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Did the Queen's Gambit series lead to an increased popularity of the Queen's Gambit opening?

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Chesscom's new policy allows users to choose starting rating - Benefits?

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Retrograde analysis of a position in "The Flanders Panel"

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Farming: Is it unethical to gain rating by playing against only weaker players?

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Objectively, do playing styles exist?

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How to effectively use the queen in chess opening strategy?

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How effective are theory tables?

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Term to distinguish between two categories of illegal positions

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Most "heavy" model mate in a game

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Any serious material on the Fantasy Variation against Caro-Kann?

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How many moves needed for a knight to go from any square to any other square?

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Candidates 2013: could Ivanchuk have legally/ethically offered a draw (and thus make Kramnik champion)?

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Relation between ratings for Chess960 and standard chess

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What are some best books for chess? [duplicate]

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How does FIDE define slow rapid & fast rapid?

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Magnus sacrifices a bishop on move 1

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Analysis of Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik in the 2013 Zurich Chess Challenge?

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