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  1. Opportunity to punish this typ… nikzal Just look at the position after 13. O-O. Opponents only active piece i…
  2. Why does stockfish... bracenoodle My understanding is that at the moment engines are nothing special at …
  3. Why does stockfish... BOT Vetinari_Computer That depends on your time zone. Also if you read the start it says the…
  4. Why does stockfish... gp469 @Vetinari_Computer How could it be an April Fools joke; it wasn't ev…
  5. Why does stockfish... BOT Vetinari_Computer @gp469 You are aware that post was an Aprils Fools right? Though ther…
  6. Opportunity to punish this typ… glassJo Just fishing for some expert players to call out some missed possibili…
  7. What caused me to lose this ga… lurarose Your opening was very unsound, but some how you got things rolling goo…
  8. Why does stockfish... gp469 The King's Gambit is an almost always forced win for black, so it is o…
  9. When you can't find a plan ove… Microraver Thanks for insights, guys :)
  10. Don't find matches and tournam… victorhugofr I can't find matches and tournments, they don't appaer to me
  11. Opportunity to punish this typ… Microraver You crushed him. What's the issue?
  12. What caused me to lose this ga… Microraver No, it wasn't Jesus. It was 45. ...a6. You clearly needed to get ove…
  13. Why does stockfish... JayElLayy The king's gambit is considered as an unsound gambit in chess theory, …
  14. Why does stockfish... Microraver ...label 2.f4 as an inaccuracy?! I find this hilarious! https://li…
  15. Theme Tournament from Drawn Po… enfante I thought a Theme Tournament (say at Rapid Time Control) from the draw…
  16. Opportunity to punish this typ… JushBJJ2 I really hate players who play that aggressively (I'm talking about wh…
  17. my best game ever!! josevitor91 I don't think 21. ...Bxe3 was a bad move. 1) when piece up, trades a…
  18. Opportunity to punish this typ… BlackBishop9319 I hate it when people play like that. Both the opening, and the style …
  19. Opportunity to punish this typ… glassJo https://lichess.org/nuofPVubrN1h So i've done the computer analysis…
  20. Deathmatch: Leela vs. Stockfish kenzaburo 6 games are enough to give you a flavour on decent hardware.
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