Questions tagged [chess]
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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Running out of time mid promotion to checkmate
In a casual chess game I had, my last move was to promote a pawn in the back rank, to ladder mate my opponent (there was already a rook on the 7th). I moved the pawn, but while I was grabbing for the ...
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AI effect on chess openings and variations
I'm writing an essay related to AI and chess. However I am not a chess player, but a Go player. There are many AI chess engines nowadays that significantly overwhelm the chess ability of human.
Go has ...
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Chess: Move 2 pawns one space each as first move
When I was young I remember that it was usual to move 2 pawns one space each on your first move, instead of one pawn two spaces. (ie b3 and g3 at the same time). I'm not sure if the 2 pawns had to be ...
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What are the standard time settings in chess
What are some of the most popular time limits for chess games? I'm looking for those used today as well as historically.
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Can you identify this likely chess variant?
I frequent a thrifting board game thread on BGG (BoardGameGeek). Recently a nice copy of a supposed chess variant appeared and we cannot seem to identify it.
From that post the game is described ...
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What is the Depth reached by chess-AI agents on a regular computer?
I'm looking for some reference for the number of lookahead steps typically used by chess agents (Stockfish / Leela Chess Zero / others?)
From a quick search I found that:
the answer depends on:
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Capturing checking piece (chess)
Was playing some chess.com and found this position where the recommended best move is black Kb7. When I tried to play manually and play black pawn captures d8, it won't let me. Can you not promote a ...
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Do bridge champions retain their abilities to a later age than those of chess or go?
My understanding is that bridge champions can continue winning tournaments into their sixties, and even later in life. On the other hand, chess champions often seem to lose their crowns in their ...
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Are there any published games of Bobby Fischer as world champion?
Between the World Championship Match against Spassky in 1972 and his rematch against Spassky in 1992, Bobby Fischer played no tournament games, not even to defend his title.
Are there any published ...
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In chess, if a player ran out of time, how to determine if his/her opponent has the 'possibility of checkmating'?
From English Wikipedia, article 'Rules of chess':
If a player delivers a checkmate, the game is over and that player
wins, no matter what is subsequently noticed about the time on the
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Is pawn promotion to rook or bishop something that is seen in play?
Reading What is the proper Algebraic Notation for a pawn being promoted? made me wonder whether pawn promotion to rook or bishop ever happens. The only time I can think this might happen is when ...
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A tournament chess game with board sides reversed. Will it be considered valid?
I think I've already asked this question earlier. No answers were received and I was told my question makes no sense at all. I disagree though. I think it has good sense and is pretty clear.
Imagine ...
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Live statistics chess960 from chess.com? [closed]
Both lichess and chess.com have the feature to play the variant chess960 live. However, only lichess has a graph showing how your live chess960 rating has changed over time. Lichess also shows other ...
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Is it true that all computer chess programs can be forced into a three-fold repetition draw?
Disclaimer: I know very little about chess: basically, how to put pieces on the board, how to move them, and how to lose (I'm a pro at this). I have no idea about my Elo rating, but I guess it's in ...
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Can a single player have all nine potential queens in one game?
I would like to know whether it is possible to, in a single game, convert all eight pawns of one colour into queens while retaining the original queen.
Presume that we are both playing chess ...
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Was the blind chess match between Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty in the movie Game of Shadows real/plausible?
I saw the movie and was wowed by two things: the blind chess match in which Holmes wins with the move Bishop-Bishop 8, discovered check; and the mental fist fight they have in their minds. It's such a ...
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Checkmate but confused why
Could someone please let me know why this is checkmate, could I not have captured that queen with my king?
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Does anyone know where this weird blue and green laughing chess set is from?
I found this really weird chess set at a thrift store. Does anyone know where it’s from? (I bought it because, obviously).
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Castling when in check
Chess has a rule that forbids castling when in check. What is the practical value of this rule? How would chess without this rule compare to chess with this rule?
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Can I capture threatening chess piece?
I’m a newbie at chess and I was wondering why I am unable to capture the black rook threatening my king?
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"Analog" version of Kung-Fu Chess?
Kung-Fu Chess is a real-time chess variant without turns where players may freely move their pieces, subject to a delay period of a few seconds after a move during which a piece cannot be moved again. ...
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Is there a human-like chess AI? [closed]
I have yet to find a chess AI that plays like a human opponent at an amateur level. Most AIs seem to play a tactically perfect game but throwing in a really bad move every now and then. Has anyone ...
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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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Chess puzzle: white to move
In this chess puzzle, white is to move. Find a checkmate for black.
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How to sell a new game, similar to chess [closed]
I designed a board game that is similar to chess, but on a hexagonal board and fundamentally different in a number of significant ways. For instance it can be two or three player, and the moves of ...
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Female world chess champion?
Has there ever been a female world chess champion (or, before the title existed, any woman who was widely regarded as the best chess player in the community or region)?
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Pawn movement in Chess?
My opponent moved his pawn to the 7th rank. It was blocked by my bishop. He captures the bishop and promotes the pawn to a queen.
I was under the impression that a pawn captures diagonally and not in ...
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In chess, how many times can a piece be attacked at once?
Sometimes a chess player concentrates many attacks on a single enemy piece (including pawns).
For example, on the diagram provided above the black pawn on d5 is attacked by ten white pieces. One of ...
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How can white checkmate black in this chess puzzle?
I was thinking about making some good chess puzzles and I found an interesting approach .
White to move.
Assuming both players try to checkmate their opponent's kings , who will win the game?
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What's the chess pieces starting position in Chess?
Me and my dad keep arguing where the Rooks and Bishops go.
What goes in the corners, the rooks or the bishops?
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When is it a good time to offer a draw in chess, and when should I accept one?
Professional players often offer draws in chess and accept them. While draws can be very common in professional play, they appear to be very rare in casual play. Naturally, if you're winning, ...
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Go, MahJong, and Chess. Together? [closed]
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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Is a pawn allowed to capture onto a promotion square?
I was playing chess with my father.
My pawn was on the second-to-last square before promotion. He had two rooks side-by-side blocking my pawn, therefore I naturally took the rook beside it because a ...
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What is the name of the following chess opening? What are its pros and cons?
At some point, when I was young, I learned an opening that involves the following moves: possibly after moving queen's pawn to the centre (d4), move out king's knight to above the bishop (Nf3), move ...
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A knight's movement
In chess, the knight moves in an 'L' shape. I have not found any additional name for this. Does this movement have a name other than 'L' shaped?
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Card Chess with Playing Cards?
What is the name of the card game where you have two players and a "board" of cards 4 cards by 13 cards. The cards are face down. Each player takes a turn by either flipping a card (first card flip ...
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What are the rules for playing Four way Chess [closed]
In 4 way chess on what square do pawns get promoted?
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Opening strategies in Chess 960 (Fisher Random Chess)
I had a go at Chess 960 the other day, but whereas I thought I might do better against the computer as it didn't have an opening book, in fact the opposite happened as it quickly found holes in my ...
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Is Chess with more than three players exists or would be playable? [closed]
Chess board as a function of the number of players:
2 players - 8x8 square board
3 players - a special hexagonal board
4+ players - theoretically a (players * 2) gonal board.
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Is it possible to bluff in board games like chess generally?
Let's think of games like chess or go, where everyone can see everything, but also games like uno where it's hard to predict what color or value the person has with one card. Can you bluff here? ...
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Crazyhouse Chess: is it possible to get all eighteen queens?
Over here it was previously discussed whether one can end up with all nine queens.
There is a variant of chess called Crazyhouse in which captured pieces may be reintroduced as the capturer's. In ...
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Pawn Promotion Limit? [duplicate]
We bought a chess set in which the rules state that pawn promotion occurs when the pawn moves to the light square in the upper left corner of the opponent's first row. So, this cannot occur when the ...
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Which player is responsible for completing a pawn promotion in tournament-level chess?
Given that players want to conserve their clock time, which player is responsible for placing a pawn-promoted piece on the board, is it the pawn-promoter or the opponent? Related: is there a rule ...
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Can other pieces capture a threatening piece and prevent a checkmate?
Total beginner here. I have a board setup that an app I'm using to learn described as a "checkmate" -- see below (the white pawn just moved below the rook and is threatening the king):
If I were ...
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Is it possible to position all chess pieces on the board such that all pieces defend at least one piece and attack at least one piece?
Is it possible to position all chess pieces on the board such that all pieces defend at least one piece and attack at least one piece?
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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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Chess. What is it called when a pawn takes a pawn by being passed [duplicate]
What is it called when a pawn takes a pawn by being passed by another pawn?
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Dominant strategy in chess
Is there any proof ensuring there can be no dominant strategy for chess? By dominant strategy, I mean a way of playing that always works regardless what the opponent do.
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Methods for handicapping chess
My four-and-a-half year old son is learning chess. He's got the moves of the pieces down and understands how to checkmate with two rooks (or rook and queen).
I've read some good suggestions in this ...
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How can I use chess piece value to balance my homemade TCG?
I want to make use of the chess piece value to make 2 decks equally strong and Powerful. I have read the full article on Wikipedia but it didn't helped at all. Can one of you suggest a way to use it ...
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