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General Chess Discussion - Ultra Bullet - rating/ping#7

@menocchio reaching a rating of 1900 is definitely possible without kb or multipremove, I use an old Wacom drawing tablet to play and no extension. Lag is not a problem due to Lichess's lag compensati…


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General Chess Discussion - Is there any science behind "good days" and "bad days" on one's games#6

The amount of sleep you got the night before probably plays a part too


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General Chess Discussion - English Defense against 1.d4#2

If you are a super GM in a classical game, probably not, you have better openings to play. But it should be fine everywhere else!


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General Chess Discussion - Have a setting that disables lag comp!#16

@gullupakka Lichess gives small amounts of time back to your clock in order to compensate for the time it takes for your computer to communicate with the server


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General Chess Discussion - Have a setting that disables lag comp!#13

@variantscanbefun If you don't have lag (e.g. live in Europe) you can install a VPN to artificially increase your ping. Lag comp is a bandaid fix for location issues. It is not a great solution but it…


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General Chess Discussion - Any Chess Tips for an 11 yr?#2

Do lots of puzzles.


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General Chess Discussion - Bullet Improvement#13

@Funkmaus It is possible to premove fianchetto openings while dodging nearly all cheapos by changing move order, for example playing instead of playing g6, Bg7 play g6, d6, Bg7. You can even delay the…


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Lichess Feedback - Takeback yields time as well#2

I think the clock is just reset to what it was at the start of the opponents turn where they played their (takebacked) move, so they get time to think of a new move.


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General Chess Discussion - Bullet Improvement#9

@Dollyfroggy There is no secret trick to getting better at bullet, you have to get better at chess. Doing lots and lots of puzzles to develop your tactical vision is one thing you should do, it makes …


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General Chess Discussion - Keyboard usefulness#11

@retiredgrumpyfatguy you should see an input box beneath the board, clicking on it or pressing enter will allow you to type your moves. also, I don't think keyboard input works in the analysis board. …


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