r/GothamChess

I just randomly discovered while browsing old games that I played gotham on chess.com in a daily game in 2017 before he started his YouTube channel. I have no idea how the game came about and I apparently lost on timeout. Obviously I had no idea who he was at the time. Levy, I don't know if you ever frequent this sub, but please I'm begging for a rematch 🙏

I'm new to chess, and for whatever reason every game I have that I don't get destroyed in ends in a draw. I already know what stalemate is, so that's not my question. I just want to know what tactics to use to avoid situations like this.

Opponent missed -M4 and then I found this

https://www.chess.com/game/live/173109805026?move=61

Update: I blundered my queen in the next game right after this 😂

Anyone see the cheeky tactic here?

... and I won (but not on the board)

Here's an edition of "guess the cheat". Users like these could be slowing your ladder climbs. However, thanks to my chat game, I actually forced my cheating opponent to unwillingly declare themselves as the loser of the game despite grabbing the elo points.

My 10min rapid rating: 1300 chesscom and 1650 on lichess.

I already strongly suspected he was cheating during the game itself, but the game analysis fully confirmed it. I've reported him for cheating, and im not sharing usernames, this is simply a case study in how a cheater will talk about how innocent they are, while they are grabbing top engine moves... Its quite comical, when I see the idea his engine was going for, but he doesnt see it, or doesnt play it in order to look more like a human who doesnt always play the top 1 move 😆

Yes Btw! You guessed it, the cheat is my opponent (White)

Here is the chat: First message i posted at start of game (I post it start of every game, for obvious reasons), and only started writing the rest when it was obvious (to me) that he was an assisted player. He just took too much time on easily convertible position after playing like Magnus Carlsen for a bunch of moves.

1. Me: If anyone cheats in any way, they declare themselves the loser, regardless of the result. Every dishonest move is an admission of inadequacy
2. Me: come on babe, that's easy dont ask the engine
3. Him: Since they can't do it, they're just pooping lol.
4. Me: ;)
5. Me:  I already gave the terms under which we are playing
6. Me: you so good, you missed the rook takes pawn with my bishop pinned, u shoulda kept following the engine, cause now your play makes no sense
7. Him: Yeah, do it quickly. Either give up or give up.
8. Me: your engine set it up, for you to miss the idea
9. Him: Yes, thanks for the compliment.
10. Me: its not a compliment xD you missed it
11. Me: I wanna see the human conversion
12. Him: Do you play games through chat?
13. Me: that will be spicy
14. Me: come on you are so good, you cant premove the win ? ;) 200 elo
15. Me: think more
16. Me: congrats
17. Me: just remember the rules under which you played this game:
18. Me: If anyone cheats in any way, they declare themselves the loser, regardless of the result. Every dishonest move is an admission of inadequacy

Final result: 1 declaration of being the loser from White and between 38 to 43 admissions of inadequacy.

I like it.

Bring me another one.

I played this game of rapid today and was proud to find the best move. Can you?

White: >!1153!<

Black: >!745!<

One of the wildest games I've played recently... Game link: https://www.chess.com/live/game/173079405872 Drop your guess in the comments before clicking the game!