| Off-Topic Discussion - Who's the most famous person you've ever met?#32 @KevinWZG said in #23: > the fide president in the evelator I "met" Vlad Kramnik on a staircase. He walked down, I walked up. | Gerundium  |
| General Chess Discussion - Can there be a forced move and a brilliant move at the same time...?#9 Endgame studies (as an art form) may be said to be a whole field that's dealing with series of forced, brilliant moves, usually from both sides. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endgame_study You may wel… | Gerundium |
| Game analysis - Why is it recommended to let black take the fork with ..Nc2?#7 I think you should look at it in this hand-waving, positional fashion: In the end, White will retain a strong Knight on d6 which cannot be ousted easily: it can't be attacked by Pawns or Bishops and m… | Gerundium |
| Game analysis - Could this Guy be 2752 Fide Rating?#2 I think it's not meant to be taken seriously. | Gerundium |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Is it possible to live without Internet and TV for a month? What would you do?#10 Love how nobody tries to make the case that this would be a bad thing. | Gerundium |
| General Chess Discussion - If you were to teach a chess opening, which opening would you teach and why?#10 If they are beginners, I'd say the Giuoco Piano with both colors. Recapitulate the history of chess in your own personal development. Couldn't actually teach it without preparation though. | Gerundium |
| Community Blog Discussions - Endgame Books for Tournament Players#8 @Toadofsky said in #6: > I'm assuming it's similar to his "Rapid Chess Improvement" book, which was useful but not instructive. You have Jesus de la Villa - who is a GM - confused with Michael de la M… | Gerundium |
| General Chess Discussion - Whats the longest ultrabullet played game ?! Does it exist ?#6 @aentrenus said in #5: > He's making stacked premoves, which is against the lichess' TOS It wasn't at the time - the video is from September 2021. | Gerundium |
| General Chess Discussion - Whats the longest ultrabullet played game ?! Does it exist ?#3 Some people were able to play 125 moves in 7 seconds when they could still use advanced input methods. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ5MntQeegg&pp=ygUSV2hhdCBrYiBoYXMgYmVjb21l | Gerundium |
| General Chess Discussion - Help with the French Exchange Please!#5 I think the problem is psychological. Whatever openings you choose - as a chess player, you'll have to deal with "boring" positions. Maybe it would help to get rid of that label entirely. The advice g… | Gerundium |
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