Off-Topic Discussion - Do you believe in superstitions#7 Whether a black cat crossing your path brings you bad luck or not depends on if you are a human or a mouse. As a matter of fact, black cats were not always thought to bring bad luck. Among British and… | Sefegiru |
Off-Topic Discussion - For your country#10 Beer! | Sefegiru |
General Chess Discussion - Store the games of a tournament OTB#3 Hm, honestly a study seems like the best way to go. You can put each game in one separate chapter and even choose from which side the board is displayed. Additional information about the game, such as… | Sefegiru |
General Chess Discussion - In Memoriam Luc Winants (1 January 1963 – 7 February 2023)#1 It is with sadness that I noted the passing of GM Luc Winants. While he never quite reached the absolute top, he treated us to some entertaining games and good chess. Perhaps most spectacular and memo… | Sefegiru |
Off-Topic Discussion - Is it really okay for men to cry?#6 There is only one valid authority to tell you if it is okay for you to cry or not - yourself! Let others judge if they will. If I feel like crying I will cry. It's not like I'm going to ask anybody fo… | Sefegiru |
General Chess Discussion - knights and horses#7 A bit off topic, but I can't resist... Recently I read somewhere a player comment on a position: "Your knight is so badly placed, it is no longer a horse - it's now a donkey." Thought that was pretty … | Sefegiru |
General Chess Discussion - Any Book Recommendations on Improving Dynamic Play?#3 If you don't want to invest money, or just preview books for free before you buy them, check out Online Library: https://archive.org/search.php?query=attack+chess&sin= It is legal and for free. All yo… | Sefegiru |
Game analysis - Why does this move by black cause the game to go from +0.5 to +5.4?#2 It prevents Qxd8+ ...Qe8 Qxe8# but the knight on e5 is still hanging, I think. At a quick glance without the engine, I would say that ...Nc6 instead of ...Ba6 is a better defense. Edit: Oh no; ...Nc6 … | Sefegiru |
General Chess Discussion - Why I can't clone this specific study?#2 When you create a new study, you can choose a number of settings, like if you wish to make it public or private, if you will allow people to chat in your study, if they may or may not download it, and… | Sefegiru |
General Chess Discussion - Opponent gets 25 points when they win, I get 6 points when I win???#2 Even if the rating is not provisional (with a question mark), there can be a huge difference in RD (rating deviation) which determines the maximum amount of rating points you can win or lose in a sing… | Sefegiru |
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