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  1. 40% or 50% of my lost are on t… schachschachschach @livro-dos-dias You don't need time for classical games. You can p…
  2. What openings do you like best? A-Cielbleu My results are best with the following : 1) The Noteboom, the Morra G…
  3. 40% or 50% of my lost are on t… livro-dos-dias @schachschachschach that is new for me. When I dont want to improve an…
  4. What openings do you like best? zuckertort2 Black just e5 and knight c6, alekhine is pretty decent, Ort the french…
  5. What openings do you like best? terrible_patzer3000 @schachschachschach Alekhine Defense is very risky. The only point of …
  6. What openings do you like best? schachschachschach I like playing against Caro-Kann or the French as white In the future…
  7. 40% or 50% of my lost are on t… Chillkroete77 @livro-dos-dias Play with increment and get used to having little time…
  8. 40% or 50% of my lost are on t… vio7 thats the nature of blitz, its not about good moves, its mostly about …
  9. What openings do you like best? vio7 Giuoco Piano as black. i would also like to play the white side of it…
  10. 40% or 50% of my lost are on t… schachschachschach I did not quite understand why you don't want to play classical games,…
  11. 40% or 50% of my lost are on t… livro-dos-dias For me that is very annoying. Nothing to learning if you are making al…
  12. What openings do you like best? terrible_patzer3000 It really depends :P. But, to keep it simple, I like the Ruy Lopez a…
  13. What openings do you like best? Globglogabgalab Ruy Lopez and Sicilian defense.
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