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Opening books, theory on Maroczy Bind
I am just asking if there is any book that cover specifically on the Maroczy Bind structure, which can arise from Sicilian Accelerated Dragon
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4…
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Which piece is least likely to be taken?
If one were to analyse a large number of chess games, which specific piece (not type of piece) would be found to be taken the least number of times? And yes, in light of SomePatzer's comment, besides the kings of course.
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If you exploit Article 12.9 in FIDE's Laws of Chess, is it possible to benefit yourself by purposely receiving a penalty?
After I received this answer on my previous question, I found the list of penalties which a player can receive, according to FIDE guidelines.
As FIDE states in Article 12.9:
Options available to the arbiter concerning penalties:
warning
increasing…
Ahmad Azwar Anas
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Has there ever been a game where multiple humans play against a single chess computer?
I'm wondering if the following scenario has ever been played out:
Once side of a chess game is played by multiple humans at once,
collaboratively determining what the next move will be. This could,
perhaps, be enforced by some sort of game…
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What different time control rules are there in chess tournaments?
I am trying to find all possible time control rules that are used in various tournaments (not only regular chess, but also speed chess).
For example on one of the website I am using the following time controls are available:
10sec + 1 sec
1 min
1…
Salvador Dali
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For White, which variation of the King's Indian Defence tends to lead to the most solid, positional, slow, strategic, quiet and closed positions?
I am a 1750 Elo player with a very positional, quiet and strategic style of play.
I would like to know which variation I should play when, as White, I face the King's Indian Defence: 1...Nf6 2...g6
The variation must meet these two conditions:
On…
Fate
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How to play against the Grob attack 1.g4
I am looking for resources/ideas (i.e. ECO doesn't seem to have a lot on this opening) to play against the Grob attack.
(Both for facing it and to prepare to play it as White).
So far what I have seen is very tactical, but I am looking for…
Fernando Gonzalez Sanchez
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Can a threefold repetition be claimed in a blitz game? If so, how?
Can one claim a draw by threefold repetition in a blitz game when no score of the game is being kept? If so, how?
Once, in a blitz game, my opponent was simply trying to run me out of time. At a certain point in the game, I pointed out to him that…
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Brainteaser: What is the one thing a queen cannot do that all other pieces can do?
A simple brainteaser - A queen cannot do something all other pieces can do. What is that?
April 18 2014 9:15 PM GMT. EDIT: In this context, by "doing" I mean making a move that leads to the desired result.
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Do FIDE rules allow listening to music while playing a tournament game?
I played a FIDE tournament recently and was surprised to see that some players had earphones on and were listening to music (or that's what it seemed like they were doing) while playing their games. One of my own opponents did this.
Is this allowed…
NM Wesley Falcao
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Are world-class correspondence games more likely to be drawn than world class OTB games?
A games of chess with perfect play from both sides may be a draw. And while we don't have any perfect chess players it does seem that a match between two equally strong grandmasters is more likely to be drawn that a game between two equally strong…
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How can I generate legal random chess setups?
Is there a free online website that attempts to generate "legal" random chess setups X amount of moves into the game?
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B50: Sicilian Defense 3. Bc4
First a bit of background:
I really like playing the Sicilian Defense as Black and it is my preferred choice of action against 1. e4. I prefer the Open Sicilian with Dragon and Najdorf being my favourite variations.
Now to the question itself:
At my…
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What length of time should one spend looking for a combination, and what factors should one consider?
Taking time control into account, how long should one take when looking for a combination? Also, what factors should one consider when looking for a combination?
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How can one determine the opening or transposed opening from the existing pawn formation/structure?
I was once told that you can determine an opening or transposed opening just by how the pawns are structured on the board. Is this the method normally used to determine if an opening was transposed into another through a sequence of moves? I have…
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