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@TheKingClash said in #3: > You can go to lichess.org/account/preferences/chess-clock, and set 'Give more time' to 'Never'. You seem to have missed this part of my post: > Exceptions can be made to bo…

I play blitz in part to learn how to play under time pressure. I can't do that if you relieve the pressure whenever my clock runs low. Also, I play rated games. Rated games are supposed to be at least…

> The rules are not secret. As far as I am aware, the terms of service were changed when the policy changed. It just did not happen with a big announcement of that specific change. And you were asking…

I would imagine something becoming a bannable offense always warrants an announcement, even if nobody has actually gotten banned for it. I don't think the rules should be secret, especially when we're…

> This used to be the case, but it is not anymore. We were tired of tracking down whether consent was given, when it was given in close to zero percent of cases anyway. Really? Was this change in poli…

We already have a solution for players who want to play "Centaur Chess": bot accounts. Those accounts are unfortunately not allowed to post games in the lobby, but they can send challenges. Additional…

I'm glad something is finally being done about it :)

Why do the rules specifically say "opening book"? Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is not an opening book, but it seems bizarre to me to disallow it while allowing books like "Winning with the Najdorf". IMO…

See? This is exactly the problem I'm talking about. So far there are four people in this thread and at least three different interpretations of the rules. 1. My interpretation was: Any and all books/v…