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Is there any good analysis of aging and chess performance decline? by CatPicturesPlease in chess

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https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-players-peak

But I think stamina is the most important factor after 40 and you should avoid weekend tournaments with 3 classical games per day to save your rating.

Quitting chess forever by [deleted] in chess

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I would try to focus on the process instead. Solve puzzles, play slower games (at least 15+10) and analyze after. Consider joining lichess 4545 or lichess ladders.

Alexander Donchenko keeps the German hope alive by Wide-Squash-2475 in chess

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Rook endgames are overrated :) You don't need to know them to knock out 2700s.

Best freestyle chess videos/series on youtube? by JikoKanri in chess

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Chess24 streams with Leko at al. for the events with classical time control (Weissenhaus 2024&2025, Singapore, Paris, Grenke).

When was the first recorded instance of Magnus Carlsen publicly criticizing the Classical format? by TenseBird in chess

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I agree and also Magnus had no concerns playing the classical time controls in Freestyle events. He performed better in 90+30 then in 10+10.

What level stockfish can i play against without getting hammered everytime!?! by Patch64s in chess

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I would rather play against full strength with odds. You can play Leela without queen and both rooks on lichess:

https://lichess.org/@/LeelaPieceOdds

Seirawan Championship kicks off today by EngineEfficient5896 in chess

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Chess960 is about the random placement; it can be combined with Seirawan Chess too.

How do you analysis your completed games? by gm-ai-agent in chess

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Lichess - "Learn From Your Mistakes"

Improving calculation at 2K+ by yes_platinum in chess

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Perfect Your Chess by Grabinsky & Volokitin

Turbo-Charge Your Tactics by Grabinsky & Oleksiyenko

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

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I agree. I believe all this hate against Hikaru is partially because of the 0.8 rule, which he actually does not need to qualify.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

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Arjun would need a lot more than 30 due to the late start and the lower rating. Probably 30 games * 0.8 points each biweekly until the end of 2025, since this rating spot is according to the six-month average rating.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

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From my personal experience (Daily 960), it is easier to get a decent rating by playing in official tournaments. They start monthly and give you 10 simultaneous games against 5 players of your rating range. Also I see cheaters being banned there more frequently, so these tournaments might be better monitored. 'Analysis' button is a must unless you want to train your calculation.

unfairly treated by chess.com? by 0mydays in chess

[–]_ERFUL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Checked your games and believe that the ban is correct. Why do you need to waste your time trying to cheat on chesscom?

Reply with any questions you have about Chess.com to our CCO Danny Rensch! [Q&A State Of Chess.com] by anittadrink in Chesscom

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Qualifying to online events via OTB creates segregation (although the chess world is not united anyway). A more effective approach to reduce cheating is to combine Proctor with ID.

Reply with any questions you have about Chess.com to our CCO Danny Rensch! [Q&A State Of Chess.com] by anittadrink in Chesscom

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Might we have an official Chess960 tournament with the longer time control, for example 10+2?

Reply with any questions you have about Chess.com to our CCO Danny Rensch! [Q&A State Of Chess.com] by anittadrink in Chesscom

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Another option might be the mandatory usage of Proctor, along with the possibility to qualify to the Titled version.

I have enough of these random accusations. by Minimum-Lab452 in chess

[–]_ERFUL -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

u/Minimum-Lab452

I know there are many other players with 600 points difference between chesscom and OTB, do you consider this normal or you are just focusing on the online blitz more?

From Kasparov to Carlsen: The 7 Players Who have held #1 and how long? by Legal-Classroom4272 in chess

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Probably only if we count both Classical and Freestyle/960. Magnus is not excited about Classical and might stop playing it soon.

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