| General Chess Discussion - What Youtube channel for learning#16 "Hanging Pawns". He is not a titled player, but his videos are really good. Latest one as example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzXrv2kjqCM | FourtyTwoFields  |
| General Chess Discussion - What does it mean to have poor calculation skills?#3 I do not fully agree to the answers which have been given before. It seems to me that two topics should be separated if it comes to tactics: 1. Quick pattern recognition: You see patterns like forks, … | FourtyTwoFields |
| General Chess Discussion - really struggling with openings.#6 For nice summary videos about every opening I recommend the Youtube channel "Hanging Pawns". Just search on Youtube for the channel name + opening name which is of interest for you. Below is an exampl… | FourtyTwoFields |
| General Chess Discussion - What Openings do you guys like to use as white?#12 If you want to go really aggressive with 1. d4 I recommend against the most common replies d5 and Nf6 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. e4 Have fun :-) | FourtyTwoFields |
| General Chess Discussion - Difficult to choose opening as black#9 If you look for something similar to the London with black which allows you to almost always play the same setup you can try the Philidor (Hanham variation) against e4 and Old Indian against d4 (simil… | FourtyTwoFields |
| General Chess Discussion - Learning the openning#3 A good starting point to learn an opening may be the Youtube videos on the "Hanging Pawns" channel. He has videos about every opening which explain the main variations and ideas. Maybe you like that s… | FourtyTwoFields |
| General Chess Discussion - Is Kings Indian Defense risky?#8 I remember a move comment in a Caro-Kann book from Scharndorff in which he said something like "we go for the solid alternative because we are not kings indian chaos pilots" :-) On medium level kings … | FourtyTwoFields |
| General Chess Discussion - I went from 1400 to 1800 blitz in 2 months. Why can I not break into 2000?#6 Maybe because in order to reach 1800 it is almost sufficient to reduce your blunder rate. Beyond that level this is of course still relevant, but other topics start to kick in as well like positional … | FourtyTwoFields |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Alternative to twitter#46 Those who think that Elon Musk is a Nazi also imply that he is the first Nazi who travelled to the concentation camp Ausschwitz with a Jewish delegation to sign a "Never Again" statement against Holoc… | FourtyTwoFields |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Alternative to twitter#30 @lonelypeanut said in #29: > I know that you guys are probably lying Here is an advice from an old man about doing discussions in a way in which you are taken serious as a grown up person: 1. If someb… | FourtyTwoFields |
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