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General Chess Discussion - Anyone care to humour me in my fleeting chess analogy?!#1

Being in the middle of a rating free-fall reminds me a bit of gambling. Obviously there can be a lot more to lose by gambling, but chasing a high rating is not that unlike chasing after money on a VLT…


yesiaminmyforties
General Chess Discussion - Mouse Slip? I don’t care.#3

I hear you. I think there's a "no take backs" option in settings.


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General Chess Discussion - 2Do you always check your opponent's rating at the beginning of a game?#1

I have noticed that I'm ignoring my opponent's rating and by virtue of that, I think, I'm playing a bit better. I'm less hung up on the numbers I suppose. EDIT: don't know how the 2 got in front of my…


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General Chess Discussion - In real life competition/professional play, are there games that add time to your clock like 3+2?#1

Just curious how common the x+x timer format is irl.


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General Chess Discussion - Building stronger mental strength?#5

I have a syndrome I like to call SSSM (Suddenly Start Sucking More). Sometimes I'll just suddenly, and I mean suddenly, start to suck at playing even more than normal. When this happens, usually due t…


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General Chess Discussion - How sophisticated are lichess algorithms?#3

@bufferunderrun said in #2: > Openings? No, of course not. That would be silly. Why would it be silly pairing someone who exclusively uses an uncommon opening to great success with someone who defends…


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General Chess Discussion - How sophisticated are lichess algorithms?#1

I'm definitely not well versed in tech talk, so excuse my terminology, but I'm curious about whether lichess algorithms are solely player rating based or do they also take into account playing habits …


yesiaminmyforties
General Chess Discussion - Timer in post game replay#5

Thanks!


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General Chess Discussion - Timer in post game replay#3

@ChessPlayer18587 said in #2: > Just wondering, why would you want that? Off the top of my head, I can't think of any reason why that would be useful. I've been experiencing what some might call lag c…


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General Chess Discussion - Timer in post game replay#1

Is there not a way to see where the timer was with each move that was played?


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