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How many moves of head start does white need for a guaranteed win?

opening checkmate chess-variants puzzles

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A mate in two problem

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How is this not checkmate? I had loads of time to spare

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analysis checkmate problems

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How is mate guaranteed - Bobby Fischer 134

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Can a player resign after checkmating their opponent?

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How is this position a checkmate?

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Is there really a checkmate after 1… Bxf5?

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Does checkmate over ride 50-move rule?

rules checkmate draw 50-move-rule

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What is the order of actions in chess under FIDE rules?

rules checkmate stalemate 50-move-rule threefold-repetition

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Mate vs timeout

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Stalemate or checkmate?

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What is the maximum number of checked squares on a board that delivers checkmate without a draw?

checkmate problems

modified Jan 3 at 21:08 Rewan Demontay 11.7k

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Is this an illegal chess move?

rules checkmate kings illegal-move

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