| General Chess Discussion - Play or train, what do you prefer? Never, I just cram games and hope that good moves become muscle memory. My potential (and ability!) is limited, but it's fun to play silly chess & never think about notation or the book never done a p… | |
| General Chess Discussion - Is it time to get a professional chess coach? If you're serious about becoming a titled player then some master coaching wouldn't hurt - ideally an NM or above who can share their experience of going from candidate to master | |
| Lichess Feedback - 960 ratings range / Volume? When sending out a challenge it only lets me play an opponent within 500 points of my rating, but in the lobby you can play anyone within 400 -2900 (It's hard to get a 960 opponent, so it would help w… | |
| General Chess Discussion - I feel morally sad when I post on the forum, no one agrees with me, I am on the verge of depression @Ludo2001 People will give you a thumbs down because: Reasons You've earned the right to not care what people think. Even a clown like me can say The Grob is as good as any of that e4 crap and not car… | |
| Off-Topic Discussion - *Happy International Asteroid Day! ~ Do You Believe A Big Astrroid Hit Will Happen In Your Lifetime? Our Planet's atmosphere does a wonderful job of breaking up these asteroids, but sometimes they slip thru the net! (I remember seeing the one in 2013 all over the news. Scary stuff) ..but I do think w… | |
| General Chess Discussion - My rating triggers me It blows my mind that people can have a bullet/blitz rating higher than their rapid. How is that possible? My rating crashes & burns every minute you take off the clock :( | |
| Off-Topic Discussion - I found a good read Just starting 'Perfume, the Story of a Murderer' by Patrick Süskind -Been waiting years to read this one! Recs: 'Crime & Punishment' and 'Catcher in the rye' - Utterly flawless classics 'K-PAX' - Not … | |
| Game analysis - Cheeky 7 move checkmate Don't think I've ever lucked into this one before! https://lichess.org/gSTWER2Y | |
| General Chess Discussion - Can you ımprove your chess skılls by playıng ONLY bots (la questıon) I was unsure about playing humans so played my first ever 100 games against the Danya bot & maximum engine - I got destroyed in ways most players can't imagine!...but it left me absolutely unfazed at … | |
| Community Blog Discussions - Losing at chess: an unpacking Not sure Kasparov was a 'mindful eater' with his Toblerone chocolate :) Maybe being comfortable is important? I prefer to play Chess in a distracted way & have fun, because no type of preparation woul… | |
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