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I feel like people I played today have been overall weaker strength than usual, and we're right around holidays. It makes me wonder if there has been analysis suggesting level shifts based on time of …

It would be great if the chess insight could give feedback on where we are over/under performing compared to our elo range. Maybe it could also provide suggestions and a customized training with puzzl…

I just saw I lost two games to a guy that 's been banned from cheating a few years ago, that appear in my worst rated defeats. While i don't care much about those, it kinda defeats the stat's purpose …

@h2b2 said in #27: > article 11.1 of the FIDE laws of chess states: "The players shall take no action that will bring the game of chess into disrepute." It's now 12.1 Finally someone has an argument t…

I'd say normal, it took me about 30s

Here's former world champ Kasparov intentionally "cheating" against judith polgar for reference. To my knowledge, despite being caught on camera he wasn't ever sanctionned for it. https://www.youtube.…

@edot12345 said in #16: > So, if you make an illegal move in chess, you will either lose the game immediately or after the arbiters have decided the game by carefully reviewing the game. Most of the t…

@edot12345 said in #14: > illegal moves are not permitted in otb chess That's not mentionned in the fide rule book. What's mentioned is only a sanction against illegal moves.

@dRr0x0rZZ said in #12: > What you're trying to take advantage of are clauses in the rules that have more lenient penalties for these moves. Agreed, that's half my point. >Do you know why these rules …

@Meriten said in #9: > That's right. But we aren't professional football players. So do you want the guy with the bad reputation? My remark is about the referee as much as the player here. Also, I wou…