| General Chess Discussion - QGA 3. e4#2 d5 isn't a very good move for white. Black's idea should be to defend the c4 pawn, which Nf6 does indirectly (by attacking e4 first). After 4...Nf6 5. Nc3, black should play b5!, when white will have … | NM amazingoid |
| General Chess Discussion - Ideas behind the moves#2 http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1119757 One of the comments on the thread gives Razuvaev's analysis of the game. His comment on the move was: <An astonishingly deep decision. It is import… | NM amazingoid |
| General Chess Discussion - Why does the engine recommend 2. ... h5 for Black against Grob Attack?#2 It's pretty simple. You put direct pressure on the g4 pawn. Obviously, a trade of g for h pawns is structurally crippling for white, as he is left with an isolated h-pawn, not to mention your rook all… | NM amazingoid |
| General Chess Discussion - Puzzle stockfish#7 You walk the king far enough away from the b-pawn and play Qxa3. It takes roughly 25 moves to get the king far enough away to be able to take on a3. The moves I provided above start the process. | NM amazingoid |
| General Chess Discussion - Puzzle stockfish#4 At depth 102 (!!!) Stockfish says mate in 40 from the initial position. | NM amazingoid |
| General Chess Discussion - Puzzle stockfish#3 It sees it quickly if you step forward a few moves. If you put the black king on d7, stockfish announces mate in 37 almost instantly. And, you can get to that position by force (1. Qb5 Ka7 2. Qc6 Kb8 … | NM amazingoid |
| General Chess Discussion - A poor man's approach to become better?#2 I completely agree with you. It sounds a bit silly, but just being familiar with the chessboard is important in being able to improve. Of course, the reason why people suggest playing/solving tactics … | NM amazingoid |
| Game analysis - Does anyone know why Topalov did not press here?#2 This game was the second game of a 2-game rapid match at a FIDE World Cup. Topalov won the first game, so all he needed was a draw to advance to the next round. This often occurs at World Cups, where … | NM amazingoid |
| Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Guess The Move.#4 Yeah, this would be awesome! | NM amazingoid |
| General Chess Discussion - R+P vs R endgame practice#1 If you guys want some practice with R+P vs R, I created a study to highlight some of the more typical non-trivial positions. https://en.lichess.org/study/QitAK1Ra If there's demand for it, I can do si… | NM amazingoid |
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