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Why did I fail this puzzle?

answered Dec 2, 2021 at 13:48

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Tournaments for adults only?

answered Mar 9, 2020 at 12:58

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Why does a knight combine better with the queen than a bishop does?

answered Jan 4, 2020 at 13:54

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How are online tactic exercises ratings calculated?

answered Jan 16, 2020 at 11:57

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Balancing chess and work

answered Dec 6, 2020 at 19:13

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Does it makes sense to have a 1315 Blitz rating and a Rapid rating of 1729?

answered Jun 23, 2021 at 10:42

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What should I do when I have no ideas and no strategies?

answered Jan 14, 2020 at 13:36

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How can you deal with gambits/traps opening, assuming you don't know the theory of the opening yet?

answered Dec 20, 2021 at 14:14

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Why do players leave so little time for the last moves?

answered Mar 14, 2022 at 12:34

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What do modern chess players understand about the game that previous generations did not?

answered Aug 28, 2022 at 13:41

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Chess and aging

answered Aug 28, 2022 at 20:01

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Are Nalimov tables still being built?

answered Apr 29, 2023 at 17:18

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When a US tournament entry is limited based on rating, when is the rating checked?

answered Jan 29, 2022 at 21:47

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What is the difference between a waiting move and zugzwang?

answered Nov 29, 2021 at 12:14

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Demystifying Seirawan-Kasparov 1983 king and pawn endgame

answered Jan 29, 2020 at 17:43

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How to be a better tournament player?

answered Feb 9, 2020 at 15:31

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How can someone find their Morphy number?

answered Dec 31, 2019 at 19:48

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How is this checkmate? I’m new to chess

answered Dec 31, 2019 at 19:26

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Does this pawn structure arising from the Caro-Kann Advance Variation have a name?

answered Jan 3, 2022 at 14:21

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Would there be more decisive games if we began to see stalemates as checkmates? And hence more "interesting" chess?

answered Jun 12, 2021 at 15:24

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As a novice, how can I improve at defending my pieces other than what I'm already doing?

answered May 14, 2023 at 13:20

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Blunders due to position change

answered Sep 5, 2022 at 18:28

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Where does the term “cook” originate?

answered Oct 12, 2022 at 11:40

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Help needed to find a Swedish opening

answered May 17, 2020 at 3:03

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Dark-squared bishop after QGA 3. e3

answered Aug 1, 2022 at 23:06

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How close was Seirawan to challenging Kasparov?

answered Feb 21, 2020 at 14:59

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Are there attempts at creating practical endgame tablebases?

answered Jan 21, 2020 at 18:53

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What is the correct hand movement to capture a piece?

answered Jan 3, 2020 at 12:30

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FIDE Laws of Chess pre-2017

answered Jan 7, 2020 at 3:41

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What are good books on the Panov-Botvinnik Attack and playing with an IQP?

answered Feb 19, 2022 at 14:33

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Why did I fail this puzzle?

Tournaments for adults only?

Why does a knight combine better with the queen than a bishop does?

How are online tactic exercises ratings calculated?

Balancing chess and work

Does it makes sense to have a 1315 Blitz rating and a Rapid rating of 1729?

What should I do when I have no ideas and no strategies?

How can you deal with gambits/traps opening, assuming you don't know the theory of the opening yet?

Why do players leave so little time for the last moves?

What do modern chess players understand about the game that previous generations did not?

Chess and aging

Are Nalimov tables still being built?

When a US tournament entry is limited based on rating, when is the rating checked?

What is the difference between a waiting move and zugzwang?

Demystifying Seirawan-Kasparov 1983 king and pawn endgame

How to be a better tournament player?

How can someone find their Morphy number?

How is this checkmate? I’m new to chess

Does this pawn structure arising from the Caro-Kann Advance Variation have a name?

Would there be more decisive games if we began to see stalemates as checkmates? And hence more "interesting" chess?

As a novice, how can I improve at defending my pieces other than what I'm already doing?

Blunders due to position change

Where does the term “cook” originate?

Help needed to find a Swedish opening

Dark-squared bishop after QGA 3. e3

How close was Seirawan to challenging Kasparov?

Are there attempts at creating practical endgame tablebases?

What is the correct hand movement to capture a piece?

FIDE Laws of Chess pre-2017

What are good books on the Panov-Botvinnik Attack and playing with an IQP?