tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post1991950545819188579..comments2024-03-26T09:37:10.506-07:00Comments on Chess Skills: Alekhine's DefenseJames Stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-42708096898516573362013-10-18T08:01:57.478-07:002013-10-18T08:01:57.478-07:00Stripes Hello sir, my name is Ruben Cornejo Messia...Stripes Hello sir, my name is Ruben Cornejo Messiah, and I am a Peruvian chess player who lives and teaches chess in Chiclayo, a city in northern Peru. I recently discovered your blog, and I found very interesting the approach gives classes, introducing students to the knowledge of the ancient games. I would like to suggest you post quite often a selection of thumbnails of old or recent games where you appreciate the tactical errors of the contenders to also use them in teaching the game.<br />Moving on, I take this occasion to tell you that I too am a regular player in blitz chess sites now abound on the Internet. And it occurred to me to send a game mine, played last month at ChessCube. The game was played 15 minutes, and I especially love to give useful mate two horses and a tower<br /><br />[Event "ChessCube Game"]<br />[Site "www.chesscube.com"]<br />[Date "2013.09.13"]<br />[Round "-"]<br />[White "kondeciano@chesscube.com"]<br />[Black "fil12@chesscube.com"]<br />[Result "1-0"]<br />[WhiteElo "1822"]<br />[BlackElo "1901"]<br />[Time "19:29:22"]<br />[TimeControl "900"]<br /><br />1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Nb5 a6 8. Nd6+ Kf8 9. c3 Bxg5 10. hxg5 Nc6 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. g6 Ncxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxh7 Rg8 15. Nxf7 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Bd7 17. N3e5 Bb5 18. Bxb5 axb5 19. O-O-O Rxa2 20. Kb1 Ra4 21. Rdh1 Qc7 22. Rh8 Rxh8 23. Rxh8+ Ke7 24. Rg8 Kf6 25. g4 Rxg4 26. Nxg4+ Kxg6 27. Nge5+ Kf6 28. Rh8 d4 29. f4 dxc3 30. bxc3 b4 31. Ng5 Qa5 32. Rf8+ Ke7 33. Rf7+ Kd8 34. Nxe6+ Ke8 35. Nxg7+ Kd8 36. Ne6+ Ke8 37. Rxb7 Qa3 38. Ng7+ Kd8 39. Nf7+ Kc8 40. Nd6+ Kd8 41. Ne6# 1-0<br />Ruben Mesias Cornejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920067200642257800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-19888774377349634722013-09-28T14:19:44.409-07:002013-09-28T14:19:44.409-07:00Of course it makes it easier for my opponents to p...Of course it makes it easier for my opponents to prepare, if I'm worth the effort. Everyone in Spokane knows that I favor the French Defense against 1.e4. James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-18004050248601070782013-09-28T09:17:57.784-07:002013-09-28T09:17:57.784-07:00Understood...on a side note: By you broadcasting y...Understood...on a side note: By you broadcasting your openings and defenses, don't you think its easier for one to prepare for you? As it pertains to OTB tournaments of course. I just feel like the opposition has a slight advantage because they know what you play.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-2406162128407639402013-09-28T08:16:55.044-07:002013-09-28T08:16:55.044-07:00It has nothing to do with the screen. My Chess.com...It has nothing to do with the screen. My <i>Chess.com</i> ratings range from mid-2100s (correspondence) to low 1600s (bullet). The game presented here is standard (one of three live ratings). Ratings do not compare well across pools. More telling is percentile rank. In correspondence on <i>Chess.com</i> I'm at 99.5 with 1500 players above me. In standard, I'm at 98.1 with 13,800 players above me. In bullet, my percentile is much lower at 95.7 with 22,000 players above me. Even this, however, is higher than my USCF of 93.4 3300 players higher, and my Washington state percentile ranking 87.6 69 players higher.<br /><br />The percentile difference between Washington and the USCF is easy to explain. In Washington, scholastic players do not need to join the USCF in order to compete in scholastic tournaments. In most of the US, they do.<br /><br />Casual adults and children deflate the rating pool. <i>Chess.com</i> is by far the most popular place for these casual players to meet and play. <br /><br />I'm over 50 years old. Bullet calls for fast reflexes which seem harder to muster today than one year ago. Even in my youth I was better at endurance sports like distance running than sports requiring quick reflexes. A high percentage of my losses in bullet are on time in superior positions, although I have a few wins that way too.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-55192377437533064472013-09-27T18:43:15.741-07:002013-09-27T18:43:15.741-07:00I don't get why your uscf rating is 1900+ and ...I don't get why your uscf rating is 1900+ and your chess.com rating is low 1600s. Maybe the computer screen has something to do with it. Internet chess is only good for lightning or blitz in my opinion..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com