Questions tagged [analysis]
Questions relating to the objective assessment of a position. The assessment may entail which side has the advantage, or what the best move might be.
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Why is 5. Nc3 preferred over 5. f3 in the Open Sicilian?
The statistics at move 5 seem amazing for White, slightly better than Nc3. I was wondering how White can "get away" with the plan to play c4 before Nc3, achieving even more control of the center. So ...
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Gyula Breyer joke composition cooked?
I recently bought the delightful book Outrageous Chess Problems by Burt Hochberg, which among other things contains some interesting joke compositions. I have a question about Problem 102 (diagrammed ...
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Why move the queen’s rook to defend d-file instead of king’s rook?
In this position, why is it better to move the queen’s rook to defend the d-file instead of the king’s rook? Moving the king’s rook to the d-file becomes more challenging. Is it important to leave ...
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Checkmate possibility for Black
In this lichess game, in the given analysis line for move 32, is it possible for Black to win in two moves after 35... Kc7?
[FEN "8/R4k2/2p3p1/2N4p/3n4/3P1pPb/PP3P1P/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
1... Ke8 2. Ra8+ ...
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Is there any website that allows you to check if a position has been played before?
Is there any website that allows you to check if a position has been played before? I want to analyse a game and I want to check if it has been reached before. Any suggestions?
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I read that Mikhail Tal claimed to have been able to see 50 variations ahead in a game. Any thoughts on this possibility?
Mikhail Tals' books on chess. Learning/analytic chess theory. Perception and intuition in the development of strategic and tactical chess play.
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Why are these moves recommended?
I am playing chess on the chess.com app with the top three suggested moves:
I am an amateur. I get the basic idea that developing your knights is a common, good thing early in the game, but why is ...
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Outside-the-box mate-in-one challenge
I've received an (I would say impossible) mate-in-one challenge and I have already checked all movements, but couldn't solve it yet. It came from a trustable source and they say you need to think ...
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Attacking moves
While playing chess against a computer I am able to analyse what the computer is going to move even at the highest difficulty level but I am not able to place good moves against the computer. Can ...
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Soltis's best chess game of the 20th century
In Andrew Soltis's book The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century, Ranked, his number 1 game is a correspondence game between Yakov Estrin and Hans Berliner, from the 1965–1968 World ...
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Human analysis for a KRBNNPP against KRRN ending?
This line of play leads to this position:
[White "White"]
[Black "Black to move"]
[FEN "8/rp4p1/1N1nkb2/3n4/6R1/1R6/8/2K5 b - - 1 38"]
StockFish 10+ assures me that Black has a big advantage, but I ...
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Why is 15.cxd6 better than 15.cxb6 here?
In Radjabov vs. Gelfand (2013):
[FEN ""]
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Ne5 8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 d6 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Bg2 e5 14.c5 b6 15.cxd6 Qxd6 16.O-O ...
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Why is Be6 a better move than Bh5 in this position?
Original position:
After Bh5 (move I think is better because of the threat to the queen if pawn moves):
After Be6 (move recommended by the engine):
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Which steps were blunders and inconsistencies?
This is the pgn of the game. The engine said that white made a blunder and some inconsistencies. But I can't spot them. Can you help me to find them?
[FEN ""]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 f5 4. Nc3 f4 5....
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Please help solve this endgame problem posed by a friend
[FEN "5K2/k7/4P1p1/8/8/8/4b3/8 w - - 0 1"]
A friend of mine is challenging me to find a solution. It’s White to play and DRAW.
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Why is 16. d5 a blunder in this position?
In this position I'm White and I have just played 16. d5. Stockfish labels the move as a blunder. I do understand I had better moves than this, and it's not the move I would play if I were to get this ...
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Is there any hope left for Black?
7b/p3R3/k6r/N7/KP6/8/8/8 b - - 3 41
I got into this endgame in a Alkehine Defense game against a FM. The engine evaluates it as +0.6 .
But all I can see is that any inaccuracy on Black’s part leads ...
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How can I convert screenshot capture into FEN to analyse on Windows 10+? [duplicate]
I want to analyze position presented on meeting, web page or video but problem is that I have not FEN to start such analysis. It need manual work to do it.
I want to capture screenshot than convert it ...
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Why does Stockfish suggest capturing a bishop in this position when my opponent can fork my king and rook?
The position in question is:
[FEN ""]
[StartPly "13"]
1. d4 c5 2. Nf3 cxd4 3. Nxd4 Nc6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Ndb5 Bb4 6. Bg5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qa5 8. Qd5 Nge7 9. Nd6+ Kf8 10. Qxf7# 1-0
It's black turn and the ...
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Can someone explain this computer suggestion to me?
[FEN ""]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e5 4. Nxe5 c5 5. d5 f6 6. Nxc4 b5 7. Nca3 c4 8. Nxb5 Qa5+ 9. N1c3 Bb4 10. Nd4 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qxd5 13. Rc1 Nh6 14. b3 Nf5 15. bxc4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Nxd4 ...
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Polerio Gambit game for review
Please analyze and comment about this game I played as an anonymous uer. I played the Polerio Gambit in the game. I would also like remarks about the Polerio Gambit (1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. d4) as ...
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Advanced Caro Kann: Queenless Middlegame
I started analysing my games as a means to improvement.
I am trying to form my own opinion without looking at the engine that much, as I can't rely on it while analysing a position in game.
I really ...
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What is White's compensation in the Smith-Morra Gambit, Paulsen Formation (a6, e6, Nc6) after an early ...Na5?
The variation is almost forced if White aims for the standard Smith-Morra setup. At the end White is a pawn down and no longer has two bishops, but is well developed. However Black's setup does not ...
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Why not 7.Qa4+ in Carlsen vs Navara QGD
In the game of Carlsen vs Navara Biel Chess 2018, on move 7 why did Carlsen play e3 instead of playing Qa4+ and taking that hanging bishop?
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Isn't the Bogo-Indian just busted with this line?
I know openings often tend not to be busted, and I'm obviously not really suggesting that the Bogo is busted. But I recently played a Bogo-Indian where I just couldn't find any follow up quite early ...
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Why was 3...c5 for black was a bad move?
I played a player ranked about 450 points higher, and I was out-played. I managed to give a fight but was trailing all along.
The player used the English opening and on third move I (black) played c5....
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Going from a winning position to losing one [closed]
I often go from winning positions to losing positions. What could I do to stop doing this?
For an example, take a look at this games of in which I played as Black.
[FEN ""]
1. e4 {0} 1... e5 {4} 2....
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What to play if someone ignores your King's Gambit?
So I'm an (unranked, but ~1500 on lichess) amateur who's been working on developing my opening strategy for some time, and I've basically been using the King's Gambit for a variety of reasons:
It is ...
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Is Bobby Fischer hanging a knight?
So I've been looking at the "Game of the Century" between Bobby Fischer and Donald Byrne. There's something I can't get over.
In move 18, that queen is tempting, but there's also a knight on c3 that ...
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Variation in Max Lange Attack
In the position at 15:29 of this video, what are some possible variations the line starting with the move 12...Qe5 that lead to an advantage for white?
[FEN ""]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. ...
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Moving f6 pawn in Max Lange Attack
In the position at 14:28 of this video, why can't black just make the move f6? I wish to know as it was stated in the video that black will lose the other rook.
[FEN "2k3r1/ppp1qpPp/2n1b3/2b3B1/...
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Can Black reach full equality?
[FEN "r3kb1r/ppqn1ppp/2p1pn2/4Nb2/2BP4/2N5/PPPBQPPP/2KR3R b kq - 0 10"]
This position is taken from super GM game, so I am fully aware that Black might be busted here and that this question might ...
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Chess thought process
Can any of the higher rated players here (1500+) talk about their thought process during a game so I can improve my own?
For example, my own process goes like this:
Am I hanging a piece with this ...
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Why is Bxh6 not preferred here?
[FEN "rnb1k2r/ppppqppp/4p2n/4P3/2PP4/2PB1N2/P4PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 3 9"]
I was just post-analyzing a game of mine with an engine and to my surprise in the position displayed above, it didn't even ...
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How can white force a quick win here?
This is from a tactics puzzle I encountered today. The given solution was 1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bxf6#,” but to me 1... Ne6 seems to halt white in his tracks, even if it does give up a rook.
My moves as ...
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In this YouTube video, the author says that 10...f6 "leads to disaster"...Why?
Why is that at 10:44 of the video, 10...f6 leads to a disaster?
https://youtu.be/BrbChWI89ek
[FEN ""]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. ...
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Is there a better winning plan from move 37?
From move 37-43 my plan was to convince my opponent to open the position for me with f4. This worked. If they did not oblige then I was going to walk my king to c7 to free up my rook from defense of ...
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Understanding Carlsen's resignation in the rook and pawn endgame vs MVL
Why did Carlsen resign in the position shown below? (blitz game played in the London Chess Classic GCT Finals)
Can't white help the pawn queen after Ke3 and Kd3 then Kd4? I must be missing something.
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How can I use stockfish to find good moves, instead of just bad moves?
After playing on lichess.org I have been reviewing my games as follows:
Ask for a computer evaluation (Stockfish)
Look at the graph and investigate any wild swings in computer analysis
Try to ...
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Why is pawn c6 is not winning here and what is the missed win for black?
When I played a game on chess.com and then ran the analysis afterward, the computer said that the pawn move c6 was incorrect.
[title "Black to play"]
[fen "r1b2rk1/p1p2p1p/5p2/2bNq3/8/8/PPP1BPPP/...
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Queenless Imbalanced Middlegame(3)
In the following position white is down the exchange, but up a pawn. Stockfish 10 and Komodo 13.2 evaluate it at 0.00. My Question is essentially which side has the advantage(if any) and if so how ...
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How to Create Positional Theory
I've been playing Kraton Chess, which is basically standard chess except there are 96 different possible starting positions that are similar to the standard starting position. All the rules of ...
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Queenless Imbalanced Middlegame(2)
I analyzed the following position with both Stockfish 10 and Komodo 13.2. The 2 monster engines evaluated it at a dead draw at 0.00. Is this really the case or does either side have some sort of an ...
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Pushing for Advantage with White in Correspondence chess
I was viewing a top-level Correspondence chess game on ICCF between an International Master and a Senior International Master. They both had over 100 days on their clocks and they were in the ...
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Chess.com's daily problem-Why doesn't 1...Nf8 win the Nh7?
Shouldn't 1...Nf8 win here too? Why not?
[FEN "r2qk2r/pp1nnp1N/4p1pQ/3pP3/4b1PP/P1B5/1PP1B3/R3KR2 b Qq - 0 1"]
1...Nf8??
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Queenless Imbalanced Middlegame
I was analyzing the following position for one of the correspondence games that I am playing. In the position, white is up 2 pawns and with my limited understanding, I can't see any real compensation ...
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ICCF rule for analyzing position with another human
I do know for certain that on ICCF engines are allowed, but the question is whether analyzing the position with a human is allowed? I know that on chess.com if you let someone play on your profile you ...
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Programmatic method to determine if a move is passive or aggressive
I'm currently trying to determine if a player on average plays more aggressive or defensive games. To do this I wanted to look at a game from that player, then average the amount of aggressive moves ...
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How do I understand White's +6 advantage here?
[White "White (to move)"]
[Black "Black"]
[FEN "rnq1kb1r/ppp3pp/4pn2/4N3/2QP4/2N2P2/PPP3PP/R1B1K2R w KQ - 0 13"]
In this position, White can still castle, but Black cannot (having moved the king ...
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Franci de Castellvi - Narcis Vinyoles 18. ... Qg6??, a blunder by black?
[Site "Valencia"]
[Date "1475"]
[White "Franci de Castellvi"]
[Black "Narcis Vinyoles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[startply "36"]
[FEN ""]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 ...