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Rudransh_Pandey_2009

any tips??

JETINATE
Play otb
mike_ox6942

because otb your facing players who are bad

Rudransh_Pandey_2009
JETINATE wrote:
Play otb

MY FIDE IS 1700 (300) LOWER THAN MY CHESS.COM

magipi
Rudransh_Pandey_2009 wrote:
JETINATE wrote:
Play otb

MY FIDE IS 1700 (300) LOWER THAN MY CHESS.COM

That's about normal. Chess.com ratings are a bit inflated, the best players are 3300+ on chess.com.

Fr3nchToastCrunch

There's a few problems that I face:

1. You aren't looking directly over the board in OTB, not to mention there's nothing stopping you from playing a move (other than the consequences of doing it), so your awareness of the board may be inherently stunted.

2. You have to manually pick up and move the pieces (and, obviously, can't premove), which makes time trouble much more of an issue. The touch-move rule doesn't help (assuming you're playing a formal game).

3. The king and queen look way too similar. Maybe it's just me, but I find them easy to confuse.

Chessupking
It’s kind of the opposite for me, I see more threats over the board because I can have 3d vision
tlay80
magipi wrote:
Rudransh_Pandey_2009 wrote:
JETINATE wrote:
Play otb

MY FIDE IS 1700 (300) LOWER THAN MY CHESS.COM

That's about normal. Chess.com ratings are a bit inflated, the best players are 3300+ on chess.com.

This. I can't find it right now, but there have been some threads collecting data, and I believe it suggested people's chess.com ratings are, on average, about 200 points higher than their fide ratings. (Lichess ratings, are, in turn, something like 150 points higher still).

lightofpower14626
It’s the opposite for me I am 1600 uscf and 1500 chess.com
ChessMasteryOfficial

Offline games can feel more serious due to the physical presence of your opponent and the competitive atmosphere.

wers_than_my_rating
I play better in real life maybe because I see my opponents stress
Jenium

Chess is a visual game. So 3D can be tricky, especially in short time controls. Bishops sometimes look a like pawns with bad sets. Not enough light can be an issue too...

magipi
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:

Offline games can feel more serious due to the physical presence of your opponent and the competitive atmosphere.

So this is why Magnus is 400 points lower rated in OTB than on chess.com?

ChatGPT fails again.

Chess92912

Why are you lying about your rating , you still have a good classical rating 1572. 
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/33435898

Rudransh_Pandey_2009

This is not my

Chess92912
Rudransh_Pandey_2009 wrote:

This is not my

Share your then

Rudransh_Pandey_2009

see on pvt message

Chess92912

Don't lie the fide profile you sent does not have your name nor matches birth year. 1572 rating is not something to embarrassed of

kakouloukiya
magipi a écrit :
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:

Offline games can feel more serious due to the physical presence of your opponent and the competitive atmosphere.

So this is why Magnus is 400 points lower rated in OTB than on chess.com?

ChatGPT fails again.

He says "offline" which mean OTB, I think.

SmugwibYoutube

Because in OTB chess you need to choose your own moves.