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Does GM Larry Kaufman's "principle of the redundancy of major pieces" truly exists? Or could this effect be caused by the number of Pawns instead?

asked Aug 2, 2014 at 22:50

15 votes

2 answers

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Can a King and a Knight force stalemate against a lone King?

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asked Dec 17, 2015 at 19:27

14 votes

1 answer

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How to download Stockfish and install it on the Fritz/ChessBase GUI?

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asked Aug 9, 2014 at 18:15

12 votes

1 answer

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In the USA, if you achieve a USCF rating of 2200 and gain the National Master title, what happens if your rating then goes below 2200?

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asked Jul 18, 2014 at 1:32

11 votes

4 answers

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For White, which variation of the King's Indian Defence tends to lead to the most solid, positional, slow, strategic, quiet and closed positions?

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asked Jun 22, 2014 at 23:39

10 votes

2 answers

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In the Slav, after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6, what are all the differences between 4. Qc2 and 4. Qb3?

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asked May 23, 2015 at 4:50

9 votes

7 answers

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For Black, against the Caro-Kann Advance Shirov variation 4. Nc3 which move tends to lead to the most positional, slow, solid and strategic positions?

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asked May 5, 2015 at 5:26

9 votes

3 answers

2k views

Is FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov a good chess player? What's his Elo rating?

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asked Aug 3, 2014 at 19:13

8 votes

3 answers

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Could you show me some very easy mate in 20?

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asked Jul 23, 2014 at 15:05

8 votes

2 answers

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In the books Wojo's Weapons, why was Wojo occasionally known to say "I'm too lazy!" when asked why he didn't play 1. d4 instead of 1. Nf3?

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asked Jul 24, 2014 at 2:21

8 votes

5 answers

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What relative point values of pieces do engines use?

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asked Jul 29, 2014 at 21:24

8 votes

4 answers

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If I like both the Caro-Kann and the Slav, is it a good idea to answer 1. d4 with 1... c6?

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asked Jun 15, 2014 at 14:06

8 votes

3 answers

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What are some good books on the Caro-Kann which propose a Black repertoire based on positional, strategic, solid, boring and quiet variations?

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asked Dec 21, 2014 at 6:22

8 votes

5 answers

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In an opening tree on ChessBase, how can we fix the statistics so that transpositions are not taken into account in the total number of games?

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asked Jan 1, 2015 at 12:08

7 votes

1 answer

774 views

Is it true that women's style of play tend on average to be slightly more aggressive than men's style of play?

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asked Sep 8, 2014 at 20:01

7 votes

2 answers

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Against the Slow Slav, after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3, is the 4... a6 Chebanenko still good for Black?

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asked Jul 8, 2015 at 23:48

7 votes

2 answers

231 views

Is there a space between the move number and the move algebraic notation?

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asked Jul 2, 2014 at 2:47

7 votes

2 answers

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The Knight is stronger in Rapid/Blitz than it is in classical time controls. How many centipawns does the Knight gain in Rapid and in Blitz?

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asked Aug 4, 2014 at 21:21

7 votes

2 answers

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Since each engine has its own style of play… which engines are more positional/strategic and which engines are more sharp/tactical?

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asked Aug 12, 2014 at 2:32

6 votes

2 answers

1k views

In the Delayed Open Catalan, after 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5, which move should I play?

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asked Aug 11, 2014 at 0:03

6 votes

2 answers

776 views

Is 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 a QID even though White hasn't played d4 yet? What would you recommend me against it?

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asked Jul 25, 2014 at 1:01

6 votes

2 answers

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For White, which variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined tends to lead to the most solid, positional, slow, closed, quiet and strategic positions?

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asked Jul 13, 2014 at 12:15

6 votes

4 answers

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What are all the possible combinations of openings which work well together? (like the Slav+Caro-Kann combo)

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asked Jun 21, 2015 at 18:05

6 votes

1 answer

817 views

What are all the most common transpositions between the Caro-Kann Panov–Botvinnik Attack with 5...e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 and the Nimzo-Indian Defence?

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asked Jun 12, 2015 at 2:29

6 votes

1 answer

1k views

Should I be afraid of the Slav Tolush-Geller Gambit?

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asked Dec 13, 2014 at 3:45

6 votes

4 answers

2k views

In the Classical Variation of the Caro-Kann, what is the most positional, strategic, quiet, slow, closed, boring, dry and solid variation for Black?

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asked Dec 15, 2014 at 1:55

5 votes

2 answers

647 views

In what cases is it good to play the Maroczy Bind in the Symmetrical English?

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asked Jul 28, 2015 at 13:29

5 votes

2 answers

287 views

What is the percent of players in the top X that are women for different values of X?

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asked Sep 4, 2015 at 0:04

5 votes

2 answers

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Is the Reversed Sicilian / King's English 1. c4 e5 more of a positional and quiet opening or a wild and tactical opening?

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asked Jun 9, 2015 at 7:59

5 votes

2 answers

2k views

In ChessBase 12, when viewing an Opening Tree, why do all the games always stop near move 26?

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asked Jul 14, 2014 at 13:04

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Does GM Larry Kaufman's "principle of the redundancy of major pieces" truly exists? Or could this effect be caused by the number of Pawns instead?

Can a King and a Knight force stalemate against a lone King?

How to download Stockfish and install it on the Fritz/ChessBase GUI?

In the USA, if you achieve a USCF rating of 2200 and gain the National Master title, what happens if your rating then goes below 2200?

For White, which variation of the King's Indian Defence tends to lead to the most solid, positional, slow, strategic, quiet and closed positions?

In the Slav, after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6, what are all the differences between 4. Qc2 and 4. Qb3?

For Black, against the Caro-Kann Advance Shirov variation 4. Nc3 which move tends to lead to the most positional, slow, solid and strategic positions?

Is FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov a good chess player? What's his Elo rating?

Could you show me some very easy mate in 20?

In the books Wojo's Weapons, why was Wojo occasionally known to say "I'm too lazy!" when asked why he didn't play 1. d4 instead of 1. Nf3?

What relative point values of pieces do engines use?

If I like both the Caro-Kann and the Slav, is it a good idea to answer 1. d4 with 1... c6?

What are some good books on the Caro-Kann which propose a Black repertoire based on positional, strategic, solid, boring and quiet variations?

In an opening tree on ChessBase, how can we fix the statistics so that transpositions are not taken into account in the total number of games?

Is it true that women's style of play tend on average to be slightly more aggressive than men's style of play?

Against the Slow Slav, after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3, is the 4... a6 Chebanenko still good for Black?

Is there a space between the move number and the move algebraic notation?

The Knight is stronger in Rapid/Blitz than it is in classical time controls. How many centipawns does the Knight gain in Rapid and in Blitz?

Since each engine has its own style of play… which engines are more positional/strategic and which engines are more sharp/tactical?

In the Delayed Open Catalan, after 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5, which move should I play?

Is 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 a QID even though White hasn't played d4 yet? What would you recommend me against it?

For White, which variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined tends to lead to the most solid, positional, slow, closed, quiet and strategic positions?

What are all the possible combinations of openings which work well together? (like the Slav+Caro-Kann combo)

What are all the most common transpositions between the Caro-Kann Panov–Botvinnik Attack with 5...e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 and the Nimzo-Indian Defence?

Should I be afraid of the Slav Tolush-Geller Gambit?

In the Classical Variation of the Caro-Kann, what is the most positional, strategic, quiet, slow, closed, boring, dry and solid variation for Black?

In what cases is it good to play the Maroczy Bind in the Symmetrical English?

What is the percent of players in the top X that are women for different values of X?

Is the Reversed Sicilian / King's English 1. c4 e5 more of a positional and quiet opening or a wild and tactical opening?

In ChessBase 12, when viewing an Opening Tree, why do all the games always stop near move 26?