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General Chess Discussion - Tournament prep#13

@AnvitkarkalA I have played 2 OTB tournaments lately and, even knowing it, I lost 4 pieces because I didn't do the "Is this move safe routine" properly. I would have finished first in my class in one …


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General Chess Discussion - Tournament prep#11

@AnvitkarkalA said in #10: > The only thing on how I lost is not paying attention to other pieces and their future moves. Curiosity, was it related to "Is this move safe"?


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General Chess Discussion - Pawn play#2

More precisly move 13 white https://lichess.org/wdt486vJ


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General Chess Discussion - Pawn play#1

One facet of my game that I have little knowledge of is pawn play. This morning I analyzed a game and Stockfish recommended playing b4 after having completed my development. Why play this move at this…


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General Chess Discussion - Is cheating for losers?#5

Nope, cheating is not for losers; ask Donald Trump who has become President of the United States!


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General Chess Discussion - Tournament prep#4

The ultimate action before doing each move, ask yourself "Is this move safe?"; if everything is surely OK, then move. Remember, before each move. Remember, before each move. Will you remember; even wh…


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General Chess Discussion - Related to chess.com#3

Are you a premium member? That could explain why you play like a genius in their eyes. ;)


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General Chess Discussion - Why does white move first?#10

If you want to break the rules and start as black, find a fellow that will accept to play like this on Lichess and, then, play the Knights until you can play black first. It means that the Knights wil…


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General Chess Discussion - Hypocrites and hyperbullet#7

The worst are the hysterical playing hyperbullet; same hyper reaction wheather they win or lose.


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General Chess Discussion - My first OTB tournament#10

An update. My first OTB went very well. My objectives were to live this experience and have fun and I had. It was a 90 minutes + 30 sec. per move. 2.5/5. My first opponent won the tournament and I lea…


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