Questions tagged [online-chess]
Questions relating to playing chess on the internet, as opposed to over-the-board chess.
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Ecological footprint of chess
Chess must be a very "green" sport, the resource demand is minimal.
But then, lately online chess is in vogue, and servers eat amps.
Any estimation how much energy online chess is consuming ...
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Opening name change of one game at Chess.com
Here are the first few moves of a game that I played at chess.com and the name of the openings is shown by the system:
c4 (English Opening) c5 (English Opening; Symmetrical Variation)
Nc3 Nc6 (...
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What is the World Record for Most Pieces En Prise in a Chess Game?
Does anyone know what the world record is for most pieces en prise in a game of chess is?
Edit: I mean in a game that has actually been played, not a constructed game.
Edit: by en prise I mean can be ...
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Where can I find past Titled Tuesday data
I'm hoping to create a dataset with Chess.com Titled Tuesday results.
I have found this link which has the tournaments https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesdays?&page=7 but for some ...
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What is the average strength level (ELO) in Lichess anonymous?
I occasionally play lichess anonymously to just hang out without having to worry about winning and tarnishing my record, however I am bad at guessing players' elo.
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Custom message for an online chess game
I am trying to setup an online chess game that shows a custom message at the end of the match. The game would need to be setup as a human vs. the computer. Does anyone know of an online website that ...
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How to get rating back for an account at chess.com closed for fair play reasons?
I played a couple of chess games with my friend for money and he won. Today I noticed his account was closed for fair play reasons. When I ask him he admits that he cheated me on that game. He gave me ...
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Timeout vs Insufficient Material
This is not a new topic but it did happen in my game at chess.com. I was playing white and played the only legal move h7 and was checkmated on the next move.
My question is: What will happen if I just ...
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How to organize a chess tournament
I want to organize an amateur chess tournament inside the company I work for. I am looking for a convenient way of creating groups, keeping the scores, and getting some statistics.
Is there an online ...
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Why is this the best move?
I was just reviewing my game and was wondering why the AI would think this is the best move. All I see is giving white a free knight.
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What goes wrong with white?
Can you find the mistake(s) that caused white to lose this game?
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c6 4. Be3 f6 5. Bd3 d5 6. c4 dxe4 7. Bxe4 e5 8. Bc2 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 exd4 11. Qxd4 ...
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How to use Stockfish for the review feature on Chess com?
I really like the "Review" feature in Chess com, where there is a "virtual coach" explaining why a particular move is better than the other. But it requires a paid membership for ...
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Why is it not a checkmate?
I am new to chess. I have tried to learn checkmate from the video lesson in chess24 website. There, in one question, it marked my answer wrong and said that it was not checkmate. Can anyone please ...
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Is it possible to put special pieces on a chess.com custom board?
I would really like to create custom positions with custom pieces (and maybe even variants) to play with my friends because we have always enjoyed playing custom variants. So for example a board with ...
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Is there a way to get blunders, mistakes and inaccuracies using Stockfish?
Stockfish provides the best moves/lines but is there a command or technique to get inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders? How is this done by lichess or chess.com?
They also have the ability to show an ...
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Looking for a basic assessment
I'm looking for an app that after I play a game of chess (or 3) will tell me if I'm a beginner or intermediate. Not looking for an app to teach me or to assess the game move by move. Does anyone know ...
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Losing to low rated players
I’ve been having this problem for a while and every answer on the Internet I see is "Oh just dont be too confident.” But that’s not the issue I have as I try my hardest in all my chess games. I’m ...
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What sites have different ratings for different time controls for Chess960?
Both lichess and chess.com and have ratings for live chess960, but this is regardless of time control. Please recommend a site that has separate ratings for different time controls for chess960.
There ...
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What are the normal hourly rates for coaching with a National Master (US)?
As a National Master offering private chess lessons to individuals in the United States, what are the normal hourly rates?
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What are the most popular Russian-language chess community websites?
What are the most popular Russian-language chess community websites for high-level chess discussion?
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I accidentally lost my queen and I resign is that a bad thing to do?
If it's bad what should I do? And I why resigning after I lost my queen is bad?
I have no way to win, and I and I have to resign because I am going to lose anyway.
So is it bad?
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Mismatch between my puzzle rating and game rating on chess.com
On Chess.com, I recently passed 2000 in the puzzle section. However, in 10 minute games, I can't reach 1600. How do I bridge that gap and increase my game score? Is 10 minutes maybe too short of a ...
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Is there a reason to lose 1,000 chess games
I lost over a 1000 games on chess.com
Is it because I make the same mistakes?
Here is one recent game I played as White with 30 min for each side.
[Title "tetrahedronx7 (OP)- TheCessCan"]
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I lost over 1000 games in chess.com rapid? [closed]
Why does this keep happening?
Because I win over 800 games.
I am making the same mistake?
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I have a 400 elo rating and have lost over 900 games in chess.com. Should I give up [closed]
Should I give up chess if I lose 926 games?
I joined chess.com in 2022 and I have won 789 games and lost 926 games and I am at 392 elo.
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Iuri Shkuro is part of the top peak FIDE blitz rating list (2800+) apparently by 'farming'
There's a Sep2020 reddit post by user ChessAddiction entitled 'How the Elo rating system works, and why "farming" lower rated players is not cheating.' I also ask about farming here: When is ...
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Farming: Prevent reaching a certain rating without having beaten/drawn someone of that rating (up to a point of course)?
Context:
In other online games like csgo and valorant, it's extremely unlikely to reach a certain rank without having beaten (or drawn with) someone of that rank. I guess this is largely because you ...
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Are there any websites that I can gamble (with fiat/real money, or cryptocurrencies) in chess?
Where can I play chess online for fiat/real money?
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Where to play online Bughouse Chess
As far as I can tell the main sites I use like chess.com, lichess.com, and chess24.com do not support bughouse. Is there a popular place to play online somewhere? It would also like to have the ...
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Why can't I move this knight on e2? Why does the engine suggest moving the knight on b1?
Why can't I move the knight on e2? Why does the engine suggest moving the knight on b1?
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Can you make a lucky brilliant move?
Is it possible to make a brilliancy (a brilliant move) with luck? Or is it so rare that it can only be spotted by the best chess players?
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Fide Ratings Commercial Use
Can I use fide ratings data for commercial use? I am specifically asking about the ratings list fide publishes every month. Also wondering if I scrape individual player-opponent statistics from fide ...
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Which chess website with the most correct online rating?
I recently switched from chess.com to
lichess.org. This was because I enjoy live chess more and it seems like can find more live chess on Lichess while it chess.com keeps you waiting. Chess.com ...
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What do you think is the best first move in chess? [closed]
I'm new to chess and I want to ask you, what do you think is the best first move in chess? I know there is no fixed answer, I just wanted to ask for an opinion.
I will be very grateful for any answers....
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Are there people that have played at 2000 OTB to master level by focusing on playing exclusively blitz rated games online?
Are there chess players for example, that have gotten to say, Lichess 2700+ Blitz online without ever playing OTB and then as soon as they started OTB, they were playing at a 2000 to master level?
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Is this an incorrect draw by chess.com?
Is this an incorrect draw by chess.com?
I just played a game on chess.com with the final position as below (I am black):
[FEN "8/8/2b5/7P/8/2k1N3/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 59"]
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Can I watch two engines play each other on lichess?
Is there a way for me to watch two chess engine to play each other on lichess? I want to know who will win under time-limit.
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Lichess vs Chess.com ELO system and player strength
So I usually play on Lichess now a days while my friend plays on Chess.com. He keeps telling me that Chess.com is harder and has more players and more serious players, therefore the games are harder ...
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ChessKid or an adult chess site for a 15-year-old?
Coincidentally, a month, or two, before the COVID-19 started spreading across the United States, and schools closed anyway, I had already started homeschooling my 15-year-old daughter. She had never ...
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A question on a puzzle on chess.com
I am a beginner in chess. I am playing a puzzle on chess.com and the puzzle is like this:
White to move
[FEN "r4rk1/p4p2/1p2p2p/2p1P3/3p1q1n/1P1PR1N1/P3QP2/R4K2 w - - 0 2"]
1. Re4
Why is ...
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Can the chess.com diamond package improve my game?
There's a bug on chess.com, when playing online chess, and I'm about to lose on time, I wasn't receiving "you're about to lose on time" emails. I lost 2 games on time because of that. I ...
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Is there any website where I can play simultaneous chess against many opponents?
This is purely for my fun (and also practice!), but is there any place online where I can play simultaneous chess against many opponents?
This would be against human players, of course, not against ...
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Account closed on chess.com? [closed]
My account was closed on chess.com today for reasons that I do not understand. This morning I played nine games and won each. While I was on my tenth game, I found my account closed on Fair Play ...
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Checkmate with King and Knight vs King and Knight
I just have a quick question. I was playing on chess.com and got into the following position:
[FEN "8/4n/6k1/8/K2/3N1/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
Now, I assumed that once we traded off the last pawns, the game ...
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Chess.com ELO weirdness
I was rated 1140 in rapid, playing against an 1145. Chess.com said 8 points were at stake, so a win for should put me at 1148 and my opponent at 1137. I won and my ELO did become 1148, but my ...
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Is it ethical to tell your opponent how you are going to checkmate them?
I play online chess at 3 days per move. I like to tell my opponents how I'm going to checkmate them if they will never win. That way, that I won't waste time continuing the game. I also like to be ...
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Is there a site where I can play 30 seconds games?
I only know, from the fastest time controls, which chess sites to play 1+0 and 0+1 on. But is there a possibility to play 30 second games?
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Average centipawn loss
I had no inacurracies, blunders or mistakes then also my centipawn loss was 48, or 50.
What is the problem here or I have misunderstood average centipawn loss.
You can have a look at that game at ...
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Is hyperbullet or bullet more common in online gameplay?
On Lichess, the shortest form of bullet is named hyperbullet. It is essentially 30-second chess. Standard bullet is 1 to 3 minutes.
It is difficult to assess popularity without invoking opinion. ...
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Is there a way to extract the position from a live chess game while it's happening in chess.com?
I would like to make something that has the capability to convert a chess game in chess.com to a text-to-speech output (for example to play blindfolded.) I know this has been made before, but I'm not ...
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