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Strange to write this during the ongoing Candidates, without mentioning the super-chill Lichess and FIDE broadcasts. There are different ways of using the eval bar. "OMG LOOK THE BAR!"-style is not ve…

I love the new pages too, and ... This is slightly OT but - old or new - I just cannot find any broadcast pages on my iPhone app. What am I missing?

Nico post. I actually often think like you suggest. 1. "If it's too complicated, don't go there." 2. But I also: "If it's a bit complicated, trust your calculation." That can work a fair amount of tim…

> Thibault said: I'm sorry my fellow Pastafarian, we decided to remove all flairs related to religions, to avoid tensions - something they tend to create. Well my religion is smile like there was no p…

In this position https://lichess.org/yxUrl64i#15 Ding played 8 ... Nc6 in the Nepo - Ding worldchamps 2023 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2479640&kpage=8 That game used to, and oughta, …

The first one IS mate in two. Nxf4+ Kg3 Rg2# (The pawns cannot recapture, white moves towards you) The second one, I see that white can threaten smothered mate in 2, but black can protect d6 with Nc6,…

Very easy to see, and the same mating idea is a very well known opening trap, in the Budapest Gambit. Rating ? 1500 maybe

Thanks for a great post. I wanted to answer immediately but wanted a good example: I am at a measly 1600 ELO, with a decent 2200 puzzle rating here. For me it is [perhaps] not a question of V vs M of …

I just must say. An excellent piece of writing!

OK that is interesting. Two two different live cameras from the playing hall were ahead by a lot. For example GM Williams and his opponent had left the DGT board (#44) with "black-won-facing-kings" on…