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great to be able to turn it on or off depending on e.g. how you want to focus

interesting but with Tan leading & most likely to win I can't agree it's as you predicted ;) also Muzy and Lagno different... 4 whites an advantage for Tan, rivals can't knock her out

Indeed it is the organisers who are scared of chess960, which should help them actually. As for variants no reason to remove them but personally shogi would be my next choice, I believe white is winni…

@a76firedragon said in #36: > i wish i could win the lottery so i could invite you in France, where i live, to a special chess event that i would put in place > > the event would be called " Annecy ch…

solution to choosing channel: lichess could remember preference instead of having to choose. also note we are talking about what we see while waiting for a match.when game finishes try to show game ju…

If you're playing in a smallish pool, you put in effort but standard chess in computer age means everybody else is also improving, so maintaining your rating actually shows improvement

>>is there any way to objectively measure my improvement you could compare your "accuracy", this would show how your games compare with The Perfect Game. Nowadays e.g. with computer analysis we can't …

rather, ratings are eroding (although slower for the elite who avoid lower rated players) as a well-prepared lower rated player is more than a match for a coaster. Hence chess960, with its ridiculousl…

I suggest a toppled king instead of a raised flag , which could be confused with "claim victory"... I know I am not the first player to do this lol... and after my opponent left the game instead of re…

Thanks