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General Chess Discussion - LichessVSFIDE rating#8

https://lichess.org/page/rating-systems "Comparing ratings between federations or servers As tempting as it sounds, it doesn't make much sense. They use different rating systems, and also differ in th…


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General Chess Discussion - which colour in chess is the best (Poll)#9

I enjoy playing the black pieces. It feels like I have more options, even though it likely isn't true.


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General Chess Discussion - Number of correspondence going on.#14

I have a slow brain (look at the gap between my rapid and correspondence games). I usually keep myself to 3 games so I can focus on playing better. I've been thinking about taking on more challenges a…


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General Chess Discussion - Tool that lets you see whether your games are in lichess puzzles#14

I'm not sure if I'm disappointed at not being part of a puzzle, or grateful that one of my (many) blunders is not being immortalized as a puzzle.


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General Chess Discussion - Why am I not able to join swiss and normal tournaments??#2

Your account has been marked as, "This player artificially increases/decreases their rating." If you believe this is a mistake you can start an appeal by visiting https://lichess.org/contact and selec…


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General Chess Discussion - How many correspondence games you can play at one time#8

I usually limit myself to 3 games at a time, but I could probably play more if I used more than 1 or 2 days per move. If I started playing a bunch of games, I wouldn't spend any more time playing, onl…


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General Chess Discussion - How does correspondence chess on lichess compare?#8

@seigneur I generally enjoy correspondence chess here. The player pool seems to be relatively small, and time outs are common. Some people use computer assistance, which isn't surprising since that is…


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General Chess Discussion - Chess Personality Test#49

I'm a Romantic. Romantics are full of good ideas. These ideas might be either positional or attacking, but they are always unusual and unique. The Romantic doesn't usually win by out-calculating his o…


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General Chess Discussion - Is possible to catch cheaters on a correspondence game?#16

In my experience there are three reasons why even non-cheaters demonstrate better correspondence play when compared to their bullet/blitz/rapid games. First, a lot of games are simply abandoned. Those…


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General Chess Discussion - How to delete account completely?#37

@SailingLutra Why playing if winning is not a goal? I don't like to answer a question with a question, but why is "winning" the only goal? Isn't the experience valuable? We lose something in online ch…


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