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General Chess Discussion - A 1500 level puzzle (puzzle storm rant and lots of analysis)#1

Puzzle storm has been lots of fun, but I've noticed a lot lately that position difficulties have been way off. In the first 30-40 puzzles, there often a position that has a solution ending way too ear…


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Lichess Feedback - Puzzle with two solutions only accepts one#5

I completely agree with #1. That puzzle is objectively flawed - both Nf4+ and Nc3 are completely winning. Given the choice in a game, I'd probably choose Nc3 since I know the theoretical endgame is wi…


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Lichess Feedback - Lichess You Told That This Will NOT Happen#12

@Vertonghen I'm not talking about same positions with a few pawns changed, I mean the exact same positions. There are definitely exact repeating positions occurring often.


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Lichess Feedback - Lichess You Told That This Will NOT Happen#10

I consistently have the same puzzles over and over, I'd say about 8 repetitions each run. I've seen the same puzzles from day 1 repeated even today. That's why after each run, I try to view solutions …


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Lichess Feedback - Puzzle with no clear solution#6

@Katzenschinken Full line which is forced after white's 23. bxc3: 23. ... Qa3+. 24. Kc2, Qxc3+. 25. Kb1, Qb3+. 26. Kc1, Qa3+. 27. Kc2, Qa2+. 28. Kc1, Nc5, and black wins. If you choose 28. Kd3, it's m…


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Lichess Feedback - Puzzle with no clear solution#3

It has a clear solution. The lichess engine doesn't avoid repeating moves in winning positions (because it evaluates move-by-move). Instead of repeating checks, after Qa3+ and Kc2, simply move Qa2+. A…


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General Chess Discussion - A Marathon Event#34

This tournament was so much fun. It was around the 20's hour of continuous bullet that I forgot how to speak English and was seeing double. At least the chess moves were in tact (っ◔◡◔)っ ♜


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Lichess Feedback - Streamlining for Lower-Popularity Variants#1

Hello, It is no secret that the most popular variants on lichess are bullet and blitz, and finding a game takes a matter of seconds, no matter the time of day. However, other variants such as hyperbul…


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General Chess Discussion - hedgehog appreciation thread#6

@intro_bard_bot As fast as I can possibly go!


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General Chess Discussion - hedgehog appreciation thread#4

Cute hedgehog pics and memes? OKAY https://i.imgur.com/TCJIRiY.png If you don't understand, that's normal


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