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Community Blog Discussions - A Lichess Team transformed my online chess experience. Are you missing out?#5

Good blog! Chess is more fun in a community. Fact!


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General Chess Discussion - Puzzle Streak Personal Record#5

@lazzaknight said in #3: > Thanks for pointing that out. Pawn endings have always been very challenging for me because there is a lot to calculate. It helps when we have some concepts with memorable n…


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General Chess Discussion - Puzzle Streak Personal Record#2

Congratulations! The reason why Black plays that first kingmove is because he will win if he can stand on one of the highlighted squares. It's a combination between using opposition and stepping on th…


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Off-Topic Discussion - What do you smoke when you are playing chess?#40

I quit smoking about 10 years ago, but I know someone who enjoys smoking a piece every once in a while @smokingcastle


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General Chess Discussion - Let's chat about lichess puzzles vs. chess.com and share tactic practice resources.#4

I prefer the puzzles on Lichess, especially when it comes to speed solving. Chesscom has way too many backrank patterns in their speed puzzles. It started to annoy me after a while. Lichess feels more…


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General Chess Discussion - Books related to Positional & Stratic Play#6

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy : Advances since Nimzowitsch by John Watson It's about the minority attack, playing with and against the IQP, good/bad/active/inactive bishops, outposts, .. Even thoug…


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General Chess Discussion - Why does white move first?#17

@Toscani said in #16: > In English there is a nice distinction between using White and Black for the players and light and dark for the squares. In my own mother tongue which is Dutch, we just say "wi…


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