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General Chess Discussion - So... Does playing chess by itself actually improve your chess?#12

I stopped playing for 10 years because i was too busy. I didn't play chess, read about it, or talk about it. I came back, played in two USCF tournaments and found my rating had gone up 200 pts. Go fig…


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General Chess Discussion - Carlsen V. Morphy#1

watched on youtube carlsen playing six people blindfolded. I watched the games as they progressed and these players seemed like patzers, sometimes leaving pieces en prise for him to take. Anyway he wa…


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General Chess Discussion - opening training#1

What is the basis of the opening training? Are they based on typical positions of certain openings or are they generalized opening situations? Can you select positions from a certain opening, like que…


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General Chess Discussion - lichess compared#1

Just as a comparison: I belong to Lichess, Chess.com., and just recently became a free (limited) member of Chess24. These comparisons are purely subjective. The player pool of chess.com appears to be …


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General Chess Discussion - new addition?#1

Just noticed lichess is keeping track of score against same opponent. Thought that was a neat concept. Although kind of embarrassing when you see how many losses you have to the same guy/girl. If this…


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General Chess Discussion - The 2nd Vugar Gashimov Memorial#6

I think i have to get up at 3 am to watch it live. I like to watch the best, but that's a little too early for me.


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General Chess Discussion - Which sounds cooler ?#8

How about "triumphant" with a series of trumpet flourishes in the background.


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General Chess Discussion - moving two opening pawns simultaneously allowed?#9

when I was a kid I played the grandfather of a friend. the game went on for half an hour before he checkmated my queen. I said, "You cant checkmate my queen." "That's your king," he said. "I thought y…


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General Chess Discussion - World Champ!#2

I am all for attractive female chessplayers winning tournaments. The guys can get as ugly as they want.


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General Chess Discussion - Why I prefer lichess to other sites. #17

I play on chess.com and here. The big difference is price, obviously, but lichess is a slick site and getting better. I expecially like the instant computer analysis. You have to request it specially …


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