Ed Dean

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While I've always been much more interested in the art/science/beauty of the game than competitive results, I'm a player of decent strength (in strictly amateur terms, that is: 2101 USCF as of May 2012).

I'm currently one of the temp moderators here at the chess.SE beta site. If you have any questions about the place, please feel free to ask over on the meta side of the site, or contact team+chess@stackexchange.com.

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95 Answers

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20	How do chess openings work?
16	Dr. John Nunn vs Irving Chernev's “Logical Chess Move by Move”
14	Is it possible to castle while checkmate?
14	Why would one promote a pawn to a knight?
14	Strategy in middlegame from boring positions

8,661 Reputation

+20	Can a set of moves be a transposition and a variation?
+60	More Optimal Computer-Found Moves
+20	Tools for helping to learn openings by heart
+10	Does the chess community have a problem with manners and sportsmanship?

17 Questions

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12	What is the origin of this breakthrough combination?
12	Chess games that advanced endgame theory
12	What are some chess games that feature Zugzwang despite many pieces remaining on the board?
11	Is it permitted to stare at a blank chessboard during a tournament game?
11	Do strong players move their pieces with different relative frequencies than weak players?

86 Tags

162 opening × 25	63 history × 17
126 learning × 15	44 rating × 8
116 strategy × 16	44 pawns × 5
77 endgame × 11	38 software × 6
65 analysis × 11	38 etiquette × 4