I mostly use this site as practice for making decisions in tournament games. As such, I rarely spend more than 5 minutes on a move, I never use separate boards for analysis, and I never use opening databases/other aids. Why is this good news for you? It means I'm much more likely to do something stupid than a guy who analyzes the board for an hour and has a 30 move-deep openings book.
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