| Game analysis - Philidor defense: Why play this ...thing? [patzer alert!]#3 [A bit late but...] thank you, OneOfTheQ, for the response! Indeed, that game probably wasn't a proper Philidor, although 3. ... Nc6 seems common on Lichess (among players my level or anonymous). Admi… | solani |
| Game analysis - Philidor defense: Why play this ...thing? [patzer alert!]#1 Seriously. The same question could be asked for a myriad of openings (like the always popular 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 ... ugh) but the Philidor Defense seems currently trending on Lichess, and I can't understan… | solani |
| General Chess Discussion - Who will win, Vishy or Magnus?#3 Magnus with his impeccable "grinding" chess is still the favorite, but I'll be rooting for Vishy (again). I just find him extremely likable as a person, and his chess is way more exciting than Magnus'… | solani |
| Lichess Feedback - Better, faster analysis#6 It's amazing how you are continuously improving lichess, even when it is already very, very good ;) BUT: It seems that something went very wrong with the engine analysis of this game: http://en.liches… | solani |
| Game analysis - what is going on?#2 Ha! Reminds me a bit of this gem: http://en.lichess.org/n3m8gtrw/black (Yeap, "anonymous" is me – and I was just fooling around. Notice how White retains his advantage until the very end!) | solani |
| Lichess Feedback - The new Font feedback?#28 Well, for better or for worse, being a Linux user still requires some technical proficiency, especially with distros such as Gentoo and Arch. I've switched to Debian though - It Just Works™. (That sai… | solani |
| Lichess Feedback - The new Font feedback?#25 The old font was *much* more readable and pleasant for me, especially on dark background. The new one is way too thin/faint with my settings, while its bold form (is it the same font?) is way too bold… | solani |
| General Chess Discussion - What are your biggest pet peeves in chess?#17 I don't mind whether one resigns or not in a lost position; what I find very rude, though, is playing on and on pointlessly and resigning 1 move before checkmate. If a checkmate sequence is particular… | solani |