Hi Whats your opinion of the colle.I stopped playing the london (after watching an A Toth video.)and wondered is it just "another London".I dropped nearly 200elo but have less boring games. Another great vid, many thanks
Thanks for the comment. The Colle is quite similar to the London in that it's a system opening that you play with white, with a fairly similar pawn structure. It looks like it can transcribe into the Stonewall Attack. I would say that you should always play something that you feel comfortable with. It wouldn't be my approach, because I think you should try to get a bit more with white than the Colle promises, but it can't be that bad if it's been played in a World Championship game recently. As long as you have an okay position out of the opening, and know the ideas in the system you're playing, then it's fine up to a pretty good rating. At some point, it can hold you back and limit you. As an example, I think Andrea Botez has been told by Hammer that she needs to branch out from the London. She's a good player at peak 1900 FIDE, but that's about the level where system openings might start to hamper your chess. Until then, I think the Colle will be fine, but you'd have to be quite strong to reach 2000+ OTB playing it IMHO.
@@RTAC_1234 I assure you it is true, of course, if you start chess at the age of 5 or 6 then reaching 2000 elo in 5 years is very easy if you practice regularly and play in tournaments and with proper coaching you can even reach IM level but only as a child, as for beginner adult reaching 2000 fide elo in 5 years is impossible
@@RTAC_1234 with children we can put a time limit more or less, for example, if a child start learning chess at the age of 5 in 7 to 8 years he can reach GM level with good coaching and regular practice. For adults starting even from 2000 elo it is not possible to reach GM level even many years of tough practice and coaching. However, a teenager who is already 2000 elo fide he can reach FM level in adulthood!
Sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure about time limits, but obviously the younger you start, the higher your potential. I do think adult learners can reach 2000 OTB if they put the time and effort in, and possibly higher.
what do you think of the idea of usint leela chess zero as a engine for analysis instead of stockfish? its not quite as strong as stockfish but because of the fact that under the hood it works completely differantly it has a differant play style and because the vast majority of players learn from stockfish, learning from lc0 could lead to a more unfamilliar playstyle because its more off the beaten path.
I'm not familiar with it, but the main thing is that you can look at as many lines as possible. If you can see the best five lines with Leela then it will be just as good as Stockfish. I think it's an interesting idea you have the playing style may be slightly different. I'm not sure it would make a massive difference, but it's definitely worth a look if Leela can support multiple lines in its analysis mode.
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Whats your opinion of the colle.I stopped playing the london (after watching an A Toth video.)and wondered is it just "another London".I dropped nearly 200elo but have less boring games.
Another great vid, many thanks
Thanks for the comment. The Colle is quite similar to the London in that it's a system opening that you play with white, with a fairly similar pawn structure. It looks like it can transcribe into the Stonewall Attack.
I would say that you should always play something that you feel comfortable with. It wouldn't be my approach, because I think you should try to get a bit more with white than the Colle promises, but it can't be that bad if it's been played in a World Championship game recently.
As long as you have an okay position out of the opening, and know the ideas in the system you're playing, then it's fine up to a pretty good rating. At some point, it can hold you back and limit you.
As an example, I think Andrea Botez has been told by Hammer that she needs to branch out from the London. She's a good player at peak 1900 FIDE, but that's about the level where system openings might start to hamper your chess. Until then, I think the Colle will be fine, but you'd have to be quite strong to reach 2000+ OTB playing it IMHO.
Even with talent it is not possible to reach 2000 fide rating in five years
I'm not sure if that's true or untrue, but why set yourself a time limit? It can be a long-term goal.
@@RTAC_1234 I assure you it is true, of course, if you start chess at the age of 5 or 6 then reaching 2000 elo in 5 years is very easy if you practice regularly and play in tournaments and with proper coaching you can even reach IM level but only as a child, as for beginner adult reaching 2000 fide elo in 5 years is impossible
@@kevinwellwrought2024 Well, it took me a lot longer than five years. I wouldn't put a time limit on it, personally.
@@RTAC_1234 with children we can put a time limit more or less, for example, if a child start learning chess at the age of 5 in 7 to 8 years he can reach GM level with good coaching and regular practice. For adults starting even from 2000 elo it is not possible to reach GM level even many years of tough practice and coaching. However, a teenager who is already 2000 elo fide he can reach FM level in adulthood!
Sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure about time limits, but obviously the younger you start, the higher your potential. I do think adult learners can reach 2000 OTB if they put the time and effort in, and possibly higher.
what do you think of the idea of usint leela chess zero as a engine for analysis instead of stockfish? its not quite as strong as stockfish but because of the fact that under the hood it works completely differantly it has a differant play style and because the vast majority of players learn from stockfish, learning from lc0 could lead to a more unfamilliar playstyle because its more off the beaten path.
I'm not familiar with it, but the main thing is that you can look at as many lines as possible. If you can see the best five lines with Leela then it will be just as good as Stockfish. I think it's an interesting idea you have the playing style may be slightly different. I'm not sure it would make a massive difference, but it's definitely worth a look if Leela can support multiple lines in its analysis mode.