| General Chess Discussion - how many books does chess grandmasters have?#4 chess books are for entertaining and for making money if you write them. The information you read, you still have to implement it into your game. GMs don't need to read chess books, they know how to "… | ongimack |
| General Chess Discussion - What are some good openings/tips for the atomic variation?#5 I don't even know what atomic is. When I'm done with normal chess, maybe I will get it a chance. | ongimack |
| General Chess Discussion - Why is the Stockfish ELO rating changing?#6 yes, just because it wouldn't do well against me doesn't mean it's a bad program or it is getting worse xD | ongimack |
| General Chess Discussion - Queens Gambit#9 In our club we have a 2100+ player who sometimes plays the grob. No defeat yet. So it should be fine for most players. If you know an opening that is a big plus! If you haven't studied the grob and pl… | ongimack |
| General Chess Discussion - What's more valuable rook or bishop?#42 which one is best? Depends | ongimack |
| General Chess Discussion - How to improve from 1300-1400#13 I gather you mean your blitz rating on this site. If that is the case the training tactics everyday is important. Also work a little on your opening play. Try to be consistent with your openings. This… | ongimack |
| Game analysis - I dont understand the analysis of one move#4 Looked at Nc7 with an engine. It didn't suggest Nxc5 but Nb8. Later however it ended up only getting one pawn for the knight. Maybe this is why it suggested Nxc5 | ongimack |
| General Chess Discussion - Does it bother you when people don't resign when their position is lost?#21 Doesn't bother me. It is their right to play on and it is a good opportunity to train defense for them. Each situation has pros and cons. | ongimack |
| General Chess Discussion - If Magnus Carlsen plays a couple of games on lichess, would the cheat detection in the site trigger?#8 Depends. If he gives note to the site managers, they can write in exceptions so the cheat code doesn't block him. It doesn't seem like the site marks titles yet. | ongimack |
| General Chess Discussion - Why do people "slow roll?"#35 It's fine. When I think I'm lost and I see no reason to go on, I just resign. I have better things to do. Once I was playing a master and played the Grünfeld horribly wrong. I could see I that it was … | ongimack |
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