| General Chess Discussion - Why does white move first?#9 One of the colours has to go first. In Chess and Draughts, it's White. In Shogi, the person going first is referred to as Black (the pieces are of the same colour). In Go and Othello, Black goes first… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - What was the first game to ever be recorded in the history of chess? How good were the players?#27 @petri999 said in #2: > did you try googling before you assumed other will do it for you? Also what in earth you mean by british chess? British Chess will have tea breaks after every 20 moves. Tea wil… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - New variants#3 A piece combining the movement of the Knight and the Bishop isn't entirely new. It's known as the Archbishop in Capablanca Chess, and a handful of other variants. It's known as a Princess among proble… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Death of chess.#43 @vsdgniuz said in #41: > > If I can prove that as on date, neither white nor black can not force a win or draw from the initial position even when the game is played by the best chess engine, it is su… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Death of chess.#40 @vsdgniuz said in #27: > > I think you misunderstand. All I am proving is chess is that chess is not solved yet. > If I can prove that as on date, no strategy has been found where white can not force … | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - It is a terrible format to run the Women FIDE candidates & the FIDE candidates at the same time.#4 There are lots of sports where major events are run simultaneously for both men and women. Athletics, swimming, tennis, cycling, and speed-skating, to name a few. Considering that it can take 20 or 30… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - How can increase my rating at a fast pace?#17 There are two main ways: either study more, or cheat. One is preferred over the other. | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Is Chess a sport?#53 @Nomoreusernames said in #52: > I have not played them, so they are outside of the experience for my opinion. I expect that they would not have an element of luck? Perhaps they should also be included… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Is Chess a sport?#48 @Nomoreusernames said in #32: > My opinion is that chess is the most accurate manifestation of the tactics and strategy aspect of human expression, What makes Chess the most accurate, and not Shogi, G… | Abigail-III |
| General Chess Discussion - Is Chess a sport?#29 @Tuck_Fheory said in #28: > If Chess is a sport, then so is scrabble. Chess is a physical game. > It would be unfair to put any chess player on the list of Greatest ever sportspeople, even though reac… | Abigail-III |
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