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That clears it up. Thanks guys!

Hi! Can someone explain to me why black could mate me? He was in check. Thanks! https://lichess.org/fzC0EfHX/white#28 Does checking not enforce a king move? In that case, why are checks in the game at…

This is why you "always play Kb1!" :D. It's a good lesson to learn. Most of the time it is beneficial to have the king protect the weak a2-square that appears naturally after long castles.

Imagine gatekeeping another persons percieved happiness about a win against a strong player. Congratulations! Nice win. Ultrabullet is a strange beast :D

I would say maybe try to pin down what parts of the game you struggle with and order a book on the subject. In my case I noticed I lost almost every queen endgame I played. I realized I struggled with…

I mean shouldn't you be thankful? If they are blitzing out moves surely you can capitulate on that? They are basically handicapping themselves.

If you are going to play this d4, Bf4, Nc3 system you have to be aware of black's weak c7-pawn. It might seems crude and primitive but as early as move 4 you are already almost winning with 3. ... Nc6…

Nothing satisfies me more than seeing 1. Nf3 scrubs getting demolished with unsound gambits :D.

Getting in pawn to d5 is a huge achievement for black in 3+ but should be done VERY carefully since it exposes the king; uncastled in the form of checks on a4 & b5; castled in the form of Bc4 Qb3 move…

In this game I think a3 was fine, as others have pointed out. HOWEVER; In other positions where you are attacking (especially when Q's are still on the board) a common motif for breaking open the king…