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Lichess Feedback - It looks like my game is frozen on my tablet?#2

nevermind it aborted for some reason


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Lichess Feedback - It looks like my game is frozen on my tablet?#1

It looks like my game is frozen on my tablet? rapid 15 10 rated moved 1 e4 and no black move (human opponent)


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General Chess Discussion - How to be good at corenspondence chess#7

a) Use opening books (printed books and the Lichess or other databases) and study the lines you are playing in your games... this is a big part of correspondence chess even in the old days of post car…


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Lichess Feedback - donation changes#3

Good to know, and that may be it, thanks! But... it would be very important I would think to mention that on the donation page, or somewhere along that track, so as not to have to resort to troubling …


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Lichess Feedback - donation changes#1

I went to change my donation I think all it did was make me have two donations now? My last monthly was just taken out Jan 17, 2021 and now there is an entry also that it was also taken out when I tri…


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General Chess Discussion - How you make strategies in the game in a tough position#15

Worse comes to worse, use prophylactic thinking (is that the term?)... try to figure out what your opponent wants to do from his recent moves / position / etc, and try to completely mess it up to make…


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General Chess Discussion - What is a realistic annual goal in climbing the rating ladder?#15

was too long, edited, but yes 150-200 a year at least is very possible.


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General Chess Discussion - KID and Sicilian Dragon#2

In my opinion, the KID and Dragon are very different beasts. My understanding of the KID is it features a closed somewhat static pawn center where Black has to work to manage f5 well into what would b…


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General Chess Discussion - Dutch Defense#3

"Killer Dutch" by Simon Williams for the Classical variation. To be exact. Doesn't cover the Stonewall or Leningrad variations I believe, almost certain without actually buying the book to say for sur…


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General Chess Discussion - Dvoretsky's endgame manual or 100 endgames you must know#33

Yeah, yeah, after a couple weeks of sitting on the fence on this one you finally convinced me too @matrimbloodycauthon , despite I've heard it takes a couple years to get thru entirely from a one or t…


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