| General Chess Discussion - Is no resigning and dont accept rematch a disrespect?#11 I agree with several above regarding rematches. I do however find folk who don't resign in obviously losing scenarios annoying. What do two mid-rated players gain by going through the motions of a KQ … | LukeSurl |
| Game analysis - My first 0 0 0 game :)#12 I have games where I have castled queenside (0-0-0), does that count? ;P | LukeSurl |
| General Chess Discussion - Antichess Has Been Solved!#6 @Dragon-Lord Specifically it has been "weakly solved" which is what @Kranix describes. What you seem to be describing is a "strong" solution. Wikipedia has an article on this here: https://en.wikipedi… | LukeSurl |
| General Chess Discussion - Is it ok to give up when there is no chance to win ?#11 Abuse is never justified under any circumstances. As others have said, resigning in hopeless positions is good practice. It depends on your level and time control as to how far behind is "hopeless" --… | LukeSurl |
| General Chess Discussion - Cheating Against Cheaters.#18 Do not cheat under any circumstances. Next question please. | LukeSurl |
| General Chess Discussion - Strange castling rules.#2 Castling on queenside is allowed when the b square (the square the rook passes over but the king does not) is attacked. Castling is *not* allowed if: *Either the king or the rook have already moved. *… | LukeSurl |
| General Chess Discussion - What would be your Real Life ELO rating? Try this test!#86 @StefanGER That means that, according to this test, there is a 95% chance your rating is between number A and number B. It's a standard statistical measure. | LukeSurl |
| Lichess Feedback - Dead draws in atomic#1 In this game, from move 33 onwards we got to a position whereby the game was absolutely drawn - all the pawns were immobised and Kings cannot take in atomic. http://en.lichess.org/Fodjj9HvoEZe Is it p… | LukeSurl |
| Lichess Feedback - Atomic game matt sometimes does't works#2 There is no error here. In atomic chess you cannot be in check or checkmate if the two kings are connected, as destroying one king would explode the other. Additionally you can *always* get out of che… | LukeSurl |