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12 votes
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3k views

What is the fastest loss by a GM in a FIDE classical game?

10 votes
2 answers
4k views

How is it possible for a player without 2500 ELO to obtain the GM title?

10 votes
2 answers
249 views

Do I have to make a move on a DGT board at the start of the game when opponent is not present?

10 votes
2 answers
2k views

Do you lose/gain rating if you withdraw in the middle of an OTB tournament?

9 votes
1 answer
2k views

Can a Chess Federation lower their NM title standard so people can get the benefits of it?

7 votes
1 answer
1k views

is there a name for the opening moves 1. e4 b5?

7 votes
1 answer
2k views

How do arbiters handle touch move complains where players deny?

6 votes
2 answers
708 views

QGD is 3... Be7 better than 3...Nf6

6 votes
1 answer
476 views

How rating changes happen for tournaments starting near the end of the month?

6 votes
2 answers
946 views

What is the difference between Blackmar Gambit and Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, or are they the same?

5 votes
1 answer
502 views

What is the idea behind the Nd7 Nb6 by black maneuver in the King's Indian Defence?

5 votes
1 answer
420 views

Is it possible to obtain the GM title directly without going through norm process in 2022?

5 votes
1 answer
110 views

what are some good resources for QGD exchanged where black plays Nh5 and later Nb6 Be6 and 0-0-0

5 votes
1 answer
1k views

Can someone press the clock without making a move to avoid getting flagged in 2022?

4 votes
1 answer
128 views

London system plan against Qxb6 when white has time to go a3 and Rc1 getting out of pin

4 votes
1 answer
163 views

How Universal Ratings can become much higher than FIDE ratings

4 votes
3 answers
654 views

Sorting players by FIDE blitz/rapid ratings

3 votes
1 answer
474 views

Why are unrated players counted as rated players in this FIDE rated event?

3 votes
2 answers
1k views

can players continue the game on mutual agreement in case of mobile ringing and arbiter noticing

3 votes
1 answer
82 views

Do accidental clock presses get counted with DGT clocks connected to DGT boards?

3 votes
2 answers
217 views

Chess players in tv commercials?

2 votes
1 answer
177 views

How are categories A, B, C, D, and E decided in the Chess Olympiad?

2 votes
1 answer
240 views

How does a single player have 2 different FIDE accounts

2 votes
1 answer
179 views

Can FIDE rated open tournaments have games played without chess clocks?

2 votes
2 answers
282 views

Marshall Defense transposition to Gruenfeld

1 vote
1 answer
178 views

Multiple day online swiss tournament

1 vote
1 answer
122 views

Where can I find past Titled Tuesday data

1 vote
1 answer
70 views

how to download pgn of a chess.com game by game ID programmatically

0 votes
2 answers
154 views

London system move order nuances Qb6 without Nc6

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1 answer
108 views

How does a player's fide rating change calculated for previous month's rating even in the next month