens out at 1500. If you only play at your best, you'll get there.
Anyhow practice endgames and tactics
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• Jul '24
you just need to use ultra focus :)
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• Sep '24
hi guys im new can someone pls like my coment i will be very happy
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• Jul '24
I am a 1300 how can I reach 2000 elo in a month plz suggest me some tips
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• Jul '24
it's impossible to reach it in one month. To get to 2000 will surely take over a year with consistent playing and learning. Take it one step at a time, first aim for 1400, then 1500.
Do puzzles, improve your opening, learn endgames. You should be able to get to 1500 easily with being consistent with that.
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• Jul '24
but someone got to 2000 in 2 weeks at like 1000 elo tho
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• Aug '24
How to increase our Elo
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• Nov '24
Can anyone suggest me an EASY Opening 1 for white and 1 for black
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Help me level up please
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• Nov '24
the kings Indien is easy for black and for white the I don't really know one that's easy
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• Jul '24
what is ur elo
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• Jul '24
around 2000 right now on chesscom at rapid.
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• Jul '24
can u friend me on chess.com
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• Jul '24
im at 450 elo and im trying to reach 2000 elo. any tips?
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• Jul '24
Play chess for 1 hour or more a day. Watch streams/gameplays, be determined, learn endgame, learn an opening, and practice.
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• Jul '24
exactly as says. And accept the fact that it will take time
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• Jul '24
pls how do i stop blundering a playing fast in rapid
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• Jul '24
ig dont play fast-
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• Sep '24
*Oh yeah its BIG BRAIN TIME*
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Best response against KING’s pawn for black
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• Jul '24
i like french, you can also try caro kann, we have a video out on that.
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• Oct '24
I personally prefer the caro kann because in the french defense ur bishop is blocked in and also if ur not careful enough in the Nc3 variation then white can do the greek gift sacrifice.
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• Jul '24
What is a good free way to improve my chess skills! Is there a good YouTube course or something similar? I'm looking for an organised way to learn!
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• Jul '24
you can take a look at our videos on youtube. You can also just watch any streamers play and see it live how they think.
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• Jul '24
how to get to level 2??
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can 5 ppl like my comment,thanks
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• Oct '24
hi
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• Oct '24
Best tactic ?? 🥷🌕🤫
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• Nov '24
WHEN I JOINED HERE I WAS 450 ELO BUT RIGHT NOW AFTER ONLY A FEW DAYS IAM 600 ELO AND STILL GOING UP
So I gained 150 ELO till now
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• Jul '24
un-chess related coz you prolly face a lot of those but how is it like living in Serbia?
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• Jul '24
honest take, corruption is very high, inflation is high, so it's tough for anyone trying to work normally and free of politucs.
If you have decent income (work for EU or US countries) life is amazing and chill. So there's 2 sides of it.
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• Jul '24
gotcha. Always been fascinated by the Yugoslavian countries so yeah was curious
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• Jul '24
You're from Serbia
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• Jul '24
I would like you to play some games with me on my chest
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• Aug '24 (edited)
Lichess ❌ My Chest✅
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• Sep '24
MY CHEST LMFAO
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• Jul '24
Lichees
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• Jul '24 (edited)
i just reached 500 elo, tips for reaching 1000?
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• Jul '24
i made a typo and i said how do i reach 100 instead of 1000 💀
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• Jul '24
keep playing, we're getting a video out soon on all phases, 0-500, 500-1000, 1000-1500, 1500-2000
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• Jul '24
What do you play vs E4 as black.
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• Jul '24
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• Jul '24
Reti
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• Jul '24
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• Jul '24
what do u think of the intercognetic billistic mistle gambit [because I play it]
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• Jul '24
a nice opening to get you one point of material 😊
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• Jul '24
Any tips to checkmate fast
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• Jul '24
play a sneaky checkmate
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• Jul '24
don't try to checkmate fast. that only works against beginners. Try to learn good chess if you want to become good.
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• Jul '24
To the begginers, a good chess game can never come to them, right
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• Sep '24
Please like
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Plz like me
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• Sep '24
I want to know all the theory for English opening can u say one?
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• Oct '24 (edited)
Yeah i want to reach 750+ elo but i guess i have to improve a bit,any tips?(Im 500 elo)
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• Nov '24
Hey! Do you have any recommendations for openings for beginners (1000 elo), for white and black for tactical players like me?
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• Dec '24
I recommend English, London System, Caro-Kann and King's Indian
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• Jul '24
What are the best moves against queen's pawn opening for black
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• Jul '24
I play the Nimzo Indian and Queens Indian defense
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• Jul '24
Is english opening good? i use it. How to defend against CaroKann
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• Jul '24
you are attacking, so don't defend :D
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• Jul '24
english is really good. Don't let them push d5 is the main thing. If they do, its fine, put your pawns on d4 and e5.
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• Jul '24
Is castling a better move ?
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• Jul '24
castling is very good especially early in the game
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• Jul '24
What opening do you play as black?
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• Jul '24
french, kings indian
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• Jul '24
What's your favorite opining?
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• Jul '24
Hello?
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• Jul '24
Is KID and KIA actually that good
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• Jul '24 (edited)
Do you think if Hippo opening works against Caro Kan? Whenever the video main narater
play black never white opponent play Hippo opening.
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• Jul '24
yeah white played the English opening
but black never played the hippo opening
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• Jul '24
Hippo is a good opening that can be played against anything. But it's especially good for blitz/bullet because you get a lot of moves in without thinking, gaining a time advantage.
Also good in 10+0 but you can't let your opponent get too much.
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• Jul '24
That's a great success, Luka!
I also like to train online ✅
A community can be even better 🔥
Let's grow our skills ♟️ 🙏 Thanks a lot!
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• Jul '24
lol 😂 I don’t even have any idea on how it works
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• Jul '24
But just hoping to learn really quick
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• Jul '24
Thanks
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• Jul '24
i'm almost 300 elo about super fast and just need one more like to make a level 2 member
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• Jul '24
What is the most deadliest tactic in the middle game and what strategy will work the best in a situation when the black king had a big advantage in both material and position.
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• Jul '24
castle, trade, or develop
If black dosen't have the center, then take it!
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• Jul '24
Also please give me a point lmao
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• Jul '24
l point now!
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• Jul '24
wait, since I liked your comment and reply, does that mean 2 points are given?
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• Jul '24
I'm on 1811 and I'm trying to get to 2000, how long do u think that would take?
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• Jul '24
Just 30 min avg!
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• Jul '24
i'll give you a free point cuz i feel good right now
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• Jul '24
hi..im at 200 elo but i play as a 600 one,any tips on how to get better?
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• Aug '24
Check out other comments in this thread
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• Aug '24
Guysss like this comment so i am level 2
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• Aug '24
I'm starting out chess again and hope to get better at it, any tips for under 400 elo players like me?
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• Aug '24
make sure you explain each move to yourself. Ask yourself "what does this move do" and then explain "if i move the bishop here, he attacks this, if i push the pawn here, he attacks this but stops defneding this. And so on.
Play slow games (10+0 or 15|10) so you can practice this. Then you will speed up.
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• Aug '24
thanks
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• Aug '24
Hello. I am still trying to get better. I now can beat my friend that beat me a lot of times so now its 50-50 chance. I'm so happy
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• Aug '24
Like this comment if you’re smart!
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• Aug '24
Hi like my comment please
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• Aug '24
Iam stuck at 300 from 2 weeks how can I get 1000+ elo
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• Aug '24
start the practices. Check out the Ultimate Chess Improvement video we posted.
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um what the sigma
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i love the icbm gambit
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• Sep '24
I am 2300 ELO in my real account. My cousin is 1100. I played some 300 games in his account and peaked with 98.6 accuracy three times. I don't know why,they banned his chess.com account and he's blaming me for this. Although I won 280 out of those 300 games and helped his rating go to 2200. How can I make him happy?
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• Sep '24
Also like it so I can get over simp bishop
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• Sep '24
well it's quite clear that you can't play on other's people's accounts
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• Sep '24
I lose so many games using the English opening
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• Sep '24
using it or against?
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• Sep '24
Can you help me
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• Sep '24
hi
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• Sep '24 (edited)
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• Sep '24
What is your favorite opening for black and why?
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• Sep '24
how do i get levels
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you need to gain likes
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• Sep '24 (edited)
Trading queens..
I feel I should always trade Queens with a more advanced player because I feel that player would be more dangerous with a queen than me.. is that good thinking and as simple as that? TIA
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• Sep '24
I want to know some best openings within chess for both colors, help me.
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other than english opening and london system suggest me any other opening
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• Sep '24
my opening are d4 c4
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• Oct '24
How to avoid blunder
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• Oct '24
How much time do I need to give to chess? (Consider that I'm an Animator, who barely has enough free time, like, 3 hours at max)
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• Oct '24
what skill level are you aiming for?
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• Oct '24
1600 elo (I'm 814 elo rn cuz I chose the wrong button in chess.com, my chess coach said I'm AT LEAST 1000 elo)
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Why can't I join in top chess gang
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• Oct '24
top chess gang is 10 $ a month bro,its like taking an online course but it's about chess
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• Oct '24
top chess gang is free top chess army is paid.
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• Oct '24
How i can raise my elo more and im 419 elo?
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• Oct '24
do you know any openings, if so I suggest you start looking deep into middlegame plans of your opening which will skyrocket ur elo, if you don't know one then I suggest kings indian defence or caro khan for black and London system for white. I would I highly reccomend you to learn positional chess
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• Oct '24 (edited)
How do I stop blundering and realise which move is good and bad? I am 949 rated right now. My chess.com name is adddvvvaaaiii. How do I get to 1200 elo in just 3-4 days or in just a week. And what opening should I play as white: Italian, London or English. What opening should I play as black: Italian, Caro-Kann or King's Indian Defence
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• Oct '24
do every puzzle you can on chess.com and also do puzzles on lichess. as white, i recommend english(i myself play it) and as black i recommend caro-kann against 1.e4 and kings indian defence against 1.d4.
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• Oct '24
Also play lots of unrated to make sure you're ready for rated.
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• Oct '24
what is your favourite opening for intermediate to advanced players for both black and white
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• Oct '24
How to go to level 3
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• Oct '24
Get likes. Here I gave you one. Now your 1 step closer
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• Oct '24
Wait your already lvl 5
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• Nov '24
In this skool app
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what is the best opening for black as a beginner?
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other recomendations as well pls
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• Nov '24
I think it's either the Caro-Cann or the King's Indian Defense
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• Nov '24
Scotch or English opening for white. And Caro Cann or Kings Indian for black.
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• Dec '24
thanks alot
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• Dec '24
I've got a USCF chess tournament tomorrow, what openings are good for 1100-ish?
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• Dec '24
sorry im too late to this, but if you have a tournament in 1 day you probably shouldn't be studying new openings to play, just review the ones you already know
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• Dec '24
Im 800 but it feels like there is a barrier standing infront of me,i just cant reach 1000. Tell me how to do the secret punch to break the barrier
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• Dec '24
you need to have 1 opening for white and 1 opening for black, study tactics and learn from your games
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• Dec '24
how often do you play rated games? a huge factor of reaching 1000 is playing games. try to only play when you're focused, though, so you dont make mistakes you wouldnt make at your best. good luck reaching 1000!!
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Tell me: What's your fav gambit for Black?
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𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕦 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕓𝕚𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕤 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕓𝕚𝕥
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• Dec '24 (edited)
Imagine u only have a queen and the opponent also have only a queen, how to win their queen?
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• Dec '24
in most situations, you can't unless your opponent blunders. however, there are certain situations where you will promote one move after your opponent promotes and it will be a check on the opponents king. after the opponents king moves, you will sometimes be able to take their queen. studying basic pawn endgame tactics can be helpful
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• Dec '24
Win it through a skewer
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Is forking your opponent’s Chess Pieces while your opponent don’t have protection Good?
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Is it Good?
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good
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• Dec '24
What if top chess is controlled by AI or Aliens?
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𝕠𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕖 𝕥𝕪𝕡𝕖 𝕤𝕙**
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• Jul '24
How can I be in a video?
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• Nov '24
I think you need to win the Top
Chess tournaments each Saturday?
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• Jul '24
i love chess i am 1500 i want to reach 2000. Any tips?
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• Jul '24
if you love the game you will reach it. Play, practice, watch others play (super important)
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• Jul '24
how much time did it take you
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• Jul '24
around 2 years
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how to get 1000 elo and what openings are good for white and black
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• Jul '24
white - London, English (we have videos out on these)
Black - Kings indian is really good
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• Jul '24
why did i always lost when play as black?
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• Jul '24
I think you should learn about the King's Indian Defense
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• Jul '24
i learnd it and i lost 75% of the time
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• Jul '24
I currently 900 rating on chess dot com.
How can I reach 2000?
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• Jul '24
It will take time, you need to learn. For now, pick 1 opening for both sides and play only that. Practice puzzles and learn endgames. Watch streamers play.
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Also what do you think of the Soller Gambit?
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• Jul '24
I have a question : can you do classroom for free ?
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• Oct '24
Yes, if you get enough likes.
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• Jul '24
I'm around 1,000 in blitz, rapid, and bullet, and i can't seem to break 1100 in any, do you know what would help
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• Jul '24
you will break it, don't worry about it. Keep playing and improve your knowledge
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• Jul '24
How to do the viana gambit
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• Oct '24
*Vienna Gambit
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• Jul '24
i am 200 elo and want to improve can you give me some advice
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• Jul '24
You're just starting out - make sure you play a lot of games and think through, don't play fast paced games.
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• Jul '24
I reach some good ELO, say 600. Then after a game, it again falls to 585 ELO. Then reduces even more. I don't know why I am losing so much... I am losing to opponents having lower ratings than me!
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• Jul '24
you're just starting out pretty much. Learn 1 opening for white and 1 for black. Check out the tips we have pinned in the post below this. Learn checkmates.
And play a lot! Don't play fast games, play slower, like 10+0 or even 15|10
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• Jul '24
I play a lot... Most of the time I get timeouted (in 10 minute game).
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• Jul '24
Nice
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• Jul '24
Which opening is better for White:-
English Opening or London System
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• Jul '24
Both are good, my choice is the english because its less common
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• Oct '24
Fun fact: London System is the most hated chess opening, second to The Bongcloud.
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How do I castle within 20 moves?
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• Jul '24
you can castle on like 4th move by moving out the knight, then the pawn to free the bishop, then the bishop and you're free to castle.
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• Oct '24
Ruy Lopez and Italian Game are also the fastest ways to castle for white.
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Also Im new to this
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• Jul '24
I think moves properly but I am a 500 elo how can I fix that?
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• Oct '24
Think moves even more properly. Also do all the puzzles on chess.com and lichess. under 2000 u need tactics more than strategy so dont focus on strategy.
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• Jul '24
What’s the best opening for black and white?
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• Oct '24
White, I'd recommend English because it is flexible(especially in the Botvinnik System, which is taught in the top chess video). For black, caro kann against 1.e4 and Kings Indian Defence against d4.
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• Oct '24
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• Jul '24
What is a tip to reach 1500 (im at 1300)
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• Jul '24
study endgames, play aggressive to improve your calculation skills, puzzle rush (5 min puzzle rush) each morning/before playing
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• Oct '24
an alternative to 5 min puzzle rush is unlimited puzzle rush. theres no time restrict which is the main upside for me. the puzzles get gradually harder.
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• Jul '24
I'm a 640 elo,
I mostly start with the center pawn with white, and as Black I attack the center pawn of white with the Queen's pawn or the classic King's Indian Defense
And the rest varies according to the opponent's moves...
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• Jul '24
try the Spanish opening or the Halloween gambit
or maybe even the Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile (ICBM) for Short
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• Jul '24
I'd stay expand your knowledge on those openings that you play already.
Simplify the game once you are up in material.
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• Jul '24
Any special tips to increase my elo?
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• Jul '24
Remember CCA
Checks Capturee Attacks and try to see what your opponent is trying to do
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• Jul '24
i am at 1000 or near it no w 1006. i am stuck in this place . any tips to get over.
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• Jul '24
learn openings that work against anything
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• Jul '24
And stay focused
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• Jul '24
what opening do you usually use
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• Jul '24
I often lose my valuable pieces because I didn't see them in danger.And what should I play against karo cann defense
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• Jul '24
Hello my name is Nikhil I am new looking to get better at chess
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• Jul '24
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• Jul '24
hi there I’m new here
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• Jul '24
And I’m hoping to get better at chess
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• Jul '24
What time control is the best?
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• Jul '24
10+0 in my opinion. You have time to think, but again not too slow, and if the game goes for long you need to become fast so it's like blitz/bullet in the end sometimes. So you practice both speed and good thinking.
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• Jul '24
thanks bro
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Mr. Luka, BISHOP or KNIGHT
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• Jul '24
Bishop in open positions, knights in closed
Generally, bishops a little bit better.
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Use of different pieces in middel game
Pawn protection and tactics
Bishop for sniping
knight for forks and blocking pawn
Rook guard key square and protect back rank pawns
Queen making way for endgame
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• Jul '24
Well it's my first time getting the app and how do I get my elo rank
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How can I develop a bishop in the best way possible?
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• Jul '24
depends on the position. I like to fianchetto mines, or put them on squares like (for black - f5.g4, for white - f4,g5)
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how do i get a plan in middle game??/
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• Jul '24
Luka, how do I play/ get better at chess?
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• Jul '24
Can you explain me how en passant works?
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• Jul '24
when you have a side pawn next to the opponent pawn you can do the en passant
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• Jul '24
Hey i have a question,is there anyway on doing unexpected forks and calculating good?
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• Aug '24
calculating - play slower games. Do puzzles. Unexpected forks only if they blunder :P
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• Aug '24
thx for liking
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• Aug '24
Can u please tell what exactly we need to do in the Endgame ?
even though I'm 15hundread I lose every games cause of that
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• Aug '24
if you have a winning position - trade pieces down to make it easier, activate your king if needed, push passed pawns.
If you are losing - don't trade pieces, try to create some tricky tactic or something
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• Aug '24
Thanks for the advice.
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• Aug '24
can you help me to increase my ELO, I'm only 400+ ELO. (I'm always weak on openings and endgames.)
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• Aug '24
Yes
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• Aug '24
hi,
every time i play since last two weeks i always loose and now im below 100 elo
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• Aug '24
take a day or two break and learn an opening
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• Aug '24
Hello could you give me 2 strong openings I can play for black and white
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London for white and kings indian for black
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• Aug '24
i play ruy lopez with white
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• Aug '24
I’ve Tried learning some openings, London and the Kings Indian but I get stuck easily on middle game with their weird moves, how can I improve the middle game?
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• Aug '24
How often do you play chess?
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• Aug '24
every day, sometimes there's a day break but pretty much every day at least a game or two
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• Aug '24
hi
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• Aug '24
may I ask how old you are?
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• Aug '24
21 turning 22 this year
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do u guys like the fried liver
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• Aug '24
It's good for beginners to learn
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• Aug '24
How to get better at chess because I suck
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• Aug '24
check out our improvement video on youtube
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• Sep '24
What is your rating about Scotch opening?
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• Sep '24
Good opening
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• Sep '24
Hi 👋 guys am new here and just want to meet with new people and love to play chess can I get like with this Post ?
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• Sep '24
like my comment I have not level up so I can't message
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YO 👋,
Can anyone tell me what opening is the best for low ELO players?😁
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• Sep '24
kings indian for black
london for white
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• Sep '24
London system or English opening are the best
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• Sep '24
yess both are amazing i like the english a bit more
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I have a doubt in the queen's gambit.
d4 d5
c4 Nf6
cxd5 Qxd5
What should I do after this
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• Sep '24
Nc3 developing and attacking the queen
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• Sep '24
How to avoid playing Botez Gambit?
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• Sep '24
how do i master a opening?
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• Sep '24
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• Sep '24
how to mate with Knight and bishop btw
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• Sep '24
it is very difficult to explain in chat, but u need to build a net and move the king to the end ranks then u need to move the knight in a W shaped pattern and then move the king to corner/ rook files, then there will be a stalemate type pattern there make an intermediate move and opponent is forced to move the King then it's mate.
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• Sep '24
I mean mate in one move after that Zugzuwang
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Get better at it
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By just playing more games
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You will get experience in that
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• Sep '24
If I was to ask a question...
I'm 1500 rapid. The only thing I need is to know how to win winning position. I mean when I have advantage like +1 or +2.5, because I almost always lose the game at this point.
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you gotta look for attack or if your opponent blundered, look for a brilliant move or great move
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• Sep '24
I have participated in a tournament. It will be organised in December. My current rating is 800. How much elo is required to be a good player in that tournament. And is it possible to reach 1300 from 800 in these two months
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• Sep '24
what is the best opening for white and black for beginners i use Italian and caro khan
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• Sep '24
From which counrt are you from
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• Sep '24
Does anyone use the hippo but they forgot to mention it on the ranking opening for black
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• Sep '24
Is carokan good for 800 elo and up
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• Sep '24
admins pls can you keep other time for some tournaments as this time is midnight for me i am living in malaysia
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• Sep '24
pls its a request as i cant improve my self
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it is sayin i haven't played enough games
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• Sep '24
What is your favorite black opening?
Mine is the king Indian.
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• Sep '24
Best way to learn an opening?
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• Oct '24
pls like my comment
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• Oct '24
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• Oct '24
I have been playing caro kann, and I have been stuck at 1500 elo. I want to get to GM range. Is there a way?
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should i try other opening thats not king's indian defense ? im only good at it
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• Oct '24
yes, learn the caro kann and/or other famous black openings.
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• Oct '24
How can get to 1000 elo i am stuck on 600
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• Oct '24
Should i use caro kann or kings Indian?
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• Oct '24
i dont play blitz and bullet.
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• Oct '24
how good is the Italian game in your opinion?
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• Oct '24
use it every time i play white
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• Oct '24
please give me a few likes ty :>
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• Oct '24
how do i best make use of tempo if my pieces are already developed?
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• Oct '24
You can pressure enemy middle or just their weak pawns
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• Oct '24
I have been playing in chess.com for nearly 2 months,but my elo is still between 350-450,what can I do to improve it?
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• Oct '24
You can play games like 15/10 so you can think more you should think what does the enemy want what can I do to stop him
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• Oct '24
How can I make a plan in the middle game and know good moves in the endgame
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• Oct '24
in the middle game you should try to win material so you have the upper hand in the endgame so if you want to make a plan you should think what can I do what can my enemy do how can I stop my enemy from getting what he wants
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• Oct '24
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• Oct '24
Are gambits a viable option at high elo? E.g. scotch gambit (love the latest video), Max Lange, Traxler, etc
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• Oct '24
Oh I Use Soller Gambit And Queens Gambit
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• Oct '24
What's Soller Gambit?
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• Oct '24
What is your favorite opening?
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• Oct '24
my favorite opening is the kings Indien
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• Oct '24
nice that's a good opening but very defensive
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• Oct '24
Hi guys can u like my comment pls? btw im 1200 elo
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• Oct '24
How can l breakthrough my current 747chess elo
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How do I respond to Qe6 in the scotch gambit
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• Oct '24
Hi im new what do we do here?
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• Oct '24
Ok
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• Oct '24
Siisjsk
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• Oct '24
how do i boost my Elo on chess.com i am stuck on 300 elo
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• Oct '24
you need play games learn it's just time you need to play and like it
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• Oct '24
Can a pinned piece pin another piece because technically it can't move(pinned to the king)
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• Oct '24
What is the difference between Lichess and Chess.com rating? (I have 832 ELO in Chess.com and 1438 at Lichess)
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• Nov '24
im 200 elo but i can beat 100 elo bots and my accuracy shows 850 elo how do i grind?
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• Nov '24
Hey guys,
Why can't i level up
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• Nov '24
Nice to connect with people
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• Nov '24
yes it is
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• Nov '24
What is the best opening for white??
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• Nov '24
for me the Italian because its solid and principled
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• Nov '24 (edited)
o caro kann for black and London for white.
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• Nov '24
Which opening do you recommend for black
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• Nov '24
I ain't Luka but I recommend the kings Indian defense
Hope that helps you out 😄😁
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• Nov '24
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how does everyone study chess when they're a beginner? how long is the session? how would u analyze games? and how can i prevent from mental block during a game?
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• Nov '24
On chess.com, you can use focus mode, it can help you bypass some mental roadblocks. I would analyze the game for around 10 minutes, I also would play Rapid instead of Blitz. Play for like 1 hours when you have time.
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Thank you for the reply sir!
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• Nov '24
How do you play the English Opening? Someone please help me.
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• Nov '24
Practice, Analyze, see what you could do to get better. Choose one opening for both color so you master it and learn tactics (most common ones)
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• Nov '24
Can someone tell me why I can't join the weekly Top Chess Tournaments?
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• Nov '24
you're now level 3, you can now go into the classroom and check out the openings section.
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• Nov '24
What is Angry Moo's elo?
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• Nov '24
what is the best opening for chess?
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• Dec '24
How to get to 1000 elo, I am only at 400
I just started out 1 or 2 months ago
And I don't know how to win more chess games
they are playing unfamiliar openings that I don't know
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• Dec '24
firstly u need to learn how all the pieces move fully (there's lot of stuff on chess.com that explains this) and then u also need to learn basic tactics. you can also see chess.com lessons/blogs for that and then just practice using puzzles. in terms of unfamiliar openings, just follow basic opening principles (i think topchess has this but i kinda forget, otherwise chess.com again has more stuff and u can just google it) and then u should be fine. analyzing your mistakes and seeing what blunders u make can be helpful too. also just play when ur focused and think about what your opponent's move does before u make ur move. also, what time control do you play on? playing really fast time controls like bullet isn't very good for improvement because you don't have enough time to think. good luck reaching 1000 elo, though!
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• Dec '24
I did all those stuff
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• Dec '24
I am at 1200 ELO, and have been stuck there for a while. Any tips for improving? Also, what openings do you recommend I learn?
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• Dec '24
I'm not Luka but I recommend playing the Catalan for white and Caro-Kann for black.
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• Dec '24
I should start playing the Carp Kann (Carp Kann lol I hate autocorrect but also love it)
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• Dec '24
iam 400+ chess.com elo rating, i want to reach 1000+ elo, my favourite opening is italian game, london system, ruy lopez, kings indian defense, sicilian defense and the french defense, do you have any tips or help?
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• Dec '24
analyze your games to see what causes you to lose most (probably blunders) and then fix it. some ways you can decrease blunders are:
  • improving focus (instructions are in the "lock-in protocol" section when you unlock level 2)
  • when your opponent makes a move, ask "what does that move do?" and when you are about to make a move ask "does this blunder anything?" (it's also good to ask if your move is helpful so that you don't play useless moves)
  • play longer time controls so that you have more time to think and then use that time
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• Dec '24
What do opening do you mostly use as white and black
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for black hippo defence
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• Dec '24
How many years to go from 400 elo to 1000 if i"m active on chessable for about 10 mins each day+ 1 lesson per week on chess. com + playing with bots 1 match at least regularly?
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• Dec '24
if you're being efficient about how you spend your time, then with the amount of time that you're spending, you can easily reach 1000 in under 1 year. one of the most important things to do it playing real games against humans, though. that is the only way to increase your rating. doing puzzles is also helpful, but playing games is the most important.
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• Dec '24 (edited)
I know this isn't that much chess related but will the original series in Top Chess return? If it is a secret I am sorry for asking.
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• Dec '24
Uh e3 in White is good?
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• Dec '24
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• Jul '24
I am a 300 elo player I have beaten 1500 elo antneo bot 3 months before spinex and the mechanical turk but my elo doesn't increase any tips
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• Jul '24
don't play against bots. They don't make the same mistakes as humans.
Do puzzles, watch streamers play. It will help a lot.
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• Oct '24
Me, whose username is MechanicalTurk42 on chess.com: Yo bro, you talkin 'bout me?
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• Jul '24
I have trouble visualizing and calculating how do i improve that
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• Jul '24
play aggressive chess is the most important thing
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• Oct '24
Most importantly, do a lot of puzzles. I mean all of them on chess.com and lichess
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• Jul '24
I'm a 600 ELO player and I want to reach 1500ELO. Can you please give me some tips ??
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• Jul '24
We have a good pinned post under this post which has a bunch of tips.
What I'll tell you is to learn a single opening for white and black and keep playing that. ALso learn how to checkmate.
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• Jul '24
I want to know some openings that good for black... now I'm around 750 ELO. Can you give me some tips?
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• Jul '24
King's indian is really good for you
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• Jul '24
Thank you for your suggestion, I hope it might beat white...
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I want to know a really aggressive opening which I can play as white and black (except of the hippopotamus defense and the kings Indian defense ).Any suggestions ???
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• Jul '24
for white I would king gambit really aggressive
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• Jul '24
For black, the Indian game (or depending on if they push pawns, Pirc Defense) If you want to have a bit of fun, the Black Knight Tango, Bayer Countergambit, and the Sicilian Dragon will do just that, but don't get your hopes up for easy wins, as these are hard to play correctly, even for advanced players
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btw i am 1100 and 1500 on lichess
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• Jul '24
how do i get better at chess
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• Jul '24
What you recromend against d4
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• Jul '24
king's indian
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• Oct '24
above 2000 u must play have a nimzo-bogo indian or nimzo-queens indian repertoire for black against 1.d4 instead of the KID because players above 2000 know how to utilise their space advantage as white in the KID.
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• Jul '24
how to i get ranking fast
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• Jul '24
Try to see what you opponent is trying to do this way you can avoid so many blunders
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• Jul '24
Stay focused this way you won't make blunders and cry instead you might brilliant moves and play 100-200 elo better
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• Jul '24
which color of chess do you like better?
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• Jul '24
black
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• Jul '24
Hi, luka, are u the 2000 rated master that is supposed to teach us?
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• Jul '24
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• Jul '24
nice, can u friend me on chess.com plsease
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• Jul '24
hi
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• Jul '24
horsey be mad
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• Jul '24
I'm at 600 elo, I want to reach up to 900-1000. How can I improve? I always lose in the stupidest ways, a.k.a taking with the wrong piece, blundering a piece, missing a checkmate
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• Jul '24
I'm not that pro and I just wanna help, When you find a move or good move,if possible find one that's better. And see if theres any possible good or bad trades if u do it and always look at all sides of board,hope I helped u hehe
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• Jul '24
how to improve endgames in chess
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• Jul '24
you can get a book for example
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• Jul '24
What is the classic variation of the Sicilian defense ?
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• Jul '24
Hi luka, whats ur chess.com user name
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• Jul '24
specijalac2211
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• Jul '24
thanks, is that ur username?
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• Jul '24
I'm 1300 Elo I've been at 1300 for like 2 months not making much progress if any my usual opening for white is the Vienna and for black Caro kan any advice to get to 1500
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• Aug '24
go back to the vienna video you watched when you learned it. Now you will learn even more from it since you have experience. Rinse and repeat.
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• Jul '24
What to do in the opening,midgames and endgames, i never know what I should do in these times can you pls tell me?
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• Jul '24
5 ppl need to like your comment or five intotal
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• Jul '24
hey I'm 1200 elo player any advice with hanging pieces, and pins?
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• Aug '24
play slower games so you practice thinking. like 15\10 or 10\0
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• Jul '24
how i play in middle game ?
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• Jul '24 (edited)
How do i start the best at the start as possible
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• Aug '24
3 more likes for level 2. If you can, thanks
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• Aug '24
What opening should I play as black?
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• Aug '24
king's indian if you are generally new is really good
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• Aug '24
the pirc defence will also be good you can also go to top chess on YouTube to find the guide
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• Aug '24
is alkheline's defence good? i play it all the time
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• Aug '24
it's good if you learned it.
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• Aug '24
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• Aug '24
I am having a local tournament in 20 days I am ready with Vienna opening but still don’t have any opening for blac can anyone help
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• Aug '24
sure the vienna is a great opening, I've used that alot before, until recently when it got boring due to it being solid. Now for black you might wanna just do the double kings pawn, the most common option, because it's very easy to learn, or the kings indian defense, and there is also the scilian, so I would say double kings pawn or scilian.
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• Aug '24
just a question, what's ur rating
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• Aug '24
can you beat Magnus Carlsen?
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• Aug '24
no :(
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• Aug '24
But I never lost to him tho
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• Aug '24
How can I trap people with white
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• Aug '24
don't focus on traps, that only works in low ELO
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• Aug '24
umm, for traps, u need to try to find traps that are uncommon, because if u play traps, that means you're playing aggresively, and when u play aggressively at high elo, like at the 1500 level, then if they play the rights moves, that will leave u in a bad position. But if u wanna play traps for white, I would recommend the scotch gambit, if black isn't careful, then u can win.
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• Aug '24
Do do play the Englund gambit
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• Aug '24
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• Aug '24
I am currently 820 elo and I want to reach 1000 by the end of 2024
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• Aug '24
Actually I'm new to your Game anyone can teach me how can I play chess
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• Aug '24
watch our videos then! :)
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• Aug '24
thanks for your suggestion. I have improved a lot
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• Aug '24
Hello I'm New here can anyone teach me how to play chess
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• Aug '24
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• Aug '24
Can u give me some tips I'm 500elo
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• Aug '24
watch ultimate guide video :)
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• Aug '24
Is the fried liver attack good in 800 ELO?
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• Aug '24
yes in 800 elo but not after that
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• Aug '24
ummm fried liver???I think they ran out of names but that's just my guess 💀
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• Aug '24
Thanks @Thee merciless king Fh want to be friends?
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• Aug '24
@Motan As yeah fried liver is a pretty good opening
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• Aug '24
Whats the best opening for white and black?
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• Aug '24
honestly - whatever you learn will be the best, as long as you learn something. We're making a tier list soon
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• Aug '24
Ok thanks!
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• Aug '24
london for white and KID for black
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• Aug '24
How many likes and comments needed to get to lv 1?
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• Aug '24
Sorry level 2
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• Aug '24
When is you’re next video coming out?
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• Aug '24
Hello 👋
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• Aug '24
hey can we checkmate with bishop and knight
pls help me
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Mr.Luka , What do you play for black?
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• Aug '24
French and kings indian
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guys can anyone suggest me black openings as 870 elo blitz player
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• Aug '24
kings indian, caro kann
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• Aug '24
why does everyone i play have over 800 rating while im only 500?
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• Aug '24
You should be happy with that, you get more points per win and less per lose
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• Aug '24
Many people in my rating range do not play the evans gambit what do I do
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• Aug '24
They iether do an opening which I don’t know about or they attempt to do the scholars mate even tho it’s not possible for them at all
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can u help me in the english opening
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especially with kings indian
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I'm 340 elo.How can i level up
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• Aug '24
check out our improvement video on youtube
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• Aug '24
I can beat 1600 bots but my elo is only 800-900. How do i improve my elo????
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• Sep '24
from custom settings, play a game of blitz with the bots. If you begin to win with 1600 elos,you can then get 2000 for sure
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• Sep '24
don't play against bots they are not a good measurement of anything. Play against real people.
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• Sep '24
Hi Luka - would love to chat sometime & maybe play a game
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• Sep '24
see you in the tournaments!
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• Sep '24
You got it! :)
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• Sep '24
white to move
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• Sep '24
Have u ever had a moment where u almost beat 1000 elo guys but lost to 100?
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Hi how i join a tournoment?
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• Sep '24
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• Sep '24
If i cant do does that mean i should teach? I decided I wanted to teach my "better half" how to play chess in hopes that it would help me remember the basics better since they say the way to solidify what youve learned is by teaching someone else. Or am i just gonna mess her game up as bad as mine is? Lol
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• Sep '24
no harm in trying it out :D
better yet, learn together watching youtube.
i sometimes play with my better half but she isnt really into it
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• Sep '24
@Luka G yeah I almost had her talked into it and she decided she'd rather watch the news instead. Lol oh well.
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What opening do you recommend to players? (White and Black) (Not only include Top Chess classes
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• Sep '24
Pretty much whatever you like as long as you are willing to learn it. Chess can't be won from the opening if opposition plays good moves anyway so just pick whatever you like, whatever you can find enough resources on and have fun
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• Sep '24
Please like this comment 🙏🙏
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• Sep '24
@everyone please like my comments
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• Sep '24
tell me two random openings to learn. i normally post here and wait for people to write their openings. but in last two nobody commented really much so. you tell me (im doing this for fun no attention wanted to be honest and btw dont copy me for the sake of your elo. learning too many openings and not sticking to one is bad)
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• Sep '24 (edited)
What should i do if i already achieve the center??
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• Sep '24
Me closed My account
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• Sep '24
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• Sep '24
Are there players who use time cheats on chess.com, sometimes my time just vanishes for no reason
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• Sep '24
Who are you?
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• Sep '24
Can you please explain the skill levels for each rating?
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• Sep '24
What do i do if there seems to be no good moves in my position?
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• Sep '24
Hi James, DM lets share an helpful ideas
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• Sep '24
Can anyone tell me how to play the kings indian and queens gambit proplery
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• Sep '24
When the Guess The Elo release?
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• Sep '24
this week prob or next
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i cannot join the tournament
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• Oct '24
What are some good strategies to position my king in endgames?
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• Oct '24
Only 1% of players here have unlocked dark knight... some people really need to start liking more comments.
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• Oct '24
maybe it's just me.. but I find people are liking content but not contributing to content.. my question about trading Queens is a good example
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• Oct '24
i think that if you're going for a win, keep the queen, if you want a draw, trade.
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• Oct '24
Please explain in a 500 word essay (jk) on how this is possible
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• Oct '24
Nowadays, chess is a game about tactic and thinking two step ahead, or just get lucky I don’t know lol.
First of all, This is checkmate because the black bishop hate the king and sack the king for his queen. Hence it checkmate. I ran out of ideal so here some fun fact about something. A HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA A HA HA HA HA HA this essay is now 500+ words long.
Thank for listening and have a nice day.
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• Oct '24
bro i don't understand
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• Oct '24 (edited)
luka [edit: i mean luka ndone] use both: i use caro against e4 and kings indian against d4. against c4 play d5 its the only way to prevent f4 pawn storm.
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• Oct '24
as white i play the english opening top chess setup.
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• Oct '24
and also do all the puzzles you can on chess.com just go to the puzzle sidebar do all of them also get a daily puzzle streak mines 64.
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• Oct '24
btw just so u know im rated 238 rapid chess.com ( i don't play much rated anymore but i will get back to it once i reach 2000 puzzles) and im rated 1700 chess.com puzzles. im also rated 1600 lichess puzzles.
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• Oct '24
what about blitz and bullet?
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What is the best opening for black (in your opinion)?
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• Oct '24
i like caro kann
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• Oct '24
I think the kings Indien is the best
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• Oct '24
What is the best Defence for black after d4
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• Oct '24
d5 is a good one.
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• Oct '24
I mean a full opening. Like the King's Indian
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• Oct '24
how do i follow up after a pin?
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• Oct '24
I mean if its not an absolute pin then try and make a discovered attack or check with it
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• Oct '24
It seems that people only come here for questions but never give answers.
there's barely anyone in this tiny community and i haven't learned squat.
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• Oct '24
is the reti opening good?
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• Oct '24
please help me get level 3 thank you :>
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• Oct '24
What is the easiest opening?
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• Oct '24
I think it is the London system or the kings Indien
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Episode 200 when????
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• Oct '24
I find a lot of misses in my games. How to cover it up?
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Look the whole board, try to think your opponent's moves and come up with responses for those moves... (try it, it works for me!)
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What do you play when you're bored?
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How do I effectively do puzzles on chess.com or lichess?
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• Oct '24
I am 1290 elo how do i get 2000 in a year
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• Oct '24
how can we master calculation in chess
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• Oct '24
Hello everyone myself meltanfun i started playing chess after watching top chess on yt on chess.com I am 600 rated but i have defeated a 1600 bot on chess.com so i don't really know what my rating is😬
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• Oct '24
ur 600 rating im 594 rating
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worst opening for both sides
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• Oct '24
How I stop doing blunder
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• Oct '24
anti blunder protocol
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• Oct '24
Why is Lee the imposter and where did the guys from the council come from?
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• Oct '24
ok thanks
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• Oct '24
what is the best opening for black?
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• Oct '24
how do you get to 1000 leo quickly?
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• Oct '24
how to beat sicilian 🫠
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• Oct '24
when can we submit more of our games for review in ur videos?
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• Oct '24
When is episode 201 gonna release?
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• Oct '24
can you recommend any books for advanced chess
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• Oct '24
How are you doing?
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• Oct '24
what is the best opening for 700 elo
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• Oct '24
White: Ruy Lapez
Black: Caro-Kann
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• Oct '24
I'm at around a 1000 how can I reach 2000 in a year
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• Nov '24
What if we miss the coaching calls
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• Nov '24 (edited)
What is your favorite opening in each color?
(Mine is:
White: Queen Gambit
Black: Caro Kann or Sicilian Defense)
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• Nov '24
id have to go kings indian {im a hikaru fan}
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• Nov '24
King Indian Attack or Defense?
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• Nov '24
Please help me to reach 1500elo and my rating is 1078 elo
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• Nov '24 (edited)
can any one please suggest me 2 solid openings one for white and the other for black
Please reply when you see this
And help me level Up please
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• Nov '24
ig yoou could do queens indian i mean it deoends on ur elo
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• Nov '24 (edited)
Ty iam 600 ELO
+ could u like the comment pls
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• Nov '24
When my friend was playing chess with me, he did a illegal move of king beside my king. And I wondered, if you can't take the king but you are in check, is this a brilliant move or a blunder move(without rules is it a blunder or a brilliant)
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• Nov '24
I'm new here
Hope I'm welcome
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• Nov '24
How is the community working for you guys
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• Nov '24
Kings Indiana opening better for black I think
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• Nov '24
How to make plans in the middle game of chess?
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• Nov '24
best opening for white and black under 700 elo?
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• Nov '24
My opponent is playing super aggressively, which opening for white and black do you recommend against these type of opponents? Should I play defensively?
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• Nov '24
can people like my post so i can get level 3
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• Nov '24
How do you join tournaments?
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• Nov '24
How to introduce my self?
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How can I measure my ELO?
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How do I checkmate in only 3 moves?
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• Nov '24
What is the best way of improving your chess rating from the mid-1000s up to ~2000?
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• Nov '24
Does the Hippo opening good for Chess rating from 1000s up to 3000s?
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• Nov '24
is having a step-by-step guide to improve chess for an individual player better than having step-by-step guides for specific rating categories? for example customizing top chess's guides to fit yourself rather than specific rating categories? (sorry if this isnt very clear)
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• Dec '24
i am currently 1400 rated on chess.com how can i reach 1700 rating fast ?
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• Dec '24
You need to study openings, 1 for white and 1 for black, study tactics so you don't miss taking your opponents pieces and watch top chess ultimate guide to improving at chess. It's on YouTube
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• Dec '24
How to get to 20000 elo
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• Dec '24 (edited)
How to improve as fast as possible?
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• Dec '24
do u mean increase rating or just improve? also answer depends on whether ur willing to spend money, how much money, how much time you're willing to spend, ur current level, etc.
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• Dec '24
for improve without spending money
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• Dec '24
d4 c4 Nf6 g3 Bg2 (moves for white) It's also the setup, if white plays other openings, you can still do the setup.
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• Dec '24
Thx I thought I heard that before but I thought it was h4 lol
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• Dec '24
lol, h4 is the Kadas Opening
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• Dec '24
Should I analyse games I still win?
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• Dec '24
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• Dec '24
I am at 1229 elo in rapid in chess.com but I cannot increase my elo it is first going down and then up and down up and down for so long I can't raise my elo
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• Dec '24
You need to pick one opening for white and one opening for black, study tactics and watch really good players play.
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• Dec '24
I am currently 1500 elo. How can i reach 2000 elo as fast as possible
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• Dec '24
I always lose with white. How to fix this?
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• Dec '24
improve ur openings as white
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• Dec '24
Same problem but with black as i don't get to play first. i also remembered the layout of the board through white so its hard to remember blacks openings
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• Dec '24 (edited)
How can i reduce blunder moves or mistake moves? I’m currently 892 and still make some mistakes and blunders. I cant even reach 900 and lv 2. It struggles
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• Dec '24
I rarely do blunders or mistakes but I want to learn how to see opponents blunders and mistakes
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• Dec '24
I am currently 1000 elo. How can l reach 1500 elo as fast as possible
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• Dec '24
chess books:
are they helpful?
why are they so incredibly boring?
how to make them less boring?
which ones are helpful and not boring?
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• Dec '24
A fid of top chess say to think like super gm u should use active moves i didn't understand that. Also i use the Check Capture Attack methord is to okay? How should I play the middle and endgames?
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• Dec '24
im not sure i understand 100% of this comment but ill try to explain it:
  • Playing active moves basically means just don't sit and do nothing. i'll explain more when answering middlegame question.
  • Viewing checks, captures, and attacks is good, but probably best in combination in something. I suggest that when your opponent moves, see what they are threatening (checks, captures, attacks) and then if they are threatening nothing (or you can ignore the threat) view your own checks, captures and attacks as candidate moves (a few moves that you consider before choosing where you will move). If they don't seem like good move, just play a good, active move that improves your position or at least doesn't make your position worse.
  • The middlegame is very challenging to understand. A few things to recognize is that you are trying to get a position that will allow you to win in the endgame. Most of the time, you can probably just play good/decent moves and wait until your opponent blunders. Otherwise, though, try to create a plan that will allow you to gain some sort of advantage if executed properly (example: move your knight to a better square). I recommend searching for basic positional principles to help with plans.
  • The endgame is also tricky. In the endgame, when there is little risk of being checkmated, you should try to bring your king to the center to attack your opponents pieces/pawns. Usually, in the endgame, your goal is to promote one of your pawns while not allowing your opponent to do the same. I cannot explain everything that you should know to do in an endgame, but I recommend that you search "How to play chess endgames for beginners" to find more information.
Hopefully this was helpful. If it was too long for you to actually read, I'll summarize each section here.
  • To play active moves, play a move that doesn't do nothing.
  • Checks, captures, and attacks is good as long as you do it for both your opponent's moves and your moves and make sure to respond to your opponent's threats when necessary.
  • In the middlegame, play good/decent moves and wait for your opponent to blunder. You want a position that you can win in the endgame. Learn basic positional principles so that you can create plans.
  • Activate your king and promote your pawns. Search "How to play chess endgames for beginners" for more info.
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• Dec '24
I'm currently 1100 elo I've been playing the same openings: Queen's Gambit as White and Caro-Kann as Black. Do yall think I should try new openings now, or is it better to stick with these for a while?
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• Dec '24
i think you should stick with them but maybe as black also play a different opening for when white doesn't play e4 (i play caro-kann and KID)
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• Dec '24
alright thanks!
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• Dec '24
ok
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• Dec '24
that's cool
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How much time does it take you to get really good at chess and does IQ play a big role or not so much?
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• Dec '24
no, there's no IQ in chess, even if you're dumb, you can still play and probably beat up your opponents in the ass.
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• Jul '24
hey i think you should go for french as the black after 1.e4 e6 it's too good you can learn it from gothamchess too
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• Jul '24
use it to play the chungus gambit for weak players
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• Jul '24
hey but it's not good like we can beat weak players with it but not strong players
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• Jul '24
I really want to be good at chess
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• Jul '24
what is your rating
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• Jul '24
I'm stuck at 1400. Can you help me please... I am new here. 🥺 🙏
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• Jul '24
I introduced myself but my welcome bar still says 0%
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• Jul '24
What do you guys think about the Halloween gambit
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• Jul '24
fun to know
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• Jul '24
I am 900 elo
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• Jul '24
I'm pretty bad at caculating, can you tell me some tips to improve in calculating
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• Jul '24
Can you tell me some tricks to trap queen
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• Jul '24
play th ICBM you get one point of material and focus you might trap your opponents queen
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• Jul '24
how to reach 2000 elo????
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• Jul '24
play and study for some time. No quick way to do it
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• Jul '24
How to play the viana gambit
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• Jul '24
hi horsey
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• Jul '24
Hello Luka! My name is Aarush Mishra and I am an Indian living in India. I love this channel and got to know so much more this game. Chess is not just a game, its art, a potential for people to grow. I have a question. Is there any dangerous opening for black that can quickly checkmate white. Because black king is losing too much. Please give me a reply.
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• Jul '24
at lower elo there might be, but if you want to become good forget about fast checkmates and learn to play solid chess.
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• Jul '24
Recently i noticed that i sm loosing so many positions and games because of bad pawn moves can you help me 😭 plz suggest me some books or exercise so I can improve my pawn play
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• Jul '24
Don't push them too much. Don't double them, don't isolate them. Keep them together
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• Jul '24
When i play my games on estimated 900 elo but iam 217 what does this mean?
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• Jul '24
it's just game review, nothing else. You played better than usually, good job
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• Aug '24
hello
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• Aug '24
How do I make middlegame plans. Sometimes I get a good position from the opening and idk what to do afterwards. The openings I play are caro kann, king indians and english
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• Aug '24
When to sacrifice pieces
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• Aug '24
can you please give us insights or tips on what and how we should play especially middlegames and endgames?
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• Aug '24
Endgames are easier than middlegames right?
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• Aug '24
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• Aug '24
hi what is grandmaster elo rating (THE LEAST)
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• Aug '24
2500 official FIDE.
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• Aug '24
?
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• Aug '24
How do you incorporate OTB chess into your training regimen?
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• Aug '24
I'm yet to play more OTB, I play once in a few months with my dad only, that's it. If I were to play official tournaments I'd have to practice first
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• Aug '24
I’m glad you are able to play with your dad! Good point about practicing OTB before tournaments!
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• Aug '24
What move do after king indians openning as black
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• Aug '24 (edited)
Have you ever disambiguated a chess piece move before? (Except pawns and rooks)
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Hi Luka,can you help me on how to master end-games Queen traps
I have 300 elo
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• Aug '24
well for end-games, idk what u mean by Queen traps, but for end games u need to see who had more material, if u do then trade pieces, if u don't then try not to trade. And try to create passed pawns, so your opponents would have to worry about the passed pawns, while u attack them somewhere else.
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Thanks! And by queen traps,I meant how can I trap the queen in opening easily or how can I trap the queen if my opponent brings out the queen early
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• Aug '24
WHO IS CREATING THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS
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• Aug '24
da bishop
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• Aug '24
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how do i lvl up in top chess gang
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• Aug '24
comments and likes
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• Aug '24
Is the Evans gambit actually good?
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• Aug '24
It is a real opening and if you learn it can be devastating even after 2000 ELO
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how
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Idk
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How’s It Going, Ready To Kick Yall Ass
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Need Advice On 1on 1 Call, get down to bitness and cracking.
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• Aug '24
Is there any line for the Italian and Giouco Piano Game?
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• Sep '24
I can beat 1000 bots but my elo is only at 700 to 800?? How do I improve it?
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• Sep '24
Don't play against bots
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• Sep '24
but im barely able to play online bc i use a server
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• Sep '24
Do you use the Ponzianni opening often?
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• Sep '24
No but I've seen it just when I was starting out with chess. Looks good to me.
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• Sep '24
trese chance to beat Grandmaster player ?
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• Sep '24
thanks, top chess for this
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• Sep '24
Ok
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• Sep '24
Can you make arenas earlier because the arenas is my nighttime and I can't play arenas in chess
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• Sep '24
Can anyone solve this puzzle
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whos move?
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Whats your best tips for farming elo?
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i really wanna join the one in coming in 3 hrs
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• Sep '24
How can i join the club
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• Sep '24
I use the English opening but only sometimes I win can you help me
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• Sep '24
Also are the tournaments free
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• Sep '24
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• Sep '24
How to cross 2100
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• Sep '24
Hello everyone
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How to master the italian or english
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• Sep '24
analyze your games, keep track of mistakes, don't repeat mistakes
There's a ton of content on YT
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• Sep '24
on the theory of italian, but its maybe a bit hard to memorize all
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• Sep '24
how to think better while looking at the board a pro player doesn't really need an opening. after all the opening mostly only helps you in start and not really at middle Game so any trainings to help think better and see good and bad moves and be able punish enemy mistakes? it would be nice because in low elo there's alot of blunders that can be punished for
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• Sep '24
explain each move to yourself, what does that move do
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• Sep '24
thankksss
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Is the French defense useful for white🥐🥐🥖🥖
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• Sep '24
french is for the black pieces
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• Sep '24 (edited)
ayo I thought French was for only white people🤓🤓🤓
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• Sep '24
Guys what is top chess arena?
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• Sep '24
Who is Your Favorite Chess Player
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• Sep '24
how to mate with rook and bishop🙂
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• Sep '24
you dont need the bishop, just use king+rook
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• Sep '24
Oh I see..bishop is useless 🙂
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• Sep '24
How can I avoid overthinking
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• Sep '24
Hello Vaibhav, DM lets share an helpful ideas
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• Oct '24
is there any icbm gambit for black🌋🏴‼️
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• Oct '24
What is the best opening for black as an intermediate player?
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• Oct '24
I dropped 1100 to 800. I wanted to ask if the hippopotamus defense is a good opening for black
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• Oct '24
And is the london system good for 800 elo?
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• Oct '24
i suggest you can try to play the nimzowisch larsen attack,I use the opening let my chess elo skyrockets easily
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• Oct '24
how to go to one true king
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• Oct '24
nice 😎🔝💪🏻
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• Oct '24
What is an aggressive opening for black i currently play the kings Indien I like it but it's very defensive
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• Oct '24
you can try the Sicilian
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• Oct '24
ok thanks I will try
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Does anybody knows how to play the Sicilian defense? If yes please teach me
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• Oct '24
How can I master chess opening??
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• Oct '24 (edited)
im currently 13 years old and 900 elo on chess.com. Is it possible for me to reach Candidates Master before I funish high school, If yes can you tell me what type of traning do I need Thanks
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• Oct '24
I am training
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• Oct '24
wanna play unrated?
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• Oct '24
What is your best opening for black?
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• Oct '24
try king's Indian or Caro kann
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• Oct '24
Hello! I am 700 rated and want to reach 1000+ in less than a year. Do you have any recommendations for openings for white and/or black?
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• Oct '24
use the scoth opening as white and caro kann for black
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• Oct '24
is the london system has a trick and good for white?
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Why have I been stuck at 500 elo for the longest time
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What do you think would be the best opening for white to get checkmate faster?
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• Nov '24
What will happen if i can't join Coaching Call at 10 pm? (My sleeping time is at 10 pm.)
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• Nov '24
bro I am 650 elo I am stuck at this level How to go 1500😭
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• Nov '24
Please help me to reach 1500 my rating is 1110
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• Nov '24
is soller gambit trap good?
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• Nov '24
Hey Luka, Can you help me
I need a black opening against 1.e4 which gives KID kind of a structure and game. I really like KID, so can you suggest an opening which will be good for me against 1.e4?
Thank you.
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• Nov '24
can anybody tell me how to use the class room
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• Nov '24
You have to pay for most lessons
For lock in protocol you have reach level 2
For openings you need to reach lvl 3
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• Nov '24
Whats the best opening
i need to know for both black and white
thanks
xx
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• Nov '24
when did you like playing chess
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• Nov '24
what is best gambit ?
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• Nov '24
I know I'm not Luka but the best gambit is the gambit that you think is the easiest to play like for me, its the Queen's Gambit. Top Chess also has a video on it if you want to learn it.
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• Nov '24
what about sollar gambit
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• Nov '24
Why do I need to join to Top Chess Army to get acces to the coaching calls and the classrooms modules?
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• Nov '24
which is the most common opening for black?
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• Nov '24
how do I get rid of the annoying bishops?
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• Nov '24
What is your best opening for black
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• Nov '24
Luka, do you know when the next top chess tournament is?
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• Nov '24
I'm at 500 elo, what is the best opening i can play?
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depends on your opponent but you should get out the video top chess made on the English opening
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• Nov '24
Sire I just wanna know the drawbacks and disadvantages of bongcloud opening.
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• Nov '24
The bongcloud opening prevents you from castling, it also prevents developement of your pieces like in the King's Bongcloud, you block one of your bishop sire's diagonal
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• Nov '24
If u are on the black side what opening do you do? If me im using hippo
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• Nov '24
Can you name 10 chess openings?
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• Nov '24
What is ur discord bruv
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• Nov '24
Im a completely new beginner at 133 elo any tips for improving please?
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• Nov '24
Can you plz teach me how to be better? (I also don't have diamond membership)
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• Nov '24
I’m 1200 and I want to be 2000 can u teach me?
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• Nov '24
Can I be moderator I am 22nd on 7day leader rank
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• Nov '24
Why do I get misses because I didn't get a free pawn? I get confused alot when that happens
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whats the best way to remember a opening?
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• Nov '24
What's the best checkmate for white?
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• Nov '24
how to make your chess puzzle rating to 3000?
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i always win 10 and lose 100
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I'm still new
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• Dec '24
How do I submit my 100 ELO game here? It would be great if anyone can instruct me!
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• Dec '24
could you tell me more detailed about the game like where is it???
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• Dec '24
you can either send a link to it on chess.com (lichess may allow it idk) or send the pgn (which is a bunch of text that says what the moves/info is)
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• Dec '24 (edited)
What Sicilian varation would you be playing as black? Why and what makes it a good opening for black.
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• Dec '24
What are your thoughts on the Vienna system/Vienna gambit?
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