Castling does not protect my king, it traps my king.
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I’m generally not going to castle anymore....my king ALWAYS ends up trapped and these nerds mate me easily. Who’s idea was that castling was good!
yups. ppl wait you should castle so they can castle the other side and pawn storm you. its not simple.
Again “nerds”
JustJackinIt wrote:
yups I admit I have lots of room to learn. but but this strategy works alot. even I destroyed higher rated players by pawn storming and castling the other side. sometimes I can defend and sometimes I get destroyed....
Maybe the best solution is to learn from Magnus and Fabi in game 12.... ask for the draw early on...
LOL ok, see how well not castling works out for you. It's not like castling is the most basic building block of good chess strategy. There are myriad ways to stop pawn storms. Don't blame the strategy of castling, blame your inability to play proper defense.
If your king is stuck in the center, and you are behind in development, you are doomed.
Pulpofeira wrote:
That's true too. That's why I wrote its not simple. and rather talked about castling queen side and pawn storming. its not simple. there is not one answer for everything. like if you castle king side your king should be safe... no and no.
If your king is stuck in the center, and you are behind in development, you are doomed.
Nov 28, 2018
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Justjoe9074 wrote:
I’m generally not going to castle anymore....my king ALWAYS ends up trapped and these nerds mate me easily. Who’s idea was that castling was good!
The act of castling is not your issue. Now knowing what to do is. I looked at some of your games where you castled, and lost, and i can tell you its the same ole story:
1. Youre not following opening principles.
2. Youre missing simple tactics.
3. Youre hanging material.
You work on those3 things, and your "issues" with castling will go away.
IMBacon wrote:
everybody can blunder. now look at my games too. thanks in advance.
Justjoe9074 wrote:
I’m generally not going to castle anymore....my king ALWAYS ends up trapped and these nerds mate me easily. Who’s idea was that castling was good!
The act of castling is not your issue. Now knowing what to do is. I looked at some of your games where you castled, and lost, and i can tell you its the same ole story:
1. Youre not following opening principles.
2. Youre missing simple tactics.
3. Youre hanging material.
You work on those3 things, and your "issues" with castling will go away.
Castling protects the king period
Feb 18, 2019
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castling when its not needed its a passive move, you should have some sort of tactic at first then you are ready to bring your king to the safety to start to attack
this was the first real thing I learnt how to defend. in my experience, way over half the people who follow the queenside castle strategy don't actually understand the principles behind their attack, so as soon as you see them setting up the queenside all you need to do is advance pawns on their queenside, that way you can "win the race" and attack with your pawns first.
Feb 18, 2019
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TheCalculatorKid wrote:
Good strategic idea, but it is often easier or faster to attack on the kingside, so sometimes this is easier said then done.
this was the first real thing I learnt how to defend. in my experience, way over half the people who follow the queenside castle strategy don't actually understand the principles behind their attack, so as soon as you see them setting up the queenside all you need to do is advance pawns on their queenside, that way you can "win the race" and attack with your pawns first.
Feb 18, 2019
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Justjoe9074 wrote:
I like your thinking, although most people don't. My advice for you would be to castle after your opponent, preferably on the same side. That way you greatly limit the possibility of them conducting a pawn storm. However, at the lower ratings you might get opponents who don't castle at all, in which case you should absolutely castle quickly and attack their king in the center. Also always be alert when your opponent develops their queen early. If you didn't castle their could be surprises in store for you.
I’m generally not going to castle anymore....my king ALWAYS ends up trapped and these nerds mate me easily. Who’s idea was that castling was good!
No offence mate but you've played thousands of blitz games on this site, and in all that time, the highest rating you've ever achieved at any point is 1162. You've also attempted puzzle rush dozens of times and the highest you've ever scored is 10.
If you want to actually get decent at chess, you should follow all the basic principles, instead of trying to argue that they're bad. Castling is not bad.
Take a look at this 10 minute game you played recently, where you broke basically every principle:
The reason you lost is because:
1) You didn't develop your pieces - this is a very common mistake amongst beginners, who love to make lots of useless pawn moves in the opening instead of getting their pieces out.
2) You moved your f pawn early on - this is bad because it exposes your king.
3) You moved the same piece multiple times during the opening.
4) You missed really simple tactics and left pieces hanging.
5) You didn't get your king to safety because you didn't castle fast enough.
In summary, you lost because you broke basic chess principles. If you follow the simple advice that people give you, that will easily get you to 1200+ rating.
Destroyer942 wrote:
not the case at all.
castling queenside takes longer than a kingside castle. so in the extra time it takes, you can advance the queenside pawns when you see the castle being set up. this means the queen pawns will slay the dragon first.
TheCalculatorKid wrote:
Good strategic idea, but it is often easier or faster to attack on the kingside, so sometimes this is easier said then done.
this was the first real thing I learnt how to defend. in my experience, way over half the people who follow the queenside castle strategy don't actually understand the principles behind their attack, so as soon as you see them setting up the queenside all you need to do is advance pawns on their queenside, that way you can "win the race" and attack with your pawns first.
Sometimes you don’t need to castle...
Feb 22, 2019
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joe-pechi wrote:
castling when its not needed its a passive move, you should have some sort of tactic at first then you are ready to bring your king to the safety to start to attack
While every situation must be individually evaluated and the appropriate action taken, castling is more than creating a nest for your king. Castling puts one rook immediately into play and usually connects the two rooks. So, castling can be seen as both a defensive and an offensive move. I'm not sure I'd consider it passive under more conditions.
Trexler3241 wrote:
why sac the bishop and put yourself behind?
Sometimes you don’t need to castle...
TheCalculatorKid wrote:
Trexler3241 wrote:
why sac the bishop and put yourself behind?
Sometimes you don’t need to castle...
I was talking about black’s position. I was just showing why you should never sacrifice early to expose the king.
Feb 23, 2019
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batgirl wrote:
joe-pechi wrote:
castling when its not needed its a passive move, you should have some sort of tactic at first then you are ready to bring your king to the safety to start to attack
While every situation must be individually evaluated and the appropriate action taken, castling is more than creating a nest for your king. Castling puts one rook immediately into play and usually connects the two rooks. So, castling can be seen as both a defensive and an offensive move. I'm not sure I'd consider it passive under more conditions.
completely agree with you, developing minor pieces assap is in the priority