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How to play computer from a particular position on chess.com app

I started playing chess a month ago and sometimes I would like to play a hard computer from a particular position (e.g., practicing not blundering in openings, or practice winning a won endgame position). However, it doesn't seem like there is a way…
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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 game to find/apply tactics? I have some…
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Chess.com daily puzzle question (Gruenfeld's endgame magic)

In today's chess.com daily puzzle, I have no idea why the first move of the solution makes sense. [fen "8/8/8/pp6/P7/7K/1k6/R7 w - - 0 1"] The first step in the suggested solution is Ra3. I do not see how that beats axb5 (which is the second move…
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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 searches for who they think is your perfect opponent…
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Starting elo rating at chess.com

I am confused about the starting elo rating of new members at chess.com. Most of them start at 1200 but some of them have 800, 1000, 1400, 1600 or even 1800. How is it decided what is the initial value of the elo rating of a new member?
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Why do these convergent lines evaluate differently?

I recently analyzed alternative lines for this puzzle on chess.com. [Event "French Championship"] [Site "Val d'Isere FRA"] [Date "2002.08.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Almira Fyodorovna Skripchenko"] [Black "Laurent Fressinet"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp…
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Connectivity comparison between chess websites?

I wonder if there has been a test to compare connectivity to the major chess websites. Or whether it is easy to run such a test myself if needed. Here is what I mean to test: I am mainly playing on two websites (lichess.org and chess.com) and one…
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Export all of my played games from chess.com

How can I export all my games played on chess.com? For example to import to another program for analysis. Exporting from the chess.com games list only shows the most recent 50 games.
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Is there a Correspondence Chess ranking on Lichess.org on 2022?

A similar question was posted in the past (2020): Is there a way on lichess to see the Correspondence chess rankings? However, that solution is not working anymore. In my perspective, things have changed and lichess.org is allowing correspondence…
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Why is Bf8 a blunder in this position?

Here is an analysis of a game I played recently in Chess.com app. I won this match in move 19 as the opponent resigned. Please see the image attached for the position. On move 16, after the White captured the pawn on d4 by his Knight, I moved my…
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How do you copy PGN from the chess.com iPhone app?

I'm on wondering how to copy/paste the PGN from a game played on the chess.com iPhone app. How do you do it? NB: without logging into the website or using any device other than the chess.com iPhone app.
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Is it possible to know an average variability of score on chess.com?

If I play a number of 10 minute games on an "off day", on chess.com, my score can plummet by 100 points. Conversely, if I'm well-slept, just had some good news (no stress), fresh breakfast and coffee, I can win game after game, raising my score by…
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In chess.com analysis, why is a rook promotion better than a queen promotion?

I was analyzing a game on chess.com and it showed me that, in the below scenario, it is better to promote to a rook instead of promoting to a queen. It also shows that it has a mate in 6 with the queen, but it also a mate in 4. I am not sure why…
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Josh Waitzkin on trading pieces ('the art of the trade')

Based on: Josh Waitzkin Chessmaster Strategy Section 6 "The Art of the Trade." A video can be found here. [Event "From Josh Waitzkin Chessmaster Strategy Section 6 'The Art of the Trade'"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White…
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Why is this puzzle solved

I did the following puzzle on chess.com: And it shows solved with the following configuration: I do not see why this is a solution. Black can take the Rook, and I don't see how to punish it.
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