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Unit Testing a chess board representation
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Why not use computers to evaluate strength of players?
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Zugzwang where the side to move must be mated in exactly 2 moves
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Why does black have a higher win rate on Lichess in Exchange French?
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Can a unique position be deduced if pieces are replaced by checkers (can see piece color but not type)
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How can one easily learn chess board coordinates?
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Is Légal’s reported “psychological trick” considered fair play or unacceptable conduct under FIDE rules?
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What was the first modern chess piece?
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Is there any piece that can take multiple pieces at once?
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Why did FIDE allow some random guy to open for white in Chess Candidates tournament 2018?
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Does FIDE allow viewing how many IM/GM norms a player has?
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Position where promotion to bishop is the unique best move?
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How do Stockfish levels work?
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What relative point values of pieces do engines use?
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Can the game end in multiple ways at the same time?
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Are there known opening gambit lines for black in the French defence?
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Does "juicer" mean bishop?
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Opening line that messes up my repertoire
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Can anyone explain this sacrifice?
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An unusual scotch sequence -- why not take a free pawn?
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If your opponent is sick, can you refuse to play (without forfeiting)?
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Is this case considered an ambiguity or not?
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Percentage of "playable" openings
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When can legions of knights on an infinite chessboard checkmate a lone king?
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Why is it a mistake to capture the forked rook?
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"Daddy, why don't you take the e4 pawn?"
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Is there a list of approximate Elo ratings for each Stockfish level?
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What are FIDE really hoping to achieve by the proposed rating changes from January 2024?
Awarded Feb 15 at 1:10
Forced checkmate examples where engines fail
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Is there a record for threefold repetition for when the claimed positions are the farthest apart, in terms of moves?
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Different chess improvement strategies depending on age
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Longest possible FEN
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Can one make a deal with their opponent over what opening to play?
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Why is it better to take with the knight than with the pawn in this position?
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Get Fide-rated without revealing your birthday?
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Move first, record later; or vice-versa?
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Is it possible to lose to "Worstfish"?
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Why did Magnus Carlsen not play the World Chess Championship in 2023?
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How do I trap the queen once it pins my rook?
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How to determine if a position is open or closed in a "rigorous" fashion?
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What sites have different ratings for different time controls for Chess960?
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Maximum number of ways to get out of check
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Is there an online chess evaluation engine with a REST API?
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"Premove" in OTB game
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Positions that stump engines
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How to resign when my opponent is not at the board?
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Is there a recourse when a player does not resign in a clearly lost position?
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Is it okay to use Scholars mate against strong players?
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Why can't I move my knight from d5 to c7?
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Open problems in chess involving maximum material imbalances
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Which interface protocol should I implement for my chess engine?
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How to calculate the number of combinations for Chess960 positions
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Why is this line of the Caro-Kann playable for white?
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Mate in One the Missing King
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Does move disambiguation happen before or after legality checking?
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Why are opening books so popular?
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Chess variant where king is captured
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A player falls asleep during the game and his friend wakes him -- illegal?
Awarded Jul 14, 2023 at 3:07
Can Loss by Checkmate be Avoided by Invoking the 50-Move Rule Immediately After the 100th Half-Move?
Awarded Jul 13, 2023 at 14:04
Is it OK to look at the list of played moves during the game to determine the status of the 50 move rule?
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