| General Chess Discussion - Aim higher! But how do you improve?#8 Step 1: Abandon all time controls without an increment and less than 15 minutes. Get rid of that damn addiction! You can never improve if you keep playing blitz and bullet. Step 2: Study tactics const… | PrepareToLoseBruh |
| Game analysis - scandinavian knight maneuver?#2 Simply put, it's one of those moves that are barely playable but will work against inexperienced players. Your opponent played terribly in response to your move. Against an experienced scandinavian pl… | PrepareToLoseBruh |
| General Chess Discussion - Losing chess motivation#10 Check out these two games I played when I was a kid. (Both as Black.) http://en.lichess.org/aVCLekiV http://en.lichess.org/S4vKEzt7 (Dat help mate tho) Trust me, I managed to work my way from there to… | PrepareToLoseBruh |
| General Chess Discussion - How to prepare for an OTB tournament?#3 Revise your openings, Don't touch bullet or fast blitz for a while (stick to rapid/standard games), do tactics (at your level, it is integral), revise your basic endgames, play against stronger player… | PrepareToLoseBruh |
| General Chess Discussion - Hardest Mate In 1 Puzzle Ever.#3 Everyone turn off computer evaluation as soon as you get to the analysis board. xD | PrepareToLoseBruh |
| General Chess Discussion - Hardest Mate In 1 Puzzle Ever.#1 Post the time it took for you to figure out this puzzle. White to play and mate in 1. http://en.lichess.org/analysis/1Bb3BN/R2Pk2r/1Q5B/4q2R/2bN4/4Q1BK/1p6/1bq1R1rb_w_q_- The position is perfectly leg… | PrepareToLoseBruh |
| General Chess Discussion - How to improve your chess level ?#5 At your level, tactics make all the difference. 1000-1500 ELO players usually give up the game because of a one or two move blunder (ie not seeing forks, skewers, pins etc) so I would really encourage… | PrepareToLoseBruh |
| Game analysis - An Interesting Game.#1 Just goes to show how sharp the dragon lines are. Not that I'm complaining. Also I missed mate in 12. http://en.lichess.org/O6nY3LwTevkc | PrepareToLoseBruh |
| Game analysis - Really interesting game with a 2256 rated player, think I could have pulled it off right to the end#4 how is the position even in the least viable? you're just down a piece lol | PrepareToLoseBruh |