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  1. Coordinates Training Request eeegnu It would be nice to have a mode which is essentially training wheels, …
  2. glicko vs centipaw loss Chessty_McBiggins Comparing ACP between games is utterly pointless. It means absolutely …
  3. glicko vs centipaw loss tpr Maybe like Glycko = 3000 - 20 * AcPL
  4. Register button thibault Will fix, thanks
  5. Rook vs knight: now what? homo-ludens-x 54...Rc4 and Ra4+ on Ka5 that looks won. You will win the g5 pawn anyw…
  6. Rook vs knight: now what? tpr It is a clear draw. Accept it.
  7. The strongest 1300 rated playe… tpr 3...Na5? and 4...Qe7? are serious mistakes. 10 e6? instead of the obv…
  8. Register button yyYYoah When trying to register an account, the 'register' button is not displ…
  9. Sneaky Checkmate. Do you recom… tpr 8 Bg2? is a mistake as it loses pawn d3 after 8...Qxd3. If you want t…
  10. Avoid bullet on TV homo-ludens-x click on the links to the left to observe games using your prefered ti…
  11. Practice pages currently broke… elastomer Pages like https://lichess.org/practice/checkmates/checkmate-patterns-…
  12. saving a game pjtaw is it possible to upload a game ( import) then save it to look up later
  13. Sneaky Checkmate. Do you recom… CM Sarg0n Many mistakes. The standard trick which occurs pretty often after h3?!…
  14. glicko vs centipaw loss p-wnattack @qqqqqqqq1 sounds about right there are a lot of ways to pad stats. al…
  15. Avoid bullet on TV Malcolm_Tucker Lots of people like to play bullet. But to show 1/4 min games on TV an…
  16. Social manners Celestial_Object @Chessty_McBiggins I agree. Cool username... McBiggins!
  17. Social manners Chessty_McBiggins Imagine depending so much on an anonymous stranger saying hi over the …
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