Chess is one of the most popular two-player strategy games. It has survived centuries of strategical analysis and continues to thrive amongst players of all skills and ages.
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How far can a knight travel without visiting the same square twice?
How many Knight moves is it possible to execute on an empty chess board before the Knight lands on a square it has already landed on in its previous moves? The most I've ever been able to land on was ...
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Database of chess games for evaluating ranking systems?
I would like to test my ranking system based on information theory.
I need a database of games with outcomes and ranks of the single players.
Where can I find this?
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Go, MahJong, and Chess. Together?
Do you think these games have enough in common to start a serious, competitive club focusing around them? There's definitely enough between Go and Chess, but what about MahJong? I know there is plenty ...
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Can a pawn move to the last line in chess as part of a promotion even if the square is blocked by an opponent's piece?
My reason for asking is I believe the promotion to be instant: As the pawn's toe crosses the line into the square, it transforms into the promotion piece's toe...
Meaning that even though the route ...
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How Can I Identify How To Beat My Computer At Chess? [closed]
This is an embarrassing question to have to ask, but here goes. Recently I've gotten a new Mac laptop which has a chess program on it. I'm not a chess expert by any means: I can beat casual players ...
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Good places to purchase a hexagonal chess board (or materials to build one with)? [closed]
I am interested in getting a hexagonal board to play the ImmortalStarMasters chess variant on (it allows you to have six players playing on the same board). Does anyone know where to get one?
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Which castling method is superior?
Chess has two types of castling: kingside and queenside.
Which one is more advantageous near the beginning of the game?
