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Lichess Feedback - Why did I draw when opponent timed out?#2

There is no legal sequence of moves from this position to you checkmating your opponent. See https://lichess.org/faq#timeout


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General Chess Discussion - getting to 2000k is pretty easy, actually#12

2000k == 2,000,000 I doubt, anyone can reach this on lichess.


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General Chess Discussion - Why are people allowed to give you time in bullet?#3

Switch it off, if you don't like it. Preferences / Chess clock / Give more time


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General Chess Discussion - Aborting before starting not counted as a win. Arguments in favour of this are illogical.#15

A line between game and non-game has to be drawn somewhere. I think, it is the FIDE definition of a chess game that each side has made at least one move. Of course you could draw this line somewhere e…


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General Chess Discussion - 2800 as a 1600 FIDE player. What's next?#5

AFAIK, FIDE doesn't rate bullet.


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General Chess Discussion - Why is everyone so mean spirited?#11

My honest opinion, sorry if you don't like it: Those who complain the loudest about the mean spirited are themselves mean spirited.


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General Chess Discussion - Why am I getting more black?#2

392 white games > 367 black games. I'm not interested in followers!


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General Chess Discussion - Why is my time running out so quickly?#3

What you experience as your opponent's time, is actually his time plus the time the information needs to travel between you, your opponent and the lichess server. This time is called lag. What your op…


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General Chess Discussion - Lichens variant revolutions#2

What is a variant revolution?


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Lichess Feedback - It shows I left a game in rapid but I left for 10 secs.#2

The time depends, among other things, of your history of game leaving.


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