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When (if ever) was it a rule that pawn promotion was optional?

answered Mar 26, 2018 at 6:04

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Has anyone attempted to characterize chess mathematically?

answered Dec 10, 2019 at 7:38

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

answered Jul 10, 2019 at 15:36

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Is there a recourse when a player does not resign in a clearly lost position?

answered Sep 15 at 3:38

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Why do chess puzzles need a unique solution?

answered Sep 30, 2022 at 2:02

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I was playing a tournament and some kids were talking about the game in a foreign language

answered Feb 5, 2020 at 14:59

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What is the maximum number of passed pawns in a position?

answered Mar 22, 2018 at 5:23

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Can a king be checked with another king when checking square is protected by the side which gives the check?

answered Apr 1, 2018 at 5:12

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Official rules for castling in Chess960? (Is there a loophole?)

answered Dec 30, 2019 at 8:05

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50-move rule: FIDE wording seems weird

answered Apr 26, 2018 at 3:09

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Is this selfmate solvable or fixable?

answered Apr 26, 2018 at 17:21

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Square Free Position

answered Feb 10, 2021 at 6:58

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How likely is it that a non-orthodox promotion is optimal?

answered May 3, 2018 at 6:59

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Is it possible to have a double self-smothered stalemate?

answered Apr 26, 2018 at 2:17

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Problem: reconstruct the game

answered Sep 7, 2015 at 17:38

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Is a Finite State Machine a good way to model chess?

answered Dec 16, 2019 at 10:46

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Maximum number of pieces on board in dead position

answered Oct 9, 2017 at 16:39

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Mutual Stalemate

answered Oct 31, 2017 at 17:06

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What ambiguities remain in the laws of chess?

answered Apr 6, 2018 at 8:51

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Is Beth Harmon behaviour in her game vs Georgi Girev acceptable (then and now)?

answered Feb 4, 2021 at 10:41

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Is the position in this trick question reachable?

answered Feb 8, 2021 at 4:11

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FIDE threefold repetition and possible moves

answered Dec 29, 2020 at 16:55

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Why is it acceptable to resign?

answered Jul 6, 2020 at 12:22

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E.Umnov's chess problem, 1944. Checkmate in two moves

answered Apr 8, 2018 at 5:25

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Fastest possible checkmate by en passant

answered May 3, 2018 at 5:21

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How to play for a draw

answered Sep 9, 2015 at 2:51

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Arrange 5 non-attacking knights on a 5x5 toroidal board

answered Dec 13, 2019 at 4:28

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How many different ways are there to checkmate in the early game?

answered Aug 10, 2019 at 14:13

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Could a chess engine do retro analysis?

answered Nov 28, 2019 at 12:26

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How to learn basics of composition?

answered Sep 8, 2015 at 8:05

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When (if ever) was it a rule that pawn promotion was optional?

Has anyone attempted to characterize chess mathematically?

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

Is there a recourse when a player does not resign in a clearly lost position?

Why do chess puzzles need a unique solution?

I was playing a tournament and some kids were talking about the game in a foreign language

What is the maximum number of passed pawns in a position?

Can a king be checked with another king when checking square is protected by the side which gives the check?

Official rules for castling in Chess960? (Is there a loophole?)

50-move rule: FIDE wording seems weird

Is this selfmate solvable or fixable?

Square Free Position

How likely is it that a non-orthodox promotion is optimal?

Is it possible to have a double self-smothered stalemate?

Problem: reconstruct the game

Is a Finite State Machine a good way to model chess?

Maximum number of pieces on board in dead position

Mutual Stalemate

What ambiguities remain in the laws of chess?

Is Beth Harmon behaviour in her game vs Georgi Girev acceptable (then and now)?

Is the position in this trick question reachable?

FIDE threefold repetition and possible moves

Why is it acceptable to resign?

E.Umnov's chess problem, 1944. Checkmate in two moves

Fastest possible checkmate by en passant

How to play for a draw

Arrange 5 non-attacking knights on a 5x5 toroidal board

How many different ways are there to checkmate in the early game?

Could a chess engine do retro analysis?

How to learn basics of composition?