I've been using this strategy too, and (at least for me) it works pretty well. I get to 1042 pretty often. Also every time I move in the 4th direction I lose

I've been using this strategy too, and (at least for me) it works pretty well. I get to 1042 pretty often. Also every time I move in the 4th direction I lose in few more moves (I did it at the begining to try this "theory", and it happened then too).