MSCRRT 2021: innocentvillager vs. Menalque (1–0)

Menalque
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Post Post #2 (isolation #0) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:11 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:11 am

likewise!

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #4 (isolation #1) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:17 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:17 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #6 (isolation #2) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:21 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:21 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #8 (isolation #3) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:47 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:47 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #10 (isolation #4) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:09 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:09 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #12 (isolation #5) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:17 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:17 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #14 (isolation #6) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:26 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:26 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #16 (isolation #7) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:35 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:35 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #18 (isolation #8) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:50 am

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:50 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #20 (isolation #9) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:22 pm

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:22 pm

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #22 (isolation #10) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:41 pm

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:41 pm

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #24 (isolation #11) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:53 pm

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:53 pm

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #26 (isolation #12) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:56 pm

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:56 pm

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #28 (isolation #13) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:01 pm

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:01 pm

what's your rating anyway, IV?

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Post Post #30 (isolation #14) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:05 pm

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:05 pm

that.. explains a lot lol

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Post Post #32 (isolation #15) » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:12 pm

Post by Menalque » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:12 pm

oh I have no idea what my rating is (but at a guess it's somewhere around 1200-1300 in classical time controls), but it's just a useful way to judge relative strength and I feel like I'm getting crushed here

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Post Post #34 (isolation #16) » Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:28 am

Post by Menalque » Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:28 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #36 (isolation #17) » Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:39 am

Post by Menalque » Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:39 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #38 (isolation #18) » Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:59 am

Post by Menalque » Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:59 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #41 (isolation #19) » Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:19 pm

Post by Menalque » Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:19 pm

Sorry, that’s a hydra of mine

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Post Post #43 (isolation #20) » Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:45 pm

Post by Menalque » Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:45 pm

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #49 (isolation #21) » Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:39 am

Post by Menalque » Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:39 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #51 (isolation #22) » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:28 am

Post by Menalque » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:28 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #53 (isolation #23) » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:35 am

Post by Menalque » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:35 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #55 (isolation #24) » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:44 am

Post by Menalque » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:44 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #56 (isolation #25) » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:46 am

Post by Menalque » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:46 am

Even if we get into a forced mate scenario I would prefer to play it out until I can see it, as a learning experience

Hope you don’t mind

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Post Post #58 (isolation #26) » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:54 am

Post by Menalque » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:54 am

I was, i don’t think it’s necessarily rude and prob depends on the person, I just find that it’s useful for me to try and see when I notice a forced mate on myself vs having it presented? Idk if that totally makes sense, but it’s like another way to practice predicting the opponents moves

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Post Post #60 (isolation #27) » Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:00 am

Post by Menalque » Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:00 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #62 (isolation #28) » Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:44 am

Post by Menalque » Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:44 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #64 (isolation #29) » Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:18 pm

Post by Menalque » Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:18 pm

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Menalque
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Post Post #66 (isolation #30) » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:12 am

Post by Menalque » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:12 am

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."

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Post Post #68 (isolation #31) » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:21 am

Post by Menalque » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:21 am

Ahh, I think it’s mate in 1 regardless now right? Unless I spite sac the knight

gg, IV

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Post Post #70 (isolation #32) » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:27 am

Post by Menalque » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:27 am

Likewise! Was a learning experience, I wondered about playing d6-d5 to chase the bishop off first but remembered hearing somewhere that you’re meant to play it in 1 go in the accelerated dragon so though I could wait a move. Felt like I was lost from the moment the Bishop got to d6

"we knew everything... And we knew nothing."