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How to beat 2200+ when you are < 1700

just hope that they berserk and then flag them is the easiest way
First of all, a 2200 player can be example 2000 fide rated player, but it can also be example 1300 fide rated player. But anyway, there is only one "trick" to beat strong players and that is have high or very high accuracy against them. That's it.It does'nt matter fast or slow timecontrol, how the openings are are, and so on. If you have example 80% accuracy against them it is just not enough to beat them. That's why 1700 are 1700 beacuse they have much more innacuracies, mistakes and blunders in general.
I have lost my counts how many times i have drew and won against titled players...and im low rated. Otherwise to play well you need the right mentality there and then. But for my part i dondt really care or brag about wins against titled players when my accuracy is bad, im only proud if im playing flawless against them, because then i have really outplayed them. To have a win with example 78% accuracy against them means really nothing...even the ratings in general. Ratings is almost only a number.
I have beaten Alireza Firouzja when he was 16, in fischer random...how's that? Is it good enough as a underdog?
> How to beat 2200+ when you are < 1700

On time or by opening trap or by risky way of play by setting up the imbalanced position.
@Lance5500 said in #46:
> On time or by opening trap or by risky way of play by setting up the imbalanced position.

Reminds me of the day when @jeffforever beat Carlsen in hyperbullet!

Let’s just say it inspired me. and I've been doing this for several years
-be fast and make premoves, you can succeed in flagging.
-defend well rather than attack badly, play a balanced game, with moves that are the most logical and the least risky.
-if your opponent plays fast, you can try a lefong or traps.

@anomamadady if GMs like to exchange, it's to achieve clean endgames where there are few solutions and where a bad move can cost you the game, it's a kind of simplicity for them, not for us .
@DeadlyKillerInstinct said in #35:
> if you know the trick to defeat 2200+ players, why are you still 1700?

Because it doesn't work for 1400-2100 players, I guess...
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I saw this cheater for what he is
after looking at just one game.
He was burning masters with clock.
Selectively choosing occasional inaccuracies to cover for his cheating.

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