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Shogi would be nice. Maybe Korean chess or Chinese chess. Also, chess variants on larger boards such as Capablanca chess or Grand Chess.

@TheKingClash said in #3: > It is not the number of games that matters: it is your chess ability and improvement that matters. I would advise you to play slower games to improve your real chess skill,…

Your rating curve is steady. Compare it to mine! Don't worry about it.

Thank you, Just.... I play bullet so I can't afford to turn off automatic Queen, but I knew there had to be some other way to avoid it in those rare cases when making a Queen would be a mistake.

My pawns promote to a Queen automatically. How would I avoid this in that rare case when I don't want a Queen?

You probably have tournaments like that in India. I only know US and Europe. So, assuming you can play 6 of these tournaments a year (5 days each plus travel time) you have to earn a "norm" in 3 of th…

You have a full time job. Therefore you cannot become an IM. The reason is simple and it has nothing to do with how strong of a player you are. To become an IM you need to get IM norms. IM norms are o…

I do not care one way or the other about it. Just the other day Carlsen had a mouse slip and lost his Queen in a winning position. He resigned and did not fuss about it.

Let's just get rid of the forums altogether so that NO ONE is ever offended.

I prefer the 1/2. Under the old symbol I have resigned games thinking I was offering a draw.