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General Chess Discussion - Candidates tournament: who are you rooting for and why?#15

I've never really been much of a Nakamura fan, but I'm rooting for him. He's getting old enough that this is possibly his last chance.


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General Chess Discussion - Any book about middlegame strategy according to a specific opening?#9

Have a look at the excerpt of Chess Structures by Rios at the link. It may be the sort of book you're looking for. https://qualitychess.co.uk/products/1/235/chess_structures_-_a_grandmaster_guide_by_m…


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General Chess Discussion - Chess24 has disappeared.#12

Is the way Chess24 covered tournaments going to be incorporated into chess.com or is that just gone now? I'd hate for that resource to no longer exist.


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General Chess Discussion - Who is winning this game - white or black#3

Deleted my original post. Decided not to get into this because I don't know what Lichess rules are in effect.


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General Chess Discussion - Is Magnus Carlsen the GOAT? Of course he is#63

I agree with this guy about who is the greatest. https://youtu.be/lxz4NWDZgug


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General Chess Discussion - Is Magnus Carlsen the GOAT? Of course he is#9

@Grumpymantooth said in #8: Nobody had ever seen a chess player seperate themselves from the competition to such an incredible degree. Morphy


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General Chess Discussion - is magnus the greatest of all tiime#8

@Grumpymantooth said in #7: > Kasparov was champion for 15 years, which triumphs Carlsen.. > > Remember, also, that Carlsen grew up in the age of computers, which greatly assisted his playing ability.…


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General Chess Discussion - French Defense Ideas#7

@swarminglocusts said in #6: > What about 1. e4 e6 2. b3...? Here are a couple of youtube videos that show what it looks like. https://youtu.be/X6quKAZbkuk https://youtu.be/Lr_11xOtQdo


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General Chess Discussion - French Defense Ideas#4

You sound like you're attracted to gambits. If you're considering the Tarrasch Variation (3. Nd2), there's the Korchnoi Gambit. You might look at the Reti Gambit, too--it's 2.b3 gambitting the e pawn.…


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General Chess Discussion - Caro Kan Defense#3

I think the best ways to get the Caro-Kann player out of their comfort zone are to play the Fantasy Variation or Panov Botvinnik Attack.


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