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1485:world rankings
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942:
939:
918:
915:
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887:Benoni Defence
878:
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867:Modern Defence
862:
859:
853:1...f5 is the
850:
847:
818:
815:
807:Queen's Indian
791:French Defence
782:
779:
755:Queen's Gambit
751:Hodgson Attack
738:
735:
725:) and 2...d6 (
715:Benoni Defence
699:Queen's Indian
691:Indian Defence
682:
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670:
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646:Queen's Gambit
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3105:Solving chess
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3095:Chess prodigy
3093:
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3078:Chess problem
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2734:Tarrasch rule
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2503:Modern Benoni
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2265:Dunst Opening
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1480:Rating system
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848:
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827:King's Indian
824:
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669:Continuations
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37:Chess opening
33:
27:Chess opening
19:
3051:Chess engine
3036:Chess boxing
2996:
2766:Wrong bishop
2613:theory table
2587:Torre Attack
2570:Slav Defence
2478:Colle System
2464:
2453:Scheveningen
2412:Pirc Defence
2355:Italian Game
2350:Giuoco Piano
2295:RĂ©ti Opening
2218:Piece values
2206:MarĂłczy Bind
2167:the exchange
2157:Compensation
2087:Interference
2077:Double check
1851:Time control
1838:
1812:by agreement
1740:grandmasters
1684:South Africa
1634:
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1603:Score sheets
1549:Chess pieces
1456:Online chess
1402:Chess titles
1397:Chess theory
1323:
1310:
1291:
1278:
1265:
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1214:
1170:Queen's Pawn
1169:
1081:
1078:Watson, John
1071:Bibliography
1070:
1069:
1054:
1023:Borg Defense
1016:
1004:
995:compensation
984:
972:
960:
951:Owen Defense
944:
927:Slav Defence
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896:
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864:
852:
835:Wade Defence
823:Pirc Defence
820:
803:Nimzo-Indian
784:
775:Torre Attack
771:Colle System
763:Slav Defence
740:
733:with 2.Bg5.
719:Benko Gambit
695:Nimzo-Indian
680:
672:
659:Nimzo-Indian
643:
632:
621:
610:
602:
588:Closed Games
583:
577:
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549:Barry Attack
535:Colle System
521:Torre Attack
516:1...d5 2.Bg5
492:
465:
449:
447:
423:
2981:Chess books
2781:Tournaments
2635:Fool's mate
2400:Vienna Game
2390:Scotch Game
2223:Prophylaxis
2139:Zwischenzug
2124:Undermining
2092:Overloading
2052:Combination
1901:descriptive
1596:Chess table
1591:Chess clock
1407:Grandmaster
1179:King's Pawn
1040:Closed Game
761:), 2...c6 (
743:Closed Game
685:pawn centre
639:Watson 2006
489:Terminology
3088:joke chess
3041:Chess club
2729:opposition
2186:Middlegame
2174:Initiative
2097:Pawn storm
2062:Deflection
1933:Key square
1923:Fianchetto
1856:Fast chess
1840:En passant
1532:chessboard
1084:, Gambit,
1046:References
837:(A41, see
439:Synonym(s)
3071:Stockfish
3061:Deep Blue
3056:AlphaZero
2964:paintings
2756:Tablebase
2720:Strategy
2625:Irregular
2380:Ruy Lopez
2340:Open Game
2107:Sacrifice
2067:Desperado
1970:connected
1943:Open file
1938:King walk
1896:algebraic
1827:Stalemate
1802:Checkmate
1527:Chess set
1519:Equipment
1295:Zukertort
1257:Saragossa
1225:Anderssen
795:transpose
613:E12–E19);
3145:Category
3130:Category
3083:glossary
2744:Zugzwang
2724:fortress
2656:Endgames
2565:Declined
2560:Accepted
2238:Openings
2196:Hedgehog
2162:Exchange
2149:Strategy
2129:Windmill
1980:isolated
1965:backward
1787:Castling
1730:amateurs
1623:Timeline
1497:Variants
1451:Glossary
1434:software
1419:glossary
1152:Sokolsky
1080:(2006),
1029:See also
741:1...d5 (
432:D00–D99
430:A40–A99
3031:Arbiter
3024:Related
2881:Solving
2871:Amateur
2448:Najdorf
2030:Battery
2017:Tactics
1992:Swindle
1975:doubled
1955:Outpost
1886:Blunder
1701:Armenia
1615:History
1461:Premove
1429:engines
1424:matches
1389:Outline
1334:Clemenz
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1293:1.Nf3:
1248:1.Nc3:
1216:1.Na3:
1206:Despréz
1161:English
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989:is the
909:or the
903:Mikenas
893:1...Nc6
677:1...Nf6
629:History
576:In the
452:is any
434:E00–E99
2969:poetry
2959:novels
2934:CaĂŻssa
2866:Senior
2856:Junior
2439:Dragon
2434:Alapin
2119:Skewer
1985:passed
1928:Gambit
1735:female
1696:Europe
1679:Africa
1574:Knight
1569:Bishop
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1312:1.g3:
1302:Barnes
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1280:1.e3:
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781:1...e6
737:1...d5
661:, and
530:, 2.e3
2916:WCSCC
2861:Youth
2851:Blitz
2846:Rapid
2836:Women
2799:Women
2751:Study
2601:Other
2134:X-ray
2057:Decoy
2042:Block
1997:Tempo
1960:Pawns
1878:Terms
1797:Check
1779:Rules
1713:India
1706:Spain
1691:China
1584:Fairy
1559:Queen
1490:norms
1381:Chess
1315:Benko
1250:Dunst
933:, or
701:, or
461:1. d4
415:Moves
2954:film
2911:WCCC
2906:TCEC
2896:CSVN
2841:Team
2811:List
2082:Fork
2007:Trap
1807:Draw
1579:Pawn
1564:Rook
1554:King
1502:List
1471:list
1446:FIDE
1327:Amar
1197:Grob
1188:Bird
1143:Ware
1086:ISBN
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2891:CCC
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