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How are humans good at chess?
Awarded May 1, 2020 at 15:50
How are humans good at chess?
Awarded May 1, 2020 at 3:42
Please help solve this endgame problem posed by a friend
Awarded Apr 22, 2020 at 18:48
Games where a pawn checkmates the king
Awarded Apr 22, 2020 at 3:28
Is there a trick to help kids know which direction pawns are going?
Awarded Mar 25, 2020 at 4:25
I was up a piece but could not win. What went wrong?
Awarded Mar 25, 2020 at 4:20
In a online game, is it considered good etiquette to offer a draw when the opponent obviously misclicked?
Awarded Mar 17, 2020 at 19:50
In a online game, is it considered good etiquette to offer a draw when the opponent obviously misclicked?
Awarded Mar 17, 2020 at 8:00
What is the fastest way to reach stalemate?
Awarded Mar 9, 2020 at 16:20
What is a good French-like defense against 1. d4?
Awarded Mar 5, 2020 at 7:30
Game ended with a handshake
Awarded Mar 3, 2020 at 23:35
Why have engines not increased top rated chess players' Elo?
Awarded Mar 2, 2020 at 19:20
Did Bobby Fischer actually write "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess"?
Awarded Feb 23, 2020 at 5:15
Is Stockfish 11 (level 20) beatable?
Awarded Feb 20, 2020 at 19:20
Is Stockfish 11 (level 20) beatable?
Awarded Feb 20, 2020 at 15:25
How do GMs “play the man, not the board”?
Awarded Feb 13, 2020 at 13:05
Is there any position where not promoting (illegally) would be the best move?
Awarded Feb 7, 2020 at 4:30
I was playing a tournament and some kids were talking about the game in a foreign language
Awarded Feb 6, 2020 at 22:20
What's the etiquette for giving checkmate on board?
Awarded Feb 5, 2020 at 14:50
Is it poor sportsmanship to resign immediately after a major blunder early in the game?
Awarded Feb 3, 2020 at 3:35
Demystifying Seirawan-Kasparov 1983 king and pawn endgame
Awarded Jan 30, 2020 at 9:55
What is the worst opening move in Chess960 for White?
Awarded Jan 30, 2020 at 2:10
Can anyone tell me name of this opening where knight is sacrificed?
Awarded Jan 28, 2020 at 19:15
How is "fianchetto" really pronounced?
Awarded Jan 25, 2020 at 23:05
Is blindfold chess bad for the health?
Awarded Jan 25, 2020 at 11:10
How is "fianchetto" really pronounced?
Awarded Jan 25, 2020 at 3:30
How can we make chess community welcoming to women/girls?
Awarded Jan 23, 2020 at 22:50
When a game is cut short and the winner is determined by material, do points still count if they're from promoted pawns?
Awarded Jan 19, 2020 at 22:20
What should I do when I have no ideas and no strategies?
Awarded Jan 15, 2020 at 20:10
Understanding Anand's Bc4 move vs Ivanchuk 1992
Awarded Jan 13, 2020 at 9:40
How to improve from ~1200?
Awarded Jan 12, 2020 at 9:20
Why wasn’t Rashid Nezhmetdinov a grandmaster?
Awarded Jan 10, 2020 at 16:45
Why does a knight combine better with the queen than a bishop does?
Awarded Jan 8, 2020 at 11:10
Has anyone attempted to characterize chess mathematically?
Awarded Jan 6, 2020 at 10:55
Why not take the bishop with the knight (Guseinov vs. Bauer)?
Awarded Jan 6, 2020 at 2:15
En Passant Checkmate
Awarded Jan 3, 2020 at 15:30
Has there ever been a grandmaster-level win where a queen did not move nor get taken throughout the game?
Awarded Dec 30, 2019 at 20:30
Should a player be forced to move a piece that he has picked up after a spectator knocked it off the board?
Awarded Dec 26, 2019 at 11:25
Carlsen beat a high ranking GM with 1 Nh3. Conclusions?
Awarded Dec 18, 2019 at 11:45
Is rotating a pawn so that it faces a different direction and then moves in that direction technically permitted according to the 2018 FIDE Laws?
Awarded Dec 10, 2019 at 20:25
Positional thinking by Grandmasters
Awarded Dec 9, 2019 at 21:40
Chess Tournaments Without Studying Theory?
Awarded Nov 27, 2019 at 21:55
How could one cheat on Lichess?
Awarded Nov 27, 2019 at 0:35
Chess PhD topic in machine learning?
Awarded Nov 26, 2019 at 17:55
Stalemate situation with all pieces on the board
Awarded Nov 17, 2019 at 10:20
"Chess is 90% tactics" - should a player focus more on tactics in order to improve?
Awarded Nov 8, 2019 at 15:55
Is it sportsmanlike to waste opponents' time by giving check at the end of the game?
Awarded Nov 7, 2019 at 17:15
Is it sportsmanlike to waste opponents' time by giving check at the end of the game?
Awarded Nov 7, 2019 at 1:30
Is it sportsmanlike to waste opponents' time by giving check at the end of the game?
Awarded Nov 6, 2019 at 8:15
Are banter blitz players who draw arrows on the board during the game breaking the FIDE Laws of Chess?
Awarded Nov 5, 2019 at 23:10
Players who play fast in longer time control games
Awarded Nov 2, 2019 at 18:15
Do you say "good game" after a game in which your opponent played poorly?
Awarded Oct 7, 2019 at 1:10
Do you say "good game" after a game in which your opponent played poorly?
Awarded Oct 6, 2019 at 23:40
What is the worst opening move, and why?
Awarded Oct 6, 2019 at 4:40
Why is coffee provided during big chess events when it contains a banned substance?
Awarded Oct 3, 2019 at 21:15
What is the average age to become a grandmaster?
Awarded Sep 29, 2019 at 20:15
How is this situation not a checkmate?
Awarded Sep 26, 2019 at 12:25
Spectacular queen sacrifice game
Awarded Sep 14, 2019 at 21:40
Is it rude to ask my opponent to resign an online game when they have a lost endgame?
Awarded Sep 4, 2019 at 6:55
Is it rude to ask my opponent to resign an online game when they have a lost endgame?
Awarded Sep 3, 2019 at 16:55
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