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Is there a recourse when a player does not resign in a clearly lost position?
Awarded Sep 15 at 15:17
Undetectable semi-cheating?
Awarded Sep 4 at 14:50
Why can't I move my knight from d5 to c7?
Awarded Sep 4 at 11:36
Hardware used in AlphaZero vs Stockfish match
Awarded Jul 18 at 6:50
A player falls asleep during the game and his friend wakes him -- illegal?
Awarded Jul 14 at 16:41
Why is it better to control a vertical/horizontal than diagonal?
Awarded Jul 7 at 1:30
Forced mate from move one - what is this train of thought called?
Awarded Jun 16 at 14:35
Can a pawn move 2 spaces if doing so would cause en passant mate?
Awarded Jun 12 at 16:05
Nonstandard game results
Awarded Jun 9 at 15:40
Why is Bb8 better than Bc7 in this position?
Awarded Jun 5 at 11:32
Why does GM Larry claim that this sacrifice is brilliant?
Awarded Apr 13 at 17:09
Why is Magnus Carlsen's Elo rating not higher, given that his win rate is so high?
Awarded Mar 29 at 20:42
Is it possible to castle with checkmate?
Awarded Mar 19 at 22:28
Why does Lichess only tell me my "inaccuracies", "mistakes", and "blunders", and not e.g. my "brilliancies"?
Awarded Mar 12 at 17:49
How to play as adult attacking Chess player against young chess prodigies
Awarded Jan 12 at 3:46
Basic "mate in one move" puzzle - what am I missing?
Awarded Jan 2 at 9:47
Has O-O ever been played without moving the e or g pawns?
Awarded Dec 29, 2022 at 9:57
How many moves does it take a knight to move 1 square forward?
Awarded Dec 24, 2022 at 23:31
Moving into check for a draw as black, why is it illegal? Comparison to Racing Kings
Awarded Dec 19, 2022 at 12:50
Are there any moves that humans agree are best which engines cannot see?
Awarded Dec 12, 2022 at 14:11
Why don't chess engines take into account the time left by each player?
Awarded Nov 16, 2022 at 1:56
Struggling to improve past beginner level
Awarded Nov 15, 2022 at 14:26
How does Stockfish know if the king is in check?
Awarded Oct 25, 2022 at 7:17
Etiquette question: a funny way to resign
Awarded Oct 17, 2022 at 16:48
Chess problem - don't understand the solution
Awarded Oct 6, 2022 at 21:28
Why is the French defence not played at the highest level?
Awarded Sep 25, 2022 at 8:35
In which tournament did Karpov play his first move with white pieces and offer a draw?
Awarded Sep 23, 2022 at 19:31
Why do high rated players still take so much time to calculate a pawn endgame position close to a game that they (likely) had before?
Awarded Sep 14, 2022 at 22:15
Why underpromote? Hjartarson vs Andersen
Awarded Sep 13, 2022 at 17:20
If Hans Niemann is cheating, how?
Awarded Sep 13, 2022 at 10:35
If Hans Niemann is cheating, how?
Awarded Sep 12, 2022 at 0:18
How to minimise your opponent's fun in a game?
Awarded Sep 6, 2022 at 9:41
How do you know when a FEN position is legal?
Awarded Sep 5, 2022 at 7:41
What do modern chess players understand about the game that previous generations did not?
Awarded Aug 30, 2022 at 19:36
Is this an incorrect draw by chess.com?
Awarded Aug 22, 2022 at 13:41
On an infinite board, which pieces are needed to checkmate?
Awarded Aug 22, 2022 at 12:57
Is there a position with the stupidest possible move?
Awarded Aug 20, 2022 at 11:42
Why does India get three teams for Open and Women's sections in the 2022 Chess Olympiad?
Awarded Aug 10, 2022 at 12:17
Why do so many children stop playing chess?
Awarded Aug 8, 2022 at 10:49
Why did this legendary game of Carlsen vs Nakamura not trigger threefold-repetition after move 5?
Awarded Aug 3, 2022 at 17:51
Did the Queen's Gambit series lead to an increased popularity of the Queen's Gambit opening?
Awarded Jul 26, 2022 at 15:16
I provided water bottle to my opponent, he drank it then lost on time due to the need of using bathroom. Is this unethical?
Awarded Jul 20, 2022 at 15:31
Are there any gambits involving sacrificing a piece?
Awarded Jun 30, 2022 at 7:09
Game in James Bond film "From Russia with love"
Awarded May 28, 2022 at 16:51
Is there a single best move in every position?
Awarded May 7, 2022 at 9:11
Can the king capture his attacker?
Awarded May 3, 2022 at 5:41
Why did Bobby Fischer resign his title?
Awarded Apr 20, 2022 at 10:50
What fundamental mistakes were made in my game that slowly turned in to a loss?
Awarded Apr 5, 2022 at 20:57
Can a player in check win, by checkmating the opponent, while not getting themselves out of check?
Awarded Mar 24, 2022 at 3:26
Can a player in check win, by checkmating the opponent, while not getting themselves out of check?
Awarded Mar 23, 2022 at 2:11
Why are rooks better than knights?
Awarded Mar 22, 2022 at 18:06
What is the highest number of different mates in 1 you can have in one (legal) position?
Awarded Mar 22, 2022 at 10:05
Why do players leave so little time for the last moves?
Awarded Mar 15, 2022 at 12:55
Where Does Lichess Get Its Names for the Openings?
Awarded Mar 2, 2022 at 20:18
Is there an equivalent to “a knight on the rim is dim” in other languages?
Awarded Feb 14, 2022 at 22:51
Are resignations by expert players naive?
Awarded Feb 11, 2022 at 4:26
What are examples of very aggressive openings?
Awarded Feb 7, 2022 at 23:26
What is an "ugly" move?
Awarded Feb 7, 2022 at 23:10
How do I analyze my game after playing?
Awarded Feb 2, 2022 at 21:35
Is endangering the king a good strategy in some positions?
Awarded Jan 28, 2022 at 3:25
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