| General Chess Discussion - Why do some players cancel a random paired game to immedeately start another random paired game....?#7 I cancel games vs accounts with < 100 games. Reduces the chances to run into a cheater by a lot - I haven't faced any for a long time. | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - I noticed some people that play really bad chess have higher ratings#2 You found my profile?! | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - What are chess CAPTCHA’s for[question.mark]#12 @MagnusCarlsen910 said in #11: > There are no rules for language so ya... He's referring to this rule: Don’t make threads for: “join my team” | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - What would be the best opening for white.#9 @Toscani said in #5: >My lowest centipawn opening ... Avoiding mistakes is good, but if you play dull openings as a result, it's also harder for your opponent to blunder. I would go for 'rating gain' … | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - In OTB games, does the player playing the black pieces decide where the clock is placed?#5 FIDE rules 6.4: Before the start of the game the arbiter decides where the chess clock is placed. | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - Lichess rating vs DWZ/ELO/#5 @TheKingClash This formula seems off. My 2500 Blitz rating puts me into the top 0.4%, while my 2500 Rapid rating puts me into top 0.2%, but the multiplier in the formula indicates Rapid rating is easi… | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - The legal trap#17 @theredbishop said in #16: > the trap is played by black and not white @badatthegame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9gal_Trap | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - The legal trap#15 @kindaspongey said in #14: > What if 1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 d6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 Bc4 Bg4 5 h3 Bxf3 6 Qxf3 Nf6 ? Black avoided the trap, but unlike 5.Nxe5? Nxe5 white did not lose a piece. | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - The legal trap#13 @theredbishop said in #2: > 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.Nxe5 Bxd1 6.Bxf7+ Ke7 7.Nd5# White should play 5.h3 and only after 5.-Bh5? play 6.Nxe5! because Nxe5 7.Qxh5 Nxc4 8.Qb5+ wins a pawn. | badatthegame |
| General Chess Discussion - When do u think will we have our first female chess world champion#26 @Alientcp said in #9: > Rank Name Rating > 1 Hou, Yifan [...] > There are exactly 82 men above the highest rated woman. Hou yifan has scored only .5 out of 5 against magnus. Woman reigning men in ches… | badatthegame |
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