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@NaturalBornTraveller said in #12: > [...] Or should we, us curious users, just speculate? [...] My own speculation is that it was judged that automatically adding all reported users to the block list…

@petri999 said in #9: > 8/2Nr4/4Kp2/4pN2/4Pk2/8/8/8 w - - 0 53 > the position I saw on boad and table base gives Kxd7 as winning move. in actual game hitting win Kn is drawn. Oh I see, you're taking i…

@petri999 said in #6: > no it is not a draw. higly academic issued but 7 piece table base says it is winnable it really is. In practice far and few between can really win this That's very interesting,…

@petri999 said in #4: > endgame table bases do not have bugs due to method they are compiled. Or they would have a lots of bugs. Building table is pretty simple backtracking algorithm. For sheer fun o…

For a win for the knights (ignoring the 50 move rule) the pawn needs to be behind the "Troitsky Line" and securely blockaded by a knight. For an e-pawn as here, the pawn needs to be no further advance…

Long story short, no, creating a second account is not generally permitted. A lot more players will think they form an exception than the number who really do have a good reason to flout this.

No doubt TotalNoob69's suggestion works a dream, but I also recommend when you're writing a lot of text that you work offline on your local machine making your own regular backups, and finally pasting…

@Blind_p said in #7: > Also, do you think the Caro Kann is good for me? I feel it suits me [...] Yes, that's an excellent choice for a player who prefers to try to neutralise the opponent's threats an…

I understand from what you've said so far that you like positional games without too many complex tactical lines, ideally leading to endgames, and also that you're unhappy with sacrificing a pawn in t…

Yes, you haven't provided enough information for anyone to be able to help you. Best post the game, indicating the point in the game when you were unable to move the queen. Also it would help if you m…