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Let's make this to the largest chess forum ever! https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/our-challenge-make-this-to-the-largest-chess-forum-ever First Goal: 500 comments!

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So a couple of months ago i posted that i got a decent 8/11 score in untitled tuesday and today i have successfully bettered that score by scoring 8.5 out of 11 in untitled tuesday suffering a loss to a 1900 and a 2300 as well as conceding a draw to an 1800. And when playing untitled tuesday, i realised that in games that i played quickly while not trying to play the best moves but moves that dont lose immediately, my opponents would tend to blunder more while in games where i was slower, i ended up losing and drawing a game while managing to win one or two. So its pretty clear that time management in chess games is important as well as trying to play moves that you think dont lose on the spot. My suggestion to get better at finding moves that dont lose quicker is either to watch more chess on youtube from hikaru for the more advanced players or from levy aka gothamchess from the beginner to intermediate players. Alternatively, puzzles is also another option. Hopefully this will help you improve at chess. Good luck.

I just got Fang.

Just curious

just curious

guys give me ur opinions here on the current kramnik and hikaru situation cuz imo kramnik is just being ridiculous rn and rly just tryna cause some drama

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Just realised that ive survived 2 years of this game of ours

We are currently at 420 members

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I have noticed that today when leaving comments on forums, my comments would write 1 hr ago when i posted it less than a minute ago. Why?

Last night i asked ChatGPT to give me a topic from Greek mythology to write about, so I stayed up until 11:00 P.M. writing this 🥲 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_and_Eurydice Laughing gayly, merrily frolicking through that plain Prancing like a deer, the one who grins in the rain Is Eurydice, that nymph, who resided in the vales Yet too joyous to recognize that underfoot were those scales Her lover, her betrothed, is the son of euphony and light He goes around Greece, playing that lyre day and night When at last the happiest day of his life comes, Is Hymenaios the only one who predicts correctly out of all outcomes? Her last breath is her airy laughter, yet it too sinks to the ground Ah, hate to you, cursèd serpent! Now she too is Hades-bound! When her once-vivid eyes and sweet lips are closed, she then can rest Hymenaios, oh Hymenaios! Was our undying love not blessed? He goes around Greece, strumming that lyre day and night Mourning his maid, he sings laments of the one fatal bite That took everything from Orpheus, and the gods do pity him “Show me where she lies in a sea of wealth, I’ll search it all to the brim.” Confiding in the protection of Zeus, he marches to death’s gates Serenading Cerberus, charming all those poor, pitiful fates Passing cautiously around the Lethe, straight ahead of the pomegranate tree To Hades and his queen of bittersweet warmth, he presents his plea with slight brevity: He plays a tune in a minor key, with not an ounce of bliss to be found “Oh sir, Eurydice is unjustly trapped here, please let her out past your hound.” But the words he sung, the melody he plucked, cut clean through Hades’ heart Both he and Persephone had determined a way to give the couple a fresh new start Hades allowed him to live his life once more with his wife on the surface Orpheus was ready; or was he? He was calm yet at the same time nervous He set off, eager to depart with a queen of his very own, when just then Hades called out, “If you dare face her behind you, she will return to my land again.” Surely no easier task has been prescribed to the hero so brave! Yet over time he doubted all of it, and soon in he gave If his beloved bride was truly behind him, why could he not hear her tread? Turning to see the spirit of Eurydice, just let him be dead, let them be wed! A small gasp escapes from Eurydice’s withered, dry lips She’s dragged back at the speed of light, he can’t even reach her fingertips All the while Orpheus finds himself back in a blinding, wrong realm. It’s like a sensory overload, he just wants to cry, he’s too overwhelmed. He stumbles around Greece, lyre in hand, reminiscing those splendid days Will he ever recover? Most likely not. After all, he’s still in a daze. The only fear he has now is that his life continues to go on Praying that one day they can reunite, that a new era of their love will dawn His hopeless requiems make crocodiles shed tears of despair But wait a moment– a band of roused Maenads accost him from somewhere Oh my, oh foolish, petty grapevine girls, please cut it out now! Him not playing with you is no reason to destroy him anyhow. Oh, you deliriously frantic fools! Thanks to you, the whole world is full of nasty cesspools. The audacity you must have to dismember Apollo’s heir Is surely greater than the amount you would ever care. When you finish, throw his head and lyre in the Hebros River Whispers of hymns from his dead lips are haunting enough to make one shiver Alas, Orpheus! His death shall bring him eternal peace. While the rivers carry his timeless ballads and pass them all throughout Greece. MORE CONTEXT: -Hymenaios was the Greek god of marital contracts and blessed marriages. There is a version of this story where it's said that he predicted the marriage wouldn't last. -For those who don't know, Cerberus is the three-headed watchdog of the underworld. -The river Lethe is a river in the underworld which makes the dead forget the memories of their lives. -Persephone is Hade's wife -The Maenads are female followers of Dionysus (god of wine and revelry) who are usually in a frenzy or rage. They were the girls who tore Orpheus apart. -The Hebros River is, according to some source I read, where Orpheus' head and lyre were thrown. Sorry for such a long post : P

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palestine? or israel?

Ive played 27

Hello everyone. I would like to think each and every member for joining this club and we would not be here without each one of you. So, we would like to host a chess tournement to celebrate this milestone.

I absolutely hate playing cheaters. Cheaters just cause tilt and make u lose rating for nothing. And cheating in untitled tuesday when a chess.com premium is on the line (not fully sure to be honest) is just so frustrating. Worse part is that the rating lost for me on this case was so significant. https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/91898468639?tab=review