(03-31-2020, 04:17 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(03-31-2020, 03:35 PM)Senor Fantastico Wrote: Marty did you ever learn some openings? Just 1 or 2 pet ones will make a big difference.

Yes, I do know a few openings.  I know the most popular ones for at least 5 or 6 moves, and I can usually refute the more obscure ones.  

On that website, you can have your game analyzed, and I've started doing that.  And what is really amazing is how many times I fail to notice something that is obvious, and how many absolute blunders there are by both sides.  They rate the moves as best, good, inaccurate, mistake, blunder, and show you what they think you should have done.  I usually just look at the blunders and they are so obvious it's really surprising and humbling.  

My main weakness in chess is carelessness.  Carelessness which is caused by laziness.

I used to play on an app with similar features, it might have even been from that website. It could also analyze your moves in real time. I love chess also, but rarely play anymore because I was too lazy to really really study it. I have some chess puzzlebooks that really help you to be able to see moves. Like spot the fork on the board and such. 

I can't remember my rating really but it was somewhere in your neighborhood.

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