I was thinking the same thing yesterday night. I have this guy. Maybe I can sac my bishop for 2 pawns? Bxg3 hxg3 Rxe3 fxe3 Qxg3+ and he's king cover is destroyed. Maybe I can get a draw. Does it work, maybe I missed something. O ya, My queen is on H5 and not H3. That's what you get when you analyse in your sleep 🙂
2 marriages hey. Any kids?
Originally posted by RahimKYes, I have a little boy named Arthur.
I was thinking the same thing yesterday night. I have this guy. Maybe I can sac my bishop for 2 pawns? Bxg3 hxg3 Rxe3 fxe3 Qxg3+ and he's king cover is destroyed. Maybe I can get a draw. Does it work, maybe I missed something. O ya, My queen is on H5 and not H3. That's what you get when you analyse in your sleep 🙂
2 marriages hey. Any kids?
Interesting.
Still working on the Lev Alburt's? Got ya rating at 1509 still i see!
You should:
a) Step-up to the plate and win you game without excuses.
b) Play less games.
c) Use longer time controls and only make 10 moves a day and make the moves for the other games the next day, thus having 4 min at least for each game. Use timeout of 3 days?
d) Give up chess. All this work your doing, you gotta see improvement to keep you motivated.
See ya on the other side of 1700. I'm catching up to my OTB rating 🙂
Originally posted by RahimKFunny,I was searching for an old game problems thread and I came across to this thread where Powershaker asks if his rating on Rhp can be the same rating in OTB play.
Interesting.
Still working on the Lev Alburt's? Got ya rating at 1509 still i see!
You should:
a) Step-up to the plate and win you game without excuses.
b) Play less games.
c) Use longer time controls and only make 10 moves a day and make the moves for the other games the next day, thus having 4 min at least for each game. Use timeout of 3 days? ...[text shortened]... o keep you motivated.
See ya on the other side of 1700. I'm catching up to my OTB rating 🙂
Well,we all know that he claimed to be a 1700+ player OTB but from that post we can see how he never had an OTB rating at all : hence he's full of B.S. when he claims that he has a lower rating here than OTB.
http://www.timeforchess.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=27305
I'll tell ya what, since i'm a 1700 OTB player currently and you claim to be a 1700 player we should have a game and see if its true. But, since i played you once already, and didn't think you were close to 1700 i'm not going to play you again till you get closer to my rating. That way if i win, I can get something out of it. I'm trying to get to 1700 and that won't happen if i player 1500 players. If you win, then you can say your around 1700 OTB.
Hows that for incentive? Now get going and play some good chess on here.
Originally posted by RahimKWe play casual chess, but she's to busy with other activities to want to play chess anymore.
She used to play chess and she doesn't understand. Geez!
Get here back on chess again 🙂
It was to hard, studying and playing tourneys, etc.
For vacations, we sometimes go to major tournys, like the World Open, just to watch games.
She encourages me to play some OTB, but im too lazy to prepare.
Right now its online chess, an an occasional trip to a OTB tourney to hang out
Originally posted by GrandmousterWell at least she's some what supportive of your chess. If you want to improve OTB is the way. You don't really need to prepare unless if you know exactly who you are playing. I never prepare and I get decent positions against people 1700 ish. The only time I prepare is if I know who i'm playing which only happens during the sectionals.
We play casual chess, but she's to busy with other activities to want to play chess anymore.
It was to hard, studying and playing tourneys, etc.
For vacations, we sometimes go to major tournys, like the World Open, just to watch games.
She encourages me to play some OTB, but im too lazy to prepare.
Right now its online chess, an an occasional trip to a OTB tourney to hang out
Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveAll that would mean is that there is rating inflation happening on RHP. Some will be lower, some higher and some the same. Right now my two ratings are only 16 points apart.
Who's got a higher rating OTB than they have here?
Most would be the other way round, I would think.
Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveMe! Before they were 200 points apart but i'm coming up on it now. 50 some points apart.
Who's got a higher rating OTB than they have here?
Most would be the other way round, I would think.
Personally, I like having a higher OTB rating cus thats what matters. You don't get anything from a high rating here but OTB has prizes and stuff.
Originally posted by RahimKI'll play you, and we can play a long game where I have time to make my best candidate moves. Sure, I'd do that then. 🙂 That would be fun.
I'll tell ya what, since i'm a 1700 OTB player currently and you claim to be a 1700 player we should have a game and see if its true. But, since i played you once already, and didn't think you were close to 1700 i'm not going to play you again till you get closer to my rating. That way if i win, I can get something out of it. I'm trying to get to 1700 and tha ...[text shortened]... und 1700 OTB.
Hows that for incentive? Now get going and play some good chess on here.
Originally posted by RavelloThat's not true at all. I did have an over the board rating, but I haven't played enough games in the USCF to get beyond provisional. That shows how much you know. 🙂 You just can't play your best when you move as quickly as I do on RHP. I still stand by the fact that I beat 1700 opponents OTB and have a 1509 on here.
Funny,I was searching for an old game problems thread and I came across to this thread where Powershaker asks if his rating on Rhp can be the same rating in OTB play.
Well,we all know that he claimed to be a 1700+ player OTB but from that post we can see how he never had an OTB rating at all : hence he's full of B.S. when he claims that he has a lower rating here than OTB.
http://www.timeforchess.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=27305