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Game analysis - Why was move 17 for white a blunder, why?! How to avoid blunders in blitz?#3

It gives up the control over the dark squares e5 and f6. And there is no prospect to play f5-f6 to attack on the kingside and no dark squared bishop to cover those squares. The Bd5 is the best minor p…


Nerwal
Game analysis - Why are these blunders? WHAT?#3

The question would be rather, why would f6 and e5 be good in this position, it doesn't solve any problem Black has.


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Game analysis - LiChess to update further on the Analysis comments#3

Since Steinitz we have established that a player can only deteriorate the current game balance with a bad move, not improve it with a good move. So good moves, brilliant moves and so on are purely sub…


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Game analysis - "Bishops are better than knights in endings"#3

But only because Black tried his best not to win.


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Game analysis - (Benko theory) Is 7.Nc3 much worse than 7.Bxa6? Why?#6

The sample is too small (both in quantity and quality) to draw a clear conclusion upon 7. Nc3.


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Game analysis - Can somebody explain this puzzle to me?#2

Nd7 not only attacks the queen but threatens to win a full rook by discovered check with Nf8+ and Nxe6+.


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Game analysis - f4 was a turning point blunder?! why?#3

Not only it loses a piece in this case but the construction d5-e4-f4-Bg5 is fragile in general and sometimes simply dubious, the bishop gets hit by h6 or f6, the dark squares are weakened and the f4 p…


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Game analysis - Practical tipp: defending R-RP (b- / g-pawn) passively is easiest#6

@Sarg0n said in #5: > Yeah. I just wanted to point out that one can even retreat to first rank immediately. > > Worst case scenario: you cannot decide which drawing continuation to choose and run out …


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Game analysis - Practical tipp: defending R-RP (b- / g-pawn) passively is easiest#4

The passive defence isn't just the easiest; it's ultimately the only defence if it's too late for Philidor. [Variant "From Position"] [FEN "6k1/8/R4K2/6P1/8/8/8/1r6 w - - 0 1"] https://lichess.org/ana…


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Game analysis - Nice little Rook sac idea.#5

The sac is completely unecessary and only "works" because White is completely winning already.


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