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Chess Rankings #2:Peak elo(Women)

Chess Rankings #2:Peak elo(Women)

significantpeanut
| Feb 18, 2025
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Country Player Peak rating Achieved Birth year Death year Notes 1  Hungary Judit Polgár 2735 2005-07 1976 Highest-ranked female player (since 1992), highest-ranked Hungarian female player (since 1989), former...

Chess Rankings #1:Peak elo

Chess Rankings #1:Peak elo

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| Feb 18, 2025
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FIDE players ordered by peak Elo rating[1][2] Player Peak rating Achieved Birth year Death year Notes Magnus Carlsen 2882 2014-05 1990 Highest-ranked player (2013–), world no. 1 (2010, 2011, 2011–), former ...

White’s first moves ranked

White’s first moves ranked

significantpeanut
| Oct 11, 2024
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20.g4 There are still some tricks here: 19a.a4 19b.h4 Both of these moves create weaknesses on b4/g4 17.Nh3 16.Na3 I’m only putting Na3 over Nh3 because Na3 broke the Eugene bot in august 15.h3 14.a3 At least these move...

Morphy v Paulsen,mid-1850s

Morphy v Paulsen,mid-1850s

significantpeanut
| Oct 3, 2024
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Paulsen has been thinking for nine hours.(Note:this was before timers were invented)Morphy,getting agitated,asked “Why are’nt you making a move?”Paulsen says”Oh,I thought it was your move!”

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