I think my opponent skipped their opening prep for the Englund Gambit 🤔
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I just analyzed a game I played and came across a really cool tactic that white could have played in this spot. Can you find it?
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What's your thoughts on playing theoretically unsound openings?
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My opponent played Bf5 here, and the engine said this was a big blunder, that changed the evaluation from around 0.0 to around +3.25. But why is that such a massive mistake? My opponent loses 1 point in material after trading 1 R for 2 Bs. Why would that cost them 3.25 evaluation points?
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I'm currently practicing the Rousseau Gambit as black. I think I'll stick with it. It's a bit risky, but a very fun opening that can sometimes get you very quick and easy wins.
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I'm a lousy 1100 elo, but somehow I managed to win a daily game against someone with a rapid rating of 2260 after spotting mate in 4 in this spot (even though normally I often don't even see mate in 2 🤣). White to move. Can you find mate in 4?
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Can you guess the elo of white and black?
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Do you think there's any point in studying Grandmaster games as a beginner?
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What are the most important concepts I should learn in order to get to like 1500 elo?
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How do you become more consistent as a chess beginner? I feel my performance is like a roller coaster, and I'm looking for tips on how to reach a more consistent performance.
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Guess the ELO of white and black....
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I'm kind of struggling to understand the subtleties of positional chess.... Why is the move c4 almost 1.5 evaluation points better for white here than Nd2? What's the idea behind c4? I thought trying to kick off that annoying knight on e4 should be the priority here, but I guess I'm wrong.
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White just made a mistake by playing Bd3. Can you find the correct sequence of moves that wins material for black?
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I recently drew a game against a 1850-rated player (I'm only around 1150). I later realized that my opponent made numerous big blunders, and I missed every single one of them during the game 🤣 How many of those blunders can you spot?
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Why does the engine want me to play Bxf6 here? I thought opening up a file right in front of your King is generally a pretty stupid idea....
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According to Lichess, 29% of 2000+ rated players play Nxd4 in this position (filtered for rapid and classical). I'm honestly kinda surprised that such high-rated players still make blunders like this.
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This is a very common opening that can arise after white makes some common inaccuracies, which puts black at a -1.27 advantage after move 7. But why is this position so good for black? And if you're a more experienced player, what would be your long-term plan here as black?
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What are some good endgame resources (books, courses, videos, articles etc.) for beginners?
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Why does the engine consider Rxc6 as the best move for white here? I briefly considered this move during the game, but didn't like it because I thought it would only strengthen black's isolated pawn after b7xc6? So why does the engine suggest Rxc6 here?
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Why does the engine prefer that I castle short here, rather than castling long? Isn't castling short extremely risky due to the open h file?
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Black to move, can you find mate in 3? (this is from a match played by GothamChess)
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Stockfish says Nxd5 is a better move here than Be6 by a factor of around 0.5 evaluation points. Why is that? Why is a trade a positive thing for black here?
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This is the opening of a recent game I played. After only 6 moves I had a -0.77 disadvantage even though I was white. Did I violate any opening principles or why is this a bad position for white? And what opening principles should I keep in mind to play better openings?
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How do I get better at positional play as a chess beginner, and is it something I should focus on?
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Smothered mate in 10 moves
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