Love your videos! Just a small correction for you: it’s pronounced fianKetto not fianCHetto. I figured this was especially appropriate since you were playing an Italian lol. Congrats on 2000!!
Hey Richard! Yeah I've heard people say both so I was not sure to be honest. It seems people are saying the same words for others things differently as an. For example: pirc defense, I've heard grandmasters say "perk", but apparently it's "peer-keu" so that's how I say it now... I'll try to remember this but it's hard to change a habit haha
@ oh totally! I get it. I hear even grandmasters pronounce Pirc a few different ways. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter much. We anglicize and adopt a lot of foreign language words and sometimes the mispronunciation becomes the norm. However I feel like in most cases with Italian words, the “ch” is almost always a hard C sound, as in “Chianti” or “Chiara”
He probably wasn't cheating that game. He just played strong fundamental moves, and he activated his final piece with Rae1, which happened to win a pawn. as a logical follow up, he managed to get a fork and 1-0 was to follow.
@@andreureigduart7063 yeah, you're right, I didn't see it for a bit, my brain was thinking of other stuff, I'm not trying to hide my ability, I def have so much to still work on, I think often I'm thinking about the wrong things in a game!
Anyone can definitely get to 2k with a bit of persistene. It's not about one game though, it's being able to play well consistently. Maybe this was just one bad game? I would hope I would spot that kind of thing more often than I would miss it
Owen, what about trying out the best of both worlds with some 10 minute + increment games, like 10+5 or 10+10? I get 15+10 can be long but you can just shorten it a bit and make it longer than 10 flat.
On chess.com I believe the only other format is 10+5, I can give it a go from time to time for sure! I think i'll switch it up depending on how I'm feeling for the day!
@@Blunder_Man ah, right, I think I was thinking about lichess doing the 10+10 but I think trying out some 10+5 games for a video and seeing how you and the audience likes it is worth a shot. It could be the new bis.
that was a weird one, and i' m a far way off focusing and understanding exactly what went wrong ..but well played for asking too much of your 2nd opp. woop woop!
@@Blunder_Man Now you may be getting what I am trying to say. Does it really matter if they cheat? You have the opportunity to learn from your loss or mistakes if you will. The elo is just a number and chesscoms elo doesn't equal FIDE for example. I wish you success in whatever it is you are trying to achieve.
Ngl maybe that was indeed the game of their life, but holy shit is the queen trap line suspicious... especially only thinkingnfor maybe a couple of seconds beforehand. I get why you think they're a cheater
opponent spent 3 minutes in a 10 minute game with no-increment calculating the queen trap line. that seems more legit than your average cheater. the only difficult move to find in that game from white was the queen trap. the rest i feel like should be very standard for someone rated 2000. f3 is not hard to find because you provoke him to play f3 when you move your bishop to g4. maybe g4 is ok if it actually stopped opponent from playing f3, but it doesn't instead it just throws gasoline on the fire because now f3 comes with a tempo on the bishop. a lot of your play was encouraging your opponent to play the best moves in the position.
Ngl this game was nothing complicated for the opponent, he played the best moves in a position thag never transposed into something more complicated. Now if he played some insane tactical moves that went beyond any 2000s instincts or calculative ability, yes, maybe he'd be cheating.
i checked their games. a lot of it is losing by obvious blunders or sacrificing material for a plus .5 advantage with 10 seconds of thinking. it looks sus i would report
Imagine being your opponent, playing a fantastic game, and then seeing a youtube video accusing you of being a cheater in the title. I much prefer how Eric Rosen handles these situations in his speedrun videos. Doesn't make any accusations and doesn't even allude to the fact that there may be cheating going on. The only time he'll say something about it is when the account is closed for fair play violation. Otherwise, he just accepts defeat, gives credit to his opponent, and moves on.
@@kanesc2 That's fair, I can keep it that way in the future, probably the simplest. I haven't generally mentioned this kind of stuff before, it just seemed suspicious, but maybe I'm paranoid?
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"Hold up, why is everything falling apart?" is a question I ask almost every game I play! Great video mate
@@moosemanuk hahaha, yeah man, eughhh chess is stressful!
First player was suspicious for sure. Nice solid second game, well done.
@@RightHandShot who knows! Def enjoyed playing the games though!
Yeah that first game was suspicious for sure. Great video as always brother.
@@epictetuscasanova glad you enjoyed!!
2 games of 10 min each.. i am happy to watch this way
@@rubul_baliarsingh Woot Woot, happy to hear!!
Interesting video!
@@ashwarren5053 thanks Ash! Glad you enjoyed!
Love your videos! Just a small correction for you: it’s pronounced fianKetto not fianCHetto. I figured this was especially appropriate since you were playing an Italian lol. Congrats on 2000!!
Hey Richard! Yeah I've heard people say both so I was not sure to be honest. It seems people are saying the same words for others things differently as an. For example: pirc defense, I've heard grandmasters say "perk", but apparently it's "peer-keu" so that's how I say it now... I'll try to remember this but it's hard to change a habit haha
@ oh totally! I get it. I hear even grandmasters pronounce Pirc a few different ways. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter much. We anglicize and adopt a lot of foreign language words and sometimes the mispronunciation becomes the norm. However I feel like in most cases with Italian words, the “ch” is almost always a hard C sound, as in “Chianti” or “Chiara”
@@richardlong5928 thankyou!! I'll try to update my brain :D
Chess is hard!!! W video Owen!
Thanks lad! Yeah!! KEEP AT IT THOUGH, WE CAN ALL IMPROVE!
@@Blunder_Man Almost to 1300 rapid, working on it!! Alex Banzea is dropping new Caro and Jobava Speedruns, so I'm getting my fix in there too! lol
@@blunderghostchess haha, happy days!!
He probably wasn't cheating that game. He just played strong fundamental moves, and he activated his final piece with Rae1, which happened to win a pawn. as a logical follow up, he managed to get a fork and 1-0 was to follow.
Yeah, I think you're probably right! I made the game too easy for him! haha
10:15 Its incredible the fact that u hit 2000 elo and didn't spot he's atacking your knight with two pieces. If you can reach 2000 anyone could do it
What are you on about?
Are you blind or something? Oponent is atacking his knight 2 times with rook and queen and he didn't spoted for a minute. That's why I said that
@@andreureigduart7063 yeah, you're right, I didn't see it for a bit, my brain was thinking of other stuff, I'm not trying to hide my ability, I def have so much to still work on, I think often I'm thinking about the wrong things in a game!
Anyone can definitely get to 2k with a bit of persistene. It's not about one game though, it's being able to play well consistently. Maybe this was just one bad game? I would hope I would spot that kind of thing more often than I would miss it
@@Blunder_Man Ye you are a good player, it's not easy to reach 2000. That's why i was surprised by your missplay. Next stop 2100, good luck!
I love these videos
@@SnkrPrince glad you're enjoying my friend!
Owen, what about trying out the best of both worlds with some 10 minute + increment games, like 10+5 or 10+10? I get 15+10 can be long but you can just shorten it a bit and make it longer than 10 flat.
On chess.com I believe the only other format is 10+5, I can give it a go from time to time for sure! I think i'll switch it up depending on how I'm feeling for the day!
@@Blunder_Man ah, right, I think I was thinking about lichess doing the 10+10 but I think trying out some 10+5 games for a video and seeing how you and the audience likes it is worth a shot. It could be the new bis.
@@The0verman for sure! I might give it a go soon!
Weird that the checkmate took so long
I think you handled it well, didn’t cry cheater, didn’t even report. Just called out your suspicious feeling
@@jackfriend6559 was just a sneaking suspicion. Do you think I should report this and leave it up to chess.com? Or what do you think?
I dont think it is a cheater
@@Blunder_Manno i dont think realy
@@Blunder_Manthouse are good players welcome to elite😂
@@Blunder_Manmy friend have 2100 he play even better than this😂
that was a weird one, and i' m a far way off focusing and understanding exactly what went wrong ..but well played for asking too much of your 2nd opp. woop woop!
@@thedrbs Woop Woop indeed!!
I like a mixture. Depends on mood . 😊
Gata Kamsky reports everyone that beats him. He even reported Magnus!
Hahaha, this is a little much is it not? :D
@@Blunder_Man Now you may be getting what I am trying to say. Does it really matter if they cheat? You have the opportunity to learn from your loss or mistakes if you will. The elo is just a number and chesscoms elo doesn't equal FIDE for example. I wish you success in whatever it is you are trying to achieve.
@@Tommy12561 yeah, this is a good mindset brother.
Weird he took so long to capture Nxb2 when you only had 6 seconds
yeah... there were several moments which gave me a few suspicious thoughts like that
If you think someone is cheating report it and move on to the next game. You'll become paranoid and ruin online chess if you fixate on it.
@@OverlordXeros yeah, as I said in the video, I thought he was just an exceptionally strong player, and I guess I left it at that!
Ngl maybe that was indeed the game of their life, but holy shit is the queen trap line suspicious... especially only thinkingnfor maybe a couple of seconds beforehand. I get why you think they're a cheater
@@flotto7045 they did spend some time a move prior, so it very well could have been legitimate
opponent spent 3 minutes in a 10 minute game with no-increment calculating the queen trap line. that seems more legit than your average cheater. the only difficult move to find in that game from white was the queen trap. the rest i feel like should be very standard for someone rated 2000. f3 is not hard to find because you provoke him to play f3 when you move your bishop to g4. maybe g4 is ok if it actually stopped opponent from playing f3, but it doesn't instead it just throws gasoline on the fire because now f3 comes with a tempo on the bishop. a lot of your play was encouraging your opponent to play the best moves in the position.
Yeah, I think what you're saying is true
Ngl this game was nothing complicated for the opponent, he played the best moves in a position thag never transposed into something more complicated. Now if he played some insane tactical moves that went beyond any 2000s instincts or calculative ability, yes, maybe he'd be cheating.
@@Yute01 yeah I think you're probably correct!
Around the 1800 level he won 12 out of 13 games! Disgusting! 54% win, 10% draw, 36% loss rate
Maybe it was silly of me to be suspicious, I'm starting to think he was just very solid and had a fantastic game against me
i checked their games. a lot of it is losing by obvious blunders or sacrificing material for a plus .5 advantage with 10 seconds of thinking. it looks sus i would report
@@adagx4948 thanks for weighing in
Imagine being your opponent, playing a fantastic game, and then seeing a youtube video accusing you of being a cheater in the title.
I much prefer how Eric Rosen handles these situations in his speedrun videos. Doesn't make any accusations and doesn't even allude to the fact that there may be cheating going on. The only time he'll say something about it is when the account is closed for fair play violation. Otherwise, he just accepts defeat, gives credit to his opponent, and moves on.
@@kanesc2 That's fair, I can keep it that way in the future, probably the simplest. I haven't generally mentioned this kind of stuff before, it just seemed suspicious, but maybe I'm paranoid?
@Blunder_Man Just because you're paranoid, it don't mean they ain't out ta get ya!
First one I didn't bother watching.
You're either watching a cheat, or watching someone accusing a good player of cheating.
No thanks.
@@logant6490 no cheating content? Fair enough haha