09 Jul 11
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Originally posted by wormwood2086 to be excact. i know it's not a blitz rating but still you would expect player of that strength to have better ideas of how to play against the KID, no?
2000+ in your dreams. rhp blitz is unrated.
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09 Jul 11
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Originally posted by watchyourbackrankbased on the evidence at hand, 1300-1400 tops. but since there's not much evidence to speak of, not to mention ANY metric to measure against, even that's just a random guess.
2086 to be excact. i know it's not a blitz rating but still you would expect player of that strength to have better ideas of how to play against the KID, no?
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as it is, there is NO way to know. the best practical compromise I can think of is saying everybody's 1200. everybody. because that's the most likely starting point IF rhp blitz EVER turns rated. my money is on that it never will.
09 Jul 11
Originally posted by Diophantusin a real game you have to calculate variations and only then execute your plan.
I have trouble deciding on a move in four minutes let alone playing a whole game.
in a 4 min game its only about general ideas/understanding of the position.
my opp showed very little understanding of the position, imo.
09 Jul 11
Originally posted by watchyourbackrankMaybe he doesn't play 1. d4 that often? If that were the case he'd have very little understanding of a King's indian position. On the other hand, maybe witchcraft is involved.
in a real game you have to calculate variations and only then execute your plan.
in a 4 min game its only about general ideas/understanding of the position.
my opp showed very little understanding of the position, imo.
09 Jul 11
Originally posted by wormwoodI outplayed my opp in a 4 min game.
based on the evidence at hand, 1300-1400 tops. but since there's not much evidence to speak of, not to mention ANY metric to measure against, even that's just a random guess.
as it is, there is NO way to know. the best practical compromise I can think of is saying everybody's 1200. everybody. because that's the most likely starting point IF rhp blitz EVER turns rated. my money is on that it never will.
My opp is a 2086 rated player on redhotpawn.
that's all...quite simple really...
btw what do you think of the game?
09 Jul 11
Originally posted by watchyourbackrankrhp blitz is not rated, you didn't win a 2086 player but an unrated one. a 1200 one. quite simple really.
I outplayed my opp in a 4 min game.
My opp is a 2086 rated player on redhotpawn.
that's all...quite simple really...
btw what do you think of the game?
the game? I don't know much about KID but it looked like a simple opening blunder followed by silly self-destructive moves? 17.f3 and white's fine, right? why exchange off his last kingside piece, the last defender? seems like something a low rated blitz player might do. am I missing something silly?
09 Jul 11
Originally posted by wormwoodI think he's puzzled by the disparity in RHP rating and blitz performance.
rhp blitz is not rated, you didn't win a 2086 player but an unrated one. a 1200 one. quite simple really.
the game? I don't know much about KID but it looked like a simple opening blunder followed by silly self-destructive moves? 17.f3 and white's fine, right? why exchange off his last kingside piece, the last defender? seems like something a low rated blitz player might do. am I missing something silly?
10 Jul 11
It's just a 4 minute blitz game. These are joke games.
Instant decision games. I would not take blitz so seriously.
Anything can happen (see below).
It was nothing to do with the King's Indian.
He simply overlooked the f3 idea and played a5 hitting a piece
expecting you to move it.
By coincidence, less than 5 minutes ago I was playing ronh on here.
I just pushed my a-pawn as White and it was wrong.
Though this time I got away with it.
Me (White to play) to play.
I quickly played a4 missing g3+ Fortunately I went on to win.
People miss obvious moves in blitz chess. (check all checks!!) 🙂