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Can you take back a draw offer?

asked Nov 27, 2018 at 7:48

16 votes

5 answers

22k views

What are the biggest free chess game databases? Is it legal to download games from them?

asked Jul 17, 2017 at 12:38

14 votes

3 answers

29k views

What is the "increment" in chess?

asked Jul 19, 2017 at 7:18

12 votes

8 answers

7k views

Is triple check possible?

asked Jul 18, 2017 at 20:47

12 votes

1 answer

8k views

Is always possible to win King + Queen vs. King + Rook?

asked Aug 7, 2017 at 9:01

12 votes

3 answers

4k views

What is the average number of legal moves per turn?

asked Dec 4, 2018 at 13:36

9 votes

1 answer

621 views

What if threefold repetition occurs in WCC 2018?

asked Nov 22, 2018 at 16:28

8 votes

3 answers

368 views

Capture towards the center vs. undoubling

asked Oct 9, 2017 at 21:05

8 votes

7 answers

2k views

How important is castling? How much is it worth?

asked Jul 19, 2017 at 13:24

6 votes

3 answers

4k views

Is castling possible with a pawn promoted to a rook?

asked Jul 19, 2017 at 18:13

6 votes

2 answers

515 views

What does double-check mean in four-player chess on chess.com?

asked Oct 9, 2017 at 21:47

5 votes

3 answers

499 views

Are connected doubled (4 pawns on 2 files) a weak structure?

asked Mar 21, 2018 at 12:29

5 votes

1 answer

313 views

Can I download early versions of Leela chess zero?

asked Jul 23, 2020 at 19:42

4 votes

2 answers

404 views

How to improve at chess by analyzing one's own games?

asked Dec 22, 2022 at 13:05

4 votes

2 answers

912 views

What is valid PGN?

asked Jul 17, 2017 at 13:19

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

How are centipawns calculated?

asked Jul 17, 2017 at 11:26

3 votes

4 answers

1k views

Is a queen for two rooks reasonable in this position? What are the disadvantages?

asked Jan 3, 2018 at 13:05

3 votes

1 answer

577 views

Is a forced draw by 50 moves possible with Bishop and Knight endgame?

asked Jan 23, 2018 at 12:17

3 votes

1 answer

304 views

How to effectively use the queen in chess opening strategy?

asked Dec 22, 2022 at 13:07

3 votes

4 answers

415 views

Why an analyser labels this move as a blunder?

asked Jul 30, 2017 at 12:22

3 votes

2 answers

355 views

Why don't the ratings of Carlsen and Caruana change after 4 games in the WCC 2018?

asked Nov 14, 2018 at 15:00

2 votes

1 answer

250 views

Is a loss of two pawns worth the negation of opponents castling?

asked Jul 18, 2017 at 17:14

1 vote

0 answers

136 views

What is a good system to evaluate a Fairy-piece value? [duplicate]

asked Nov 22, 2018 at 16:49

1 vote

1 answer

442 views

Is there a way to get MANY and FAST (but not deep) position evaluations in javascript?

asked Jun 21, 2018 at 15:30

1 vote

1 answer

100 views

What are the main tournaments in the chess world? [closed]

asked Jul 26, 2017 at 11:49

1 vote

1 answer

205 views

Why doesn't 1.fxe4 Nf6 work for black in this puzzle?

asked Jul 28, 2017 at 16:50

1 vote

0 answers

52 views

How to effectively use pawn structures in chess strategy? [closed]

asked Dec 22, 2022 at 13:04

0 votes

4 answers

839 views

Do you accept takebacks? [closed]

asked Jul 24, 2017 at 15:54

0 votes

3 answers

571 views

Why doing the Engine suggested move worsen my position?

asked Feb 7, 2018 at 13:39

0 votes

1 answer

134 views

Why the analyzer propose this move?

asked Aug 12, 2017 at 16:28

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32 Questions

Can you take back a draw offer?

What are the biggest free chess game databases? Is it legal to download games from them?

What is the "increment" in chess?

Is triple check possible?

Is always possible to win King + Queen vs. King + Rook?

What is the average number of legal moves per turn?

What if threefold repetition occurs in WCC 2018?

Capture towards the center vs. undoubling

How important is castling? How much is it worth?

Is castling possible with a pawn promoted to a rook?

What does double-check mean in four-player chess on chess.com?

Are connected doubled (4 pawns on 2 files) a weak structure?

Can I download early versions of Leela chess zero?

How to improve at chess by analyzing one's own games?

What is valid PGN?

How are centipawns calculated?

Is a queen for two rooks reasonable in this position? What are the disadvantages?

Is a forced draw by 50 moves possible with Bishop and Knight endgame?

How to effectively use the queen in chess opening strategy?

Why an analyser labels this move as a blunder?

Why don't the ratings of Carlsen and Caruana change after 4 games in the WCC 2018?

Is a loss of two pawns worth the negation of opponents castling?

What is a good system to evaluate a Fairy-piece value? [duplicate]

Is there a way to get MANY and FAST (but not deep) position evaluations in javascript?

What are the main tournaments in the chess world? [closed]

Why doesn't 1.fxe4 Nf6 work for black in this puzzle?

How to effectively use pawn structures in chess strategy? [closed]

Do you accept takebacks? [closed]

Why doing the Engine suggested move worsen my position?

Why the analyzer propose this move?