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@achja, "Moves that result in checkmate in the minimum amount of moves are also solutions; moves that result in checkmate in 1 or 2 extra moves are considered retries, meaning the user can make anothe…

@vague_response, like achja wrote, your Nf6+ wins you a rook which not only equalizes, but gives you overall, a single pawn advantage. However, that's basically a draw-ish situation. Why would you cho…

@elan-the-bard, besides external factors like Little_Bobby_Tables pointed out (which happens with other online games, too), the shock factor of unexpected circumstances can sometimes rattle our calm/l…

1. http://en.lichess.org/eOb6K6Hc5IB2 ("solution's branch"; 55 moves) 2. http://en.lichess.org/6yxoFI6E2L7z ("failed branch"; 41 moves) For me, an "average player", it's easier to continue an endgame …

@SystemDC, nice. :) I wonder though if you could still have won after "23 ... Qxc1 24 Bxc1 dxe3". I noticed that some newbies seem to be psychologically attached to their queens and that usually gets …

@DVRazor, yes, I've tried K+Q vs K+R against stockfish (when I end up simplifying a game to that extent) and I often have to settle for a draw. (When I get careless enough, I lose.) Seems easier again…

@Toadofsky, am I correct in my understanding that we can directly/manually attach the FEN to the URL? http://lichess.org/analysis/ + "FEN code"

@Neverness, my classical rating undulates near 1500, which is the provisional rating, which I believe is also the median for the ratings. It crashed to the 1100s during my first rated game because I g…

I've been noticing many complaints about puzzles. Not to join the bandwagon, I'm going to pose a rhetoric. Have you ever wondered about the continuations of non-mating problems? ^,^ Take for example, …

@fufina, http://en.lichess.org/qa/6/how-does-the-rating-system-work-on-here