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There is a cryptic (for me) remark made by a user called Alayan (#7) in this thread https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/rating-inflation-it-is-hard-to-think-that-my-level-is-grown It wa…

"Chess for Tigers"

As others have stated, the move is a blunder because it gives Black permanent control of the e5 square, and Black's knights can install themselves there. True, you didn't get punished for it, but the …

There's an interview with Peter Svidler on Youtube where he says that while he himself stopped reading chess books toward the later stages of his career, he also finds "that we live in a Golden Age of…

You are of course right in saying that the Modern, as played against 1 d4, leads to positions similar to the KID. Modern players try to achieve those structures without the theoretical hassle that com…

If you play Blitz and Bullet on the internet, "openings" in the sense of memorized variations are not worth a second of your time. If you don't believe that, just do the following experiment. Say you …

All the experts caution beginners against too much opening theory, but nobody cautions them against too much tactics.

@Beechopper said in #1: > > > After Eric Rosen (I think?) started playing the Englund Gambit, I suddenly got that a lot more in my games, so I wondered if this could be the same thing. Is there a yout…

All those who say that you should play fast have it exactly wrong! Instead you should follow the general advice about what to do when you are up on the clock: TAKE YOUR TIME - make good use of the adv…

Of course if you are frustrated with your results in the Scandi right now it is natural to start with something else, and probably that experience will give you a broader outlook on chess (familiarize…