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1.7yr
Found this "opening compass" chart. Think it's accurate?
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1.7yr
[level 1600] Stop Doing This in the Spanish
https://fossfarmers.company/w/afZotX28TuPvHiqYbwczTa13
1.7yr
Lichess has redesigned its broadcast pages
https://lichess.org/feed#zxiy1iWhat do you all think?
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Garry Kasparov added to Russia’s list of ‘terrorists and extremists’
https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/03/06/garry-kasparov-added-to-russias-list-of-terrorists-and-extremists-en-news12
1.8yr
Queens Gambit Declined vs Slav/Semi Slav
For black, between QGD and Slav/Semi-slav, which do you prefer and why? I am trying to understand what is appealing on both sides and why you make the tradeoff of potentially blocking in the your light square bishop. Personally, I respond with the Nimzo Indian as black, and when playing as white I hope for QGA or Catalan.
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The explosion in popularity, personalities, and memes over the last few years has been awesome to see.
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Can anyone explain why this is a brilliant move?
Showed up in my feed on another site.
I'm assuming it's expecting Qxb5, Nxc7+ with a royal fork. But what's stopping c6 or Nc6 instead, keeping the black Queen in a position to protect c7?
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I've never had a set with extra queens
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GM Matthew Sadler
For those of you that haven't come across him, GM Sadler is active on mastodon (@gmmds@mastodonapp.uk), and posts some really exciting and interesting content on his YouTube channel (https://m.youtube.com/@SiliconRoadChess/videos). ... read full post
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Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Gambit [Chess Page 1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H50Azi7mzIsI'm sure many here are already familiar with the Chess Page 1 youtube channel, but I've been watching them lately and figured I'd make a post for anyone else who might be interested. It's entertaining, and I love how they lay out the information. The editing and short format is easy to digest, and I find myself retaining more info from this than anything else I've watched.
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1.8yr
This keeps me up at night too
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1.8yr
The storyline in this game is off the rails
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1.8yr
Have some honor!
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1.8yr
Chessguessr - Wordle for Chess Games
https://chessguessr.com/8
1.8yr
Any tips on where to find a cool chess board without spending a ton of money?
Has anyone found a good online shop or had any luck at thrift stores, maybe? ... read full post
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1.8yr
I only play too defensively or too recklessly, please help.
When I play chess I always take one of two roads which both lead to defeat. ... read full post
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It's very important to protect your ruler.
Just thought I'd take this opportunity to double-check, but how do you feel about chess memes/comics/etc in this community @jalda@sopuli.xyz?
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Playing in real life vs online
I’m sure this is a beginner question, but I’ve playing chess solely online(mostly on my phone) for the past 6 years. ... read full post
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Any tips for learning to calculate faster?
I've been casually enjoying chess off and on for the past year, and while I can tell that I'm improving, I think I need to get faster at calculating. I play mostly Daily games (1300-something currently) and am a puzzle fiend, but I find myself getting into time-trouble constantly when I play games with actual time controls. ... read full post
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Hello, do you have any recommended openings (W or B) for a 1300ish elo player?
I'm a little over 1300 elo, and I feel it's time to start really getting down and dirty and learning openings. I know a little bit about Scandinavian, very little about French and I've recently got interested in Ruy Lopez but I wanted to get the opinion of you guys to see where the next step in my chess journey should be?
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Not sure what book this guy is reading but that looks dubious to me
I got a laugh at seeing this was a "book move".
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Hoisted by my own petard.
Was trying to checkmate in the middle of the board but had my queen too close.
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Tips for how to analyze games as a beginner?
I am trying to start analyzing my games, but I am a bit unsure how to even go about doing that. I originally would have the computer analyze my game, and comment on what I think are the main points of the match I should keep in mind. ... read full post
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Any entertaining books about chess?
More entertaining than educational. Not so much about education and more about diving into the people and culture and fun stories. Maybe I'm looking for fun inspiration.