| General Chess Discussion - Under 1800 Lichess tournament.#13 ^^ This would work, only if all players were using this filter. If not, you'd always have people who try to play players who are far lower rated than themselves just to win the tournament. And, if eve… | shuboombox |
| General Chess Discussion - English Opening#1 So I've got an OTB tournament coming up soon, and I'd rather not play against 1. c4 with zero theory knowledge anymore. Anyone got any openings they like? I like several solid and sharp openings, so I… | shuboombox |
| General Chess Discussion - Against the French Defence#6 I was referring to the Korchnoi Gambit in particular, which looked like it opened up the game. Should have been more specific, sorry. Anyway, is that a viable option to play? I am willing to study a g… | shuboombox |
| General Chess Discussion - Against the French Defence#4 I was looking at the Monte Carlo, and it could be nice for me, but I wanted to see if there are any other variation that is also known to be good for white. I don't like the idea of removing pawns so … | shuboombox |
| General Chess Discussion - Against the French Defence#1 Dear Forum, I've really been struggling as White in the French Defence. https://en.lichess.org/1uoh0gEyxUHq (Yeah, I know that guy is 600 points higher rated, I just needed an example of a miserable f… | shuboombox |
| General Chess Discussion - untold rules#18 ^^ I don't consider myself an expert in any way, as a matter of fact, I've only been playing seriously for a short while, and have had to teach myself, so I have had little idea of where to start. I d… | shuboombox |
| General Chess Discussion - untold rules#2 Well, I'm not sure what level of "rules" you mean, but here are a few basic ones I always try to follow: 1. Try to control the center in the opening using pawns and your knights. 2. Develop your minor… | shuboombox |