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Despite having strong go (baduk) engines the game of go somehow stayed away from cheating scandals. But lo and behold: a player was suspended because of alleged engine use. And no one knows whether th…

In this game https://lichess.org/V0m3eSGNa88p I was black and after last Ke7 the position was repeated three times (moves 34, 36, 38), however I wasn't able to claim threefold repetition. I could only…

Are there any chess myths that many players believe? I googled it but articles about chess myths mainly focus on non-players.

Could we have some stats about how often "K+P vs K+N should be a draw" topics are posted? I've seen a lot of them lately.

I was thinking about this since I joined reddit and lichess. Requests for game analysis are very rare. Mostly people post tactics or won games to brag about. Are people just content with stockfish rev…

I just lost a game where stockfish was giving me stable 4-5 advantage. It's hard to win when your opponent is just as clever as you.

I'm trying to get better at endgames so I thought it'd be nice to practice positions by playing with a friend. I don't know however which positions would be instructive and balanced at the same. How w…

Does anyone play anonymously sometimes to relax (and maybe feel better about themselves)? If I'm logged in even casual games can be very hard and exhausting. So I play anonymously secretly hoping that…

Well, time control already kinda covers that. If you want people to play fast then play blitz. In a long game 30+ minutes can be spent on one all-important move.

I like turtles.