Crossgeposted von: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/360558

So I am on lichess in the 700es range and I continue to have these players as opponents who early on attack really aggressively.They must have some success with this (element of surprise I guess), but if I look at the stockfish analysis there moves arent so smart. (difficult enough for me to fend off though). I sometimes feel a little dumb, though because it can be quite hard to find out how to stop their attacks…

  • seacocker@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s a strategy based on the assumption the opponent will blunder. After a certain level blunders become rare, so aggressive play just leads to a poor position.

  • auntbutters@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Inexperienced players like bringing the queen out early because it’s a powerful piece – you can attack many things with it, and maybe even set up a quick checkmate.

    As you get more experienced, you realize that it’s usually foolish to expose the queen too early. You are giving your opponents the chance to develop their pieces with tempo by making theats against your queen, and while you are busy moving her around, you are failing to develop any of your own pieces.

    For example, in the above position, you have all your pieces out and are almost ready to castle. White doesn’t have a single piece out, except for the Queen. The initiative you have is worth more than a pawn, practically speaking.

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      1 year ago

      You are giving your opponents the chance to develop their pieces with tempo by making theats against your queen

      This.

      If you can find ways to safely kick their queen around you will get a middlegame advantage. And look for ways to trap their queen. I’ve found that people who start out with their queen also make some hasty moves.

  • King@vlemmy.net
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    1 year ago

    You are always going to have to deal attacking players at all levels. It’s just making yourself better at chess.

    I’m roughly 1900 on LiChess. I prefer my attacking style over a positional battle.