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Talk:Sample chess game
i added this to [[Wikipedia:Brilliant prose]]. [[User:Kingturtle|Kingturtle]] 18:09 26 May 2003 (UTC)

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==Notation for mate==

Mightn't it be wiser to use # for mate (and not ++)?

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== Congrats! ==

This is really an excellent page on chess! Aimed at begginers, it really seems to get it as right as possible!

Shouldn't we name it for «featured article»? Do you know how to do it? [[User:Velho|Velho]] 23:14, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
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== 10% ==

"White wins 10% more often than Black" would mean "White wins 110% as often as black", whereas it's more like 137%. (Compare with "New Zombinex has 30% more saturated fat than the competition.") Similarly, "white's advantage over black is 10%" gives the same wrong impression plus additional confusion over how ties are figured in. I think my new phrasing makes it clear, but if you can think of another phrasing that also makes it clear, feel free. Also, this is one figure that would be good to cite...[[User:DanielCristofani|DanielCristofani]] 08:18, 5 April 2006 (UTC)