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As of a couple of days ago, when I seek a game with a +/- 500 points range, I sometimes get paired up with players more than 500 below me.

@TurtleMat said in #3: > your condescension is still asocial. You comparing chess to war would be laughable if there were no war at this time War metaphors are as old as chess literature. Virtually ev…

Sielicki's statement is mostly nonsensical. The fundamentals of positional play, tactics, endgames, etc. haven't changed much since 2000. The main thing that has changed is cutting-edge opening theory…

Thanks for sharing your experiences. Sorry you have to go through this. With a game like chess, which is played in virtually every country on earth, you'd think we would be more welcoming to all playe…

@Yersinia_Pestis said in #5: > Mr Sonas - as statistician - should not spawn recommandations about an ELO or alike system. Why not? He's fully entitled to make recommendations as he pleases. He's doin…

Excellent post overall. If you're interested what a 3400+ rated computer thinks, AlphaZero thinks that the pieces are worth the following: - Pawn: 1 - Knight: 3.05 - Bishop: 3.33 - Rook: 5.63 - Queen:…

I enjoy reading your Substack. All the best, and let us know how it goes!

Agreed! Tactical vision is very important--especially because it reinforces another fundamental skill, namely calculation. But strategy is just as important. If you focus purely on tactics, you'll eve…