| General Chess Discussion - The whole world loves Lichess.#3 I account a number of reasons for this: the accessibility, clean interface, the constant updates, powerful training tools, and the bustling community. All this for free. Lately, I have been using my o… | roni_chessman |
| Game analysis - Very good positional game I played with white OTB. #7 @chessanalyst Good game. Very conservative style, taking advantage of weak squares and doubled pawns. Not quite how I play my Queen's Pawn Game, though I am also (as of late) a very conservative playe… | roni_chessman |
| Game analysis - Today's "training" games. #3 @voronn09 Hahaha. Thanks. Actually during the first game, the computer says I missed forced mate 4 times in a row, owing to my conservative approach. Hopefully, I can play sharper OTB. Hate to lose or… | roni_chessman |
| Game analysis - Today's "training" games. #1 Training, because I am practicing for a standard tourney this Saturday. Variation suggestions are very welcome. Game 1: https://en.lichess.org/igyGdRgk/white#0 Game 2: http://ficsgames.org/cgi-bin/sho… | roni_chessman |
| General Chess Discussion - Why is stalemate a draw instead of a win?#16 Stalemate is a draw because as per the rules of chess, none of you have any more moves that would "advance" the game to completion. A case of almost, but not quite. Result begging the question(s): "Di… | roni_chessman |
| General Chess Discussion - Preparing for a standard tournament. Have not played in 6 years. #14 Tournament is in T-3 days. The suspense is killing me. (Not literally speaking, because I would like to be alive to play in the tourney). | roni_chessman |
| General Chess Discussion - Are you betting on Magnus or Karjakin? #3 Magnus all the way. I'd even wager he will ruin Karjakin's opening prep by deviating immediately into a super quiet, non-book variation. | roni_chessman |
| General Chess Discussion - Preparing for a standard tournament. Have not played in 6 years. #13 @Bad_Bishop_Jones Nice! I am very curious as to how the rosewood/boxwood looks like. Those handcrafted pieces and semi-tournament size boards are excellent to train with in coffee shops. (They have th… | roni_chessman |
| General Chess Discussion - Preparing for a standard tournament. Have not played in 6 years. #11 @legend I would definitely hope I am stronger than 1550 CFC at this time. My positional grasp in the middlegame and tactical pattern recognition should be significantly better (I hope :P) @bad_bishop_… | roni_chessman |
| General Chess Discussion - Preparing for a standard tournament. Have not played in 6 years. #5 Thanks for the tips #2 and #3. Much appreciated. So then I think it will come down to endurance more than anything. I'll be sure pace myself and choose solid structures and minimize tactical fistfight… | roni_chessman |
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