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Currently, for blitz, my second worst rated defeat ( https://lichess.org/fYo29Mw4 ) was done by a cheater. Why should a game won by a cheater count as one of my worst rated defeats?

https://lichess.org/KGV8ajXZ

I meant exclusively challenges, they would still be able to play standard lobby games and quick games.

A recent user who has been banned, @TheRacingApprentice, has managed to get onto the leaderboard within 50 games, less than one and a half hours by abusing the fact that his rating can be boosted by f…

For yourself, as you are sub-1000 it will seem that way, however as you get better at bullet chess the strategy involved will be apparent. I thought the same way about 15 second chess for a long time,…

By your logic any trash game against an opponent who plays weakly and where you have the overwhelming advantage after a few moves is "beautiful."

I consider almost no decisive game to be a "beautiful game," as any game that is decisive is most likely decisive due to a mistake by one of the players. A "beautiful game" should have some marvel, or…

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Start first with strategy, then endgames, and lastly openings and tactics. It is really important to have a general idea of what your plan is in a game, and to be able to win won endgames. Tactics and…

Symmetrical English (1.c4 c5) is the main reason I stopped playing the English as often.