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Collarbeam vs. martin-jr-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. martin-jr-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 25 moves. See the game, move by move.

Martin bot challenge countdown

Elo 500: beginner

Pins, Skewers, and smothers, oh my!
Before you exchange centre pieces, make sure you are not generating a pin with a pawn recapture and a current bishop on your monarchs.

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Collarbeam vs. marty-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. marty-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 37 moves. See the game, move by move.

Martin bot countdown:
Elo 1350: Experienced

Overwork opposing pieces by giving them multiple, jobs to do, and then attack them. Especially high value pieces.

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From the recent bot series:
Find the mate in 5.

Collarbeam vs. martin-xiii Chess Game Collarbeam vs. martin-xiii. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 32 moves. See the game, move by move.

Martin Bot Countdown

Elo 1800: Advanced

Attack big targets.
Bishops pinned by their own pawns is better than winning material.
Good doubled up pawns vs bad doubled up pawns:
Good double pawns open files for attack and can actively go after bigger targets.

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The pawn is king.

Elo 2300: Master

A strong pawn with room to maneuver is worth a sacrifice.
Central pawns are one way to win, but flanking pawns can also be used to strong effect.

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Collarbeam vs. Nora-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. Nora-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 67 moves. See the game, move by move.

Major attack!

Elo 2200: Master

Developing minors by attacking big targets is the path to multiplying effectiveness. Don't let up, keep the pressure on until it bares fruit.

As long as your opponent is reacting, you are winning.

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Qc5 for that first posted position

Collarbeam vs. bachelor-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. bachelor-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 19 moves. See the game, move by move.

For the love of chess.
Valentines bot series game 8.
Elo 250: Beginner

A fianchetto can be porous, do not leave your safe square.
Use a bishop to contain a knight.
Use a rook to pin on straight lines.

Thank you for playing along with the Valentines bot series (8).

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Collarbeam vs. ghosted-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. ghosted-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 24 moves. See the game, move by move.

For the love of chess.
Valentines bot series game 7.
Elo 875: Experienced

Attack a prematurely developed queen.
Pin rooks to the back rank if knights haven't moved.
Consider the opponents weakest square when coordinating your pieces.

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Collarbeam vs. dj-ron-passant-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. dj-ron-passant-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 39 moves. See the game, move by move.

For the love of chess.
Valentines bot series game 6.
Elo 1350: Experienced

Threaten big targets while achieving small goals.
Multiply the effectiveness of your moves by having multiple goals.
Consider check before retreat.

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Collarbeam vs. trisha-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. trisha-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 41 moves. See the game, move by move.

For the love of chess.
Valentines Bot series game 5
Elo 1875: Advanced

How to respond to c5 after e4?
Create a nest and build momentum on the King side, castle queen side.
Take note of move 23, sacrificing a rook for deep penetration.

A pawn on the 6th is a piece.

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Collarbeam vs. bachelor-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. bachelor-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 21 moves. See the game, move by move.

For the love of chess.
Valentines bot series game 4
Elo 250: beginner

Pins and forks tactically remove pieces before you capture them.

Using imbalance to win as black

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Collarbeam vs. ghosted-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. ghosted-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 25 moves. See the game, move by move.

For the love of chess.
Valentines bot series game 3.
Elo 875: Experienced

Demonstration of besting over extension.

Winning with black by imbalance.
Queen trap.

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Collarbeam vs. dj-ron-passant-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. dj-ron-passant-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 62 moves. See the game, move by move.

For the love of chess.
Valentines bot series game 2
Elo 1350: intermediate

Outposts are powerful.
If your opponent lacks a black bishop your outpost should be on white.
Structural advantages.

Using imbalance to win as black.

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Collarbeam vs. trisha-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. trisha-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 40 moves. See the game, move by move.

For the love of chess.
New bot series for Valentines
Elo 1875: Advanced

Imbalance is key to winning with black
Redirect the focus of play and create a new initiative

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Collarbeam vs. the-master-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. the-master-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 66 moves. See the game, move by move.

Win as black.
How do we equalize the move advantage?

Elo 2100: Advanced

You need to give something to get something, in this case, positional redistribution of your opponent so that the must keep strong pawn is a weakness.

Imbalances create opportunity.

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Chess: mj977 vs Collarbeam mj977 (607) vs Collarbeam (1705). Collarbeam won by resignation in 26 moves over 3 days. Click to review the game, move by move.

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I play fans online and give commentary tips.
Add me as Collarbeam and ask for a three day per move (max) challenge.

Time out, but a very good start with solid play.

Qb1 is my first instinct.
Definitely want to maintain initiative on that diagonal.

Collarbeam vs. the-master-BOT Chess Game Collarbeam vs. the-master-BOT. Collarbeam won by checkmate in 56 moves. See the game, move by move.

New bot series game 6!
ELO 2100: Expert
I consider 2300+ to be "Master"

A pin can dictate the game.
Rooks love open files.
Establish an early situational advantage and press it.

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Elo rating system - Wikipedia

Elo? What does that mean?

Elo is a actually the last name of a Hungarian-American physicist Arpad Elo.
Who created the rating system named after himself. He was a master, but gave something grand.

Elo system:
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