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  1. Comment on New tinnitus therapy can quiet torturous ringing in the ears in ~science

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    On the off chance you haven't tried it yet, a fan running at night is a live saver for sleep w tinnitus

    On the off chance you haven't tried it yet, a fan running at night is a live saver for sleep w tinnitus

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  2. Comment on Wonka | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Ya I honestly just don't see Chalamet as Wonka, it felt a bit weird. There's no creepy vibe that you got from Wilder or crazy from Depp, he just seems too nice.

    Ya I honestly just don't see Chalamet as Wonka, it felt a bit weird. There's no creepy vibe that you got from Wilder or crazy from Depp, he just seems too nice.

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  3. Comment on How to know when it's worth it to sacrifice a queen when there is no forced mate in ~games.tabletop

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    It was a reference to Rosen, I used to watch him a lot but pretty much just stick to Naroditsky now. Super cool you got to play him though

    It was a reference to Rosen, I used to watch him a lot but pretty much just stick to Naroditsky now. Super cool you got to play him though

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  4. Comment on How to know when it's worth it to sacrifice a queen when there is no forced mate in ~games.tabletop

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    Ya, looking back I realized how uncomfortable it would have been to play black at that point and I don't think I would have been any happier about winning a queen. I think I need to think more...

    Ya, looking back I realized how uncomfortable it would have been to play black at that point and I don't think I would have been any happier about winning a queen.

    I think I need to think more about evaluation over piece value. I've gotten better at that with sacking the exchange or losing a pawn to get the bishop pair. When it's the queen though, it's much more difficult for me. I'm sure if I thought more about the clear threats you pointed out it and less about the "oh no my queen" I would have gone for it.

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  5. Comment on How to know when it's worth it to sacrifice a queen when there is no forced mate in ~games.tabletop

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    It definitely is a bit more of an edge case but I'm more concerned of working on the point at which an attack is strong enough that your queen isn't necessary which is a fairly common occurrence....

    It definitely is a bit more of an edge case but I'm more concerned of working on the point at which an attack is strong enough that your queen isn't necessary which is a fairly common occurrence.

    I wouldn't say that bots are a great example of how real games play out. From my understanding, which could be wrong but the bots are the same level as most engines but are programmed to blunder more or less depending on their level.

    Also lower level players can totally make great suggestions there's a ton of things I miss. All input is welcome

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  6. Comment on How to know when it's worth it to sacrifice a queen when there is no forced mate in ~games.tabletop

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    It really depends on how complex the position is. Some times you don't even need to calculate and you can just make a move because you know there aren't really any downsides to a move, these are...

    It really depends on how complex the position is. Some times you don't even need to calculate and you can just make a move because you know there aren't really any downsides to a move, these are usually positional moves. When I can see that there is a tactic where certain moves are forced that is when I calculate deeper, it's just pattern recognition at that point. It's very rare that I'll look at all possible moves. I'm definitely not great by any means and I blunder all the time but you get to a point where you sort of know they will play one out of three moves and only look at those.

    As far as analysis I just mentally mark a parts of the game that I thought a big decision occurred. Then I go back and see if I made the right choice or if I should have gone a different direction and see the reason behind the better idea.

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  7. Comment on How to know when it's worth it to sacrifice a queen when there is no forced mate in ~games.tabletop

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    For a bit of context, I am around 1500 and just getting back into wanting to play seriously and was wondering if anyone here had some advice. I've noticed that most of the chess discussion is...

    For a bit of context, I am around 1500 and just getting back into wanting to play seriously and was wondering if anyone here had some advice. I've noticed that most of the chess discussion is quite limited and mostly news related but I was hoping that we could get some better strategical discussion.

    According to the engine I was supposed to sac my queen for a very strong attack on move 14. I am used to sacing a queen when there is a clear mate threat and the sacrifice involves breaking up pawn protection, however in this case it was not as clear cut. I did see the option but I was concerned that I didn't have the ability to convert and as a consequence I went from a totally winning position to a drawn one. I ended up winning in the endgame but I would like to improve my attacking abilities. Any one have any general strategies and suggestions?

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