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@jiesen Think of your opening repertoire like a gradually building process. Nobody remembers everything. I did a lot of studies in all kinds of openings. I did a lot of computer analysis and did my be…

@jiesen I eventually did find the win, but at first I thought black could draw. This is one of my weaknesses. I have studied many different endgames except the most important one. That is the more com…

@simondagoose I just copy and paste the game link.

I played a tough game that made it look like I was winning. My opponent resigned when it was technically drawn. The computer points out that I should have played Ka5 instead of Kc5. It says Ka5 is win…

@blundererxd I think you are right. Maybe I posted this in the wrong place because I am not discussing chess strategies. Is there a way to move this to a more appropriate place?

A lot of chess players have deep self esteem issues because of the stereotype that chess is a smart people game. Our rating becomes important to us because it gives us a sense of upward mobility in li…

@InkyDarkBird said in #10: > This solution works. > I am wrong. It is counter intuitive. when I first started analyzing the pawn game, I thought black would win because white should run out of moves f…

@greysensei said in #8: > Interesting. If I was teaching kids to play for the first time, I'd teach them first how to checkmate with a queen and king vs king. Then I'd show them pawns and the idea to …

@InkyDarkBird said in #6: > ....none of your positions in the study consider the possibility of black copying white's moves. Black can't copy white's moves. 1.e4 e5 2.c3. If 2...c5 white answers 3.c4 …

I made a study on the simplified four pawn game. According to my analysis 1.e4 is a win for white. https://lichess.org/study/ORdmNFQD/EttSv6SM The most challenging line is 1...c5 from black. Otherwise…