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Lichess Feedback - A Wider Collection of Tactics History#1

Although it's unhealthy, I spend more time on tactics than actual games. Problem is, my games are easy to learn mistakes from--immediate access to an analysis board and engine for any game, no matter …


GarrettThompson
Lichess Feedback - Accepting random candidates in simuls#3

Not sure what simuls you play in. The only times I ever see selection is when a certain Grandmaster streams a simul and they always choose the donators first under any and all circumstances (it's prob…


GarrettThompson
Lichess Feedback - Tactics Trainer Problem Concerns#3

No, the puzzle system is still absolutely terrible here. I decided to try [normally I challenge myself to do all puzzles under 30 seconds, I can maintain ~1950 from so lol] this time around and I made…


GarrettThompson
Game analysis - A perfect game of decent length#2

I do hope you're not relying on engine evaluation to determine whether a game is good or not. For example, 6. h6 is not considered inaccurate, yet it is unnecessary (for the moment), delays castling w…


GarrettThompson
Game analysis - My win against a 2200+#4

Certainly, this player did not play the strength of a 2200 by how they played the middlegame, but as a simul they probably lacked strong and coherent thinking with severe time trouble. @Tobberk - Well…


GarrettThompson
Lichess Feedback - Engine analysis suggests move leading to mate in two#4

Check if the computer that calculated such has a depth too short... of let's say 3 half-moves, because if so then O-O-O is a perfectly sound move as in that moment no danger can be calculated (O-O-O, …


GarrettThompson
Game analysis - Absolutely pre-moved game!#8

@Goodpatzer 57 years of life experience and you used an engine to get ahead in chess.. congratulations.


GarrettThompson
General Chess Discussion - Is it more difficult to get a 1800 classical rating now than one half year ago?#2

Not sure, but looking at the leaderboard I'm confused as to why everyone 2600+ in Classical dropped to below 2550 (the top was over 2900 rated yesterday). I have no idea as to what happened but maybe …


GarrettThompson
Game analysis - A game I am very proud of#10

Very nice game Asym. I think the thing you should take away from this game is analyzing your piece activity. Move 12 - ...c4?! is a the key move of the entire game, but I agree with LM Lightsss that .…


GarrettThompson
Lichess Feedback - List of top rated tactics problems#2

You're not missing out on much as far as extreme tactics puzzles; I also believe that allowing people to search for tactics ahead of time would defeat the purpose of training with completely foreign p…


GarrettThompson