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Yet another pointless reform that will create a bunch of new problems until in a few years they make another pointless reform to "fix" them.

@Toscani said in #25: > What if's the clock was not the god of end games ? @NatalijaFirenkova > What if the EGTB could do 32 pieces? Claiming a draw in the last 1% of the time control would not change…

@Toscani said in #17: > What is extremely ridiculous is letting a mechanical clock that dates back to 1861 decide how the game should end. > The EGTB from 1983 are more resent than the clock. Online C…

@Toscani said in #4: > I don't know what EGTB is but that's not how chess works. There's no such thing as an "insufficient material" rule. If one player runs out of time and there is a sequence of leg…

@SixtySecondsOfHell said in #864: > Live chess is more signficant to many, and giving each player their own booth in which to play, for privacy, is hardly punishment. > > I'd think men would want to p…

@SixtySecondsOfHell said in #862: > They wouldn't have to travel with an e-sport model. > > OTB is fine if it can be done without giving girls PTSD by making them sit across from boys they can't stand…

@SixtySecondsOfHell said in #839: > If we're talking about women who play chess I mentioned using the e-sport model of playing in arcades rather than directly over the board. If we're talking about wo…

Great! Now let's also stop pretending NM is a real title

2.Nc3 looks fine but I'd probably try to go for an e4 push. 3.Bg5 could be a reasonable way to start.

The only Algerian thing about this opening is the lack of development