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Why was this move a miss?
Was reviewing a recent game and the chess.com engine told me that this move was a miss, and that instead I should have played Kf8. I really don't understand the logic behind this. Is there some sort ...
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Why does chess.com consider this promotion a blunder?
I've just played a game on Chess.com, and I'm surprised that the engine considers a promotion that I made a huge blunder. Like, my position was rated -62.8 (basically a won game), and after I promoted ...
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Why did Lichess annotate this as a blunder?
Lichess analysis annotated 4. Nf3?? as a blunder preferring (4. Nc3) (see on Lichess). I am trying to understand the ideas that make this a blunder. At depth 23 with Stockfish 13+ NNEU, both were ...
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What should the practical meaning of "blunder" be? [closed]
There have been questions about the reliability of computer evaluation, and famous cases in which computers miss-evaluate positions have been given. What I want to ask is more related to the practical ...
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Which steps were blunders and inconsistencies?
This is the pgn of the game. The engine said that white made a blunder and some inconsistencies. But I can't spot them. Can you help me to find them?
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 f5 4. Nc3 f4 5....
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Can computer analysis really understand human behavior?
I just finished a game. I got into a pretty convenient position at move 17 (I play white):
I noticed that in order to checkmate, I only need to remove the black bishop from protecting e7 and then I ...
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What I thought was winning tactic, apparently was mistake
I was recently playing a game as black against the Ponziani when this position came up. (I recommend you flip all the boards to show from black's perspective)
Here's the beginning of the game:
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What is the difference between an inaccuracy, a mistake and a blunder on lichess?
I used lichess to analyse some of my games (lichess.org -> tools -> import game). It puts my bad moves (and those of my opponent) in one of three categories; "inaccuracy", "mistake" and "blunder". I ...
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What are the common mistakes make by chess engines at ELO range 1500 - 1800? [closed]
I'm a software developer and occasional chess player at elo rating 1500.
Chess engines of different level play different type of games with some mistakes according to that given level.
I'm really ...
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What are good ways to check blunders after the match?
Currently I am using Tarrasch for GUI and Rybka 2.3.2a as the engine. With that, I am able to kibitzing every position in the game and check for any blunder. So basically this is what I always did:
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Fritz: Full analysis Vs Blunder check
In Fritz, I am interested to know the differences between the Full Analysis and Blunder Check.
The differences at the first look seem superficial. For example, I wouldn't mind if there is no natural ...
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