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What was the best move for white? Could white have won?
Could white have won this game? What was the best move in this position for white?
Or could Black have won?
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What is a good free interface to create and store positions?
I'm getting back into chess, and I'd like a way to create and store multiple chess positions to review. Specifically, I want to review and practice mating nets. There are a ton of chess tactics sites ...
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Why did black resign in this game?
Watching this video, it seemed after the highlighted point in the video that black was doomed, but from my view it was just materiel? After the exchange, white would have taken a rook and the queen (...
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What kind of checkmate pattern is this?
I played this game and was wondering, is this a checkmate pattern with a name?
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Can it be useful for a player block with a hanging piece in a back rank mate situation?
Could the following situation possibly exist?
It's White to play, and Black is about to get back rank mated. This is because the King's mobility is restricted to a single file. Then White gives a ...
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Finding a mating net in a RRN vs RRN endgame
This question relates to a game I played on LiChess (link), from which we have the following position:
[FEN "8/2rn4/2pN2k1/r1Pp2p1/p2P4/3KPP2/R7/7R w - - 4 42"]
In this position with white to move, ...
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Why queen traps happen so frequently? [closed]
I am aware that in most chess games the king is the one to be checkmated. Yet when playing many online chess games I have found the queen is the the one being checkmated. Is this simply another ...
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How to be more aware of smothered mate opportunities?
I've been playing ChessAcademy's android app for a while when I'm bored: thought it could improve my chess to be solving their tactic challenges (not sure if it's working though..).
One pattern I ...
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Is three knights versus knight really winning?
Take a look at the following position, reached in the #40974 Tactics Problem on chess.com
[fen "4N1K1/5P2/6k1/8/6n1/8/N7/8 w - - 0 1"]
The engine gives +6.22 for white in this position. I already ...
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Tactical challenge #2 - Attacking the kingside
The previous challenge was solved very quickly so here I am with a new one. Still a very easy one but hopefully a bit more challenging that the previous one. Black has just played Qb6 and it is White'...
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How do I mate here?
I'm White, and I lost this game because the time was over. What move do I need to do the mate combination?
[FEN "8/6pp/p3R3/5rk1/3B2N1/5P1P/PP3P2/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
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