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So many times! When I win -- rare enough -- my opponent instantly, in a bullet minute, faster than I have ever been able to make a move, knee jerk reaction, starts the "revanche" light blinking. (rema…

In many of my games I get a message that my opponent has quit the game. Then after maybe 30 seconds, it becomes clear that they are playing again, clock running. So I have learned to ignore that messa…

thank you so much

Is there a way to enter the score of a game I played in a tournament, so I can use lichess and the fish to analyze it? I am guessing it might be possible to enter it as a study. Is there another way? …

just like those days of the cotton mills in manchester, or lawrence

you don't need to "force" the children to work. sometimes the family may force them, but mostly they are willing and eager to have the job and the money (as in the US today with undocumented immigrant…

yes. it is shown to be so in the past, exactly as m011235 describes, in China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, mostly SE Asia there are not any photgraphs however, of an actual Nike executive watching the child …

looks like you are already doing great, based on three wins. nothing I say can be very helpful

"a book" ? what book? for me the best books are not opening manuals, which are too complex, but game collections of favorite players and the lines they play or played. also, endgame study is well wort…

do you read? do you learn things by reading? if so, I can recommend a large number of books, english, german, whatever. if you are a young person who wants to learn from videos & electronic media, I h…