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General Chess Discussion - Is chess coaching a scam or no?#15

I think its very important to first understand what exactly it is that you want. Theory is literally just a bunch of lines and that you can very much learn like a parrot from a database, books, videos…


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - A question about openings#6

lol... I'll take it :) But yes, you have to experiment to find out what you like. And eventually you have to be well versed in many different openings :)


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - A question about openings#4

This is a loaded question actually... There is no good answer as again, all players are different just like all openings are different. Its not like "Do puzzles" where the answer is good for any begin…


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - Which Book would you recommend?#12

Tbh the best endgame book is and will always be the "Fundamental Chess Endings" by Lamprecht and Muller. However this book is so technical and they fail miserably at explaining the strategic aspects o…


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - FIDE Rating x Lichess Rating#37

lol all of you love to go on about what your FIDE rating is and how massively different it is from your online rating. But your FIDE rating can only be trusted if you have played lets say 60-100 games…


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - FIDE Rating x Lichess Rating#31

Actually there is absolutely 0 correlation between the 2. I have seen GM players of 2500 ELO who are below 2500 in blitz on lichess (or chess.com for that matter) and then I have seen 2100 Elo players…


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - How to learn Chess Openings ??#22

Don't... Simple really :) Look if you follow the general principles you should be fine and if you get caught by tricks, learn the trick there and then and dont fall for it again. Your much better off …


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - What is the fastest way to get a title#29

Yeah look if you are at that age and you want the "fast" way. Then I can am guessing you are not going to get it at all lol. There is no quick way. You have to put in the work, get better and compete …


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - The Only Chess Game where I did 0 Inaccuracies, 0 Mistakes and 0 Blunders.#21

lol why would anyone think that there was cheating in this game??? First of all the opening is very very well known and the opponent made so many terrible moves that finding the easiest/best (hey look…


Lonerdruid
General Chess Discussion - Why is d4 considered Positional move ?#16

In my own experience I would say that d4 is deemed more "positional" due to the fact that more games get played on the queenside (maneuvering and outplaying your opponent in positional/strategical way…


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