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I would say that is poor sportsmanship. Just end the game. You don't need to rub your opponent's nose in it just for playing.

I don't think so. At least in America, we're so obsessed with competition. We need to work on inclusion, cooperation, collaboration, not further emphasize conquest, individualism, I win you lose.

Immaturity, poor sportsmanship, just a jerk.

Hoping he gets a chance to become world champion, if only for a year or two (don't know what the cycle is now), before the younger guys take over.

Nice. Reminds me of Legal's Mate.

Another good idea is to study high-level games featuring openings you play so you can see how middle game ideas plans evolve from the first 10-20 moves. Even playing through a lot of games quickly can…

Rating only records results, so you really can't generalize much.

Endgame or ending. Americans say endgame, but from what I've seen the British usually say ending.

I wouldn't say it's garbage, I would say its value is aesthetic (even if some don't happen to like its look)/novelty/coffee table conversation piece rather than practical. Some buddies got me a shot g…

I thought the g1 piece was a bishop because of what looks to be a groove in the (ostensible) mitre.