Community Blog Discussions - Top 5 Things to Watch in Women's Chess in 2024#2 One suggestion for the future might be to mention the nationality of the featured players, since the chess public certainly needs to know more about them. I was curious where Elaine Roebers was from, … | Mennonite |
Lichess Feedback - Suggested rewording on description of simuls#1 On the main hub page for simuls (https://lichess.org/simul), it states "When the simul starts, every player starts a game with the host, who gets to play the white pieces." However, the site does not … | Mennonite |
Lichess Feedback - The FSM flair was removed. Why?#7 This doesn't sit well with me. It seems inconsistent with the status quo where people freely select country flags to comment on hot button geopolitical politics despite their profiles stating they liv… | Mennonite |
Community Blog Discussions - I feel good about these recent blunders I made#6 Qb3 doesn't intuitively strike me as a move I would probably even consider. White's lead in development is just telling after the queen trade, with the knight still a vagabond. I'm fascinated by the n… | Mennonite |
Community Blog Discussions - Breaking The Silence Online#486 Telling people that "zen mode just solves the problem" isn't a real solution. The online chess experience, at its best, is social, and removing that aspect takes quite a bit out of the experience for … | Mennonite |
Community Blog Discussions - Breaking The Silence Online#431 My wife plays on this site. There was an incident a few weeks ago in an arena where a user made several over the top sexual comments about her. We both reported this user, and I received a notificatio… | Mennonite |
Lichess Feedback - 2023 Autumn Marathon#51 I'm looking forward to this one. I didn't realize there was a rotation but that's certainly a good idea. | Mennonite |
General Chess Discussion - What is a "bartalaven" in chess?#12 Some sources suggest that his refusal to finish the game may have been a protest against loud spectator applause upon the conclusion of games. See https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/steinitzvon… | Mennonite |
General Chess Discussion - Is believing in 'truth' in chess a bad idea?#14 To piggyback on what Brian-E said, the clearest example I can think of is a dead lost endgame where one has a choice between setting up a stalemate trap or prolonging the number of moves one can stave… | Mennonite |
Game analysis - The rare double 0/0/0#4 What's funny is I was convinced I was losing the entire time up until the repetition began. This game was honestly helpful for me in realizing the extent to which I "see ghosts" against strong opposit… | Mennonite |
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