Questions relating to well-known chess players.
Questions relating to well-known chess players like Garry Kasparov, Bobby Fischer...
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What are the laws concerning copyright of chess games?
Here is my specific situation: I have written a novel in which two characters play a game, the moves of which follow exactly a known game between two ranked players in ChessGames.com. Must I get permission from the two real players? Or must I only…
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Which chess player has been the most financially successful?
Based solely on chess exploits (not including success in other career fields), which player has been the most financially successful?
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About Sultan Khan
I know the standard facts about Sultan khan's life. He was servant to a wealthy Indian military guy who let him play in tournaments whenever he traveled to England. Sultan Khan was a really strong player who originally had learned to play with…
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Chess players who committed murder
Apart from Raymond Weinstein, are there any other examples of chess players of at least Master strength who committed murder?
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Why is Rashid Nezhmetdinov not as popular/known as Mikhail Tal?
I was looking at some games between of Rashid Nezhmetdinov and noticed he doesn't seem to be as popular (I don't know if this is the best word) or as well-known as Mikhail Tal. After reading some of the things said about him, you would think this…
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Youngest and oldest active player
Which currently active player is the youngest and which the oldest ?
Korchnoi is a candidate for the oldest, but I do not know if he is still active.
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Which currently active chess player tends to play complicated positions?
In earlier years, Michail Tal would be a candidate for this topic.
Which player could be a candidate today for regularly playing complicated positions ?
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Bronstein's lines of attack on the chessboard
I remember reading as a child in a book by David Bronstein about an interesting piece of advice that he gave. He recommended to imagine the lines of movement for each piece all across the board as if not restrained by any intervening pieces. This is…
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Are there any vegetarian or vegan Masters apart from Anand?
Are there any other vegetarian or vegan chess GM players, apart from Vishy Anand?
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What is the most complex game you know since 2014?
Which classical top player chess game is the most complex since 2014 you know ?
A good candidate for such games are games with few pawns but many figures.
This year, Timman played a rather complicated game in Tata Steel. It was his only win
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Is the person in this video any relation to Ian Nepomniachtchi?
Towards the very end of this video that shows a talk or lecture by Mikhail Tal from 1988:
https://youtu.be/5bb6e0gFdS4
during question and answer time from the audience, someone introduces himself as "Nepomnyaschiy, engineer". It's at about the…
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Has Topalov retired?
Topalov's rating hasn't changed since a long time. And he hasn't signed for any of the upcoming tournaments. I wonder if he has retired, after reaching that 2800 mark? He isn't playing the Grand Prix even.
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