One key to playing better chess!

One huge key to playing better chess is playing against stronger opponents. Sure, you will get beat up but that's the best way to improve. Playing against weaker opponents will only improve your ego.

When I play online chess at ICC, I hang out in the random pools, 3 0, 5 0, and 15 0 where you are guaranteed to face titled opponents. I know it's a bit scary but it's the best way to improve. If you're like me, you will probably destroy the odd mouse as you sweat your way through the games.

And getting a titled scalp feels great! See my game below.

[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "(IM) Alfonso Almeida"]
[Black "(NCM) Vas Sladek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2223"]
[BlackElo "1912"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Rhe1 Re8
15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Be5 b5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. c3 Rad8 20. a3 Bd6 21.
Ne5 Nd5 22. Ne4 Bc7 23. g3 Nf6 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Ng4 Kg7 26. f4 Rd5 27. Rh1 f5
28. Ne3 Rdd8 29. Kc2 Kh7 30. Rh3 Rg8 31. Nf1 Rg7 32. Rd3 Rdg8 33. Rf3 Rg4 34.
Kd3 R4g7 35. Ke2 Rd8 36. Rd3 Kg8 37. Nd2 Kf8 38. Nf3 Ke7 39. Ne5 Bxe5 40. fxe5
Rg5 41. Rh4 Rdg8 42. Kf2 Rg4 43. Rxg4 Rxg4 44. Kf3 Rg5 45. Rd2 Rxh5 46. Rg2 f6
47. exf6+ Kxf6 48. Re2 Rh3 49. Kg2 Rh5 50. b3 Rg5 51. Kf3 h5 52. a4 bxa4 53.
bxa4 Rg4 54. Rb2 h4 55. gxh4 Rxh4 56. Rb3 Rh3+ 57. Ke2 Rh7 58. a5 e5 59. dxe5+
Kxe5 60. Rb4 Kd5 61. Ke3 Ke5 62. Rc4 Rh3+ 63. Kd2 Kd5 64. Rb4 Rh7 65. Rf4 Ke5
66. Ra4 Rh2+ 67. Ke3 c5 68. a6 Rh3+ 69. Kd2 bxa6 70. Rxa6 Rh2+ 71. Kd3 Rh3+ 72.
Kc4 Rf3 73. Rc6 Kf4 74. Rxc5 Kg4 75. Kd4 Rf1 76. Rc8 Rd1+ 77. Ke3 Re1+ 78. Kd2
0-1 (time)

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