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  15. Flawed Puzzle 64978 bracenoodle After 35. Bxe7 Stockfish says that 35... g5 and 35... Qd4 are both dra…
  16. Flawed Puzzle 64978 Honigdachs Hello, I think the following puzzle is flawed: https://lichess.o…
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  18. Training group for 2000+ (disc… WaisKamal Because without the lower bound it would look like a university lectur…
  19. Training group for 2000+ (disc… p-wnattack I'm 2000+ rapid but is there a reason why there is a lowerbound?
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