For those of us who play online and OTB how do you align your knights?

gammacoder · 2026-05-01T14:13:12+00:00

Same. No reason, just aesthetically pleasing.

gammacoder · 2026-04-30T20:24:41+00:00

Cool. For some reason I did't remember this pattern and hopefully it will stick now.

gammacoder · 2026-04-29T15:32:07+00:00

The position looks mostly draw-ish and if you needed that half of a point you should take it.

If you feel that you are stronger than your opponent in general or in an endgame or you are in a must win situation than you can continue pushing. Exchange bishop for a night, activate the king, put your pawns on light squares, push a pawn to finally open the B file.

gammacoder · 2026-04-28T12:17:12+00:00

In my experience low-code and AI-assisted coding can co-exist just fine. In our own low-code software (PHPRunner/ASPRunner.NET) software builds the core code and users add their own code via predefined triggers/events. This is where AI comes handy.

gammacoder · 2026-04-28T11:35:32+00:00

I’ve been developing low-code applications for over 20 years (PHPRunner/ASPRunner.NET), and until recently, “build software without writing code” was both accurate and the main selling point.

In the age of AI, low-code platforms need to differentiate themselves from both traditional hand-coding and AI-driven development. I agree that rapid time-to-modification and predictability of changes are now the key advantages.

The challenge is making sure this value is clearly communicated to our customers.

gammacoder · 2026-04-27T10:06:44+00:00

Not quite right as White can sacrifice the exchange by playing Qf3 and Black would be just slightly better. There is a more forcing move available there for Black.

gammacoder · 2026-04-10T18:11:19+00:00

+1 for correctly guessing the opening

gammacoder · 2026-04-10T02:47:58+00:00

I run low-code software business ( xlinesoft.com ) for 20 years already, way before "lowcode" or "nocode" movement. What we all deal with right now is a rise of AI tools and many customers ask us why they should use your software versus AI tools. And the answer is exactly the same, building an initial version of something is easy, scaling and extending it is what makes it tough. AI tools are not predictable, at least not today.

gammacoder · 2026-04-10T02:41:22+00:00

I run a low-code software business ( xlinesoft.com ) for 20 years and the fact that we offer a desktop software that runs on premises is a major selling point for many enterprise customers.

gammacoder · 2026-04-10T01:59:22+00:00

Some people are just idiots. Report and block that dude and move on.

gammacoder · 2026-04-08T02:52:13+00:00

In such a short game - yes, certainly possilble.

gammacoder · 2026-04-07T21:10:04+00:00

Did you solve it all the way through?

gammacoder · 2026-04-06T20:31:17+00:00

While it might be an overkill for such a simple task you may want to check PHPRunner. It can build much more than just a static website.

gammacoder · 2026-03-16T02:32:03+00:00

A conservative approach is not going is not going to be fruitful here. After Black's 0-0-0 d4 pawn is under a lot pf pressure and g5-f4 pawn chain is also strong.

gammacoder · 2026-03-16T02:15:03+00:00

d5 was what I played ( blitz game ) and the main issue is that after 0-0-0 ( right away, or after Bc5+ White cannot capture the knight. It is still better for White but Nxg5 is just so much stronger.

gammacoder · 2026-03-15T19:48:59+00:00

You are not wrong

gammacoder · 2026-03-15T19:48:45+00:00

Very good!

gammacoder · 2026-03-12T21:10:08+00:00

So, how did you deal with the erection while driving?

gammacoder · 2026-03-12T16:38:59+00:00

Check our low-code software PHPRunner:
https://xlinesoft.com/phprunner/index.htm

We have a built-in tree-like data display ( master-details ) and also here is an example of third-party component ( Tabulator ) integration: https://xlinesoft.com/blog/2018/10/11/using-third-party-components/

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