Head Chess \ stacker news ~gaming

I agree with @Alby, having to meet at the same time is hard, especially with so many time zones involved. I thought we could try something more casual which is even on SN :)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @metkram 6 Sep 2024

Lichess is open source. Is it possible to implement it on top of sn?

33 sats \ 35 replies \ @Bitcoinisawesome 5 Sep 2024

Knight f6

0 sats \ 34 replies \ @ek OP 6 Sep 2024

Kc3

32 sats \ 33 replies \ @Bitcoinisawesome 6 Sep 2024

21 sats \ 32 replies \ @ek OP 6 Sep 2024

Bf4

18 sats \ 31 replies \ @Bitcoinisawesome 6 Sep 2024

C6.

This is going to get very hard! I appreciate you posting the board for reference haha.

0 sats \ 30 replies \ @ek OP 6 Sep 2024

Haha yes, I want to learn the positions because when I watch chess players talk about what they are thinking on YT, they talk in these positions and it's hard for me to keep up with them. I can regularly post a screenshot of the current board to make it easier for both of us (like a commitment transaction, ha). This should be the current state:

d4 Kf6 2. Kc3 e6 3. Bf4 c6

https://m.stacker.news/50209

My next move is e4

13 sats \ 29 replies \ @Bitcoinisawesome 6 Sep 2024

Oh that’s great and now your screen shot has already highlighted a mistake. I meant to play c5

21 sats \ 28 replies \ @ek OP 6 Sep 2024

Takeback accepted (if you want)! That move confused me anyway lol. I’ll reply later with what my move would be then.

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41 sats \ 8 replies \ @plebpoet 5 Sep 2024

chess is hard

61 sats \ 7 replies \ @ek OP 6 Sep 2024

Life is hard

just learn some chess openings and you’ll already feel way more like you know what you’re doing and have fun

maybe there is a life lesson in there

231 sats \ 4 replies \ @Bitcoinisawesome 6 Sep 2024

Don’t focus on memorizing openings. Memorize concepts instead and your chess will crescendo into tough solid chess!

Separate the game into three stages and study them all individually.

Early game, middle game, end game.

Goals for every early game:

Control the center of the board
Develop your minor pieces (knight, bishop, rook)
Get your king out of the center (castle)

Do these three things more efficiently than your opponent and you will secure a nice middle game for yourself.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek OP 6 Sep 2024

You're right, thanks for writing it out, I was too lazy for that. I wrote a little about that in #582522:

Even though I am not very successful, learning and applying chess openings, their goals (piece development, controlling the center etc.) and some common ideas like pinning pieces or forks made chess really fun! I now feel like I actually know what I am doing (or should be doing) instead of just randomly trying to win or hoping for blunders.

Is the mid game when pieces are traded? And end game when the queen is lost?

224 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bitcoinisawesome 6 Sep 2024

There is no definitive transition into the end game. Essentially when most of the pieces are off the board. Rook king pawn vs rook king pawn, queen end games, rook rook king vs rook rook king… an endless list really.

Studying end games is what really made me (finally) feel like a chess player. This book changed my entire game and I recommend it strongly for anyone trying to get better.

PDF: https://usuaris.tinet.cat/bttt/escacs/jesus_de_la_villa-100_endgames_you_must_know_(2008).pdf

Book for order: https://www.chesshouse.com/products/100-endgames-you-must-know-workbook-de-la-villa?tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=16263106513&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_Zc6lbNxMb753nCsxYQREVBHaq4

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 6 Sep 2024

There is no definitive transition into the end game. Essentially when most of the pieces are off the board. Rook king pawn vs rook king pawn, queen end games, rook rook king vs rook rook king… an endless list really.

Maybe a sufficient (but not necessary) condition for being in the end game is when you try to promote pawns faster than your opponent. 🤔

Studying end games is what really made me (finally) feel like a chess player. This book changed my entire game and I recommend it strongly for anyone trying to get better.

Cool, thanks for the recommendation! 240 pages doesn't look too intimidating.