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babe said:
1. e4 d6
2. d4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Be2 h6
6.a3 a6

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Lol, let me allow the symmetrical play to continue, h3.

1. e4 d6
2. d4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Be2 h6
6. a3 a6
7. h3

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LogGrad98 said:
True. Bobby Fischer was known for playing games against himself in study from differing perspectives, including reversing the board entirely and from the sides instead of exclusively from black or white perspective. But he was also known for being able to accurately produce a board setup from just reviewing more than 25 moves of simple algebraic notation. I remember reading an article about him in which the author related a story about a time when Bobby was engrossed in a book or conversation or something and at the same time played a game against another player in his chess club never once looking at the board and he still called the mate in like 6 or 8 moves at the end. I guess I don't see the board the way he did.
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This is something like the idiot/savant phenomenon. . . . amazing what the human brain can do if not "hampered" by trying to process a hundred things at a time. Someone who can read a book and play chess is not going to be dealing with more than five things at once. Reading a book usually won't interfere with say a casual conversation with someone you know well, but when the brain is physically altered and is impaired in some ways, it is often observed that some other unaffected areas develop in an extraordinary way. We can choose to narrow our focus and achieve some extraordinary things just as well.
 
babe said:
1. e4 d6
2. d4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Be2 h6
6. a3 a6
7. h3 Be7

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Can it get more symmetrical than this? I bet it can! We both are in castling position. And I'm not gonna delay it anymore. 0-0

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1. e4 d6
2. d4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Be2 h6
6. a3 a6
7. h3 Be7
8. 0-0
 
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1. Nf3 d5
2. d4 Nc6
3. Nc3 e5
4. dxe5 Nxe5
5. Nxe5 Qd6
6. Bf4 Qc5
7. Nxd5 Be6
8. c4 O-O-O
9. e4
 
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1. Nf3 d5
2. d4 Nc6
3. Nc3 e5
4. dxe5 Nxe5
5. Nxe5 Qd6
6. Bf4 Qc5
7. Nxd5 Be6
8. c4 O-O-O
9. e4, Nf6

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1. Nf3 d5
2. d4 Nc6
3. Nc3 e5
4. dxe5 Nxe5
5. Nxe5 Qd6
6. Bf4 Qc5
7. Nxd5 Be6
8. c4 O-O-O
9. e4 Nf6
10. b4
 
I've been reading through the posts in this topic, and it seems people underestimate just how good 2000+ rating is. My father is a FIDE Master. He's spent his life travelling across the world to participate in chess competitions. And he's never broke 2400 rating. He hasn't played at that level in over a decade, and he still beats me about 3 out of 4 times.

When I was younger, my father used to coach me, and he'd always felt my game was too aggressive and reckless. I never felt strongly enough about the game to put forth the effort required to be great. By my teenage years, my father had given up on trying to coach the flaws out of my game, and he accepted that it'll always be this casual thing for me.

Either way, nobody here has a rating of 2400. lol
 
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1. Nf3 d5
2. d4 Nc6
3. Nc3 e5
4. dxe5 Nxe5
5. Nxe5 Qd6
6. Bf4 Qc5
7. Nxd5 Be6
8. c4 O-O-O
9. e4 Nf6
10. b4, Qxb4+

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Siro said:
I've been reading through the posts in this topic, and it seems people underestimate just how good 2000+ rating is. My father is a FIDE Master. He's spent his life travelling across the world to participate in chess competitions. And he's never broke 2400 rating. He hasn't played at that level in over a decade, and he still beats me about 3 out of 4 times.

When I was younger, my father used to coach me, and he'd always felt my game was too aggressive and reckless. I never felt strongly enough about the game to put forth the effort required to be great. By my teenage years, my father had given up on trying to coach the flaws out of my game, and he accepted that it'll always be this casual thing for me.

Either way, nobody here has a rating of 2400. lol
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I might have inflated the rankings by three hundred or more, but it's just because I know absolutely nothing about those ratings or what they mean.

still, at the moment you're the one with the wins. What do you want us to do, have some rounds among ourselves to win the privilege to challenge you, or do you want to play franklin and OB, or ECTA next?
 
babe said:
I might have inflated the rankings by three hundred or more, but it's just because I know absolutely nothing about those ratings or what they mean.

still, at the moment you're the one with the wins. What do you want us to do, have some rounds among ourselves to win the privilege to challenge you, or do you want to play franklin and OB, or ECTA next?
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I'll play whoever wants to play. I don't care how good or bad they are. We're all just trying to have some fun.
 
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1. Nf3 d5
2. d4 Nc6
3. Nc3 e5
4. dxe5 Nxe5
5. Nxe5 Qd6
6. Bf4 Qc5
7. Nxd5 Be6
8. c4 O-O-O
9. e4 Nf6
10. b4 Qxb4+
11. Nxb4
 
Siro said:
I've been reading through the posts in this topic, and it seems people underestimate just how good 2000+ rating is. My father is a FIDE Master. He's spent his life travelling across the world to participate in chess competitions. And he's never broke 2400 rating. He hasn't played at that level in over a decade, and he still beats me about 3 out of 4 times.

When I was younger, my father used to coach me, and he'd always felt my game was too aggressive and reckless. I never felt strongly enough about the game to put forth the effort required to be great. By my teenage years, my father had given up on trying to coach the flaws out of my game, and he accepted that it'll always be this casual thing for me.

Either way, nobody here has a rating of 2400. lol
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Very true. Nobody here is close to 2400 that I can see. Anyone with a rating of 1700 to 2000 is a strong to very strong chess player and that's about what I'd expect the better players here to be. For example, the second highest active player in Utah is only rated around 2200 but, who knows, maybe someone here really is a master. I haven't played much since high school so I'd probably be around 1500 to 1600 which is about average. This thread has reignited my interest in chess though, so maybe I'll learn a few things and get better by following the games people play here. I hope asking questions and kibitzing here and there is not seen as rude behavior.
 
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1. Nf3 d5
2. d4 Nc6
3. Nc3 e5
4. dxe5 Nxe5
5. Nxe5 Qd6
6. Bf4 Qc5
7. Nxd5 Be6
8. c4 O-O-O
9. e4 Nf6
10. b4 Qxb4+
11. Nxb4 Bxb4+
12. Ke2
 
Jonah said:
Very true. Nobody here is close to 2400 that I can see. Anyone with a rating of 1700 to 2000 is a strong to very strong chess player and that's about what I'd expect the better players here to be. For example, the second highest active player in Utah is only rated around 2200 but, who knows, maybe someone here really is a master. I haven't played much since high school so I'd probably be around 1500 to 1600 which is about average. This thread has reignited my interest in chess though, so maybe I'll learn a few things and get better by following the games people play here. I hope asking questions and kibitzing here and there is not seen as rude behavior.
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Speaking for myself, you're more than welcome to participate or comment.
 
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