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Why wasn’t Rashid Nezhmetdinov a Grandmaster?
Jan 10 at 1:43
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What is the opening value of 1. e4 in 2020?
Jan 6 at 15:29
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How is this checkmate? I’m new to chess
Dec 31 '19 at 19:09
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Can a player be forced to neatly center their pieces on the board?
Dec 26 '19 at 16:58
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What is a winning position in chess?
Dec 14 '19 at 16:28
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How to improve from ~1200?
Jan 9 at 16:06
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To what extent is the openness/closedness of positions determined by white? By black?
Jan 6 at 17:09
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How was the FIDE rating system introduced?
Dec 30 '19 at 15:24
3
Longest Sequence For Any Piece To Reach A Certain Square
Dec 29 '19 at 23:54
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What is the most effective openings to beat a 2200-2400 rated computer at chess?(With White and Black)
Dec 29 '19 at 13:52
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Why have engines not increased top rated chess players' Elo?
Dec 26 '19 at 11:01
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Positional thinking by Grandmasters
Dec 8 '19 at 18:12
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Has anyone attempted to characterize chess mathematically?
Dec 9 '19 at 22:09
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How to improve positional chess understanding?
Jan 10 at 16:56
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Minimax with alpha-beta pruning for chess
Jan 8 at 18:11
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Is there a set of general rules of material sacrifice?
Jan 4 at 23:33
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What should a player do in blitz if he knocks a piece on to the floor after pressing the clock?
Dec 29 '19 at 13:56
2
Is h6 or g6 better to defend the h7 square against a combined attack by a queen and bishop?
Dec 28 '19 at 17:55
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Is there a name attributed to this type of checkmate pattern?
Dec 26 '19 at 2:07
2
How should a beginner improve gameplay speed?
Dec 16 '19 at 16:07
2
What are some games I can watch to become better in playing chess?
Dec 15 '19 at 20:37
2
How to play vs the 1…e6 and 2…d6 Pawn structure?
Dec 13 '19 at 21:50
2
What are some of the most unsportsmanlike conducts witnessed in over-the-board play?
Dec 12 '19 at 22:10
2
Is rotating a pawn so that it faces a different direction and then moves in that direction technically permitted according to the 2018 FIDE Laws?
Dec 9 '19 at 18:24
2
Help with game phase identification
Dec 9 '19 at 1:16
2
Chess engine: Quiescence Search increases required time by a factor of 20
Dec 9 '19 at 19:02
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Do Grandmasters think using algebraic notation?
Dec 8 '19 at 20:17
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Use of transposition tables in chess engines
Dec 8 '19 at 15:02
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Illegal swiss pairings?
Jan 11 at 20:32
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What are some good tactical opening moves?
Jan 10 at 19:22
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