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Does a chess position exists where one player has insufficient material, and at the same time has a forced mate in 2?

rules endgame fide uscf

modified Jan 23 at 0:16 marstran 169

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A deceptively simple eight piece endgame

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answered Jan 19 at 10:19 David 8,874

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Increase in pawn value towards endgames

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answered Jan 6 at 16:06 Mike Jones 3,488

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Can a KB vs. KB endgame be declared drawn if a checkmate can occur and the 50-moves-rule doesn't apply in a Blitz game?

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modified Dec 27 '20 at 10:26 double-beep 2,623

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Is there a terminology for “the worst winning move”?

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modified Dec 26 '20 at 20:30 Rewan Demontay 11.7k

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Where is there a mate in four (pawn moves)?

analysis endgame problems

modified Dec 26 '20 at 20:11 Rewan Demontay 11.7k

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Why does White play g5?

endgame check puzzles exchange

modified Dec 17 '20 at 8:30 Zhiltsoff Igor 473

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How to win in this position with White

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modified Dec 13 '20 at 18:16 Rewan Demontay 11.7k

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Is this position a fortress?

endgame fortress

answered Dec 6 '20 at 12:50 Scounged 6,099

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I'm new to chess-what should be done here to win the game?

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modified Dec 5 '20 at 11:28 Brian Drake 234

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Why didn't the Black rook capture the White bishop?

learning endgame online-chess computer-chess captures

modified Dec 3 '20 at 22:53 Rewan Demontay 11.7k

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Obtaining the correct move from syzygy tablebases (Python)

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modified Nov 30 '20 at 7:15 Community♦ 1

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Does White have any feasible way to break through this position?

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modified Nov 29 '20 at 19:35 Rewan Demontay 11.7k

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How many pawns make up for a missing queen in the endgame?

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answered Nov 29 '20 at 18:46 Brian Towers♦ 50.9k

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