| General Chess Discussion - Which Opening Do You Play?#13 I play two openings: 1) This isn't always the move order, as I vary the move order based on the opening I'm playing + because sometimes people try to play aggressively to interrupt, trick, or not have… | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - What is your craziest opening you ever made or designed?#3 @HuaTianXiangQi said in #1: > My craziest opening is Crazy Gambit. > 1. e4 e5 > 2. d4 c5?? > 3. b4??? a5???? > 4. f4????? g5?????? > 5. h4??????? ...... This just loses pawns/destroys your center if y… | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - What is your craziest opening you ever made or designed?#2 The following moves can (generally) be played without interruption against any opening, unless your opponent plays an opening that setups a formation/attack that specifically counters it. If they do, … | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - What its this opening? I have been seeing it a lot in blitz games.#6 @etotheithpower said in #1: > lichess.org/editor/rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/5PP1/PPPPPNBP/RNBQ1RK1_w_Qkq_-_0_1?color=white No idea what it's called. AFAIK it's an unholy amalgamation of the Amar that I s… | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - What its this opening? I have been seeing it a lot in blitz games.#5 @ColossusChess said in #4: > This is just a bad bullet opening. If black doesn't castle short goes for long castle,h5,h4, even h3 after g4 sacrificing a pawn, black is winning. See my past games. Ther… | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - Why has the cheating rate increased over the past few years on lichess?#38 @mkubecek said in #36: > People often tend to "just know" things that turn out to be partially - and sometimes even completely - wrong. > > > I wouldn't be so sure about that, many people use engines … | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - Why has the cheating rate increased over the past few years on lichess?#35 @nadjarostowa said in #30: > Yet, more often than not those miraculous moves are totally legit. Like when someone knows an opening pretty well, or the player makes well-known mistakes and the opponent… | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - How to not lose a won game??#5 Limit your opponent's options. The further you're into a position, the easier it is. Sometimes this is trading pieces of higher value for lower value pieces, so that you can simplify the position wher… | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - Opponent catches me unprepared in an opening#6 The best way to deal with new or unknown openings is to verse yourself in positional and tactical theory, not memorize every single possible opening. Many openings or positions have similar weaknesses… | thebigdirtyflagger |
| General Chess Discussion - "Do you honestly believe that flagging is fair play?"#54 Live by the clock flag, die by the clock flag. The lack of increment produces unique games and allows unique openings to flourish. If you don't want to get flagged, don't play without increment. | thebigdirtyflagger |
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