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  1. Time went from 26+ seconds to … SJCVChess 33. Nxd6+ ... 28.1 s 34. Ke2 ... 17.5 s 35. Kd3 ... 4.5 s Timeout, …
  2. Triple repetition GMScuzzBall No draw. The pieces have to be the same and also the player to move mu…
  3. Threefold repetition OnlyStupidNamesLeft The rule is not that there's an automatic draw but that you can claim …
  4. Triple repetition kenzaburo So here goes my question to the chess gurus: Imagine we have a star…
  5. Time went from 26+ seconds to … Daelup Hi guys, In a losing game (let's be honest here), I was trying to e…
  6. Threefold repetition KingStatus I attempted to draw this game in an even position by repeating the sam…
  7. What do you think about this c… imk13 Hi guys, Today I played U1500 tournament. I'm 1130 elo at rapid 10+0.…
  8. Forcing mate in 28 moves wavaxa22 When Stockfish reports a mate, especially a long one like a mate in 28…
  9. Game analysis A-Cielbleu Let's do this in two stages. 1) Opening principles : develop all y…
  10. Board size doesn't get saved. Darol If I click my name, go to Board Geometry and adjust the board size, it…
  11. Im doing something wrong here?? DemetriousJohnson mmm ok, thanks. Im playing more passively for "learning" "something",…
  12. Im doing something wrong here?? LaserGuy It looks like you did? You played well and capitalized on all of your …
  13. Simul OldIdiotPlayer Please join my simul! https://lichess.org/simul/AJq9GCFE
  14. Game analysis LaserGuy Looking at the engine analysis for this game, 18 exd6 is also weak sin…
  15. list of youtube chess channels… RubbleChess I've got a very small channel on youtube, and sometimes make chess vid…
  16. request: board orientation def… Pawnadian I am fairly new to lichess but have used many other chess sites previo…
  17. Im doing something wrong here?? DemetriousJohnson Hi all. Maybe this question is stupid.. but, i dont know. Im doing s…
  18. Game analysis LaserGuy 3. c3 feels weak to me. Is this theory? You blockade your knight and l…
  19. can somebody pls explain to me… Diakonia 3 fold repetition.
  20. Game analysis Diakonia It would help if you did your own analysis first. That way others get…
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