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Lichess Feedback - Why politics on Lichess?#303

If you hadn't worked it out many of the extinction rebellion people are communists.


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Lichess Feedback - Why politics on Lichess?#293

I think it's disgraceful having such nonsense on a chess site. The science is being completely misrepresented and this victim of child abuse is being used as a poster child while the 500 climate scien…


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Game analysis - Puzzle 69821#3

If 15, ...Qxf3 16. Rd8 QxH8 If the rook or the knight blocks the queen takes and the bishop is moved to connect rooks. If the king runs then Q to e2 check diverts the queen from the defense of the roo…


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Game analysis - Puzzle 69821#1

Perhaps there is something I am not seeing here... The opening puzzle position seems straightforwards, blacks bishop is hanging on E7, so I take it. Blacks response is to steel the pawn on g2, attacki…


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General Chess Discussion - Time management#11

Well I am not an amazing player but I hear the advice that many of them give, much of which has been said already. Don't think long and hard about obvious moves which you already calculated or where t…


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General Chess Discussion - Chess Openings Question#10

Understanding positions isn't always about calculation as far as I can see (what do I know?) I see that some players are strategic in their understanding of position, which is not so much about calcul…


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Lichess Feedback - Hi I think would be an interesting idea to give to the best placed player of a tournament a particul#3

I agree, on the rare occassion I won a tournament (under 1500 rated) I was quite proud but no trophy ^^ Are these only given for major tournaments?


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Lichess Feedback - Suggestion for search function #1

I was just reviewing a game by ChessNetwork in superblitz where he had just a 4 centipawn loss, which I thought remarkably accurate especially in such a quick time control. I then thought I would sear…


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General Chess Discussion - Add gothic chess to this site?#6

I had a game but the computer must have been on easy or something because it really put me under no pressure and was mated pretty easy. I didn't like the design of the pieces so much (King, Queen and …


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General Chess Discussion - My Chess Idiosyncracy#2

Idiosyncracy - noun - a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual. Nothing there seems peculiar to me, it is only right that the board is set correctly. Just as Niel Tyson Degrasse…


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