| General Chess Discussion - Does Chess make you happy? I like playing chess. That said, I wouldn't call the emotions I feel during a chess game joy. It's kind of like watching a suspense movie, but you control the plot and you don't know if the good guys … | Chiksan  |
| General Chess Discussion - Once again I pull a rabbit out of a hat and win a losing position through a brilliant tactic Barely beating players 200 rating points below you, then publicly boasting about it is not a good look. | Chiksan |
| General Chess Discussion - Chess does more benefit or more harm to a human's mind? @SOJB said in #4: > it can also intrude into your dreams if you love it, it's great. Oh cool, I'm not the only one. Once, I dreamed that a king broke into my apartment and I defended by putting a rook… | Chiksan |
| General Chess Discussion - The Buddha HATED Chess, and told his disciples to avoid it at all costs The Buddha lost to scholar's mate 8 times in a row and was eternally salty about it. Historical fact. | Chiksan |
| General Chess Discussion - how to break 800? I looked at some of your games. You play like someone who learned openings instead of learning to play chess. At your level, just vaguely knowing you need to develop pieces and put pawns in the center… | Chiksan |
| General Chess Discussion - how long have you all played chess? Started at age 25 in 2015, played for 3 years, then kind of stopped and got back into it 2 months ago. I almost entered an OTB tournament once, but the waves were good that weekend. | Chiksan |
| General Chess Discussion - Do you resign when you lose your queen early? @sparowe14 That makes sense. Usually, when you lose a queen, you lose a queen *for a piece* and players typically don't resign when they lose 2 minor pieces or 1 rook early in the game, even though th… | Chiksan |
| Lichess Feedback - What do you guys think about a feature of automatic winning after a long period of no movement @proteenx said in #4: > Have none of you seen the "claim victory" button that comes up when your opponent genuinely leaves the game ? OP was referring to a different problem. Some players are petty en… | Chiksan |
| Lichess Feedback - What do you guys think about a feature of automatic winning after a long period of no movement My idea, which I posted in a different thread, was to have a button that pops up after 1 minute or 10% of your remaining time (whichever's longer) that says "click here or you resign" with a countdown… | Chiksan |
| Lichess Feedback - BUG: I can't resign/give up a game @ThePracticeGuy said in #2: > Or, you could just keep playing and try to either make a draw or win. Also, this. Especially as a beginner, keep playing because your opponent might also make a stupid mi… | Chiksan |
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