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General Chess Discussion - All About Cheating - Part 2: The Psychology and Pathology of Cheaters#32

@Onyx_Chess said in #30: > > Here is the actual reality of things: > The actual reality of things is that you should be looking at the kind of people who are utterly obsessed by cheating and are overc…


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General Chess Discussion - Somebody please explain to me a puzzle that I cannot understand#9

@irridente said in #1: > the puzzle is lichess.org/training/4iZT8 As soon as you realise that fxe5 results in #, the solution should be clear, since we can (relatively) easily calculate that Bxe5 and …


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General Chess Discussion - Fear of Analyzing My Own Games#19

@Lucy2007 said in #1: > when I try to analyze one of my own games, I am always terrified of finding some crazy tactic I missed or a sneaky way to draw a losing endgame because then the game sticks in …


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Lichess Feedback - Glicko 2 and 1500 provisional rating#5

@romemusic said in #1: > I understand that 1500 is the default provisional rating for a new Lichess member, irrespective of experience. I'm finding that at my rating (about 1480) I am more often than …


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General Chess Discussion - I was suspected of cheating OTB#15

@DrHotBunz said in #12: > Ok after reviewing your game. It kind of looks like he might have had a point. You played 100% computer moves. Not exactly exonerating you. You happened to find any but beads…


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General Chess Discussion - E pawn vs D pawn#13

@Realboy9000 said in #1: > Both the e pawl and d pawns are very powerful s they are center pawns but what's different in them and who is powerful Pushing the e pawn opens both the queen and the bishop…


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General Chess Discussion - Do you struggle to sometimes understand stockfish positional ideas?#41

The problem you have is that you believe Stockfish has positional ideas. A typically good human position is a flexible structure which fruitful future ideas may spring. Whereas Stockfish can evaluate …


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General Chess Discussion - Annoying move 2. Black Bd6. Were I can I find a study, or best way to study moves?#12

@pwstamps said in #1: > 1- e4 e5 > 2- Nf3 Preparing for Itlian. Annoying black move 2 Bd6 > Where can I find a study on this move order? Or how can I best study different responses? Since no one else …


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General Chess Discussion - Openings for White#17

@Devil_fish said in #16: > I can almost play anything and still win. Simply because in fast time controls refuting strange/bad openings takes too much time.


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General Chess Discussion - Puzzles are not puzzles#23

@OctoPinky said in #22: > Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Of course, I was in the same metaphorical mood than Nadja when she wrote "engines can be a bit blind...", sure I meant "calculation capabili…


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