| General Chess Discussion - How to win this endgame as black?#4 One could relocate the king to f2 and then force the bishop off the board with e2. But simpler still, I think: 1...Kb2, 2.Ke1 Kc2 3.Kf1 Kd2 4.Bb5 e2+ If white moves the Bishop earlier, b3 falls. | LostEarthworm |
| Lichess Feedback - Suggestion about abandoned games#3 There absolutely needs to be a wait period before the claim victory button becomes available. This issue has been raised before, but players love to win by pressing a button! here: https://lichess.org… | LostEarthworm |
| General Chess Discussion - The play a4 challenge!#3 That's not quite right, Rise. Derrotado plays the Ware opening, which is obscure but he is well versed in it's theory. Paulcarrero wants people to play openings where they know nothing. To get an unus… | LostEarthworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Ideas behind the moves#3 It stops cold Black's Queenside development. Bd7 hangs b7, and Nc6 allows white to degrade the pawn structure by Bxc6. The move Schlechter played, a6, might be forced. But that is exactly what Rubinst… | LostEarthworm |
| General Chess Discussion - A well-known cheater!#2 Nope, that's just the greatest chess player who ever lived. | LostEarthworm |
| Lichess Feedback - bad connection = loss why????#10 Fellow Lichess players! I hear many of you bemoan a flaw on lichess: the 'claim victory' button which magically appears when an opponent disconnects for a fraction of a second! Do not be fooled by the… | LostEarthworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Best Chess Books Ever Written!!!#16 There are different types of chess books, of course! Among the compendiums, here are some singular works: The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, by Mikhail Tal My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Alex… | LostEarthworm |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Should Chess Have Affirmitive Action? Shouldn't we do more to combat racism in chess?#6 I'm reminded of a poignant short story I once read: https://archive.org/stream/HarrisonBergeron/Harrison%20Bergeron_djvu.txt | LostEarthworm |
| Game analysis - Opening preparation bears fruit#14 "because delicious pawns are delicious" - LM OhNoMyPants The best answer to anything chess! | LostEarthworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Unbreakable Fortresses#2 In the last tournament I played in, I managed to construct an unbreakable fortress in order to hold the draw. I had a chance to go after the g3 pawn, but that is not an undertaking devoid of risk... H… | LostEarthworm |
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