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  1. Endgames DrHack In blitz.. sometimes. In standard chess with 2 hours for 40, 3 games …
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  6. a task dobsom If you play Qg7, black plays Rxg7, so it's not mate.
  7. a task evgenist Pls, check the task №61080. It's move that wins the game (26.Qg7 - th…
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  13. Condition of entry for variant… shakki-mestari123 I agree it should be less, maybe 10.
  14. Am I timed out? ChEsSmAgEdDoN Here I am again, feels like in every forum I make it's pointed out a n…
  15. Endgames CM Sarg0n Actually, although I play tons of games: rather rarely.
  16. Endgames Fladrif I learned between 700 and 800 endgames, mainly in Rey Ardid' and Yuri …
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