| General Chess Discussion - in sicilian defense, why 2...d6 is played?#24 You play d6 to prepare Nf6 without getting hit with e5 from white | b-file |
| General Chess Discussion - Should I start playing Sicillian Defence and Ruy Lopez?#15 At your level, You will need to learn a LOT of theory, ideas and principles to play a new opening with at least the same results as your old ones, Especially with openings like the Ruy Lopez and the S… | b-file |
| General Chess Discussion - Is castling really that important in chess?#32 Try not castling and you'll see the problems, You will have tactical problems that would not be there if the rooks were connected, The king will get in the way of your other plans, If the position ope… | b-file |
| General Chess Discussion - why does magnus not stream#6 Mabye he just wants to play some chess without the pressure of having to provide constant entertainment... He is the world champion, Not a content machine :) | b-file |
| General Chess Discussion - A question on elo progression and chess studies?#4 350 points in a month is a lot but this is normal if you're just getting started and putting in some work. It will get harder once you get stronger obviously, Otherwise you'd be the best player in the… | b-file |
| General Chess Discussion - Caro-Kann vs French Defence#35 If you want a very basic comparison between the French and the Caro-Kann: Both openings aim towards a solid structure with e6-d5 and breaking the white centre with c5, If you play the French you accep… | b-file |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Why is the name Greek gift?#7 From Wikipedia: The etymology of the phrase "Greek gift" in this context is not entirely clear. The obvious explanation is that it alludes to the Trojan Horse, and specifically to Laocoön's famous tim… | b-file |
| General Chess Discussion - Lichess says that englund Gambit is blunder.#5 Lichess does not use the "book move" like chess.com, It just evaluates the move on its own, Even pretty common and (by most players) respected openings like the benoni, scandinavian, and alekhine defe… | b-file |
| General Chess Discussion - Sicilian's endgames#7 In the open sicilian black is usually a bit more solid and has an extra central pawn, But white has the queenside majority. These things are usually not relevant untill really late in the game and you… | b-file |
| Lichess Feedback - No rating refund or notification?#1 I was just playing a bit in the classical shield and noticed I had gone up like 10 places in the standings after a loss, So I checked if I lost to a cheater earlier in the tournament and indeed I did.… | b-file |
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