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General Chess Discussion - How do I learn/practice chess openings?#3

Are you analyzing your games immediately after you play them? Are you focusing on one opening and a few defenses? Https://www.chesspractice.com has training sections on all openings and its analysis a…


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Lichess Feedback - Nbplays field#1

What does the Nbplays field represent in the lichess puzzle database?


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General Chess Discussion - How to stop blundering?#8

Stop playing


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General Chess Discussion - Help, how do you train against simplest blunders?#40

Take a look at this online book: https://archive.org/details/Chess_Mistakes/mode/2up?view=theater


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General Chess Discussion - Best tool for memorizing openings?#19

Http://www.chess practice.com


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General Chess Discussion - Rook trade for 2 pieces#2

Knight and bishop yes. Pawn and rook yes. Two knights or two bishops yes. Two pawns no.


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General Chess Discussion - I play too fast#19

1) Work on running out of time when you play online. If you are not losing on time, or coming close, you are not thinking enough. I unfortunately am very bad at this online, but do very good at it whe…


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Lichess Feedback - Glicko/chess.com ratings#3

Lichess rating - 200 About equal to chess.com/USCF ratings


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General Chess Discussion - Is using a written checklist ok?#10

Thanks for the feedback. It is as @Panagrellus said against the rules. The only fair use would be to review the list prior to playing. And work on memorizing it. @sparowe14 , it is a list I created my…


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General Chess Discussion - Is using a written checklist ok?#1

I know in OTB games one cannot use a written checklist. With that said, is using a written checklist when playing online ok in casual games? I see little harm in casual game use and it would help to d…


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