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Stalemate situation with all pieces on the board

answered Nov 15, 2019 at 9:10

37 votes

When (if ever) was it a rule that pawn promotion was optional?

rules history pawn-promotion

answered Mar 26, 2018 at 8:03

22 votes

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Is there any position where not promoting(illegally) would be the best move?

chess-variants problems pawn-promotion

answered May 27, 2016 at 16:09

18 votes

What is the highest number of different mates in 1 you can have in one (legal) position?

checkmate problems records

answered Jun 6, 2016 at 8:52

17 votes

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Problems: record for most mates-in-2

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answered Jun 27, 2016 at 11:51

16 votes

Can a player in check win, by checkmating the opponent, while not getting themselves out of check?

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answered Mar 22 at 5:26

15 votes

Was there a chess piece—elephant, knight or rook—rendered as a being looking into two directions?

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answered May 3 at 14:51

13 votes

What does this chess proverb mean?

history

answered Jul 22, 2019 at 6:00

11 votes

Can you castle with a "ghost" rook?

rules odds

answered Aug 11, 2019 at 10:49

11 votes

Is the chess problem a dead form?

problems history

answered Aug 8, 2016 at 6:53

11 votes

Are pawns pieces?

pawns terminology pieces

answered Dec 19, 2021 at 7:59

10 votes

Opening positions where declining a gambit is a blunder

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answered Dec 21, 2021 at 9:05

9 votes

Arrange 5 non-attacking knights on a 5x5 toroidal board

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answered Dec 12, 2019 at 18:55

9 votes

What is the theoretical limit for the number of consecutive checks?

problems check

answered Sep 27, 2016 at 7:55

9 votes

Prove that White is not allowed to castle here

problems castling retrograde-analysis

answered May 25, 2016 at 7:17

9 votes

Why are capturing key moves "frowned upon"?

problems terminology

answered Apr 14 at 15:08

8 votes

Is endangering the king a good strategy in some positions?

strategy kings king-safety

answered Nov 10, 2021 at 8:44

7 votes

What are the "great injustices of chess"?

knight-endgame quotations

answered Dec 31, 2019 at 7:06

7 votes

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The highest amount of moves by the losing side in a zugzwang

problems records zugzwang

answered Jun 24, 2019 at 7:22

7 votes

What is zugzwang in chess?

strategy theory terminology zugzwang

answered Apr 6, 2018 at 7:27

7 votes

A position in which checkmate is forced (obligatory)

checkmate forced-move

answered Mar 30, 2019 at 7:29

6 votes

Longest series of mutual "!" moves

theory draw problems

answered Apr 10, 2019 at 6:41

6 votes

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What is the longest possible series of consecutive captures?

problems records captures

answered Apr 16, 2019 at 9:08

6 votes

Longest forced sequence that ends with checkmate and every move is a check

problems check records forced-move

answered Jan 23, 2018 at 8:24

6 votes

Are there any illegal positions that are difficult to spot?

illegal-move retrograde-analysis

answered Apr 3, 2018 at 9:31

6 votes

Can a stalemate be forced even if it is the opponent's turn to move first?

problems stalemate

answered Jul 24, 2021 at 6:06

6 votes

Can a stalemate be forced even if it is the opponent's turn to move first?

problems stalemate

answered Jul 24, 2021 at 16:36

5 votes

Longest Sequence For Any Piece To Reach A Certain Square

theory problems mathematics

answered Dec 30, 2019 at 8:49

5 votes

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Failing to understand how to start Popeye

learning software

answered Jan 13, 2020 at 8:38

5 votes

Can I move a piece somewhere else if I left it but didn't press the clock?

rules pieces otb-chess

answered Jan 16 at 14:06

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Stalemate situation with all pieces on the board

When (if ever) was it a rule that pawn promotion was optional?

Is there any position where not promoting(illegally) would be the best move?

What is the highest number of different mates in 1 you can have in one (legal) position?

Problems: record for most mates-in-2

Can a player in check win, by checkmating the opponent, while not getting themselves out of check?

Was there a chess piece—elephant, knight or rook—rendered as a being looking into two directions?

What does this chess proverb mean?

Can you castle with a "ghost" rook?

Is the chess problem a dead form?

Are pawns pieces?

Opening positions where declining a gambit is a blunder

Arrange 5 non-attacking knights on a 5x5 toroidal board

What is the theoretical limit for the number of consecutive checks?

Prove that White is not allowed to castle here

Why are capturing key moves "frowned upon"?

Is endangering the king a good strategy in some positions?

What are the "great injustices of chess"?

The highest amount of moves by the losing side in a zugzwang

What is zugzwang in chess?

A position in which checkmate is forced (obligatory)

Longest series of mutual "!" moves

What is the longest possible series of consecutive captures?

Longest forced sequence that ends with checkmate and every move is a check

Are there any illegal positions that are difficult to spot?

Can a stalemate be forced even if it is the opponent's turn to move first?

Can a stalemate be forced even if it is the opponent's turn to move first?

Longest Sequence For Any Piece To Reach A Certain Square

Failing to understand how to start Popeye

Can I move a piece somewhere else if I left it but didn't press the clock?