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Theory commonly refers to the erudite study and the philosophy behind the moves in chess (like the opening or endgame theory), but this tag can also be used for questions about the theoretic study of the game itself.

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Has anyone attempted to characterize chess mathematically?

Thus, analyzing the criteria, we may apply mathematics that includes not only the pure optimization but also symmetries, i.e. group theory. … Yet another way to think how group theory can be applied in chess is to note that the moves of K, Q, R, B, N form natural groups with at most 4 generators. …
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