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  1. Is this position a draw? CM Sarg0n A high number which doesn't change means nothing. It's no ounce better…
  2. Is this position a draw? SoothingDisturbance @tpr I was surprised by Stockfish's +2.3 even though materially it is …
  3. 3 Pillars to Escape from Despa… Idasca *Discipline (Schedule and Regulation of Time) *Speed (Increasing Spee…
  4. the page stop AHMED_IRAQ i want my point
  5. the page stop AHMED_IRAQ this game i played with a random guy https://lichess.org/vSw88Zc1ElRE …
  6. Tigran Petrosian's life was in… Idasca Many people suggested Petrosian, so I looked for him. It's said that …
  7. Question about Monster Energy … CM Sarg0n Please submit your data to: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-corr…
  8. "Once by Once" is important as… Idasca Speed is important in reality like Bullet Chess. However, we should c…
  9. Who's famous defensive chess p… TheLostRaiderDude His full name is Anatoly Karpov. I would also look at Anish Giri.
  10. Who's famous defensive chess p… Idasca @TheLostRaiderDude I don't know "Karpov". The names are so confusin…
  11. Who's famous defensive chess p… Idasca @OnlyStupidNamesLeft @Fates2 @leander78 @Slugy @sommerswerd @wlod3224 …
  12. Everything goes well from sile… Idasca @PlexusQuartz Yes I like Petrosian and Alexander Petrov.
  13. Correspondence game, analysis … NuclearKnight As a short-term solution to the problem, you can write your analysis d…
  14. Correspondence game, analysis … XOTIC Hi, when I play correspondence game, I can open analysis board and …
  15. Unlim correspondence game with… XOTIC Hi, why this game https://lichess.org/9NTVKmLN4ehS was finished? I…
  16. Everything goes well from sile… GMScuzzBall Sooo .... little Wayne is out of the question when playing chess?
  17. Question about Monster Energy … Idasca I drank Monster Energy Orange (Monster Energy Chaos). But, I feel the…
  18. Tactics time mr4rm I apologize if this has been asked before, but my initial search of th…
  19. Don't eat much dinner. Kingz94 Dont eat too close to bed time then
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