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General Chess Discussion - Can you think about an impossible position ?#61

@hangrad read what you are asking for and it is not what I said which was "How about this - try and find a position with no moves period. White to move but white has no moves - I dont mean legal moves…


smagol
General Chess Discussion - Player around 1500 who wants to get better#6

An excellent book is Nimzowitsch - My System. A classic and takes you through a lot of what you need to know. 1500 level players get consumed with playing the most aggressive moves and miss important …


smagol
Lichess Feedback - What time zone does the server use?#1

What time zone does the server use?


smagol
General Chess Discussion - Impossible position quiz#1

Try to find a position with no moves period. White to move and white has o moves - I dont mean legal moves I mean no moves period! I know on after coming close to it in a game.


smagol
General Chess Discussion - Can you think about an impossible position ?#53

How about this - try and find a position with no moves period. White to move but white has no moves - I dont mean legal moves I literally mean no moves. I do know a position like this after coming clo…


smagol
General Chess Discussion - Highest number of logins#1

I have been watching and it ranges from 15-29K people logged into the server at the same time. I think it may have hit 31,000. What is the highest number of users logged in at the same time.


smagol
General Chess Discussion - Lichess server time#1

I am just wondering what the server uses for time. The reason I ask is that I wonder when a new starts as my ratings dont seem to match what was my daily close rating?


smagol
General Chess Discussion - Blitz material mercy rule#28

The rules of blitz chess are almost like the rules of chess. You lose when your opponent gets checkmated, resigns or runs out of time. The only other way to win is if they cheated. There is no rule in…


smagol
General Chess Discussion - Cheating#4

Actually you can check processor utilization from a web application and you can also check to see which services and applications are running.


smagol
General Chess Discussion - Cheating#1

I have played online for 20 years and recently I have noticed a huge uptick in cheating. It seems like I get a notification every week or 2 that someone I played cheated. I have 2 questions 1)Why not …


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