Top new questions this week:
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Vladimir Kramnik has proposed on chess.com that castling be banned for the good of the game.
What are the kinds of objective points that might be made for & against this idea? Based on these, do ...
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From here:
What is the best age to learn chess?
it seems that consensus is that that kids can start learning chess at almost any age. From around 5 years old they are big enough to learn the names ...
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I was watching this video on Youtube of an Armageddon game between Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov which happened in 1995. It can be seen that Kasparov is using both of his hands for some moves. ...
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Here is a fun puzzle I found some time ago. It was created by Karl Fabel in 1952 and published in Rätselstunde.
Goal
[title "White to move and NOT checkmate in one!"]
[fen ...
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After watching a series of ChessBase India videos on YouTube, it is clear that GM's can easily remember 100s (possibly 1000's) of positions. Look at this one example by Vidit Gujrathi: ...
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Wikipedia page for GM Granda from Peru says:
Julio Granda does not study opening theory. He has said that he has
only read a chess book, the third volume of the General Chess Treaty
of Roberto ...
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I'm solving mate-in-2 puzzles from the Polgar 5334 problems book.
Many of these are composed problems, and are hard (for me) to solve. Often I have to spend 10-15 minutes before finding the ...
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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Sometimes (e.g. at some schools) chess is considered to be a sport. Is chess a sport? I view sport as a physical activity.
For instance, if a doctor asks you "Are you doing any sports?" would your ...
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How do you keep chess fun when the only person that wants to play against you beats you all the time? I am struggling to want to keep playing, because I get smashed all the time, and it is not fun ...
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I'm preparing an opening repertoire for a small "open tournament" that will take place in a few weeks.
I think I'm quite decent at tactical play, and I like situations that give me the initiative - ...
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I really missed playing chess with someone who know how to play, I am looking for a good program to play chess online from ubuntu computer.
Any Ideas?
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One of my favorite openings is the King's Gambit. It is extremely aggressive, and makes for a sharp tactical game without sacrificing too much material. It isn't played at the highest level at ...
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Suppose you're playing in a tournament. For the purpose of filling up your scoresheet, is it improper etiquette to ask your opponent what his/her rating is before the game?
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Yes, we have all heard phrases like 'control the centre'. I would like to know the concrete reason why the centre of the board - in particular the 4 squares - e4, e5, d4, d5, are considered important ...
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