| General Chess Discussion - Do you feel that Classical on lichess is too slow, but Blitz and Rapid are too fast?#1 I feel that 120+30 on Lichess is just too slow. Many players leave games without resigning, making the Classical according to FIDE rules almost unplayable. However, I also feel that Blitz and Rapid on… | OSpengler |
| General Chess Discussion - Players I prefer not to play#39 I used to dislike London System players. But now I have learned the anti-London line, I'm starting to love these London System players. They're mostly just handing me an easy opening and easy victory,… | OSpengler |
| General Chess Discussion - People who refuse to resign#46 @magicsacrifblunder said in #45: > Not resigning or not drawing, is a excellent way to improve your skills on defence and counter attacks, without to count the improvement on calculation. > > So, if y… | OSpengler |
| General Chess Discussion - People who refuse to resign#41 @DigitalDestruction said in #38: > @magicsacrifblunder Again: Fine, but the overwhelming majority of us will continue to not play due to this. To a normal, reasonable person it's infuriating to watch … | OSpengler |
| General Chess Discussion - People who refuse to resign#39 According to the rules, they don't have to resign. However, I do agree that people who refuse to resign in clearly lost positions probably suffer from the psychological bias of loss aversion. This kin… | OSpengler |
| Game analysis - The powerful Reti Opening#3 @Ii_Chillanger_iI said in #2: > Thanks, Dude I'm a d4 (& also OLD BENONI) player so this is very helpful for me... When I play as Black, I usually play ...Nf6 against 1.Nf3. I think 1.Nf3 Nf6 is bette… | OSpengler |
| Game analysis - The powerful Reti Opening#1 https://lichess.org/5B1d91y4/white#4 As a d4 player, I've learned to start with 1.Nf3 and transpose into d4 openings. The advantage of this strategy is its great flexibility and also psychological con… | OSpengler |
| General Chess Discussion - why endgames are so hard ?#18 LOL the London System fans can keep downvoting me, which will never change the fact that Queen's Gambit is 67 times more popular than LS at master level. Most masters don't use the London system becau… | OSpengler |
| General Chess Discussion - Why is the London System so popular on Lichess, despite its bad performance at Master level?#10 @Ben10Tenyson Most top players don't play the London System. According to the Lichess database, only 5575 masters played Bf4 after 1.d4 Nf6, while 377790 masters played c4. Queen's Gambit is 67 times … | OSpengler |
| General Chess Discussion - Why is the London System so popular on Lichess, despite its bad performance at Master level?#1 At master level White only has 17% win rate vs. Black's 33% after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 g6. London System's performance for White is even worse than some uncommon openings like the Alekhine and Mo… | OSpengler |
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