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Any Tips For My 450 Elo Self To Reach 500 Elo?

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ScoobisMilk

Yes, yes, I know to control the center and castle early and all that stuff just give me some tips that are not the obvious!

ScoobisMilk
EwingKlipspringer wrote:

Never ever resign no matter what play until checkmate.

Don't let his pieces on your side.

Develop everything.

Bishops are stronger than knights

i never resign anyway so thats one down

BirdSong06

I mean, if you have a terrible position and there's no winning chance, I think the respectable thing to do is resign. It's poor sport otherwise.

ScoobisMilk
BirdSong06 wrote:

I mean, if you have a terrible position and there's no winning chance, I think the respectable thing to do is resign. It's poor sport otherwise.

pray for stalemate?

BirdSong06
ScoobisMilk wrote:
BirdSong06 wrote:

I mean, if you have a terrible position and there's no winning chance, I think the respectable thing to do is resign. It's poor sport otherwise.

pray for stalemate?

I mean....I suppose so. But it still is a bit disrespectful. NOW....for bullet and you're winning on time, I say go for it. Even if your position is terrible. Just move and try to win on time.

ScoobisMilk
BirdSong06 wrote:
ScoobisMilk wrote:
BirdSong06 wrote:

I mean, if you have a terrible position and there's no winning chance, I think the respectable thing to do is resign. It's poor sport otherwise.

pray for stalemate?

I mean....I suppose so. But it still is a bit disrespectful. NOW....for bullet and you're winning on time, I say go for it. Even if your position is terrible. Just move and try to win on time.

who cares if i dont resign im not gonna see them again anyway and plus they get the happiness of checkmate (you dont get the same happiness when someone resigns)

ScoobisMilk
EwingKlipspringer wrote:

Never ever resign no matter what play until checkmate.

Don't let his pieces on your side.

Develop everything.

Bishops are stronger than knights

wait how come bishops are stronger than knights?

ChipTheBoi

Bishops have more potential, they can control more squares and become more useful than knights in the endgame. I think.

ChipTheBoi

By the way, do I know you? That PFP's vaguely familiar.

magipi
ScoobisMilk wrote:

Bishops are stronger than knights

wait how come bishops are stronger than knights?

"Bishops are stronger than knights" is not true. A good knight is stronger than a bad bishop.

Bishops are a tiny little bit stronger than knights on average. This is because there are more open positions than closed positions, especially in endgames. And a bishop is stronger in open positions.

ScoobisMilk
ChipTheBoi wrote:

By the way, do I know you? That PFP's vaguely familiar.

where do you remember this pfp on? was it on this site or somewhere else?

ScoobisMilk
EwingKlipspringer wrote:

Never ever resign no matter what play until checkmate.

Don't let his pieces on your side.

Develop everything.

Bishops are stronger than knights

well this all depends because if you develop a piece then another piece could lose protection or you straight out blunder the piece you just developed and when you said "bishops are stronger than knights" is debatable because what if the bishop is trapped then the knight would be stronger because it serves a purpose

DenSeher

Tactics! It is a lot of work, but at every level you can improve by solving tactics.

I have a (maybe) new middle-game principal for you: The principle of the weakest piece. Try looking at your pieces and ask yourself, which piece does not do a whole lot and can I improve it? Apart from tactics, this helps you get into good positions and as the old saying goes, when you are in a better positions all tactics seem to automatically work in your favour.

If you truely know all the principles try to get a deeper understanding of why they are important. Why is it helpfull to controll the center? What is so important about develped pieces? What is a safe King? Every step helps with finding moves that use a potential lack of King safety, development or center control on the side of your opponent.