| General Chess Discussion - What happens to people who are reported for cheating here?#12 Cheaters here are executed with "death by a thousand pawns" I'm sure you know where they are inserted... | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - Unable to understand Stockfish evaluation#11 That IS weird. As you pointed out, 29. Kh1 should be draw by repetition. I wonder if you have found a bug of some sort. | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - Unable to understand Stockfish evaluation#8 tpr, on 25. Qxd4, the White King is on h1 and it is Black's move. on 26... Qg3+ and 28... Qg3+, the White King is on g1 and it is White's move. This is not what threefold repetition means, that becaus… | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - Unable to understand Stockfish evaluation#5 29... Qh4+ would not have been a 3-fold repetition, so I'm not sure what you're saying here laatikko. There haven't been any 3-fold repetitions I can see. I only see instances of 2-fold repetition wit… | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - Unable to understand Stockfish evaluation#1 From a position in this puzzle: https://lichess.org/training/65234 Stockfish evaluates the position after 29. Kh1 as 0, or dead even. But 29... Qh4+ gives Black a forced mate in 2. And when played, St… | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - "Chess100" idea#2 Maybe courtesan or concubine is a better name than chambermaid, which reminds me of someone who cleans pisspots. That piece sounds too powerful for that connotation :P | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - Economic and professional chess lessons#22 Genuine question here. Is advertising considered acceptable in this forum? If so, I'm kind of surprised it hasn't been overrun by ads yet. | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - Thematic tournament choose to only play white or only play black#5 So only allow people to join evenly by choice of starting color. Seems simple. | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - What is the most practical approach to getting better at chess?#5 Chess is a lifetime pursuit. Most will never be great. It's about the enjoyment of improving incrementally. Some have natural aptitude and talent, but for most of us, the above applies. | builder680 |
| General Chess Discussion - - Chess Trivia -#4 Whenever he got sick they threw him in prison because he was ill Leagall. | builder680 |