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Lichess Feedback - game lost by time in a position where opponent can't win#36

Now that's an algorithm! Come on developpers, don't you chicken out! But, actually, as far as I know (from most of this kind of topics) there IS a "moron's rule" in US chess where the endgame king + b…


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Lichess Feedback - game lost by time in a position where opponent can't win#26

@Sicilian67 said in #25: > What is not normal (IMO) is supposing that one player plays like a moron to get self mated.... So now you might define exactly what "like a moron" is so you can codify it in…


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General Chess Discussion - Blunder ?#4

@petri999 said in #3: > Anyway blunder is a move that loses a lot. Whether if was possible to find or not by reasonable effort. Exactly that! And rather than being sad about the evaluation of your mov…


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Lichess Feedback - Daily puzzle (#TkBHz) - what next?#3

It is not easy indeed, but I think it is possible. Black might force the white king in the corner with the queen until white has to move a pawn on a dark square where the bishop can't defend it anymor…


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Lichess Feedback - game lost by time in a position where opponent can't win#23

Why does this discussion never come up when a player with only king and pawn left against king and queen and rook wins because of timeout? No sane player ever would ... etcetc. Still people don't comp…


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Lichess Feedback - Suggestions#10

@I_invented_google We had this discussion dozens and dozens of times here. And NEVER one of those "brilliant" players could give a precise definition of what makes a move brilliant. Of course, if a mo…


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Lichess Feedback - New header update covers thing up...#8

@b4c4d2 said in #7: > I find it very useful not having to scroll all the way back to the top bar. Also, the bar only pops up when you start to scroll up. Just start a down scroll and it vanishes again…


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Lichess Feedback - New header update covers thing up...#5

Thanks @HailstormChessPlayer. When I use the Analysis board, that new bar covers the material difference of the "upper" side. Nothing can be done about that, neither scrolling nor resizing the board. …


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Lichess Feedback - Analysis not working#15

@Bite_The_Bullet said in #14: > does it work for people that donate? Lokks like the problem was only temporary. And no: donation has no influence on any feature of Lichess. I wouldn't have confirmed #…


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General Chess Discussion - Keeping the median ratings at 1500#12

@glbert said in #11: you probably wanted to say arithmetic mean. I did. Thanks.


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