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Since the rating system has become a classic "tail wagging the dog", the question is how chess tournaments should incentivise players in future. Simply per tournament, spending as much as possible on …

Ratings are the reason players from Carlsen down to some very young juniors are avoiding playing. In fact for South African players, it has become a thing to go and gain rating overseas, then refrain …

During lockdown a shift to hybrid seemed eminent. High level chess, comprising open and women's sections, was not to be restricted to those who can financially commit to a tourist lifestyle. Players w…

A pity that this World Championship qualification event does not focus on "serious games". At 32 players left, 13 of the 16 matches finished 1-1, and at 16 players left, 7 of the 8 matches. This refle…

With no action against Israel genocide, this blockade seems like mere posturing.

In a nutshell, this is why 960 has to be the main event and standard just for a few heritage events

It is heartening to hear that Lichess takes a stand on moral issues, I understand the Russian federation is also experiencing the wrath of Lichess sanctions. Then it is disheartening to realise that t…

Engine evaluations of starting poistions may be considered, especially if we include non-symmetrical but equal random starting positions we we will have around 960 times 800 starting positions.

I have not managed to find https://lichess.org/@/justiniano565 's article online. Anyway, one solution could be to make it chess 958 with position 80 and standard excluded. Basically people are lookin…

if you have time, check by yourself as much as you can, but if you do not check with the engine you may come to wrong conclusions, fatal in the opening. One criterium beyond today's opening theory jun…