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What projects have been undertaken to solve chess completely?

theory

modified 52 mins ago DongKy 599

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Why is Qf3 better than Nf3

analysis beginner

answered 1 hour ago cousin_pete 927

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Kopec System and Caruana vs Topalov game

opening

asked 2 hours ago Stefano 97

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Are aggressive attacking and tactical playeing the same?

tactics attack aggressive-play

modified 4 hours ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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What is the piece value heuristic in atomic chess?

point-value atomic-chess

answered 9 hours ago Remellion 3,767

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Why is Bd6 better than Be7, Bc5 and Bb4?

analysis bishops pins bad-bishop candidate-move

answered 10 hours ago Alexander Woo 216

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Are there any gambits which yield an advantage for the side down material?

opening gambits material-balance advantage

modified 16 hours ago 77and33is100 333

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List of famous, but incorrect, chess problems

history problems

modified 19 hours ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Have there been computer-vs-computer chess games exceeding 493 moves?

computer-chess records

answered 19 hours ago Allure 9,196

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Checkmate without check beforehand

theory checkmate check

modified 20 hours ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Examples of Debunked Problems [duplicate]

problems history

modified 20 hours ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Why isn't Chess960 the standard?

chess960

modified 22 hours ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Wwhy was f5 played here?

analysis middlegame

modified yesterday Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Did Leela Zero miss a win in this position?

analysis endgame stockfish computer-chess leela

modified yesterday Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Is there any other notation system other than algebraic notation?

terminology notation

modified yesterday CConero 2,275

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Did Stockfish blunder a drawn position against Leela here?

analysis endgame

modified yesterday cousin_pete 927

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When (if ever) was it a rule that pawn promotion was optional?

rules history pawn-promotion

modified 2 days ago Rosie F 3,704

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From a full board to a pawn endgame in the shortest possible number of half-moves

pawn-endgame captures records

modified 2 days ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Is there a software to measure a player's strength based on a game?

engines elo

modified 2 days ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Why did Puzzle Rush stop at the second fail?

online-chess puzzles

modified 2 days ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Rossolimo 3.Bb5 vs open Sicilian against c5-Nc6 sicilian

opening strategy theory sicilian-defense bishop-pair

answered 2 days ago acye 1,106

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Why do some strong players play 5… Be4 in Caro Kann, Tal Variation?

opening caro-kann

modified 2 days ago Evargalo 8,630

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Queen placement in the Dragon

opening theory sicilian-defense sicilian-dragon

modified 2 days ago Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Was there ever a time when the goal in chess was to capture the king?

history kings captures

modified Jul 6 at 15:20 Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Pawn promotion to queen of the other color

rules pawn-promotion illegal-move

modified Jul 6 at 15:19 Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Why is it acceptable to resign?

resigning sportsmanship

modified Jul 6 at 14:38 David 5,828

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How good can I get just by playing?

training beginner

modified Jul 6 at 10:50 Volker Siegel 105

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How much rating can a person achieve without formal knowledge of chess? [closed]

beginner elo

asked Jul 6 at 4:31 shashank shekhar singh 378

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What is perfect play?

terminology

modified Jul 6 at 3:23 shashank shekhar singh 378

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Is this endgame winnable for White?

endgame knights knight-endgame

answered Jul 6 at 2:34 Stefano 97

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Are there any inherent problems with point-symmetric random chess?

chess-variants chess960

answered Jul 5 at 21:21 DongKy 599

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How much time it takes before searching for tactical themes becomes a subconscious process?

tactics

modified Jul 5 at 15:56 cousin_pete 927

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Carlsen - Ghaem, why does Black want to do e5?

opening london-system

answered Jul 5 at 6:50 Savage47 2,307

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Is this endgame drawn after the rook sacrifice?

endgame theory draw rook-endgame

modified Jul 4 at 20:53 Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Is this the position from TCEC Season 18, Game 80 a win or a draw?

draw bishop-endgame

answered Jul 4 at 20:11 AlwaysLearningNewStuff 10.8k

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Typical Good Bishop vs. Bad Bishop endgame - how to decide if stronger side has a definite win

analysis endgame bishops bishop-endgame

modified Jul 4 at 18:00 Stefano 97

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How to I apply moves (bitboard) and continue searching? My current attempt is throwing a strange error!

engines programming

modified Jul 4 at 17:43 NoseKnowsAll 1,283

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Compiling Stockfish to disable own castling while allowing opponent castling

engines stockfish programming computer-chess castling

modified Jul 4 at 15:53 Stephen 1,082

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How often do grandmasters fail to mate soon when mate in five or less is possible?

checkmate statistics grandmaster

modified Jul 4 at 13:47 Rewan Demontay 8,021

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Can I improve my chess? Or am I too old?

learning training psychology

answered Jul 4 at 6:01 Savage47 2,307

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Is there any better play than the 3-move mate?

checkmate history

answered Jul 4 at 1:06 chessie 41

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Are there any grandmasters who always play until checkmate?

checkmate etiquette

answered Jul 4 at 0:59 chessie 41

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Why do some (many!) grandmasters play the opening so slowly?

opening grandmaster

answered Jul 4 at 0:47 chessie 41

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Knowing when to play Nc6 vs Nbd7 in the Najdorf Sicilian as black?

opening sicilian-defense najdorf

modified Jul 3 at 23:01 David Chopin 397

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How often do grandmasters miss checkmate?

engines checkmate statistics grandmaster

answered Jul 3 at 20:31 Keba 433

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What alternatives are there to Chess Position Trainer?

software memorization

answered Jul 3 at 14:55 RemcoGerlich 19.8k

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Resource to Learn Chess Opening? [duplicate]

opening

asked Jul 3 at 12:57 piyush172 11

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Is there value to learning openings as a new player?

opening theory 1.e4

answered Jul 3 at 12:25 Stefano 97

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