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DTZ is the only metric which supports the fifty-move rule as it determines the distance to a "zeroing-move" (i.e. a move which resets the move count to zero under the fifty-move rule). [35] By definition, all "won" positions will always have DTZ ≤ {\displaystyle \leq } DTC ≤ {\displaystyle \leq } DTM.
This is a list of chess openings, organised by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code classification system.The chess openings are categorised into five broad areas ("A" through "E"), with each of those broken up into one hundred subcategories ("00" through "99").
Smeargle use this fluid to mark its territory, using a range of 5,000 different markings to do so. [331] [332] Smeargle's name is a combination of "smear" and "beagle". [35] [332] On its own, Smeargle only know the move Sketch, its signature move. In battle, using Sketch allows Smeargle to permanently learn the last move that its previous ...
Marseillais chess (or Two-move chess): After the first turn of the game by White being a single move, each player moves twice per turn. Monster chess (or Super King): White has the king and four pawns (c2-f2) against the entire black army but may make two successive moves per turn. There is no check. Players win by capturing the king.
On certain Internet chess servers, such as Chess.com and Lichess, this kind of move is marked as an "inaccuracy", denoting a weak move, appearing more regularly than with most annotators. A sacrifice leading to a dangerous attack that the opponent should be able to defend against if they play well may receive a "?!".
In chess, a trap is a move which tempts the opponent to play a bad move. Traps are common in all phases of the game; in the opening, some traps have occurred often ...
Handicaps (or "odds") in chess are handicapping variants which enable a weaker player to have a chance of winning against a stronger one. There are a variety of such handicaps, such as material odds (the stronger player surrenders a certain piece or pieces), extra moves (the weaker player has an agreed number of moves at the beginning of the game), extra time on the chess clock, and special ...
In chess, the exchange is the material difference of a rook for a minor piece (i.e. a bishop or knight).Having a rook for a minor piece is generally advantageous, since the rook is usually more valuable.