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Is there a chess engine that does NOT use brute-force search?
Awarded Sep 27, 2018 at 8:45
Strategy in Isolated Queen Pawn Positions
Awarded Sep 24, 2018 at 20:50
How does the "French Defense, Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation" get its name?
Awarded Sep 24, 2018 at 8:10
What should an arbiter do if a player has illegally stopped notating?
Awarded Sep 19, 2018 at 15:35
Skills required for blitz/bullet vs. correspondence chess?
Awarded Sep 13, 2018 at 18:45
Is it legal to hit the clock with piece, captured or otherwise?
Awarded Sep 4, 2018 at 20:10
Can solving lots of mate in one (or two) problems be beneficial?
Awarded Sep 4, 2018 at 7:55
Average income for titled chess players
Awarded Sep 2, 2018 at 11:20
Why isn't Chess960 the standard?
Awarded Aug 24, 2018 at 22:45
Why is there a minimum rating gain when you win?
Awarded Aug 22, 2018 at 9:34
Why is it illegal to castle with both hands?
Awarded Aug 21, 2018 at 14:35
Why is it common to castle right after the opponent castles?
Awarded Aug 21, 2018 at 14:20
Can a knight move through all squares from its original position?
Awarded Aug 20, 2018 at 8:15
Should you always try your best (play as if your opponent is a grandmaster)?
Awarded Aug 17, 2018 at 8:40
Accidental moves in online chess
Awarded Aug 15, 2018 at 17:50
Is there any etiquette about how to proceed when a technical problem leads to a misplay in an online game? [duplicate]
Awarded Aug 15, 2018 at 16:05
How to deal with time-control pressure?
Awarded Aug 15, 2018 at 4:31
What would be the elo of a computer program that plays at random?
Awarded Aug 14, 2018 at 14:30
Will quantum computers solve chess?
Awarded Aug 13, 2018 at 13:25
How to play against the Polish opening?
Awarded Aug 11, 2018 at 19:15
White's reply against Reti advance (2...d4)
Awarded Jul 30, 2018 at 9:20
High-quality (not bitmap) diagram software
Awarded Jul 18, 2018 at 17:46
Are there any bughouse chess engines?
Awarded Jul 18, 2018 at 2:11
Sharp pawn endgame - can it be calculated to the end? With Computer engine?
Awarded Jul 17, 2018 at 11:18
Why not 4.Bd2 in the Nimzo-Indian?
Awarded Jul 10, 2018 at 12:39
What are techniques to improve the number of moves thought through in advance?
Awarded Jul 9, 2018 at 10:38
Why is Chinese chess (xiangqi) harder for computers than international chess?
Awarded Jul 9, 2018 at 9:09
Which chess player has been the most financially successful?
Awarded Jul 6, 2018 at 17:25
Why do people say blitz chess can be bad for your chess?
Awarded Jul 2, 2018 at 17:58
How should I make a 6 year old think more?
Awarded Jun 27, 2018 at 8:23
Why h4 is the best move here?
Awarded Jun 23, 2018 at 4:37
In the immortal draw, why is the Queen sac 9...Qxa4+ considered the best move?
Awarded Jun 22, 2018 at 16:59
What is the result? (Rules + puzzle)
Awarded Jun 15, 2018 at 17:35
Mutual Stalemate
Awarded Jun 11, 2018 at 1:16
How to study a chess tactics book?
Awarded Jun 11, 2018 at 1:16
Best chess theory books for beginners [closed]
Awarded Jun 10, 2018 at 0:44
endgame with single Bishop or single Knight?
Awarded Jun 9, 2018 at 0:40
How do people use chess software to improve their practical skills?
Awarded Jun 9, 2018 at 0:40
Computer evaluations: How trustworthy are they?
Awarded Jun 8, 2018 at 1:17
Are there rules for categorising all pawn-only endgames into won/drawn/lost?
Awarded Jun 7, 2018 at 2:47
What is a blunder?
Awarded Jun 6, 2018 at 1:59
What is the shortest possible game with 18 queens?
Awarded Jun 6, 2018 at 1:59
Why and how do great chess players become "crazy"? [closed]
Awarded Jun 6, 2018 at 1:59
How can I build my opening repertoire and memorization?
Awarded Jun 3, 2018 at 12:51
Is the following Knight sac in the Sicilian Najdorf justified?
Awarded Jun 3, 2018 at 2:42
Hitting the clock without moving
Awarded Jun 2, 2018 at 2:04
What is the origin of Tal's expression "They can only take one at a time"?
Awarded Jun 2, 2018 at 2:04
How to convert ChessBase format files to .pgn?
Awarded May 31, 2018 at 5:45
What can I play against 1.d4?
Awarded May 31, 2018 at 4:23
Why is exchanging the queens bad in this position?
Awarded May 29, 2018 at 18:08
Position from the Dutch Defence / Blackmar-Diemer gambit
Awarded May 29, 2018 at 5:33
The number of levels in chess
Awarded May 28, 2018 at 3:15
Free, simple chess program for beginners
Awarded May 23, 2018 at 11:28
Why do masters open 1.d4 more often than 1.c4?
Awarded May 14, 2018 at 15:01
Fastest possible checkmate by en passant
Awarded May 7, 2018 at 12:41
Can white win in this almost 20 year old puzzle?
Awarded May 6, 2018 at 21:41
Should a beginner move from fundamentals to opening theory?
Awarded May 5, 2018 at 5:23
Tactical difference between chess and Chinese chess
Awarded May 4, 2018 at 10:28
Chess960 or Chess959?
Awarded Apr 19, 2018 at 13:01
Is preventing an opponent from castling considered an advantage?
Awarded Apr 14, 2018 at 4:23
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