Day 381: Playing chess every day until I reach a 2000 rating

Watch out Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen! I'm coming for you!
This is another day in my quest for a 2000 rating on chess.com.
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[@montagdp]

That blunder in the beginning was hilarious because of how relatable it was. "The queen is attacking the bishop"... proceeds to completely forget about that 10 seconds later. Yup, we've all been there.

[@lebronjames06rules]

Patrick you've got real integrity posting not only your wins but some of the funnier losses. I hope you don't take it too seriously, I know I've made dumber and funnier ones lol. Let's take a minute to laugh at this and get back to the grind, you got this!

[@J_psi]

I am definitely not also guilty of leaving a piece hanging because I got too focus trying to prevent another threat...

[@MrDanielfff777]

15:32, not true, you hanged both of your rooks too

[@grodrigues3]

Yeah I might take a break from the channel after that assessment

[@danielward7008]

Blumder aside, why even develop you bishop to g5 in the first place?

[@user-te3ti9tp9w]

Good point totally unnecessary

[@foodope]

I think it stems from Patrick's inexplicable desire to castle queenside as much as possible. Also he wants to avoid 'pins' at all costs, that's why he rarely plays Nf3, even though it's usually a top move in a normal opening situation.

[@SLiiTLM]

brooooo i didn't want to laugh BUT i had to looooool and you saw it coming

[@MrDanielfff777]

Lools you are funny. You mentioned that your bishop is under attack and then hanged it after? 😅

[@danielward7008]

1:54 "I'm thinking Qe2. That's the move." A few seconds later: "D'oh!"

[@MrDanielfff777]

@@danielward7008 hahaha unbelievable 🤣

[@user-dj4pq1sh6o]

13:24 was just way too funny!

[@golfdoc1950]

I don’t think black was cheating. Bringing the queen out early wasn’t a particularly smart move except it can rattle the opponent and bring about an unforced error as we saw.

[@ibiwisi]

At 2:05: Repeat after me: "If I play Qe2, what is my opponent's best response?" Two-ply calculation! C'mon, man; you can do this! Next game, please pay attention to those pesky even-numbered ply moves! I'm betting that you'll shake this off and come back stronger tomorrow. 👍

[@user-te3ti9tp9w]

Sometimes you just have a bad game… It’s not like you do it for the viewings or the ratings or anything it happens

[@TheZapados]

Some days are just Mondays, even when they aren't Mondays. 🤷‍♂

[@LJones69]

Patrick, I haven’t even watched the whole video but chess is a mind set but you losing a Bishop so early and responding like you just lost your queen and already verbally conceding the game is not good. There are plenty of ways to still win being down Bishop but with a defeatist mentality it sure makes chess a lot more difficult to play let alone win.

[@iAmGump]

It happens.

[@screamingliner]

Don't trust the game review feature. Its labels on moves are misleading, as is its assessment of accuracy and skill level. A pack of lies, if I may be so bold. White was dinged for just one blunder despite hanging multiple pieces. What happens is that the position is so far gone that ANY move is considered OK because it can't make the position worse. (Move 21 the review calls Qe3, which hangs a clean rook and loses a tempo, "good" while Qg2, losing only an Exchange is "best." Preposterous.)

[@stephanfrion2805]

"knight is pinned and bishop under attack ...." I got you too many pieces to start with :)

[@fontane007]

I dont get how I struggle on 850, against players that seem much better than these 1500+ players

[@koun556]

Do you blunder? Do you play the good moves? Are you focused? These are the most common problems in the low ratings.

[@W0mbRaider]

Dunning-Kruger effect. Sign up for some open Swiss tournaments and play some 1500s if you want to get an actual taste of the difference in levels.

[@XlogicXX]

I don't get it. Ah.. My bishop is hanging. Then you actually hang it? How? I figured at some point, higher rated players stop hanging pieces like that

[@jonathanbran4036]

Rember he is not high rated. I would say 1700-1800 is in the high rated catagory

[@bodooor]

@@jonathanbran4036 1700-1800s hang pieces abut 1/5 of games (still quite alot imo).

[@MrDanielfff777]

@@bodooor yh, I'm 1800 and imo I suck at chess

[@jonathanbran4036]

@bodooor Yea I know, but everything is relative. I was thinking high rated in comperison to the rest of the world

[@jonathanbran4036]

@@bodooor yo

[@dannydanconia]

Wish I found this channel on day 1 but better sooner than later 😊

[@Daniel-in4dz]

If someone uses that printer the water may warm up and not taste as refreshing!!!

[@user-te3ti9tp9w]

We’ve all played down a minor piece or even a queen at some point in our games… A win is totally doable you just have to put your pieces on good squares and make it a positional strategic game this opponent just bullied you around the entire time. I suck your little office on your end and the opponent with every move defended and attacked at the same time it was a good game on their end. I mean you just got out played that happens we don’t win every time

[@AdamAdam-jx6ed]

Rating is just a thing people use to boost their ego but who care when you dont care about ego and you just play the game

[@Roberto-bd9fq]

Studies of chess players have been conducted showing that blunder rates for players who started playing later in life are much higher than for those who started playing early in life. So, you are living proof that those studies are accurate. You have yet to convince your subconscious mind that chess is important. How to do this. Simply don't eat if you lose and tell you subconscious to start winning or you will starve, or maybe just skip a meal, since in your case would starve to death in a short time. or require hospitalization. It was not your only blunder, you also lost a rook as a result of retreating the queen while your rook is attacked at the same time.

[@soxnation1000]

This is nuts. Do people get money for all the time and effort they spent getting to 2000 elo? A job? Friends? A partner? Anything that is actually worth something in life? It's just a board game, that is all!

[@cbn1362]

Lost me after the skipping meal part. Please people dont take this advice, there are more important things in life than blunder a piece in chess here and there.

[@Roberto-bd9fq]

@@soxnation1000 I think it is worth getting to 2000, or some other milestone because it's an effort to improve your capabilities in a particular subject regardless of any particular reward, as the journey's reward is the effort itself.

[@Roberto-bd9fq]

@@cbn1362 that was a bit tongue and cheek the point is carrot and stick. Consciously you may want to improve at something, but unless you engage your subconscious you will never approach your potential.

[@fleaship6134]

Man you literally said that their queen is attacking your bishop and seconds later you just ignore it, garbage play today 😒

[@shepdaggett]

Gg pat and go pack go

[@elvirabudda]

Practice piano instead

[@elias5658]

Your opponent plays like a cheater. He makes all the right moves so fast. It doesn't make sense.

[@scottp2747]

I don’t mean any disrespect to white, but white was hanging stuff left and right in this game. To relatively simple tactics. White was completely rattled after losing the bishop on move black’s play was relatively easy given that. The commenter’s cheating accusation is highly irresponsible and should be withdrawn. People seem to think it’s cheating anytime their favorite player loses regardless of how well they play.

[@elias5658]

@@scottp2747 He is not my favorite player. It's not possible to find all these tactics later in the game in 1-2 seconds. Even 2500+ players need some time to think about them.

[@koun556]

@@scottp2747 A Nigerian guy who plays the perfect game is always legit. Just report him.

[@scottp2747]

@@elias5658 White dropped a piece on move 5 and there were obvious pins throughout the game. What's black supposed to do not take the free Bishop?? You don't know what you're talking about.

[@someguyontheinternet7628]

​@@elias5658I don't think so. If you play a few thousand games of bullet, you spot easy captures and tactics in 1-2 seconds.

[@HunterHunter-tr3it]

Just a moment of inattention made all the difference. This game is unforgiving at that level. Cazad0r75