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Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
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What's the point of putting five face-up train cards next to the deck in Ticket to Ride?
In some Ticket To Ride variants (I've seen in the Nordic version) the "Only one if a locomotive" rule is not applicable. This is explicitly mentioned in the rules as being different from the original game.
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Chess - Learning to Sacrifice Pieces for the Greater Good
You should go for exchanges instead of sacrifices. If you have too little material against an experienced player you will loose.
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Methods for handicapping chess
Note that a good player also thinks in the opponents time.
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Methods for handicapping chess
Nimzowitsch gave the A-rook and moved the pawn to a3 to compensate. I do not know if he won anyway.
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What is the best way to learn chess strategy and tactics?
gnuchess and xboard are available for almost all Unix-based platforms, including OS X.
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What chess-opening does this cat play
The board appears to be mirrored. The f-row is not to the right when playing black.
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How Can I Identify How To Beat My Computer At Chess?
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What is the repeated move stalemate?
Interesting that the castling right is included in the things that must be the same.
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Where can I find Bobby Fischer's debut game?
The Wikipedia page has an annotated PGN. The pressure from Fischer is enormous!
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What chess-opening does this cat play
the cat is clearly not concentrating!