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3311:
3306:
3301:
3296:
3291:
3285:
3283:
3277:
3276:
3273:
3272:
3270:
3269:
3268:
3267:
3265:Scholar's mate
3262:
3257:
3247:
3242:
3241:
3240:
3229:
3227:
3223:
3222:
3220:
3219:
3214:
3209:
3208:
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3202:
3197:
3192:
3187:
3180:Queen's Gambit
3177:
3172:
3167:
3166:
3165:
3160:
3155:
3150:
3145:
3140:
3135:
3130:
3125:
3123:Benoni Defence
3118:Indian Defence
3115:
3110:
3105:
3100:
3094:
3092:
3086:
3085:
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3082:
3081:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3061:
3051:
3046:
3045:
3044:
3034:
3032:Owen's Defence
3029:
3028:
3027:
3022:
3017:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2997:
2992:
2987:
2982:
2977:
2972:
2962:
2957:
2955:Modern Defence
2952:
2950:French Defence
2947:
2942:
2936:
2934:
2928:
2927:
2925:
2924:
2923:
2922:
2917:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2885:Bird's Opening
2882:
2876:
2874:
2865:
2859:
2858:
2856:
2855:
2850:
2845:
2840:
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2838:
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2823:
2816:Pawn structure
2813:
2808:
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2796:
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2776:
2770:
2769:
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2709:
2704:
2699:
2694:
2689:
2684:
2679:
2674:
2669:
2664:
2663:
2662:
2660:Alekhine's gun
2652:
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2638:
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2635:
2634:
2629:
2624:
2619:
2614:
2613:
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2597:
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2582:
2577:
2576:
2575:
2573:Half-open file
2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2544:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2516:Chess notation
2513:
2507:
2505:
2499:
2498:
2496:
2495:
2490:
2485:
2484:
2483:
2473:
2471:Pawn promotion
2468:
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2459:
2454:
2449:
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2408:
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2400:
2399:
2397:
2396:
2395:
2394:
2389:
2384:
2374:
2372:Women in chess
2369:
2368:
2367:
2362:
2357:
2347:
2342:
2341:
2340:
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2334:
2333:
2328:
2318:
2313:
2312:
2311:
2296:
2295:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2282:Hypermodernism
2279:
2277:Romantic chess
2274:
2272:Lewis chessmen
2269:
2264:
2257:
2244:
2242:
2236:
2235:
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2225:
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2218:
2213:
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2196:
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2171:
2170:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2148:
2146:
2140:
2139:
2137:
2136:
2131:
2130:
2129:
2119:
2118:
2117:
2112:
2110:world rankings
2102:
2101:
2100:
2099:
2098:
2088:
2078:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2062:
2061:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2039:Computer chess
2036:
2035:
2034:
2024:
2018:
2016:
2010:
2009:
2004:
2002:
2001:
1994:
1987:
1979:
1973:
1972:
1967:
1951:
1946:
1928:
1925:
1924:
1923:
1917:
1899:Whyld, Kenneth
1884:
1883:
1877:Chessgames.com
1863:
1857:Chessgames.com
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1830:
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3771:Chess tactics
3769:
3768:
3766:
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3748:
3746:
3741:
3736:
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3732:
3726:
3725:Solving chess
3723:
3721:
3718:
3716:
3715:Chess prodigy
3713:
3709:
3706:
3704:
3701:
3700:
3699:
3698:Chess problem
3696:
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3609:
3607:
3606:opening books
3604:
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3599:
3595:
3594:short stories
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3547:Art and media
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3369:
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3359:triangulation
3357:
3355:
3354:Tarrasch rule
3352:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3342:
3341:
3339:
3335:
3332:
3330:
3327:
3326:
3325:
3322:
3320:
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3315:
3314:Queen vs pawn
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3286:
3284:
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3258:
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3171:
3170:London System
3168:
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3159:
3156:
3154:
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3149:
3146:
3144:
3141:
3139:
3136:
3134:
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3129:
3128:Modern Benoni
3126:
3124:
3121:
3120:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3108:Dutch Defence
3106:
3104:
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3095:
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3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
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2988:
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2985:King's Gambit
2983:
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2976:
2973:
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2911:
2908:
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2903:
2901:
2900:Grob's Attack
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2890:Dunst Opening
2888:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2880:Benko Opening
2878:
2877:
2875:
2873:
2872:Flank opening
2869:
2866:
2864:
2860:
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2627:Transposition
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2377:Chess museums
2375:
2373:
2370:
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2345:Notable games
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2134:World records
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2108:
2107:
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2105:Rating system
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1918:0-19-280049-3
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2799:Initiative
2722:Pawn storm
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2548:Fianchetto
2481:Fast chess
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3589:poetry
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