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Talk:Sample chess game
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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)


:Done! See [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Sample chess game]]. --[[User:ZeroOne|ZeroOne]] 13:31, 7 May 2006 (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)

:I think your edit makes it more accurate without making it unreadable.  Sadly, for true accuracy we would have to define ''expected score'' and say "White's expected score is 0.55". --[[User:Fritzlein|Fritzlein]] 21:48, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== 6.... d5 ==
"This move is necessary, since 6...Kg6? 7.Qf5+ Kh6 8.d4+ g5 9.h4! would leave White with a crushing attack."  Let's say I'm confused by d4+. [[User:70.129.156.206|70.129.156.206]] 04:42, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

:It's a "discovered check"; after that move, Black is in check from the bishop on c1, which the d-pawn was blocking before. Does that clear it up? [[User:DanielCristofani|DanielCristofani]] 07:01, 7 May 2006 (UTC)