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White gives checkmate in two moves

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King move to other side

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Instead of giving checkmate, I gave stalemate. Why?

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Is this checkmate?

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Can one improve his chess without playing online?

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App that identifies moves as Excellent/Good/Mistakes/Blunders

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A disagreement between me and my chess engines

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Situations of underpromoting the pawn

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I provided water bottle to my opponent, he drank it then lost on time due to the need of using bathroom. Is this unethical?

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