I'm the exact opposite. I never studied openings, but I would often finish games with computer after solving a puzzle, so I'm pretty decent in the endgame

[–] Kacarott@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

This is me too, my strategy early game is to just trade away pieces as fast as possible to bring the endgame sooner

[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Don't come after me like this

[–] Harpsist@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

You guys beat games???

[–] livus@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@The_Picard_Maneuver B b but... ... random bullshit is supposed to come in the mid game isn't it?

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're supposed to think really hard in the mid game, THEN do random bullshit anyway.

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@The_Picard_Maneuver so that's where I'm going wrong.

I'm addicted to 1. Nf6 as black lately which is pretty indistinguishable from random bullshit in the opening.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've been seeing that more often in my games recently. Usually that's King's Indian, right?

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

@The_Picard_Maneuver against 1. e4 you can do Alekhine's defence, and if they do 2. e5 that is fun, and if they stay away you can just move to King's Indian or Pirc.

At my low level it's also a good way to dissuade the scholar's mate entusiasts out there.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I recognize these names, but I would need to look them up to see what they are.

I only know a couple of openings myself, and luckily I haven't seen scholar's mate attempts in a while.

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

@The_Picard_Maneuver

would need to look them up

yeah that's why I like Alekhine in particular. I'm a patzer and too old/lazy to learn theory myself, so I like it when no one else has either.

This is a nice little intro to the main lines. Super fun opening as black.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, bookmarking this! I know I've seen it show up on the info block to the right of the board while playing before, so I bet this will feel familiar, but I can't remember if it's been my opponents or me (accidentally) doing it.

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

@The_Picard_Maneuver I think that's what led me to it, seeing it mentioned.

I was like "hmm, the computer thinks I'm doing a thing! What is this thing..?"

[–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The eval bar of the last 30 moves when I'm playing someone the same level as me

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Your opponent can't know what you're planning if even the computer doesn't know what you're planning.

[–] meant2live218@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

This is also me in RTS games.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

thank you translator's note.

[–] Cinnamon3431@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

they could have just translated keikaku to plan in the subtitle? 😭

[–] jelloeater85@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd love to see y'all's Lichess game history 🤣

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Mine is full of nonsense (but on chess.com).