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I want to take a break from regular chess, and 3 check seems to be a nice alternative. Are there any resources on 3 check opening theory? Any help would be appreciated!

I am at a lost for finding the motivation to keep progressing. My ultimate goal was gonna to become a NM, and I promised myself to start playing OTB tournaments once I cross 2400 in either blitz or ra…

In https://lichess.org/training/fejcz, we have 1.bc4 g4 2. kf3 e4 In the resulting position, black can capture either the g4 or the e4 pawn. Only capturing on e4 is correct, but taking on g4 is equall…

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The d4 pawn is protected by the queen, so by nature is is safer to play than the king's pawn. E4 also opens up more diagonals.

I just uploaded my own chess engine following the guide https://github.com/ShailChoksi/lichess-bot The engine is now up, but it doesn't auto-accept challenges/rematch requests. When I send a challenge…

Will getting a coach improve my games, tho? I really feel like I am plateauing... I don't mind spending 30-ish bucks per hour for a coach, as long as I am getting better somehow.

My blitz rating has been stuck between 1850-1900 for a while now, but I have never broke 1900... My tactics rating is over 2100, but it does not translate at all in my games. Should I look for a liche…