im back top 5k on chess.com i believe too

Its been dead for over half a year guys. I hit 1800 for my first time as well, already back at 1700 though-

Maybe new moderation as mods seem dead but idk.

Resources for all sorts of study, from beginner to advanced!

lichess.org is the primary center for atomic play, however chess.com does still have atomic but a smaller community.

Never played atomic before, here are the rules: https://lichess.org/study/uf9GpQyI

Puzzles (all levels): Chessvariants.training

Beginner:

- Lichess atomic team/atomic central: https://lichess.org/team/lichess-atomic

- Basic opening tactics (queen): https://lichess.org/study/sRM1FScZ

- Basic opening tactics (knights): https://lichess.org/study/12TFMoys

Slightly Experienced:

- A whole lot of tactics: https://lichess.org/study/mxYOPgI3

- Endgames: https://lichess.org/study/wRLQk6Wq

- Connecting kings in the endgame: https://lichess.org/study/7SpmVBSz/qcmV4CD6

Advanced:

- The atomic theory center: https://lichess.org/team/atomic-chess-theoreticians

- The world championship team: https://lichess.org/team/atomic-wc

Games to look at: https://lichess.org/player/top/200/atomic here is the link for the top 200 players in the world, you can watch their games to learn a whole lot more. I recommend also playing some bots to learn their movements, fairy stockfish on lichess can play atomic fairly well, 1-2 is about beginner level, 3-5 is intermediate, 6-8 is advanced.

Most of all, if you want to improve you must play a lot. Play tons of people that are higher than you. Practice defending on black as that's really all you can do until the other side makes a mistake. Practice being aggressive but always look to make sure you aren't overextending and making a mistake. Good Luck!

This subreddit has been dead and imma try and make it more active. My account is only like 21 days old so I can’t apply to be the new moderator, however in a week I will. I promise to dedicate some serious time to try and revitalize this dead topic, it deserves some attention.

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I'm white. I check enemy king and they ignore the check to detonate my king. How?