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I would like to be reminded that I am close to running out of time more than once per move in correspondence/daily games (I think there is one warning, typically 24 hours before). Ideally, I'd like to…

I don't understand how the app decides when to prompt me to move in my correspondence games when my time is running low. I would like to be able to customize this to have more frequent warnings when m…

I am interested in this position: https://lichess.org/4Rgityc1/black#120 I understand that in general this is a theoretical draw. However, I also know that proving it may be tough for the side with th…

I am interested in this position: https://lichess.org/SGHxPKtS/black#71 It seems like black can't go after the a pawn with the king, but that black is winning anyway because the kingside pawns are fas…

Thanks a lot. These comments are helpful.

https://lichess.org/study/1guBHpNc/4aVAyvlu This is a correspondence time-controls game I played with the white pieces. Evidently, my calculation was a problem. But I would love to have some tips in g…

tpr, thanks a lot for the comments. Evidently Qxh8 is even better than Qxh7 (with the goal of getting queens off with +2 pawns), because if black captures Qxg5 then the h pawn can't be stopped.

Also: would you have played on in the final position as black?

Here is a recent 5 days/move game I played with the white pieces. I am a bit lost in the complexity of the middle game, and would love to hear the thoughts of a stronger player. I have started to add …

Thanks a lot!