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For questions related to (world) records in chess, e.g. the longest game (in moves or in duration), highest obtained rating, longest mate in n puzzle, etc.

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Maximum number of ways to get out of check

Since several lower bounds have already been posted, I would like to elaborate a bit more on the possible upper bounds, since the estimate in the question is a bit oversimplified in my opinion (althou …
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Fastest possible checkmate by en passant

The same question has also been discussed and answered in the lichess forum, and as mentioned by others already, the answer is 11 half-moves for white and 12 half-moves for black. You might find some …
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Longest possible FEN

Using the definition of FEN it is relatively straightforward to compute an upper bound: piece placement: 64 (pieces/squares) + 7 (slashes) color: 1 (w/b) castling: 4 (KQkq) en passant: 2 (e3) halfmo …
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