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I support the need for people to learn endgames. Quite often, I get in trouble against good opponents, but then I get a draw because they don't know simple rook and king, and queen and king, endings. …

I think the major exchange can be over-rated. As has been said, there are times when losing it is a necessary combination, and it has nothing to do with the opponent's estimate of a player's competenc…

Unlike other chess platforms of a decent standard, Lichess is free. If occasionally I get my backside kicked by a non-human player, that's life. My main query is to why those who cheat feel the need t…

Forgetful old Cole loses a pawn, then more stuff, then wins. https://lichess.org/forum/game-analysis/never-mind-the-pieces#1

Forgetful old Cole loses a pawn, then more stuff, then wins. https://lichess.org/EgMSfPtq/white#0

Aren't 'theory' and knowing opening lines rather different?

I'm always impressed by how poor many opponents are at end games. They often get beaten by little me.

"free site excuse" - Well, I think that is a very reasonable excuse. If we were paying, then it would be reasonable to want the site monitored more. As it is, I think it unreasonable to badger Lichess…

King's gambit - can be great fun - although not played at world championship level, players like Boris Spassky could play it to great effect.

@nDie_Zatoichi said in #25: > I think it's the same as with any game/sport: Is knowledge of baseball history going to make a modern player better? > > > But you don't really need any comprehensive kno…