Why is d4 the best move? Isn't that making Nf5 its only shield yet Bd3 could take Nf5 which would leave that pawn hanging?

The first checkmate that truly surprised me (I'm white and didn't expect it at all)

Never play h6

What about it?

If black had a pawn on h7, this idea would be completely unworkable - no Qg6+. But on h6? Chop

Since people were showing off their first ever brilliant moves

Why is this a stalemate?

Mate in 2

What about it?

This is my earliest checkmate!

Can you guys see the move for white? I did

My First brilliant move

What about it?

My first brilliant.

Black to play and win a queen

What about it?

In the game I played Nxc7+ and my opponent took the knight with his Queen. Then I could play Qe7#. Had he taken with his bishop I would’ve taken the Queen with my bishop. Sacking a knight and a bishop for a Queen and a pawn

How often do such close games happen around 1200-1250+? Here it was all about creating and pushing that passed pawn, is that atypical? Yeah, I missed that bishop X-ray, and I did an inaccuracy which could have cost me my pawn, but overall that was an 86 vs 77 accuracy game at around 1150 elo each

I lost 3/4 of these games due to mis-clicks, seems like playing on phone isn't a wise choice