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I played Rapid 10+0 and Classical 15+15. Used the Rapid games to experiment and try stuff out and took the Classicals seriously for rating. Now the nearest equivalent is 15+10 and counts as a Rapid an…

I'm happy that lichess can set the menu for game time controls to whatever they want, but changing !5+15 to 15+10 and rebranding from Classical to Rapid makes a mockery of game history. Apart from any…

Stalemate is possible with solus rex vs king and knight when even helpmate would be impossible. So a draw is the only fair result, unless you are going to rank different kinds of stalemate, which is i…

Given that you can specify rating range in your seek there is no valid reason to refuse to start a game you have signed up for. Asking for information on where the ban kicks in is like the motorist wh…

I'm up to 500 blocks and counting. Before I start the game I check my opponent's completion stats and if it's less than 90% I block them. I'm simply not interested in meeting again with a player who w…

This is no laughing matter.

My admiration is not for your play, but for the fact that at your level you have made a career of it.

If you think they played well, say "well played". No need to tie yourself in knots over it.

I have just played a beautiful series of moves to win the game and then my impudent opponent has the nerve to ask for a rematch? It's almost as if they haven't appreciated the elegant and aesthetic ex…

@LaSolitaDomenica Far from correcting your English, I kept your mistakes in my cut-and-paste. That's why it's clear you didn't read my post before responding, which is like playing chess without looki…