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  1. Brick wall ceiling, no point p… CoffehCat @rickrenegade: I guess it depends; for me I consciously noticed that m…
  2. What is it I can't think of? Archaeon What possible practical value is there in attempting to answer the que…
  3. Playing bullet with slow Inter… konst2013 Play in bullet with slow surf the Internet is thus meaningless here co…
  4. Brick wall ceiling, no point p… IM lovlas Everyone does in some way. Every single person has periods where nothi…
  5. How confident can I reasonbly … Archaeon Let's pretend God's plan for my life was to go through a trial of endl…
  6. Brick wall ceiling, no point p… rickrenegade @lovlas Did you experience this on your way up to your title? Is it a…
  7. Brick wall ceiling, no point p… CoffehCat I'm going to assume you are referring to your bullet play on here (as …
  8. Why everyone playing bad on cl… ssyx @perfectionhasnostyle See post #3... I just joined the 45+45 league …
  9. How is this positionally won? afzofa So I've been watching Agadmator for a while now, and I found this vide…
  10. Brick wall ceiling, no point p… IM lovlas Chess gets harder and harder the better you become. It might be time t…
  11. Brick wall ceiling, no point p… rickrenegade I have gone above 2000 eleven times this year, but can't go any higher…
  12. Chess pieces font EErtem I would like to see the pieces of Leipzig font on the board. I hope…
  13. Insufficient material to mate. IM lovlas My point still stands.
  14. Insufficient material to mate. LM OhNoMyPants @lovlas En passant is a move - this is about adjudication procedures.
  15. Insufficient material to mate. LM OhNoMyPants @OnlyStupidNamesLeft There are numerous positions that by this rul…
  16. [feature request] Show clocks … obama-care It reminds me of https://i.imgur.com/jUpr7z6.jpg You cannot unse…
  17. Insufficient material to mate. IM lovlas You could make the same point for not implementing en passant.
  18. [feature request] Show clocks … obama-care This https://i.imgur.com/ST0btlk.png is miserable. Why not use t…
  19. Insufficient material to mate. OnlyStupidNamesLeft @OhNoMyPants Here's what FIDE rules state: Appendix A. Rapid ch…
  20. Why everyone playing bad on cl… perfectionhasnostyle Thanks for your concern guys. If anyone want to play classical, follow…
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