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seanieg89

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Am thinking of starting at like 8-8:30pm. Whoever can make it then let me know, otherwise let me know a more preferable time.
 

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Tbh I've only played with 15min on the clock so time will be interesting
 

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Let's say 10 mins for the sake of speed. All depends on the number of people interested though. If it's small enough for a round robin (like 4-5 people) then we can probably play two games per pairing so the colours are fair.
 

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I don't play to win lol I just play cause bored.
 

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Of course. Fun is most of the reason I play the game myself. (Not that I don't want to improve, just it isn't a big priority right now.)

It seems that we won't have enough people for a tournament, but I will still be down for some chill games from 8ish.
 

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How many of you have actually succeeded using the Fool's mate on someone?
 

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Never lol. It's rare for White to move like that at the start, even if you're playing a beginner.
I know lol.

The most amateur players will try to bring their rook out over those sorts of moves. Though it is fun to snipe it with a bishop.

But yeah. Easier to just do the scholar's mate on a beginner.
 

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Sorry I didn't read the entire thread. What website do you guys use to play? en.lichess is actually pretty slick. Probably the strongest bot atm. If you guys do make an account, hit me up 'SudhiTheBoat'
 

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On whatever people choose to play on. Though I do have a chess.com account
 

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Encountered a y10 guy who plays hyper-aggressively, and prefers quick paced open games.

Eventually got him into an inescapable checkmate by playing a slow, tight game.

Also encountered a y9 gut who I can play risky against because his play style is slow, allowing me to pull off sacrifices that return massive advantages.

And y11 guy who I just play normally against, opting for positional advantages.

Take away lesson:

The psychology and biases of your opponent matters just as much as the skill set of your opponent.
 

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