| General Chess Discussion - Inflated rating in <1500 category#3 The fact that new players on lichess start with an extra 300 points is probably causing some inflation. At higher levels it probably sorts itself out. | davey101 |
| General Chess Discussion - Castling?#2 It's complicated. After developing the minor pieces, ideally without moving any of them twice, and getting a grip on the centre of the board. There's a fine line however between leaving your king in t… | davey101 |
| General Chess Discussion - Etiquette of giving 15 seconds#9 Thanks for the comments folks. I knew I was in the wrong and was just being bloodyminded but hadn't encountered his behaviour before. @kiritolemon pawn mates are fun. I get a few of them playing KotH.… | davey101 |
| General Chess Discussion - Etiquette of giving 15 seconds#3 It was his choice to give me 90 minutes I hadn't asked for and didn't need... I could easily have been insulted | davey101 |
| General Chess Discussion - Etiquette of giving 15 seconds#1 Had an odd situation today! I was playing a 5+0 game and messed it up, suddenly I was facing mate in 1. I still had 2-3 minutes on the clock and I was taking 30 seconds to make sure nothing could be d… | davey101 |