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Do you have questions about chess that you’ve been struggling to find answers to? You’re in luck! In this article, I will provide short, concise answers to some of the most common chess questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also provide links to more in depth articles on Chess.com<\/a>, where you can get even more information about these topics. So whether you’re just starting out in chess and have basic questions, or are a seasoned player looking for some new strategies to add to your arsenal, we’ve got you covered!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequently Asked Questions About Chess<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are the most frequently asked questions about chess. I have answered each with a concise answer that should provide answers to what you are looking for, if the answer requires more information you will find a link to a more in-depth article on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you find what you are looking for and enjoy everything CghessQuestions.com has to offer – Steve<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. What Happens When a Pawn Reaches the Other Side?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In a game of chess, when a pawn reaches the other side of the board<\/a>, that is the 8th rank [white] or 1st rank [black], the pawn can be promoted to a Queen, Rook, Bishop or Knight, with the queen being the most popular choice. There are no limits to how many times this can be achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. How Many Squares on a Chessboard?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In general terms of a usable chess board, there are 64 individual usable squares that can be occupied by any of the 32 pieces in a chess set. If considering all potential squares that can be mathematically created by an 8×8 chessboard<\/a>, the answer is 204.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. How Many Chess Grandmasters Are there?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As of January 31st, 2022<\/strong>, there are 1750 Grandmasters in chess<\/a> as recognized by the official FIDE chess of which 1263 remain active. 1235 of currently active Gms are male and 28 are female. Yifan Hou is the highest-rated female at 2658 and Magnus Carlsen is the highest male at 2865.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All FIDE ratings and more can be found on the FIDE ratings website<\/a>, from which this information is sourced and updated monthly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. How to Win Chess in 4 Moves?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There is a very specific way of winning a game of chess with just four moves and it is known as Scholars Mate. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. King’s pawn 2 Spaces (1. e4<\/a>)<\/li>
  2. Black Kings Pawn 2 Spaces (1…e5)<\/li>
  3. Move your Queent o the edge (2. Qh5)<\/li>
  4. Black Moves a Knight (2…Nc6)<\/li>
  5. Now line up your Bishop on the c4 Square (3. c4)<\/li>
  6. When black plays his other Knight (3…Nf6)<\/li>
  7. Checkmate with the Queen to f7 Capturing the pawn (4…Qxf7#)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The ECO<\/a> name is the Kings Pawn Opening, Wayward Queen [C20]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    5. Can You Castle Out of Check?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    You can not castle out of a check position in chess<\/a> as one of the rules states this is an illegal move. Likewise, if the King would move through check by castling<\/a>, again it is not permitted. The Rook can however be castled out of a direct attack which can be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    6. How Many Pieces in Chess?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    There are 32 pieces in a game of chess, although most chess sets come with an extra white queen and black queen for pawn promotion purposes and therefore contain 34 pieces as a set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Each of the black and white sides will have<\/p>\n\n\n\n