Something that I noticed is that this hustler was not talking any smack, on YouTube, I often see hustlers talking trash or attempting to entertain/distract their opponent. Overall, I would say that this hustlers blitz rating would range between 1800-2000. I wish that the hustler would be more aggressive, as it is hard to judge someone's rating when they are always passive. Even though I did not play the best, my opponent made it quite difficult for me to win, I would give my opponent a blitz rating of 2000. This game was definitely more balanced compared to the first, instead of winning off a tactic, I had to trade and eventually get into a winning rook endgame. I decided to play my own game and here's how it went. I was considering pretending to be a beginner, though if I lost that would be quite embarrassing. I wasn't sure what to expect playing against a chess hustler, from what I've seen online, I knew that he would play an unconventional opening. The hustler explained that if I won the game, nothing would happen, though, if he won the game, I would have to "donate" five dollars. I sat down and "Beanie Man" explained the chess hustling guidelines. When I first arrived at the southwest corner of Washington Square Park, I spotted an empty board with a chess hustler sitting across the table. It is rumored that a young Bobby Fischer used to go to the park to play chess. New York City chess hustlers have been a staple of Washington Square Park for decades. New York City A cringe picture of me in Times Square, New York City. The more practical way to answer this question is to actually play against a hustler! In this blog, I will discuss my experience playing against chess hustlers in New York City and Boston, and finally be able to answer the question, what is the rating of a chess hustler? Though I've always wondered, what is a chess hustlers rating? Obviously, this question can be answered with a quick Google search, but that would be no fun. We've all seen the videos on YouTube, a chess hustler playing a "beginner" in the park, only to realize that this "beginner" is actually a master.
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