SteelAttack said:Yeah. I feel like I'm on the brink of having my ass spanked unceremoniously.
Hey guys! What's going o... ?!
Woo-Hoo!
*Leo strips down to his leather thong and grabs his butt-paddle*
What the HELL were you guys talking about and WHY wasn't I invited?!
Dvader said:I know how to play chess but that is about it, so I am scared to play Yoda. Me vs Steel would be a good match.
I'm here to teach. I'm retired from competitive online chess 
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobile
Edit: That was for Leo. Sorry.
Why are you retired?
SteelAttack said:
Edit: That was for Leo. Sorry.
Why are you retired?
Two reasons. The first is that I was at a point where shorter games (15 minutes an under) weren't worthwhile anymore. I needed to spend more time on that to get anything out of it, but that's too long for online games against random strangers. The second is that winning became too important--I went over 1000 games on Clubhouse Games without a loss (that says something more about the competition, though) and thought more about that than anything else in the game .
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobilehttp://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalysis/boardhistory.php?gameid=7088925
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileYodariquo said:For anybody who wants to see the current game:
http://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalysis/boardhistory.php?gameid=7088925
NoOOOO! Don't see my misery!
Destroy him Yoda.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileLet me make a move.
Steel, position your King behind Yoda's Queen. Then do the move: Wang 3 to vagina 1.
You won't win but it'll feel good.
Yodariquo said:
Thanks a lot for the analysis, yoda. Is there any online resource where I can read up a bit on common openings and development strategies?
SteelAttack said:
Yodariquo said:Thanks a lot for the analysis, yoda. Is there any online resource where I can read up a bit on common openings and development strategies?
Hmm, that's actually a tricky question. Stuff specifically on opening theory is too high level to be worthwhile at a low level. In terms of tutorials for reading, you're probably best to look at a book. How to Win in the Chess Openings by Horowitz (included in his collection of books, How to Win at Chess) does a very good job. In terms of building skills, the Chessmaster 10 and Chessmaster 11 (Grand Master Edition) have some excellent courses.
I'll put together something myself to get more to the point as well, since I don't simply have a webpage to point you to.
The best thing to do though is to play, and stick to a particular opening. For example, play 1. e4 every time you're white, followed by 2. Nf3 for almost every occasion, then build from there. Do the same as black.
What this does is it forces you to recognize patterns and act preemptively to stop opponent's threats. I basically went from your level to my level in 6 months, and vastly improved openings in about 2-4 weeks. I started with 1. e4 followed by 2. Qf3 (not recommended, BTW). By doing this over and over, there were certain threats I had to stop before they had a chance to occur, such as Bg4 attacking the queen.
I'll have something for you later this week. Until then, it's best to get another game going -- add me to your buddy list so we can challenge each other -- as well as you should play some lower level opponents (I suggest on a different site that isn't correspondence chess, such as Blitz on RedHotPawn, or at Yahoo games).
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileVadernooooooooooooooooooo.jpg
SteelAttack said:
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobile I flew too close to the sun, and my wings got burned.
http://thevgpress.com/other/chess/steelattack.php?Game=2
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobilehttp://thevgpress.com/other/chess/allgames.php
This goes way back to my beginnings on Clubhouse Games, so you can see some very rough play and how you're not far off.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileYodariquo said:And of course, the detailed commentary on why your wings melted:
http://thevgpress.com/other/chess/steelattack.php?Game=2
Why is it only showing me our first game?
SteelAttack said:
Yodariquo said:And of course, the detailed commentary on why your wings melted:
http://thevgpress.com/other/chess/steelattack.php?Game=2Why is it only showing me our first game?
Java cache most likely. Under Control Panel, find Java and clear cache.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileYodariquo said:SteelAttack said:Yodariquo said:And of course, the detailed commentary on why your wings melted:
http://thevgpress.com/other/chess/steelattack.php?Game=2Why is it only showing me our first game?
Java cache most likely. Under Control Panel, find Java and clear cache.
Oh, thanks. Already taking notes. 
Yeah. I feel like I'm on the brink of having my ass spanked unceremoniously.
You should get an account here: www.redhotpawn.com