| General Chess Discussion - a4 Ra3 is actually good!!#5 Give proper Stockfish the position after 1. a4 d5 2. Ra3 e5 3. g3 and naturally we see Bxa3 4. Nxa3 c5 with an evaluation of -2.5 for White. | Davelz |
| General Chess Discussion - Is there a place here or somewhere else to play fisher random for average player?#2 Fischer random is also known as chess960 which is an option on this site. It is possible to adjust time and level settings for this variant in the same way as standard chess. | Davelz |
| General Chess Discussion - Did Puzzles actually improve your chess#10 It seems to me that doing puzzles has merely improved my ability to solve them while having a negligible impact on my chess play. | Davelz |
| General Chess Discussion - I can't find the solution for white. Please help. Thanks.#2 This isn't the type of position that features in a puzzle where White has a mating attack or quick win of a piece. It's a hard slog! Deep computer analysis suggests a line like this 47. Kxg6 Rg4+ 48. … | Davelz |
| General Chess Discussion - Opening when back plays Ra6#2 There's an Eric Rosen video, link here; https://youtu.be/4dakoHO1Qig?si=tEB-6R7m6vithkYd It features the Budapest Gambit and the rook manoeuvres you describe begin at time point 1:08 | Davelz |
| General Chess Discussion - Blunder ?#5 As far as the description "blunder" is concerned, the computer is looking at the difference between the score +6, which could have been achieved, and the actual evaluation +1.3 of the move played. Unf… | Davelz |
| General Chess Discussion - What do you hate, the most about chess?#10 Chess can be cruel even to great exponents of the game. For example, after establishing a winning position with 44 accurate moves, player Z overlooks something on the 45th. This allows opponent W not … | Davelz |
| General Chess Discussion - how do you feel when you win#9 It all depends on the nature of the win. If the analysis graph shows a steady increase in advantage from start to finish, I'm pleased. Where the game was heading for defeat but a blunder allowed a com… | Davelz |
| Lichess Feedback - I’m a noob getting smoked#2 Looking at the average rating of your opponent, I suspect you may have been aiming too high. This is understandable because your early games were subject to provisional ratings, which may have given y… | Davelz |
| Lichess Feedback - Cooked puzzle#5 The solution wins a great deal of material whereas lines like 28...Qxe4 29.Bf3 Qb1+ 30.Kf2 Qc2 31.Bxb7 Qxd2+ only show a small advantage for Black like 0.9. The problem is that, a few moves down the l… | Davelz |
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