How can I tell if a move is brilliant or just a dumb sacrifice? It's shameful to give up half of my pieces for literally nothing other than a worse position.
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How do I get an attack going when the position is stable? Do I have to sacrifice like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08jEcWKzxWU ??????
Whenever you are losing a game online do you ever feel like whipping out stockfish? Have you ever done so? How do you combat the urge?
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#45
What's the best opening for white and black?,I always play the Owens and the larsen nimzowitch,is this openings played by gms often
Many intermediate players get good with their main openings and tactics but get stuck eternally at 2000 level. What's the biggest factor and ways to break through from that point and get better? I also study endgames but have been the same rating for 5 years.
Any tactical positional or time management skills a 2200(blitz) is lacking compared to a 2400 im struggling to get past the 2400 barrier that's not just the standard "study more "
How can I play crazyhouse matches
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Jul 31, 2025
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#52
And another question if I can, if you wanna grow, should you play strategic or aggressive? Thank you.
What is the best chess format/time control to cultivate improvements in any area of chess?
Jul 31, 2025
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#55
I have participated in unrated OTB tournaments until now and won a couple of them. Considering this I have been thinking of registering to my National Chess Federation but I am not 100% sure if I should do it. Do you consider that I would improve more if I would play in rated tournaments?
What are some practical applications from chess psychology for improvement? Thank you.
Jul 31, 2025
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#58
why do I always lose as white, but always win as black in my otb tournaments?
What openings would you recommend for black?