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General Chess Discussion - FIDE Picks Breast Implants as a Sponsor for Women's Chess#85

I'm guessing that they're short of options. This can't be their first pick. Is it still possible for them to reconsider? I suppose it's at least good that the marketing is on reconstruction after canc…


NoPawn
General Chess Discussion - e4 is refuted#39

@Akarsh_2010 said in #38: > 1.e4 c5 white has +0.2 advantage i don't see how this is loss for white It's a troll thread but a +0.2 advantage isn't something real. That's just Stockfish's evaluation. O…


NoPawn
General Chess Discussion - e4 is refuted#37

@Shadow1414 said in #21: > #1: At computer level, 1.E4 might be a non-optimal choice - compared to 1.D4 and 1.Nf3, but no human is rated 3600+. No, the highest level chess engine tournaments actually …


NoPawn
Lichess Feedback - Replace 5+3 With 5+4 in Blitz Quick Pairing?#5

I get that some are resistant to change but I'm just trying to consider improvements. Plus, isn't it elegant? 3 2 | 5 0 | 5 4 You get the rightmost option by adding 2 to both the base and increment. T…


NoPawn
General Chess Discussion - Extent of Improvement#26

It's naive to think that everyone can become a GM. I don't even think the Polgar experiment is representative and we're talking about dedicated kids there (perhaps pushed too much as well). Master lev…


NoPawn
Lichess Feedback - Replace 5+3 With 5+4 in Blitz Quick Pairing?#1

5+3 is currently the longest blitz Quick Pairing option but 5+4 is the longest to still qualify as blitz. It would be nice if this were standardized to 5+4 (most consider blitz to be anything under 15…


NoPawn
Lichess Feedback - Why is my training everybody else's business?#3

How about realizing that people may value privacy more than you? Maybe respect that human right. It's unnecessary personal information and makes me more self-conscious. It's my data. Do I really have …


NoPawn
Lichess Feedback - Why is my training everybody else's business?#1

I tried the Puzzles feature for the first time today and I noticed that the rating is public. It doesn't seem that I can change this. This is really weird to me. I'm not trying to compete with anyone …


NoPawn
Lichess Feedback - Too Many Ways to Castle (suggested option to reduce)#5

Yes, I had that default setting which weirdly works both ways. I never knew it was even possible till I found myself instantly losing for it.


NoPawn
Lichess Feedback - Too Many Ways to Castle (suggested option to reduce)#3

It felt like both worked anyway but perhaps I just mouseslipped.


NoPawn