| General Chess Discussion - I suck at end games#17 General principles will lead you in the right direction. Here's a quick list of things to do in no particular order. (Other than #1. That's usually a top priority. "In the endgame ... the fighting val… | IM jposthuma |
| General Chess Discussion - Your best checkmate?#5 This one has gotta be my favorite, I was white in an OTB game: https://lichess.org/WzfHJxHY#104 | IM jposthuma |
| General Chess Discussion - Need some help on one opening line (morra smith gambit)#3 The easy thing to do is just decline the gambit with 3...d3 4.Bxd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 g6; Play for a dragon setup. White will likely play c4 at some point and it'll be like a Marcozy Bind, but black is comfort… | IM jposthuma |
| General Chess Discussion - Is checkers a more strategic game?#24 Obviously chess is the more complex and strategic game... but Checkers is more complex than people give it credit for. There are tons of tactics, try some on checkercruncher.com. I'm up to 1500 there.… | IM jposthuma |
| General Chess Discussion - How can we bring increment blitz chess players [back] to lichess?#20 The unfortunate truth is that most 2300+ players prefer the faster time controls. Also, Lichess doesn't yet have the same player base as chess.com, especially at the master level. So it makes sense yo… | IM jposthuma |
| Lichess Feedback - Inclusion of etiquette in basic chess section#7 My comment from https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/new-chess-variant-cuddle-chess? -If your opponent wants you to resign, you have to resign -If your opponent wants a draw, you have to… | IM jposthuma |
| Lichess Feedback - Custom Position Glitch in Studies#1 Hi, whenever I'm using my touchscreen laptop to set up custom positions in studies, and I touch the board twice, the whole board disappears. I then have to delete the chapter and start again. I'm usin… | IM jposthuma |
| General Chess Discussion - Sharp response to d4?#20 Albin Counter Gambit, Dutch Defense, and Budapest Gambit are all good options to look into. The Dutch is nice because you can do it in every 1.d4 game. The Albin and Buda don't solve the problem of wh… | IM jposthuma |
| General Chess Discussion - Help in endgame improvement#2 Here are some tips 1) Good pawn structure = good endgame, bad pawn structure = bad endgame. So if your pawns are great, trade into an endgame. If they're terrible, try to keep pieces on. 2) King Activ… | IM jposthuma |
| General Chess Discussion - optical alternative to the hit chess clock#4 DGT boards are expensive, and not very reliable in time scrambles. If they tried to implement automatic clocks and the board fails to register a move, your clock will just keep ticking. I suggest just… | IM jposthuma |
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