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General Chess Discussion - braindead#5

Hi, I understand completely what you are saying. I refer to it as "Chess Burnout". Another way to describe it is I just feel "Blah" (those times where I'm frustrated or I just don't seem to have the d…


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General Chess Discussion - How many checkmates can you find in this impossible (but hilarious) position?#17

I found 19 confirmed but thought I had found 20 the first time I did it. Spent about a minute on it for 3 passes. You can pick up additional mates changing promotion from Queen to Rook. Very Enjoyable…


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Lichess Feedback - thank you to my dearest friends#14

This is one of the strangest forum posts I have ever read. @duckmate3, you do realize that you are posting messages on LiChess and not Chess.com? Why are you discussing payments for chess.com in a Lic…


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Game analysis - a puzzle#11

I saw Rd7+ which starts the process and looks like a forcing mate. Great post! Cheers! Scott


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General Chess Discussion - Opening training on lichess?#14

Opening trainer should be put back. It may not have been useful for some but for me it was a good tool for selecting best candidate moves in the opening. It was a Lichess original and was one of the t…


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Lichess Feedback - New training section feedback and wishes#11

Since the update I've completed approximately 70 puzzles. While they tend to be more realistic, I find they're getting repetitive. The solution is always +2 or 3 pawns gained (material equivalent). I …


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General Chess Discussion - Longer time controls for Tournaments 30 min 60 min 40-2#2

I agree with @Highlander1149. I'd love to see longer time control tournaments that use what we can find OTB. I would join and play if Lichess had 30+5 or 90+5 or even 115+5 tournaments. I prefer the 5…


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Lichess Feedback - Tactics Trainer Problem Concerns#18

patzersixtyfour - patzersixtyfour - you make a good point. There are people who are just looking to do them for fun and not for training. There are times I want to just do simple problems. I just did …


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Lichess Feedback - Tactics Trainer Problem Concerns#17

Horse_Badorties - Chess Tempo is a great site for tactics. I've had an account there for a long time and use the Custom Problem sets myself. There are so many ways you can configure them. It takes a l…


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Lichess Feedback - Tactics Trainer Problem Concerns#9

GroteJongen - Hi, thanks for your explanation with the problem I referenced in my message. I like the way you worked it through. I do like difficult problems and enjoy working them out but I will say …


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