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General Chess Discussion - There's something about the 'bye' response I really don't like.#9

Do you want players to say bye or ghost? It's one or the other. The other words need to fit the age group you are saying bye to. Online we do not know the age group, so it's best to keep it short or f…


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Off-Topic Discussion - How do you think the world will end?#58

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/how-to-talk-to-a-climate-doomer-even-if-that-doomer-is-you/ "Microplastic fiber pollution is already contaminating the human food supply, and continued expos…


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General Chess Discussion - Is keyboard for moving allowed yet?#11

@petri999 Thank you for the quote on the rule and your comment, but it's a rule to "pause the clock" no matter who's turn it is to play. Each player has their own clock that runs only when it is their…


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General Chess Discussion - I challange you to try to refute the Smith morra gambit, the winner gets happiness.#5

https://youtu.be/wy_nv3WJH3o Try: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 ...


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General Chess Discussion - Feeling like a proper chess player#10

What is a "proper" chess player? @Benjamin87 At what time controls do most feel like their chess is at their best? AI answer, based on the search results ... https://www.perplexity.ai/search/What-is-a…


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General Chess Discussion - Death of chess.#46

Please redefine the subject title. Chess has never been alive, nor can it die out. Chess can continue to change like it has in the past. Some like to tweak things, so tweak chess by a small rule chang…


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General Chess Discussion - Is keyboard for moving allowed yet?#6

I play with move confirmation enabled. So I move my mouse to move pieces and press the enter key to confirm move. It is faster than pressing with the mouse to confirm the move. It permits to see the p…


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General Chess Discussion - The eval bars in live games decrease the fun don't they?#8

The eval bars is like a crowd of bots cheering about a game. Just like there are humans cheering and commentating in other sports. The cheering crowds can be represent in many ways. It does not decrea…


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General Chess Discussion - Park OTB Chess Sets#1

The dimensions of a chess set goes with the space available to play. There are giant park sets that draw in players, but some feel the pieces are unwieldy. They don't always pick up the pieces. They d…


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Off-Topic Discussion - How do you think the world will end?#53

A world does not need to have life to be considered a world. The sun makes deserts and evaporates waters and if something bad happened on the sun, it would probably hit us in less than 10 minutes. One…


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