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A bit tricky from a programming perspective. If I were designing a chess board for on-line use such as this I would have clicking and dragging inputs to be essentially the same. i.e. that when you let…

The problem with your suggestion Lat5 is that it would punish everyone because of the actions of just a few. The only real solution is to report those who display bad sportsmaship, and move on. Gettin…

@Lat5. It's even less fair for tournaments to limit 1min per move than for regular games. Saying 1 minute is enough for most positions is admitting you think 1 minute isn't enough for all positions. S…

I disagree. This would punish those who have the time available and are taking it to work out their best move in what may be a tricky position. If you have more than 1 min on the clock then they shoul…

What would be the difference?

http://en.lichess.org/OI0IZxVg/black I'm looking for helpful advice on converting this advantage to a win in this position.

43.. BxN 44 (any move by white) (Black Bishop forced to move) 45 h3 Bxh3 STALEMATE

http://en.lichess.org/tTUBEmBZ#77 Why is 37 b5 and 39 Kc5 considered blunders here when they're just for simplifying the board and centralising the king respectively. They should at best be considered…

ratings don't matter as much as some people on this thread seem to think they do. Stop getting hung up on what your rating is and a) get a life or b) just enjoy the game

that's an irrational fear. You should be glad to play a GM if it happens to be the case you do get paired with one. even if you have almost zero chance of winning it'd be a learning experience. The on…