a game of skill played by moving various game pieces within an 8x8 grid according to predetermined rules. The objective is to "checkmate" the "king."
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Are there any women in the top one hundred chess players?
According to this video, a Polish politician named Janusz Korwin-Mikke claimed:
Do you know how many women are in the first hundred of chess players? I tell you – no one.
Is he correct that zero women are in the first hundred top chess…
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Does playing chess burn as many calories as running?
I heard once that when two Chess Grandmasters play a five hour game of chess, the intense concentration and focus they have causes their bodies to burn as many calories as someone playing a sport during that time, such as running.
For example, Dr.…
user3260
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Does Chess ELO correlate with IQ?
Does the chess ELO rating of players (who have trained/played approximately the same amount of time) correlate positively with IQ?
A usual claim is 'IQ and chess ELO ratings don't correlate', a view widespread in chess circles. However, I have never…
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Did chess not appear until after the death of Mohammad?
In the book The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi made a claim:
Researchers have proven that chess did not appear until after the
death of the Prophet
Did chess not appear until after the death of the Prophet?
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Is the "new automatic chess e-board" Regium a scam?
The chess world is hearing about Regium:
MOST AMAZING & REVOLUTIONARY CHESS E-BOARD
REGIUM is an Automatic Chess e-Board with the latest Technology. Play chess with REGIUM against Internet opponents is a stunning experience.
Full Connection. For…
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Are there more 40-moves chess games than atoms in the universe?
I read this tweet recently:
"There are more possible games of
chess lasting 40 moves than there are
atoms in the entire universe.
Intriguing to know."
I find this highly doubtful.
Could anyone verify this for me please?
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Did Capablanca accuse members of the House of Commons of cheating in chess in 1919?
There is a quote attributed to Cuban world chess champion José Raúl Capablanca after he gave a simultaneous display in the UK House of Commons in 1919 which is repeated on many Russian-speaking websites (Russian blog, Belarusian online newspaper,…
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Is the shortest stalemate in chess ten moves long?
This is often stated as being the shortest stalemate ever, however, is it actually the shortest?
I am looking for any brute-force attempts that show that 10 moves is the absolute minimum for a stalemate in the game of chess.
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