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How has chess managed to remain a competitive sport despite engine dominance?

answered Mar 30, 2021 at 8:31

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{Landa vs Zhu Chen, Bad Wiessee, 2006} Lichess giving a +4.7 to white. Why?

answered Sep 12, 2021 at 16:00

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Why are there few or no black super GMs?

answered Jul 18, 2019 at 15:12

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Why do players in the past play much longer tournaments than today's top players?

answered Jul 10, 2019 at 7:20

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Players who play fast in longer time control games

answered Oct 31, 2019 at 8:39

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Why is 1. d4 2. c4 3. b3 so bad for white?

answered May 25, 2021 at 8:44

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Is it the case that in practice making moves only decreases your positional score according to computers?

answered Nov 16, 2022 at 13:22

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Why move bishop first instead of queen in this puzzle?

answered Mar 16, 2021 at 11:10

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Is there value to learning openings as a new player?

answered Jun 28, 2020 at 22:05

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How often do grandmasters miss checkmate?

answered Jul 3, 2020 at 6:34

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ChessKid or an adult chess site for a 15-year-old?

answered Apr 1, 2020 at 12:34

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Unfinished Chess game between Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov

answered Dec 6, 2020 at 14:20

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Is Silman's book 'How to Reassess Your Chess: Chess Mastery Through Imbalances' any good?

answered Oct 25, 2022 at 20:29

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Why do all e4-c5 variations only have a single name (Sicilian Defence)?

answered Nov 5, 2022 at 21:44

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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 13:44

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What projects have been undertaken to solve chess completely?

answered Jul 8, 2020 at 6:52

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Why did Lichess annotate this as a blunder?

answered Jun 19, 2021 at 22:17

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Would Quadruple forking be considered a brilliant move according to Stockfish?

answered Jan 11 at 16:06

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Do any grandmasters win more with black than white?

answered Nov 15, 2020 at 13:59

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Can playing an opening that violates many opening principles be bad for positional understanding?

answered Jan 7, 2021 at 7:15

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Why does black gain from this "center fork trick"?

answered May 10, 2021 at 12:10

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Why does stockfish give "-28.8" as the evaluation number for this position?

answered Dec 16, 2022 at 16:34

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Can black convert a +5.6 game into a draw (assuming both players play optimally)?

answered Jun 8, 2021 at 11:12

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References: description of what it is to learn an opening

answered Oct 5, 2022 at 10:10

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How to quickly calculate two pawns facing two pawns

answered Jun 15, 2021 at 7:57

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Development problems for black after f4 in French Defence

answered May 23, 2021 at 19:37

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How should one take advantage of the "premove" function on chess.com?

answered Oct 20, 2020 at 8:11

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Where is the blunder that White made?

answered Aug 16, 2020 at 15:24

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Why is it important to study classical games?

answered Jul 31, 2019 at 7:29

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Are aggressive attacking and tactical playeing the same?

answered Jul 9, 2020 at 9:39

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318 Answers

How has chess managed to remain a competitive sport despite engine dominance?

{Landa vs Zhu Chen, Bad Wiessee, 2006} Lichess giving a +4.7 to white. Why?

Why are there few or no black super GMs?

Why do players in the past play much longer tournaments than today's top players?

Players who play fast in longer time control games

Why is 1. d4 2. c4 3. b3 so bad for white?

Is it the case that in practice making moves only decreases your positional score according to computers?

Why move bishop first instead of queen in this puzzle?

Is there value to learning openings as a new player?

How often do grandmasters miss checkmate?

ChessKid or an adult chess site for a 15-year-old?

Unfinished Chess game between Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov

Is Silman's book 'How to Reassess Your Chess: Chess Mastery Through Imbalances' any good?

Why do all e4-c5 variations only have a single name (Sicilian Defence)?

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

What projects have been undertaken to solve chess completely?

Why did Lichess annotate this as a blunder?

Would Quadruple forking be considered a brilliant move according to Stockfish?

Do any grandmasters win more with black than white?

Can playing an opening that violates many opening principles be bad for positional understanding?

Why does black gain from this "center fork trick"?

Why does stockfish give "-28.8" as the evaluation number for this position?

Can black convert a +5.6 game into a draw (assuming both players play optimally)?

References: description of what it is to learn an opening

How to quickly calculate two pawns facing two pawns

Development problems for black after f4 in French Defence

How should one take advantage of the "premove" function on chess.com?

Where is the blunder that White made?

Why is it important to study classical games?

Are aggressive attacking and tactical playeing the same?