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The Equilibrium in Chess and Computers
so basically, the first time I heard about the equilibrium was on a book by ludek pachman, i believe modern chess strategy, a book by dover. he only mentions it but does not elaborate.
essentiall...

Started 05/01/22 at 01:34:06 by FMCharless
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By: FMCharless
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Game Analysis Discussion Forum?
Considering how much better and more mature this forum is than the generic ones on the major chess sites, I'm wondering why nobody seems to post their annotated games from online and OTB on here. It w...

Started 03/31/22 at 06:59:45 by ChessIsWar
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By: brabo
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is the English the best opening to become GM?
is the English the best opening to become GM?
in my personal experience, I stopped playing 1.e4 because of the Sicilian. The sicilian requires a specific skillset of skills to play correctly as w...

Started 03/27/22 at 05:10:34 by FMCharless
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By: Dink Heckler
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ECF - Charity Chess Marathon for Ukraine
**Event Announcement**
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-charity-marathon-for-ukraine/
Raising money for Red Cross to assist in Ukraine.
Anyone is welcome to play, not just English EC...

Started 03/28/22 at 08:16:40 by Bibs
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By: RoleyPoley
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The Post-Pandemic Future of OTB?
See here:
   https://www.uscfsales.com/dgt-pegasus-electronic-chess-board.html?mc_cid=2fd189b...
I know more than a few people who feel the 5-days-a-week-in-the-office is ancient...

Started 02/21/22 at 16:48:23 by cathexis
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By: ChessIsWar
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Komodo Dragon 2.6
Hey, folks! I generally use Stockfish Dev versions for my deeper analysis using Fritz. When it comes to sites like Chess.com and ChessTempo, I use both the Stockfish and Komodo engines. 
I see Ko...

Started 03/01/22 at 09:55:52 by ChessIsWar
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By: ChessIsWar
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Theoretical lines where you beat the computer
does anyone know lines where you beat the computer?
like is the French really the opening to beat the computer?
I know in the Maccutcheon the engine likes black better in the main lines.<br ...

Started 03/11/22 at 22:46:08 by FMCharless
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By: Confused_by_Theory
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chessmood and killerchesstraining
chessmood is pretty affordable. killerchesstraining is affordable as well but a bit more pricier.
I could consider both of these as of now, but I am thinking I will pick them up in the future. I ...

Started 03/11/22 at 02:28:27 by FMCharless
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By: FMCharless
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on this website? Own the rybka 4 opening book?
so your on this website,
well friends, do any of you own the rybka 4 opening book from rybka aquarium?
I got it a long time ago and I think I am one of the luckiest people on the planet toda...

Started 02/26/22 at 03:21:39 by FMCharless
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By: FMCharless
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Choosing openings for improvement post 35
I'm looking to get back into playing OTB after a 10 year break, and am somewhat confused about what openings I should take up (especially as white), as I never really had a proper repertoire before, a...

Started 12/21/16 at 13:52:44 by Monocle
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By: an ordinary chessplayer
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How to Sync 2 Videos Chess Related Videos Together
Hi guys, 
I would like to know how to sync 2 videos together, i.e One Video which has a chessboard with an author presenting a game analysis and the other where 2 guys playing an OTB game.
Y...

Started 02/14/22 at 18:35:07 by Vishnu
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de Legal - with an accent or without?
Seems to be a good source:
http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/legall.htm
Quote:
L'orthographe des noms familles n'ayant été fixé en France que vers 1875, il existe de très nombreuses variantes de son n...

The baptism register (im

Started 02/13/22 at 18:10:07 by an ordinary chessplayer
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By: Kerangali
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computer specs to have engine give best moves fast
Hi I want to setup a chess lab and wanted to know if anyone knew the computer specs needed to have a chess engine feed you the best moves fast. Does anyone know? specially running the engine feeding y...

Started 01/25/22 at 05:42:08 by FMCharless
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By: cathexis
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I am a 2300 FM, how do I improve at Chess?
how do we improve at chess?
I became disabled so I have 16 hour days to devote to chess, or 8 to 12 hour days to devote to chess.
I coach chess for a living, and I save about $750 a month. I...

Started 02/09/22 at 03:49:59 by FMCharless
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By: trw
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is ChessBase's Mega Database 2022 worth it?
is the chessbase megadatabase worth it?
I have the bigdatabase 2019. that was the last time I purchased a database in 2019.
the mega is $188 dollars.

Started 02/09/22 at 01:11:54 by FMCharless
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By: trw
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What is a "clamp" or clamping down ?
A recent essay on chessbase by GM Kidambi analyzes Ponomariov-Kramnik Wijk 2003. After 20. b4 White's position is described as a queenside clamp.
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Started 02/05/22 at 17:30:02 by ernie
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By: TopNotch
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chessable advert in taboola feed
I'm impressed, they are really trying to reach the masses. How much does that cost? I made sure to click on it. I'm going to keep clicking as the taboola feed refreshes.
Minus the ?utm_source=tab...

Started 02/07/22 at 17:01:47 by an ordinary chessplayer
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Chess Ebooks
Hi everyone,
Does anyone have the book the Anthology of Chess Combinations (English Edition)?, you can also provide the link to order the book from amazon or share if you have one already.

Started 02/06/22 at 21:19:04 by Vishnu
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By: cathexis
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forum doesnt have the option to input a board?
this forum doesnt have the option to input a board with pieces for analysis?
my god how long has this forum been around.
am I wrong?
I try adding the pgn, but it only gives the option t...

Started 11/30/21 at 06:06:13 by FMCharless
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