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How is the life of a professional GM with ELO around 2500?

grandmaster
Sep 19 '19 at 15:11 Herb 3,243
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Did Bobby Fischer actually write “Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess”?

books beginner fischer
Mar 2 '20 at 18:54 Swing 1
 
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What's the point of early a2-a4 in the Modern Italian?

opening pawns italian-game
Mar 4 '20 at 19:57 PhishMaster 30.9k
 
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Why is 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 b6 so unpopular?

opening analysis strategy theory sicilian-defense
Feb 14 '20 at 10:17 Stanley F. 453
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Ideas behind the 8.Bd3 line in the 4.Ng5 Two Knights Defense

opening 1.e4 two-knights
Sep 2 '19 at 21:52 Inertial Ignorance 16.6k
 
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Why did Bobby Fischer quit chess after the match with Spassky?

world-championship fischer spassky
Jan 19 '20 at 18:00 edwina oliver 3,516
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Caro-Kann Apocalypse Attack

opening caro-kann 1.e4
Mar 20 '16 at 21:22 Glorfindel♦ 22.3k
 
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What was the role of the second in top level matches?

tournament world-championship match
Aug 22 at 22:04 Brian Towers♦ 55k
 
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What's the best strategy against the Hippo?

opening strategy
Aug 12 at 23:09 Community♦ 1
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Why almost nobody plays …6…b5 in the Lipnitsky Najdorf?

opening sicilian-defense najdorf
Jan 21 '19 at 19:51 Ellie 11.4k
 
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Refutation of the Blackmar-Diemer gambit?

opening
Mar 4 at 17:07 ChessSuehan 1
 
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Why did Bobby Fischer play the Queen's Gambit as White vs. Spassky?

opening queens-gambit fischer spassky
Oct 3 at 12:24 user24878 1
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What are the ideas behind the Short variation in Advance Caro-Kann?

opening caro-kann
Mar 22 '20 at 16:30 PhishMaster 30.9k
 
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Why is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 almost never played?

opening 1.d4 indian-defence
Aug 26 '19 at 17:46 Maxwell86 5,268
 
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Why isn't the English Attack popular vs. the Sicilian Kan?

opening sicilian-defense 1.e4 english-attack sicilian-kan
Mar 5 '20 at 1:31 PhishMaster 30.9k
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Is a Finite State Machine a good way to model chess?

engines rules software computer-chess
Dec 21 '19 at 13:14 Christian H. Kuhn 1,597
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At what playing strength level should one be able to mate with King Bishop and Knight vs King?

endgame checkmate knights bishops kings
Dec 16 '19 at 1:40 yobamamama 2,079
 
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Why is the Advance Variation considered strong vs the Caro-Kann but not vs the Scandinavian?

opening caro-kann 1.e4 scandinavian-defense
May 14 '19 at 20:07 Glorfindel♦ 22.3k
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Did Spassky stand up and applaude at Fischer after the famous Tartakower game?

fischer boris-spassky 1972-world-championship
Jun 9 '18 at 10:18 foiwofjwej 416
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Why not 4.e3 Bxc3+ in the Nimzo-Indian?

opening nimzo-indian
Aug 16 at 9:19 Community♦ 1
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Who are the strongest non-professional GMs?

grandmaster
Dec 21 '19 at 11:49 blueseal 121
 
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Why are opening books so popular?

opening endgame books middlegame
Oct 16 '19 at 18:45 PhishMaster 30.9k
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Is it true that GM William Lombardy was homeless in the last year of his life?

grandmaster
Apr 24 '19 at 20:04 Glorfindel♦ 22.3k
 
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What are the ideas of 6. Qf3 in the Scotch?

opening scotch-game open-games
Oct 17 '18 at 20:11 Matthew Liu 1,026
 
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Why is taking the e4 Pawn considered risky here?

opening sicilian-defense najdorf
Feb 28 '16 at 15:40 Mike Jones 4,527
 
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What is the main idea of 7.Qf3 in the Sicilian Taimanov?

opening sicilian-defense sicilian-taimanov
Sep 11 at 0:32 Rewan Demontay 13.5k
 
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Why isn't 5. f4 considered strong in the French Advance, main line?

opening french-defense 1.e4
Aug 12 at 22:25 Community♦ 1
 
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What are the worst blunders ever committed in a world championship match (final)?

world-championship blunder
May 31 at 0:42 Community♦ 1
 
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Why not 1.d4 Nf6 2.d5?

opening strategy pawn-structure 1.d4
Oct 22 '19 at 0:30 Savage47 3,648
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Best books on middlegame strategy?

strategy theory books middlegame pawn-structure
Oct 16 '19 at 19:13 PhishMaster 30.9k
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