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A blunder is a move that is a mistake that leads to losing material (e.g. a pawn or a piece) more or less without any compensation.

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What is the most number of blunders in a 2100+ game?

Obviously any move (starting at a given position) may be a blunder, see Kh3 Ra4 Nf5 - Kh1 Rf2 where both sides may miss a mate in one until kingdom come. It might be amusing to watch two engines ...
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How often do super GMs blunder mate in 1?

Yesterday (5th April 2023) Nakamura blundered a pretty mate in 1 against Caruana in the Chessable Masters: [Title "Caruana - Nakamura, Chessable Masters 2023"] [fen "Rb6/5kp1/8/1r1P3P/...
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Frequent beginner's opening mistakes - which is the worst?

A few experiments with LiChess Stockfish. Some frequently occuring bad moves by beginners. Change in the evaluation is given. 1.f3§ -0.8 1.a3 or h3: -0.2 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 -0.5 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Bd6 -0.6 1.e4 ...
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