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19 votes

Why is chess failing to attract big name sponsors?

tournament fide

answered Jul 24, 2019 at 18:18

18 votes

"Chess is 90% tactics" - should a player focus more on tactics in order to improve?

learning tactics

answered Nov 7, 2019 at 14:50

15 votes

Accepted

Was this “caterpillar” strategy a good way to advance my pawns?

strategy endgame positional-play doubled-pawn

answered Oct 22, 2019 at 14:05

15 votes

How do I get a well-rounded understanding of chess openings?

opening learning training

answered Oct 20, 2012 at 18:34

15 votes

How do I analyze my game after playing?

learning analysis best-practice

answered Oct 21, 2012 at 4:42

14 votes

Is it too late for me to start professional chess?

learning tournament

answered Dec 1, 2014 at 3:19

14 votes

Why aren't there any women super Grandmasters (GMs)?

psychology

answered Jul 22, 2019 at 22:06

12 votes

What are examples of very aggressive openings?

opening aggressive-play

answered Oct 21, 2012 at 4:16

12 votes

How to improve from ~1200?

learning books

answered Jan 9, 2020 at 14:54

10 votes

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What is the correct hand movement to capture a piece?

rules captures

answered Jan 3, 2020 at 14:33

10 votes

Why is coffee provided during big chess events when it contains a banned substance?

fide chess-olympiad

answered Oct 2, 2019 at 21:26

10 votes

Resigning (Inevitable Checkmate)

online-chess sportsmanship resigning

answered Jun 25, 2015 at 13:27

9 votes

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Can chess players agree to manipulate the results?

tournament tournament-directors

answered Aug 10, 2013 at 18:50

9 votes

Why did Spassky play the King's Gambit?

opening history kings-gambit spassky

answered Nov 28, 2014 at 17:57

7 votes

Why would one promote a pawn to a knight?

endgame pawns knights pawn-promotion point-value

answered Oct 20, 2012 at 17:00

6 votes

Best ways for improving "tactics"

learning tactics training calculation best-practice

answered Oct 20, 2012 at 18:42

6 votes

Why did Viktor Korchnoi leave the USSR?

history famous-players

answered Oct 19, 2012 at 22:03

6 votes

Alternatives to chessbase on OS X

engines software macos chessbase

answered Oct 20, 2012 at 15:58

6 votes

Why is the King's Gambit not played often?

opening kings-gambit

answered Nov 2, 2012 at 17:37

6 votes

Tools for automated notation: webcam movie to PGN

software tournament notation pgn

answered Feb 10, 2014 at 0:11

6 votes

Why are there 64 squares on a chessboard?

history chessboards

answered Jun 25, 2015 at 13:42

6 votes

Why does it seem that one drops more rating points when losing than gaining when winning?

rating elo uscf

answered Sep 5, 2015 at 23:05

6 votes

What did R.H.M. stand for?

history books

answered May 22, 2020 at 22:05

5 votes

Looking for openings by pawn structure

opening pawn-structure

answered May 22, 2020 at 22:16

5 votes

Is it poor sportsmanship to resign immediately after a major blunder early in the game?

resigning sportsmanship

answered Feb 3, 2020 at 21:08

5 votes

During the 1984-1985 Karpov-Kasparov match, what was Karpov's initial weight?

kasparov karpov match

answered Jan 13, 2020 at 21:31

5 votes

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

tournament history

answered Jul 12, 2019 at 18:30

5 votes

Accepted

What did FIDE do/say in response to Magnus Carlsen's non-participation in the candidates match for the 2011 world championship?

history fide world-championship famous-players carlsen

answered Dec 15, 2021 at 17:35

5 votes

Accepted

Playing the man, not the board

psychology

answered Sep 5, 2015 at 23:37

5 votes

Chess tactics training software

software

answered Jul 22, 2015 at 18:33

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Why is chess failing to attract big name sponsors?

"Chess is 90% tactics" - should a player focus more on tactics in order to improve?

Was this “caterpillar” strategy a good way to advance my pawns?

How do I get a well-rounded understanding of chess openings?

How do I analyze my game after playing?

Is it too late for me to start professional chess?

Why aren't there any women super Grandmasters (GMs)?

What are examples of very aggressive openings?

How to improve from ~1200?

What is the correct hand movement to capture a piece?

Why is coffee provided during big chess events when it contains a banned substance?

Resigning (Inevitable Checkmate)

Can chess players agree to manipulate the results?

Why did Spassky play the King's Gambit?

Why would one promote a pawn to a knight?

Best ways for improving "tactics"

Why did Viktor Korchnoi leave the USSR?

Alternatives to chessbase on OS X

Why is the King's Gambit not played often?

Tools for automated notation: webcam movie to PGN

Why are there 64 squares on a chessboard?

Why does it seem that one drops more rating points when losing than gaining when winning?

What did R.H.M. stand for?

Looking for openings by pawn structure

Is it poor sportsmanship to resign immediately after a major blunder early in the game?

During the 1984-1985 Karpov-Kasparov match, what was Karpov's initial weight?

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

What did FIDE do/say in response to Magnus Carlsen's non-participation in the candidates match for the 2011 world championship?

Playing the man, not the board

Chess tactics training software