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Off-Topic Discussion - *Today is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition!#3

Slavery have never been abolished entirely, for instance it still exists in Africa today in 2023 (about 7 million slaves in total; there is an estimation of up to 20% of the population of Mauritania b…


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Off-Topic Discussion - Hello, I am Joseph Saelee (JdMfX_) the 2 time world champion at NES Tetris. How to play chess?#18

For starters do a lot of tactics. There are some chess players in the tetris community afaik, you may seek advice from them. Have you played TGM series by the way (I prefer it personnally) ?


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Off-Topic Discussion - Which is the best martial art and why?#2

MMA of course. After this, martial arts who involve competition where both opponents attack the other without restraints besides the rules of the sport (BJJ, boxing, wrestling, judo etc). Choreographi…


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Game analysis - "Bishops are better than knights in endings"#7

@Nerwal both players have been very generous!


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Game analysis - "Bishops are better than knights in endings"#1

This is what many say however even with two extra pawns, in this game it ended as a draw! https://lichess.org/mx82GDUI/white


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Game analysis - What is the best opening and why it is the Englund gambit.#1

High level chess play though clever and dedicated theoretical preparation https://lichess.org/tHizHx8ToeN6


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Lichess Feedback - Misspelling on french page/faute d'orthographe#1

Dans l'historique des problèmes tactiques réussis, on trouve pour un problème résolu la mention "résolu" mais pour un problème non résolu on trouve "non réussiS" alors que ça devrait être "non réussi"…


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Game analysis - Why tactics are important#1

see https://lichess.org/GwH0XQVyQOYQ The climax of the game is at the 30th move imho.


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General Chess Discussion - Why answering a capture threat by another capture threat is *BAD*#3

After f4 Black can still play 14...Qf6 and protect his pawn. His position is bad indeed but Nf5 loses on the spot.


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General Chess Discussion - Why answering a capture threat by another capture threat is *BAD*#1

In short: because you give the attacker the possibility to make additional damage with his attacked piece while the threat still exists on yours. You give him a free tempo. In the worst case (from his…


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