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Alternative theory: Most of the people working on this site are doing so as volunteers, and responding to every single post in this forum is not an effective use of their time. Do you think this is so…

If I ran my own chess site, I'd want to find a way to drive away both cheaters and people who whine incessantly about cheaters. The whiners have a much greater negative impact than the cheaters do, in…

Two things I think are true, but don't know for certain: - What is called Stockfish Level 8 on Lichess is not actually as strong as Stockfish can possibly be, by a longshot. - The ratings we see next …

Say it's the opponent's move, I have mate in one, and they just sit there letting their clock run down. If I premove the mating move, and close the game for whatever reason, will it still make the mov…

@WassimBerbar I'll just add one thing that hasn't been mentioned, about this: "I've played a particularly unfair game" There is nothing unfair about this. The rules were the same for both people, and …

I only see a mate score if I have a single line in the options on the analysis board, and it goes away as soon as I make 3... fxe6. If I have multiple lines set to display, the mate score doesn't appe…

@lavender729 said in #5: > Hello all, > > TL;DR: I would consider it rude and annoying. > > For me, a "no" is always a "no" and a "yes" is always a "yes". An open challenge is inherently a yes.

@master_of_DARKNESS said in #30: > So thats what a strawman is. It's... actually not that at all. That's literally the point being argued in this thread. If it's not your point, then your effort to ma…

@master_of_DARKNESS said in #27: > "It’s auto set on my preferences. It’s good sportsmanship." You can argue that it's pointless because of this. But that doesn't make it an insult. People aren't insu…

@FredtheCrusher said in #12: > @Chuck_Fess With that logic you could make absolutely every statement as long as it is factually correct. But certain utterances are unnecessary and only rub salt in the…