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 1 year ago

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

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

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

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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..?"

[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Don't come after me like this

[–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] Harpsist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You guys beat games???

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

thank you translator's note.

[–] Cinnamon3431@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] meant2live218@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is also me in RTS games.