https://lichess.org/@/Seagull4a/blogSeagull4a's Blog2026-04-09T12:58:20.484Zhttps://lichess.org/@/Seagull4a/blog/back-rank-regret-beginner-lessons/SQPgU8oZ2026-04-09T12:58:20.484Z2026-04-09T12:58:20.484ZBack-Rank Regret: Beginner Lessons<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=rl4xqvsNzFbw.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=b06853a84f51fbf7fdcc2f59322fad258441e367" /><br />Ruy Lopez, Morphy Defense, Exchange, Lutikov Variation. Another painful death by correspondence on another popular online chess platform. A little over four months into starting chess 50 years late at age 55, I have the black pieces here and 24 hours per move. This is what happens:Seagull4a