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  2. Bongcloud Attack - Wikipedia

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    The opening's name is thought to originate either from Chess.com user "Lenny_Bongcloud", who used the opening with little success, [1] or more generally in reference to a bong, a device used to smoke cannabis, humorously implying that one would need to be intoxicated to think that using the opening is a legitimate strategy.

  3. Beirut chess - Wikipedia

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    Beirut chess is a chess variant invented by Jim Winslow in 1992. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The game is played using the standard chess pieces and board , with each side having secretly equipped one of their men with a "bomb"—which can be "detonated" at any time, wiping out all men on surrounding squares along with the bomb carrier.

  4. Atomic chess - Wikipedia

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    The first-move advantage enjoyed by White is much greater in this game than in standard chess. However, no attempts to prove a win for White have been successful. Material sacrifices are more common in atomic chess than in chess. In the opening and middlegame, it is common to offer a piece in order to open spaces to seize an initiative. [2]

  5. AlphaZero - Wikipedia

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    In the computer chess community, Komodo developer Mark Lefler called it a "pretty amazing achievement", but also pointed out that the data was old, since Stockfish had gained a lot of strength since January 2018 (when Stockfish 8 was released). Fellow developer Larry Kaufman said AlphaZero would probably lose a match against the latest version ...

  6. Fast chess - Wikipedia

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    The World Chess Federation (FIDE) divides time controls for chess into "classical" time controls, and the fast chess time controls.As of July 2014, for master-level players (with an Elo of 2400 or higher) the regulations state that at least 120 minutes per player (based on a 60-move game) must be allocated for a game to be rated on the "classical" list; [3] for lower-rated players, this can be ...

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  8. Closed Game - Wikipedia

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    A Closed Game (or Double Queen's Pawn Opening) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. d4 d5. The move 1.d4 offers the same benefits to development and center control as does 1.e4, but unlike with the king's pawn openings where the e4-pawn is undefended after the first move, the d4-pawn is protected by White's queen.

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