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General Chess Discussion - My answer to those letting the clock run when they're totally lost: is it too passive aggressive?#10

I mean if you're an 1800 in a room full of GMs then yeah, you're the patzer there but without such a context and assuming we're talking about strength relative to the average player then 1850-1950 Lic…


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General Chess Discussion - My answer to those letting the clock run when they're totally lost: is it too passive aggressive?#7

"1850-1950 patzer" is like saying 6 foot 1 short guy, well below the tallest (aka elite players) but also well above average (aka 1500s) is not short.


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General Chess Discussion - How to beat an IM in chess :) #7

H4 can work in bullet against people who play the same opening every time, just keep pushing the h pawn till it takes a rook and promotes.


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Game analysis - Scholar's mate question#9

Okay I think amazingoid's answer makes the most sense.


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Game analysis - Scholar's mate question#6

I was using the Lichess database and the 94th game was my game.


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Game analysis - Scholar's mate question#1

Is the opening explorer correct here or is there some kind of malfunction? It's saying the position after black's third move has been reached 93 times and no one saw the mate in one? https://lichess.o…


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General Chess Discussion - Is it bad sportsmanship?#4

I don't think it's poor sportsmanship to play on in a lost position but I also don't think it's poor sportsmanship for the winning player in that position to play nonsensical moves to prolong the agon…


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General Chess Discussion - My MAGNUS CARLSEN game.#4

Sure, why not.


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Game analysis - What do you think about this checkmate?#2

I might fall for that in a bullet game but not a 10 minute game.


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General Chess Discussion - How can a pretty good player get to very good and beyond?#1

I had big rating gains when I first joined Lichess but I've been stuck in the 1700-2000 range for a couple of years now.


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