i find the layout more user-friendly. i also like lichess’s analysis board better than chess.com’s (it has a more in-depth move-to-move analysis), as well as the lesson section. plus i’m partial to the lack of advertisements or fees. having the space around the board or puzzles...
It often happens at an event like the Olympiad that one team moves ahead of the rest and is assured of the gold medal even before the last round has been played. Or sometimes a team has to beat a relatively weaker opposition in order to get the gold medal. Nothing of that sort was ...