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I'm getting it for a kid. As I understand it, time is what I have on the clock, tempo is the ability to make a move I want to make before the oponent makes a move they want to make (so if i do sth i w…

Hi! I have a difficult question for all those who have read Euwe's “volledige handleiding voor het schaakspel” (“Schach von A bis Z” in german) and think this is the best book to start learning chess.…

Thank you very much! I bought Müller & Lamprecht, it just arrived and seems to be what I was looking for, I'll start studying :) @njswift said in #2: > Dvoretsky doesn't cover the basic mates. You can…

If i want to give a handicap of 20 minutes (and that's what what I want) and I need to press 80 times the +15 second button, that's not really comfortable. I would really appreciate if a handicap opti…

Hello! I bought de la Villa's book on endgames, but it skips the very basics. I am considering buying Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, does someone here have it and can tell me if it starts at zero, with t…

Hi! I need to play with friends online with a handicap on the clock, would it be possible to implement this feature?

We could still have the option to abort a game if no move is made in the first 30 seconds, but I'd be happier if it wasn't automatic

I find it problematic that we have to do our first move within 30 seconds, when black is confronted with an unusual flank opening, or when playing chess 960, more time may be needed for the first move.

In "Puzzle solved in %s seconds." The variable can be "few seconds", how can I help translate it?

How can I start a game against a player who is not online at the moment?