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Very well said. This is the best writing I've seen on this subject. > The next suggestion is somewhat idealistic, but it is to work towards — if possible — some kind of generally agreed upon and recog…

Thank you for mentioning 3D boards and pieces; often these are my favorites (esp. glass on classic blue and other boards), even if there is room for improvement.

https://youtu.be/mlpzP43nkqI

@NDpatzer said in #43: > Another thing to think about: If you wanted to know if the ACT really did capture playing strength (a question about its validity), what else do you compare it to instead of E…

Regarding the "Stockfish" research proposal... Stockfish isn't tuned to play these sorts of positions. You'd need to tune it, for example: https://www.chessprogramming.org/Stockfish%27s_Tuning_Method …

@Craze said in #10: > I tried this system in casual bullet against 2700-2800 rated players as an experiment. Kept getting owned. Thanks for trying this crazy gambit. I wonder if it's possible to maste…

Try asking the maintainer of the userstyle in question?

First, get to 1800. Then, get to 1801, then 1802, etc.

I guess GM Alburt's "Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas" may be of interest.

As our resident comedian... what about tripled pawns? :-) But seriously, by now enough chess games have been played that it's possible to do some research about positive effects of tripled pawns and h…