| General Chess Discussion - Puzzle Scores at bottom of puzzle#2 That's how many points you've gained or lost while solving puzzles this session. The first puzzle you gained 20 pts, the second you lost 14, etc. | Angrith |
| General Chess Discussion - players ratings on lichess#6 There are two things to remember: 1) Lichess uses an entirely different rating system than either FIDE or Chess.com, so the ratings will never be 1:1. 2) A rating in any system is only meaningful in t… | Angrith |
| General Chess Discussion - I need suggestion#8 It's simple enough. If you want to improve more in standard chess, then don't play the variant. If you just play chess for fun, then play however you like. No one game is better than another. | Angrith |
| General Chess Discussion - Lines drawing#3 I've recently taught a friend of mine and we would play one or two very long matches, where I slowly introduced more principles to him. In the opening, I started with telling him the 3 principles of c… | Angrith |
| General Chess Discussion - How to improve puzzle rating?#6 Glad to help! Good luck in your continued puzzling. | Angrith |
| General Chess Discussion - How to improve puzzle rating?#3 The way I improve my puzzles (~2150 rating) is to do my best to solve it first. If that means I spend 15 minutes on one puzzle, so be it. If I get the puzzle wrong, I check the solution and turn on en… | Angrith |
| General Chess Discussion - Working out rating inflation#9 The issue with measuring rating inflation will be finding a stable point of comparison. With currency systems, inflation is often measured against certain commodities like grain, milk, etc. If a loaf … | Angrith |