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What does Bd3 mean in chess?

Bd3 is a simple development move that prepares short castle and puts long-term pressure on h7 (for once the black king castles). How do you checkmate with...

What is a markup in history?

Those are the markup languages for computer text processing. Markup languages started appearing in the 1960s. At that time, if you were a publisher, you w...

What is the weakest pawn?

Generally, the weakest link in a pawn chain is at the base, the very last pawn at the back of the chain. 3) Passed pawns: Pawns that cannot be stopped fro...

How are FIDE rating calculated?

A chess rating is based on your opponents’ ratings and your results against those opponents. It is usually calculated after an event (a tournament or a ma...