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General Chess Discussion - The case of India#1

Five Indian chess players will participate in the 2024 Candidates tournaments: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and Dommaraju Gukesh in the open section; Rameshbabu Vaishali and Koneru Humpy …


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General Chess Discussion - Ian did it again!#1

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi tested the King's Gambit once more, this time against three GMs at the 2023 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship, scoring three points, including against the Falkbeer Countergambi…


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General Chess Discussion - An argument for making chess960 the standard for chess#76

@Onyx_Chess said in #73: > Don't get me wrong, I'm fully aware that there is also a faction of people who find great purpose in the classical variant and studying it, and I'm sure that the GMs love ha…


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General Chess Discussion - Are you a chess player?#11

I'm a chess lover!


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General Chess Discussion - An argument for making chess960 the standard for chess#62

First of all, I wish you merry Christmas and New Year's Eve. Let's see, this debate has been enriched in recent hours due to the great many opinions expressed, some of them completely contrary. I lear…


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General Chess Discussion - An argument for making chess960 the standard for chess#24

Regarding the argument presented at the beginning, I find it worth taking into account. For Chess960 lovers, also Chess960 tournament organizers/directors like me, promoting this extension of the game…


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General Chess Discussion - What is your favorite choice against 1. d4?#9

My favourite response is 1...d5 and f7-f5 at the right moment, the Dutch defense. For example: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5.


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General Chess Discussion - Fear of Analyzing My Own Games#5

I think it's a matter of attitude. Being a student at university I discovered a way to not have any problems. I decided not to use the word "problem" anymore. I decided to use the word "challenge" ins…


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General Chess Discussion - Ruy Lopez Alapin Defense.#8

@DeadlyWindmill said in #7: > 1: From a completely objective perspective, the move 3... Bb4 seems to be playable. While it's true that the move allows White to play c3 (with all its pros), after that …


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General Chess Discussion - Is the King's Gambit dying out?#24

@Brian-E said in #23: > Does anyone else remember a remarkable article on chessbase.com back in 2012 which announced that the King's Gambit had been refuted by machines? > > en.chessbase.com/post/rajl…


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