Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
Questions relating to the initial moves of the game and their aims
1710 questions
Questions relating to chess engines: any computer program that is able to play/analyze chess positions.
1123 questions
Questions relating to the objective assessment of a position. The assessment may entail which side has the advantage, or what the best move might be.
973 questions
Questions relating to the final stages of a game of chess, when only few pieces are left on the board.
613 questions
Questions relating to reasoning behind a move, plan, or idea
584 questions
Questions related to learning how to play chess and improving your chess skills. This can also be used for questions concerning "learning" chess engines.
570 questions
Questions about chess-related software, but not including chess-playing engines; there's a more specific tag for those questions, the [engines] tag.
483 questions
Questions about FIDE, the international governing body of chess.
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Chess problems consist of a board position and a task. Most ask for a line of play that mates black in a set amount of moves, or a combination that results in a winning position. Many other types exis…
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Theory commonly refers to the erudite study and the philosophy behind the moves in chess (like the opening or endgame theory), but this tag can also be used for questions about the theoretic study of …
410 questions
for questions relating to the history of chess and chess organizations, whose origins trace to the ancient Indian game of Chaturanga.
394 questions
A number that approximates a player's skill. The actual meaning of the number depends upon the issuing organization. FIDE ratings are used as the international standard for over-the-board chess.
389 questions
A series of chess games between a number of player, who compete for a set of prizes. Chess tournaments are of different formats and categories, and they can be open or by invitation only
366 questions
Questions about variants of normal chess including bughouse, Chess960 (Fischer Random), atomic chess, racing kings, crazyhouse, antichess, etc. Can be used together with a more specific chess-variant …
365 questions
Questions relating to maneuvers that take advantage of short-term opportunities, such as forks, discovered attacks, skewers, etc.
319 questions
Questions related to all aspects of writing software related to chess.
299 questions
Questions relating to playing chess on the internet, as opposed to over-the-board chess.
284 questions
Questions about game statistics, e.g. the winning percentage of a "line," the probability of some event occurring in a game, or player statistics.
226 questions
A style of play emphasizing capture of strategic squares and prophylactic moves.
211 questions
refers to chess games played by computers. If you want to ask a question about those games, use this tag. Otherwise, use the tag [engines].
199 questions
Often, a puzzle type of problem in which a tactical or positional solution is required, like
White/Black to move and win”, in what is often a middlegame or endgame-esqe position. But a puzzle can a…
190 questions
Use when the question is ABOUT the Elo rating system not when it mentions Elo
186 questions
The Sicilian Defense is the opening given by the moves 1. e4 c5, and it is one of the most popular replies to white's 1. e4.
186 questions
Questions about the particular terminology used in chess
172 questions
For questions related to (world) records in chess, e.g. the longest game (in moves or in duration), highest obtained rating, longest mate in n puzzle, etc.
169 questions
A set of chess games, distributed as a stand-alone product or as part of a bundle of chess software. For endgame databases, use the [tablebases] tag instead.
163 questions
PGN stands for Portable Game Notation. This is a file format for storing chess games (both the moves and various header data such as players' names) that is easily read by people while also easy for …
158 questions
Questions related to cognitive, motivational and other psychological aspects of chess, both during and before/after games.
158 questions