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General Chess Discussion - why are people telling lies about chess#30

This is a quote from Wikipedia: Joseph Henry Blackburne (10 December 1841 – 1 September 1924), nicknamed "The Black Death", dominated British chess during the latter part of the 19th century. He learn…


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General Chess Discussion - Opening by Style#9

Hi Arsenalfanrichi, To create a new repertoire, you need to have some idea of your chess style. After all, in order to play the opening phase successfully, you have to feel comfortable with the positi…


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General Chess Discussion - German11 Exists?#2

Yes, I think german11 should get a special trophy from lichess for most dedicated/active player. To play that many games for the love of chess is both amazing and inspirational.


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General Chess Discussion - I win casual games but lose rated games...Any tips?#3

I have two suggestions that might help: 1. Play only one game of 30/5 on lichess once a day. 30 games in a row on a fast time control is way to much and your just losing as your not playing optimally.…


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Lichess Feedback - Please improve board themes!#46

@ScaccoLento Thanks for the beautiful wooden board background. I'm using it right now and it looks great! Also, can you make some wooden pieces? Would love to see a cream/light or dark brown pieces fo…


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General Chess Discussion - About the Tarrasch Defense#1

I'm thinking about trying this defense in my games. However, I would like to ask Tarrasch players some questions. 1. Is it better to play the main line? (4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6) Or the Swed…


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General Chess Discussion - Creative players?#15

Bronstein was one of the world's strongest players from the mid-1940s into the mid-1970s, and was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics. From Wikipedia


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General Chess Discussion - openings suggestion#18

My suggestion is to play an all gambit repertoire for both black and white. That way, you will have fun playing open attacking positions where you can avoid dreary positional chess and endgames. Think…


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General Chess Discussion - Wouldn't it be cool if chess used a belt system?#9

I think it would be really neat if FIDE created an Elite Grandmaster Title with the criteria that the person had to be in the World's Top Ten. At least everyone would know who the Elite Grandmaster's …


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General Chess Discussion - What are some of the most controversial or unique chess books?#13

Here's what I would recommend: Good Beginner Books: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess The Game of Chess by Tarrasch Controversial Chess Books: The System: A World Champions Approach to Chess. The author cla…


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