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Lichess Feedback - Lichess cheater arena pairing#30

Just to emphasize what has already been stated on one aspect of this, cheating seems fairly rare, at least in the time controls I play. I play exclusively anonymously these days, mostly 1+0 and 3+0, a…


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Lichess Feedback - Reconnecting Error while playing games even though internet is working fine and no issues#2

I've had the same issue starting a few days ago (maybe longer, but I've only really started to notice in the last week). I get frequent reconnecting messages, one every few minutes at least. For me th…


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Game analysis - Why is this the move ?#3

It's really down to the two bishops, or as is sometimes easier to think of the two bishops (but not as accurate, in my opinion), the power of the bishop you have but your opponent doesn't. Here, that …


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General Chess Discussion - Is Alphazero only better than humans because it played more games?#17

I'm not assuming "freedom" or anything similar makes us more intelligent. My point was just that super-specialized neural nets have become better than humans in some specific domains, but at least par…


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General Chess Discussion - Is Alphazero only better than humans because it played more games?#16

@OnlyBetterNoBlitz No, initial A0 and LC0 played only themselves. The early games are hilarious, as they're basically random. There's enough of a signal even there to learn to play better, though, as …


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General Chess Discussion - Is Alphazero only better than humans because it played more games?#14

A few major points. 1) The sort of CNN used in A0 and LC0 is not really that much like the human brain. It's perhaps more similar than what is done in traditional engines, but it's hardly the same thi…


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General Chess Discussion - what would happen if DrNykterstein played Zhigalko_Sergei?#2

They've played over 400 times on lichess, so it's not such an interesting "what if?" :)


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General Chess Discussion - 2+1 or 1+1 should be the default tournament timings#21

Eh? Hikaru is #1 rated FIDE blitz and #4 rated FIDE rapid, and he's been well over 2800 classical. He doesn't get "destroyed" when there's increment or the TC is slow, unless you're really abusing the…


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General Chess Discussion - 2+1 or 1+1 should be the default tournament timings#6

My favorite time controls have a small base time with a small increment, and 2+1 and 1+1 number among those. For me, they check all the right boxes. Tempo is still fairly fast, but I don't have to wor…


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General Chess Discussion - Is this winning or a draw for white?#10

Heh, after the preprint was released on arxiv, it became popular to whine about the conditions for SF. People continued to whine even after the full paper was released, showing that those complaints n…


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