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  2. Solving chess - Wikipedia

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    Tablebases have solved chess to a limited degree, determining perfect play in a number of endgames, including all non-trivial endgames with no more than seven pieces or pawns (including the two kings). [2] One consequence of developing the seven-piece endgame tablebase is that many interesting theoretical chess endings have been found.

  3. Solved game - Wikipedia

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    A solved game is a game whose outcome (win, lose or draw) can be correctly predicted from any position, assuming that both players play perfectly.This concept is usually applied to abstract strategy games, and especially to games with full information and no element of chance; solving such a game may use combinatorial game theory and/or computer assistance.

  4. Software for handling chess problems - Wikipedia

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    This article covers computer software designed to solve, or assist people in creating or solving, chess problems – puzzles in which pieces are laid out as in a game of chess, and may at times be based upon real games of chess that have been played and recorded, but whose aim is to challenge the problemist to find a solution to the posed situation, within the rules of chess, rather than to ...

  5. Endgame tablebase - Wikipedia

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    By August 2012, tablebases had solved chess for almost every position with up to seven pieces, with certain subclasses omitted due to their assumed triviality; [2] [3] these omitted positions were included by August 2018. [4] As of 2024, work is still underway to solve all eight-piece positions.

  6. Eight queens puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The eight queens puzzle is the problem of placing eight chess queens on an 8×8 chessboard so that no two queens threaten each other; thus, a solution requires that no two queens share the same row, column, or diagonal. There are 92 solutions.

  7. How Could Someone Cheat at Chess? [Video] - AOL

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    A report from Chess.com alleging that grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann likely cheated in over 100 online games upended the chess world in October. WSJ explains how a player might bypass security ...

  8. 5 fun ways to stay connected to your grandkids - AOL

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    And playing them requires you to communicate, collaborate, and solve problems. “Board games appeal to all ages and give us the social connection we need, as well as being a way to protect ...

  9. World Chess Solving Championship - Wikipedia

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    The World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) is an annual competition in the solving of chess problems (also known as chess puzzles) organized by the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC), previously by FIDE via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC).