20:
1028:
1464:
1450:
1507:
1671:
1657:
1643:
1614:
1600:
1557:
1550:
1521:
1500:
1486:
1400:
673:
666:
659:
652:
645:
638:
631:
624:
609:
602:
595:
588:
581:
574:
567:
560:
289:
282:
275:
268:
261:
254:
247:
240:
225:
218:
211:
204:
197:
190:
183:
176:
716:
685:
164:
133:
1664:
1650:
1636:
1621:
1607:
1593:
1586:
1571:
1564:
1543:
1536:
1514:
1493:
1471:
1457:
1443:
1436:
1421:
1414:
1407:
1393:
1386:
545:
538:
531:
524:
517:
510:
503:
496:
481:
474:
467:
460:
453:
446:
439:
432:
417:
410:
403:
396:
389:
382:
375:
368:
353:
346:
339:
332:
325:
318:
311:
304:
4359:
813:
While some regional variants have historical origins comparable to or even older than chess, the majority of variants are express attempts by individuals or small groups to create new games with chess as a starting point. In most cases the creators are attempting to create new games of interest to
79:
Many chess variants are designed to be played with the equipment of regular chess. Most variants have a similar public-domain status as their parent game, but some have been made into commercial proprietary games. Just as in traditional chess, chess variants can be played over the board,
1324:, who authored several books on the topic. Most significantly, he compiled an encyclopedia of variants which outlined thousands of different games. Following Pritchard's death in 2005, the second edition of the encyclopedia was completed and published by John Beasley under the title
1784:
which depicts a war between two races of
Martian. An appendix fully defines the rules of the game. More commonly specifics of fictional variants are not detailed in the original works, though several have been codified into playable games by fans. An example of this is
1300:
means that move notation needs to include the level number, as well as the rank and file—N2g3 means a knight move to the g3 square on the second level. When fairy chess pieces are used, notation requires assigning letters for those pieces.
1068:
have been devised to systematically describe the movement of these. A distinguishing feature of several chess variants is the presence of one or more fairy pieces. Physical models of common fairy pieces are sold by major chess set suppliers.
118:
catalogues around two thousand, with the preface noting that—since creating a chess variant is relatively trivial—many were considered insufficiently notable for inclusion.
1743:
was developed in 2003 to be deliberately resistant to computer analysis while easy for human players, though computers were able to comprehensively surpass human players by 2015.
1795:. On-screen play was not conducted to any specific rules, but a comprehensive rulebook has been since developed. Another well known example of fictional chess-like game are the
42:"International" or "Western" chess itself is one of a family of games which have related origins and could be considered variants of each other. Chess developed from
833:
preparation in chess. Several variants introduce complications to the standard game, providing an additional challenge for experienced players, for example in
1064:" which is used more broadly across writings about chess variants to describe chess pieces with movement rules other than those of the standard chess pieces.
1739:
computer to play it, with a victory over a beginner player the first instance of a computer winning a chess-like game against human opposition. Conversely,
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made in other regions. These related games are considered chess variants, though the majority of variants are, expressly, modifications of chess. The basic
2905:
2226:
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2147:
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have professional circuits as well as many organised tournaments for amateurs, play of chess variants is predominately on a casual basis.
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has seen prize-funded unofficial world championship tournaments with top grandmasters and experts of the game on chess.com and lichess.
4139:
4401:
3691:
5065:
4154:
4114:
1786:
1179:
tournaments were played at the height of the variant's popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. Chess960 has also been the subject of
4134:
754:
in India. Over time, as the game spread geographically, modified versions of the rules became popular in different regions. In
4129:
2579:
2552:
2530:
2065:
1750:
has not yet been achieved, some variants have been found to be simple enough to be solved though computer analysis. The 5Ă—5
814:
chess enthusiasts or a wider audience. Variants normally have the same public domain status as chess, though a few (such as
4838:
3681:
2449:
1272:
917: – players cannot see the pieces of their opponent, and have to deduce or guess where they are likely to be
799:
before this involves many variants, with the most popular modifications spreading and eventually forming the modern game.
4074:
3937:
3922:
3686:
4212:
3677:
3672:
2487:
3000:
4149:
4049:
3942:
3907:
4119:
4109:
4027:
3912:
2662:
2657:
1271:
is able to play almost any variant correctly programmed within it to a reasonable standard. Some variants, such as
1078:
2425:
4697:
4104:
4094:
2610:
1832:
Fictional chess variants can involve fantastical or dangerous elements that cannot be implemented in real life.
1735:, a 6Ă—6 variant, was created in 1956 expressly for computers, its simplicity meant that it was possible for the
1176:
4943:
4907:
4099:
4089:
4084:
2747:
2709:
2562:
2540:
2518:
1791:
1321:
1314:
768:
was a popular variant in medieval Europe, which had a significant impact on the "main" variant's development.
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4144:
4079:
3655:
3417:
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1141:
840:
The table below details some, but not all, of the ways in which variants can differ from the orthodox game:
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3493:
2973:
1995:
2126:
5006:
4887:
4248:
4197:
3902:
821:
The variations from chess may be done to address a perceived issue with the standard game. For example,
5344:
5334:
4832:
4792:
4321:
4299:
4207:
4192:
3851:
3803:
3798:
3788:
3456:
3134:
2978:
2155:
1959:
Many Chess variants, particularly those called Modest variants, can be played with a regular Chess set.
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its inexperienced opponent in the first instance of a computer defeating a human at a chess-like game.
1293:
1217:
5339:
5041:
4817:
4253:
4187:
4037:
3932:
3927:
3776:
2407:
1971:
1845:
1100:
1317:
from 1997. This outlined and introduced multiple variants, as well as containing in-depth analyses.
1140:, notable for works across a wider range of board games, have created chess variants. These include
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4229:
4202:
4044:
3761:
3154:
3149:
3106:
3005:
2253:
1244:
1184:
934:
4978:
2840:
2277:
5447:
5425:
5265:
5093:
5036:
4897:
4552:
4387:
4338:
3863:
3528:
1338:
1264:
981:
2874:
4882:
4414:
3917:
3846:
3144:
2990:
2895:
2740:
2672:
1857:
1065:
908:
808:
111:
5184:
4912:
4827:
4807:
4054:
3977:
3858:
3558:
3553:
3240:
2963:
2922:
2704:
1848:" depicts "Live Chess", which introduces potentially lethal electric currents into the game.
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Play in most chess variants is sufficiently similar to chess that games can be recorded with
1205:
89:
4877:
5402:
4797:
4446:
4436:
3766:
3703:
3662:
3623:
3405:
3395:
3325:
3139:
3070:
2995:
2880:
2679:
1777:
1772:
860:
822:
107:. Fairy chess variants tend to be created for problem composition rather than actual play.
81:
5011:
1330:
A recent overview of historical and some modern variants was published under the title of
8:
5319:
4667:
4527:
4219:
3999:
3746:
3633:
3603:
3573:
3545:
3518:
3461:
3362:
3330:
3290:
3245:
2958:
2900:
2775:
2723:
2718:
2645:
2603:
2201:
1297:
1191:
1131:
3756:
5418:
5143:
4983:
4953:
4764:
4647:
4462:
4441:
4326:
4224:
3967:
3771:
3412:
3300:
3263:
2912:
2780:
2386:
939:
914:
834:
24:
2385:
Mhalla, Mehdi; Prost, Frederic (2013-07-26). "Gardner's
Minichess Variant is solved".
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1449:
5412:
5386:
5118:
4902:
4733:
4723:
4692:
4687:
4309:
4182:
3994:
3952:
3878:
3830:
3813:
3793:
3645:
3583:
3523:
3498:
3345:
3310:
3305:
3285:
3273:
3116:
3084:
3050:
3030:
2867:
2861:
2822:
2689:
2575:
2548:
2526:
2506:
2502:
2483:
2094:
2061:
1506:
1296:, although additions to this are often required. For example, the third dimension in
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1248:
1236:
1221:
1061:
1032:
868:
2480:
A World of Chess: Its
Development and Variations Through Centuries and Civilizations
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1656:
1642:
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1520:
1499:
1485:
1399:
19:
5046:
4948:
4938:
4759:
4637:
4557:
4536:
4467:
4304:
4177:
4019:
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3868:
3818:
3667:
3613:
3608:
3598:
3513:
3434:
3424:
3400:
3367:
2939:
2853:
2627:
2227:"The Chess Variant Pages: Fairy-Max: an AI for playing user-defined Chess variants"
1732:
1709:
1096:
1053:, rather than being intended for full games. This field of composition is known as
1036:
992:
942: – pits a regular chess army versus a large army consisting only of
818:) are proprietary, and the materials for play are released as commercial products.
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796:
739:
1731:
A few chess variants have been the subject of significant computational analysis.
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5244:
5138:
5073:
4713:
4607:
4592:
4547:
4508:
4483:
4269:
4243:
4064:
4059:
4009:
3947:
3751:
3726:
3711:
3508:
3466:
3449:
3350:
3268:
3230:
3208:
3193:
3124:
3101:
3060:
3055:
2934:
2917:
2757:
2053:
1870:
1194:
1127:
1108:
877:
755:
61:
3533:
3444:
863: – starting position randomly selected from 960 possible options
5128:
5108:
5098:
5083:
5078:
4812:
4522:
4493:
4488:
4368:
4284:
4032:
3873:
3736:
3731:
3568:
3563:
3429:
3387:
3357:
3186:
3129:
3017:
2985:
2951:
2944:
2929:
2890:
2885:
2812:
2807:
2652:
2596:
2031:
1878:
1751:
1726:
1313:
magazine was published from 1990 to 2010, being an official publication of the
1275:, are implausible or even impossible to play physically and exist primarily as
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1180:
1104:
956:
885:
844:
Some ways in which chess variants can differ from regular chess, with examples
792:
85:
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5441:
5302:
5229:
5224:
5174:
4872:
4728:
4718:
4662:
4642:
4542:
4516:
4343:
4333:
4316:
3989:
3972:
3894:
3783:
3741:
3721:
3503:
3485:
3476:
3439:
3372:
3295:
3280:
3235:
3218:
3213:
3203:
3035:
2797:
1920:
1862:
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1153:
1145:
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1027:
889:
830:
826:
765:
96:
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Variants can themselves be developed into further sub-variants, for example
5329:
5239:
4973:
4933:
4892:
4682:
4677:
4672:
4657:
4632:
4602:
4597:
4498:
4363:
4289:
4274:
4004:
3825:
3808:
3716:
3650:
3593:
3588:
3320:
3315:
3255:
3198:
3089:
3045:
2817:
2802:
2792:
2728:
2694:
2667:
2635:
2361:
1944:
1812:
1808:
1759:
1260:
1252:
1232:
1115:
1050:
943:
899:
881:
873:
751:
5407:
5209:
5179:
5133:
5113:
5026:
5016:
5001:
4963:
4958:
4787:
4652:
4627:
4617:
4512:
3638:
3628:
3377:
3340:
3223:
2834:
2829:
2787:
2640:
1837:
1755:
1276:
1256:
1235:
are also able to play a handful of variants, for instance the version of
1149:
1137:
1123:
1119:
1084:
1054:
1043:
1003:
970:
960:
764:. Modifications made to this game in Europe resulted in the modern game.
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665:
658:
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623:
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573:
566:
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1183:, including in 2018 an "unofficial world championship" between reigning
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1542:
1535:
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1442:
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1413:
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951:
928: – dice rolls determine which pieces can move on a turn
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44:
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2841:
973: – pieces switch between the two boards when they move
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The origins of the chess family of games can be traced to the game of
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2056:; Stefanovic, George (1992). "Sveti Stefan; First Press Conference".
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Some variations are created for the purpose of composing interesting
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facilitate the play of some variants in addition to orthodox chess.
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5103:
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and captures are replaced by fights to the death between them. The
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1713:
1088:
760:
56:
2391:
5314:
2699:
1802:
1309:
Various publications have been written regarding chess variants.
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1114:
Individuals notable for creating multiple chess variants include
779:
72:
2510:
2119:"Day 5 - Decisions, emotions, conclusions - Fischer Random 2018"
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and was developed into a real sport in the early 21st century.
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website includes a constantly expanding catalogue of variants.
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to combat what he perceived to be the detrimental dominance of
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50:
2176:
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is believed to be the origin of all games in the chess family.
39:. Such variants can differ from chess in many different ways.
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5169:
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1945:"Where Can I Find Equipment or Opponents for Chess Variants?"
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66:
36:
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825:, which randomises the starting positions, was invented by
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1716:(white) and a chess beginner (black). MANIAC I managed to
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Chess variants have been invented in various fiction. In
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A few variants have had significant tournaments. Several
837:, where players cannot see the pieces of their opponent.
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2588:
2342:
902: – objective is to lose all one's pieces
1894:
995: – playing board is 96 triangular cells
984: – playing board is in three dimensions
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2074:
2012:
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were not standardized until the 19th century, and the
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1228:
have been programmed to support many chess variants.
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facilitate live play of popular variants, including
48:, from which other members of this family, such as
35:is a game related to, derived from, or inspired by
16:
Games related to, derived from or inspired by chess
2450:"Star Wars' Holochess Game Was Really Thought Out"
2426:"22 Games of Chess in Fantasy and Science Fiction"
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1762:managed to weakly solve this as a win for white.
110:There are thousands of known chess variants (see
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127:
2095:"Chess Variant Kits from the House of Staunton"
2060:. International Chess Enterprises. p. 17.
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2336:
1326:The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants.
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2604:
2568:The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
1017: – the captured pieces can be
116:The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
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2478:Cazaux, Jean-Louis; Knowlton, Rick (2017).
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1006: – played with four players
758:, a slightly modified form became known as
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1996:"A Glossary of Basic Chess Variant Terms"
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978:More dimensions in which pieces can move
771:Other games in the chess family, such as
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1239:implemented on Lichess is able to play
787:(Cambodian) are also developments from
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4383:
2592:
2423:
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2148:"Chess Variants | 5 Amazing Examples"
1758:as a draw, and a lengthy analysis of
1282:
1046:is a variation upon Dunsany's Chess.
121:
4839:5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
2525:. Games & Puzzles Publications.
2408:"Losing Chess: 1. e3 wins for White"
1915:
1913:
1911:
1909:
1836:describes a form of Jetan where the
1273:5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
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989:Board other than lattice of squares
802:
27:variant which uses a hexagonal board
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1060:Fairy chess gave rise to the term "
13:
2523:The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
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2224:
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1320:A leading figure in the field was
14:
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2058:No Regrets • Fischer–Spassky 1992
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1087:have developed variants, such as
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4028:List of strong chess tournaments
2302:"British Chess Variants Society"
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2177:"Lichess variants • lichess.org"
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1000:Non-standard number of players
959: – the board is
2424:Brown, David W. (2013-03-25).
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1937:
1315:British Chess Variants Society
1066:Forms of standardised notation
849:Difference from regular chess
1:
4126:Computer chess championships
2565:(2007). Beasley, John (ed.).
2503:Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc
2254:"Review of Zillions-of-Games"
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896:Different victory conditions
2337:Cazaux & Knowlton (2017)
2125:. 2018-02-15. Archived from
857:Different starting position
99:, chess variants are called
7:
5007:Chess on a really big board
4888:Chess with different armies
4430:Different starting position
3903:Bishop and knight checkmate
2362:"The 2015 Arimaa Challenge"
1972:"Chess - Chess composition"
1851:
1305:Scholarship and cataloguing
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10:
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5345:Game of the Seven Kingdoms
5335:Game of the Three Kingdoms
4456:Different number of pieces
4071:Other world championships
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1218:Free Internet Chess Server
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1021:on the board as one's own
950:Different sized or shaped
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1766:Chess variants in fiction
1177:Gliński's hexagonal chess
911:regarding the game state
5037:Dekle's triangular chess
4969:Maharajah and the Sepoys
4045:World Chess Championship
3006:World Chess Hall of Fame
2547:. Batsford Chess Books.
1220:. The software packages
1190:and fellow high-ranking
933:Non-identical setup for
5426:The Chess Variant Pages
4944:Capablanca random chess
4553:Three-dimensional chess
4339:Simultaneous exhibition
4249:Chess newspaper columns
3938:Rook and bishop vs rook
3923:Queen and pawn vs queen
2278:"Stockfish is learning"
2231:The Chess Variant Pages
1976:Encyclopedia Britannica
1838:pieces are human beings
1339:The Chess Variant Pages
1159:
982:Three-dimensional chess
876: – uses
750:during the time of the
3789:Richter–Veresov Attack
3777:Queen's Indian Defence
2545:Popular Chess Variants
2032:"The History Of Chess"
1858:List of chess variants
1346:Computer variant chess
1206:internet chess servers
1039:
909:incomplete information
809:List of chess variants
112:list of chess variants
90:internet chess servers
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4913:Pocket mutation chess
4828:Parallel worlds chess
4055:Candidates Tournament
3943:Rook and pawn vs rook
3908:King and pawn vs king
3859:List of chess gambits
3762:King's Indian Defence
3440:Isolated Queen's Pawn
2964:List of chess players
2906:Top player comparison
2705:Internet chess server
2497:Gollon, John (1968).
2258:www.chessvariants.com
2202:"FICS Help: category"
2099:www.chessvariants.com
2000:www.chessvariants.com
1949:www.chessvariants.com
1925:www.chessvariants.com
1787:Tri-Dimensional Chess
1030:
880:(which can move as a
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5403:Correspondence chess
4447:Transcendental chess
4437:Fischer random chess
3767:Nimzo-Indian Defence
3663:Scandinavian Defense
3624:Semi-Italian Opening
3529:King's Indian Attack
3418:first-move advantage
3071:Threefold repetition
2996:Bobby Fischer Center
2881:Charlemagne chessmen
2875:Göttingen manuscript
2839:
2680:Correspondence chess
1834:The Chessmen of Mars
1778:Edgar Rice Burroughs
1773:The Chessmen of Mars
1708:Final position in a
1185:World Chess Champion
1138:board game designers
1101:José Raúl Capablanca
861:Fischer random chess
823:Fischer random chess
4898:Falcon–hunter chess
4781:an unorthodox board
4779:Unorthodox rules on
4668:Monochromatic chess
4528:Millennium 3D chess
4000:Two knights endgame
3747:Bogo-Indian Defence
3634:Two Knights Defense
3574:Nimzowitsch Defence
3264:Artificial castling
2901:Soviet chess school
2776:Dubrovnik chess set
2306:www.mayhematics.com
2123:Fischer Random 2018
1752:Gardner's Minichess
1298:Millennium 3D Chess
1132:George R. Dekle Sr.
922:Elements of chance
869:Non-standard pieces
845:
5419:Fairy Chess Review
5144:Three-player chess
4984:Tutti-frutti chess
4866:Standard 8Ă—8 board
4743:Elements of chance
4707:Multimove variants
4648:Knight relay chess
4442:Displacement chess
4230:endgame literature
3772:Old Indian Defense
3682:Accelerated Dragon
3554:Alekhine's Defence
3286:Checkmate patterns
3155:symbols in Unicode
3150:annotation symbols
2913:Geography of chess
2781:Staunton chess set
1825:, a 1992 comic by
1819:, was depicted in
1294:algebraic notation
1283:Analysis and study
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1033:fairy chess pieces
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122:Evolution of chess
95:In the context of
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5413:Fairy chess piece
5387:Zillions of Games
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5119:Four-player chess
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4995:boards and pieces
4903:Grasshopper chess
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4734:Progressive chess
4724:Marseillais chess
4698:Way of the Knight
4693:Three-check chess
4688:Progressive chess
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4254:Chess periodicals
4183:Chess in the arts
4115:Chess composition
3953:Philidor position
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3831:Trompowsky Attack
3814:Semi-Slav Defence
3704:Queen's Pawn Game
3584:Four Knights Game
3559:Caro–Kann Defence
3524:Zukertort Opening
3311:Discovered attack
3031:Cheating in chess
2868:Versus de scachis
2581:978-0-9555168-0-1
2554:978-0-7134-8578-3
2532:978-0-9524142-0-9
2206:www.freechess.org
2067:978-1-879479-09-8
1754:variant has been
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1249:Three-check chess
1222:Zillions of Games
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4178:Chess aesthetics
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3869:Bongcloud Attack
3847:List of openings
3819:Chigorin Defense
3757:GrĂĽnfeld Defence
3668:Sicilian Defence
3614:Ponziani Opening
3609:Philidor Defence
3604:Petrov's Defence
3546:King's Pawn Game
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1037:Capablanca chess
1011:Different rules
993:Triangular chess
967:Multiple boards
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2754:
2753:
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2726:
2724:world rankings
2716:
2715:
2714:
2713:
2712:
2702:
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2676:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2653:Computer chess
2650:
2649:
2648:
2638:
2632:
2630:
2624:
2623:
2616:
2615:
2608:
2601:
2593:
2587:
2586:
2580:
2559:
2553:
2537:
2531:
2515:
2494:
2489:978-0786494279
2488:
2467:
2466:
2441:
2416:
2398:
2377:
2353:
2351:, p. 112.
2341:
2329:
2317:
2293:
2269:
2242:
2225:Muller, H. G.
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2192:
2168:
2139:
2110:
2085:
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2045:
2023:
2011:
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1963:
1936:
1905:
1892:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1885:
1884:
1876:
1868:
1860:
1853:
1850:
1822:Froid Équateur
1801:holochess, or
1767:
1764:
1727:Computer chess
1707:
1704:
1703:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1693:
1690:
1687:
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1347:
1344:
1306:
1303:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1188:Magnus Carlsen
1161:
1158:
1105:Seirawan chess
1074:
1071:
1023:
1022:
1012:
1008:
1007:
1001:
997:
996:
990:
986:
985:
979:
975:
974:
968:
964:
963:
957:Infinite chess
954:
947:
946:
937:
930:
929:
923:
919:
918:
912:
904:
903:
897:
893:
892:
871:
865:
864:
858:
854:
853:
850:
804:
801:
793:rules of chess
723:
720:
719:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
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688:
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97:chess problems
76:also evolved.
15:
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6:
4:
3:
2:
5460:
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5428:
5427:
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5388:
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5380:
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5246:
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5238:
5236:
5233:
5231:
5230:Grant Acedrex
5228:
5226:
5225:Courier chess
5223:
5221:
5218:
5216:
5213:
5211:
5208:
5207:
5205:
5201:
5198:
5194:Chess-related
5192:
5186:
5183:
5181:
5178:
5176:
5175:Martian chess
5173:
5171:
5168:
5166:
5163:
5162:
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5156:
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5142:
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5028:
5025:
5023:
5020:
5018:
5015:
5013:
5012:Courier-Spiel
5010:
5008:
5005:
5003:
5000:
4999:
4997:
4991:
4985:
4982:
4980:
4977:
4975:
4972:
4970:
4967:
4965:
4962:
4960:
4957:
4955:
4954:Embassy chess
4952:
4950:
4947:
4945:
4942:
4940:
4937:
4935:
4932:
4931:
4929:
4925:
4919:
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4909:
4906:
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4783:
4777:
4771:
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4758:
4756:
4753:
4751:
4748:
4747:
4745:
4741:
4735:
4732:
4730:
4729:Monster chess
4727:
4725:
4722:
4720:
4719:Kung-Fu Chess
4717:
4715:
4712:
4711:
4709:
4705:
4699:
4696:
4694:
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4689:
4686:
4684:
4681:
4679:
4676:
4674:
4671:
4669:
4666:
4664:
4663:Madrasi chess
4661:
4659:
4656:
4654:
4651:
4649:
4646:
4644:
4643:Hostage chess
4641:
4639:
4636:
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4588:
4582:
4579:
4569:
4559:
4556:
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4551:
4549:
4546:
4544:
4543:Rhombic chess
4541:
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4534:
4531:
4529:
4526:
4524:
4521:
4518:
4517:Masonic chess
4514:
4510:
4507:
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4500:
4497:
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4405:
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4398:
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4391:
4386:
4385:
4382:
4370:
4367:
4365:
4360:
4355:
4354:
4351:
4345:
4344:Solving chess
4342:
4340:
4337:
4335:
4334:Chess prodigy
4332:
4328:
4325:
4323:
4320:
4319:
4318:
4317:Chess problem
4315:
4311:
4308:
4306:
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4301:
4298:
4296:
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4288:
4286:
4283:
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4273:
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4261:
4255:
4252:
4250:
4247:
4245:
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4238:
4237:
4233:
4231:
4228:
4226:
4225:opening books
4223:
4222:
4221:
4218:
4214:
4213:short stories
4211:
4209:
4206:
4204:
4201:
4199:
4196:
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4191:
4189:
4186:
4185:
4184:
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4174:
4171:
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4166:Art and media
4164:
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4017:
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4008:
4006:
4003:
4001:
3998:
3996:
3993:
3991:
3988:
3984:
3981:
3979:
3978:triangulation
3976:
3974:
3973:Tarrasch rule
3971:
3969:
3966:
3964:
3961:
3960:
3958:
3954:
3951:
3949:
3946:
3945:
3944:
3941:
3939:
3936:
3934:
3933:Queen vs rook
3931:
3929:
3928:Queen vs pawn
3926:
3924:
3921:
3919:
3916:
3914:
3911:
3909:
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3900:
3898:
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3880:
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3807:
3805:
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3800:
3797:
3796:
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3792:
3790:
3787:
3785:
3784:London System
3782:
3778:
3775:
3773:
3770:
3768:
3765:
3763:
3760:
3758:
3755:
3753:
3750:
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3743:
3742:Modern Benoni
3740:
3738:
3735:
3734:
3733:
3730:
3728:
3725:
3723:
3722:Dutch Defence
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3622:
3620:
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3610:
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3602:
3600:
3599:King's Gambit
3597:
3595:
3592:
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3581:
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3572:
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3525:
3522:
3520:
3517:
3515:
3514:Grob's Attack
3512:
3510:
3507:
3505:
3504:Dunst Opening
3502:
3500:
3497:
3495:
3494:Benko Opening
3492:
3491:
3489:
3487:
3486:Flank opening
3483:
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3241:Transposition
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3019:
3015:
3007:
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2991:Chess museums
2989:
2987:
2984:
2980:
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2960:
2959:Notable games
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2755:
2749:
2748:World records
2746:
2742:
2739:
2738:
2737:
2734:
2730:
2727:
2725:
2722:
2721:
2720:
2719:Rating system
2717:
2711:
2708:
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2706:
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2482:. McFarland.
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2158:on 2018-07-19
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2129:on 2018-02-21
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2100:
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2083:, p. 90.
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2021:, p. 13.
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1818:
1815:of chess and
1814:
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1799:
1794:
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1779:
1775:
1774:
1763:
1761:
1757:
1756:weakly solved
1753:
1749:
1748:solving chess
1744:
1742:
1738:
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4673:Patrol chess
4658:Losing chess
4633:Dynamo chess
4603:Beirut chess
4598:Atomic chess
4499:Double chess
4484:Balbo's game
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4290:Chess engine
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4005:Wrong bishop
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3826:Torre Attack
3809:Slav Defence
3717:Colle System
3692:Scheveningen
3651:Pirc Defence
3594:Italian Game
3589:Giuoco Piano
3534:RĂ©ti Opening
3457:Piece values
3445:MarĂłczy Bind
3406:the exchange
3396:Compensation
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5066:Multiplayer
5027:Omega Chess
5017:Dragonchess
5002:Chesquerque
4964:Janus Chess
4959:Grand Chess
4855:rules using
4788:Alice chess
4653:Legan chess
4628:Cubic chess
4618:Circe chess
4575:traditional
4513:Cross chess
4220:Chess books
4020:Tournaments
3874:Fool's mate
3639:Vienna Game
3629:Scotch Game
3462:Prophylaxis
3378:Zwischenzug
3363:Undermining
3331:Overloading
3291:Combination
3140:descriptive
2835:Chess table
2830:Chess clock
2646:Grandmaster
2454:CINEMABLEND
2430:Metal Floss
2282:lichess.org
2181:lichess.org
2034:. ChessZone
1277:video games
1257:Horde chess
1197:. Likewise
1192:Grandmaster
1181:tournaments
1150:Andy Looney
1124:Ralph Betza
1120:Alice chess
1055:fairy chess
1044:Horde chess
1004:Quatrochess
971:Alice chess
878:chancellors
785:ouk chatran
105:fairy chess
86:by computer
5220:Chaturanga
5203:Historical
5052:Wolf chess
4993:Unorthodox
4853:Unorthodox
4833:Rollerball
4793:Apocalypse
4765:Kriegspiel
4755:Dice chess
4750:Dark chess
4623:Crazyhouse
4573:rules with
4571:Unorthodox
4504:Grid chess
4327:joke chess
4280:Chess club
3968:opposition
3425:Middlegame
3413:Initiative
3336:Pawn storm
3301:Deflection
3172:Key square
3162:Fianchetto
3095:Fast chess
3079:En passant
2771:chessboard
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2435:2018-09-18
2371:2018-09-18
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2236:2018-09-19
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1888:References
1842:Doctor Who
1827:Enki Bilal
1780:describes
1725:See also:
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1216:, and the
1199:Crazyhouse
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926:Dice chess
915:Kriegspiel
835:Kriegspiel
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747:chaturanga
738:See also:
731:Chaturanga
726:Chaturanga
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5377:Fairy-Max
5298:Dai shogi
5293:Chu shogi
5215:Chaturaji
5149:Tri-chess
5042:2000 A.D.
5032:Stratomic
4823:Jeson Mor
4818:Dragonfly
4803:Chessence
4770:Penultima
4613:Chessplus
4586:8Ă—8 board
4533:Minichess
4310:Stockfish
4300:Deep Blue
4295:AlphaZero
4203:paintings
3995:Tablebase
3959:Strategy
3864:Irregular
3619:Ruy Lopez
3579:Open Game
3346:Sacrifice
3306:Desperado
3209:connected
3182:Open file
3177:King walk
3135:algebraic
3066:Stalemate
3041:Checkmate
2766:Chess set
2758:Equipment
2392:1307.7118
2152:Chess.com
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1792:Star Trek
1718:checkmate
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5442:Category
5365:Software
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5278:Senterej
5266:variants
5254:Regional
5235:Shatranj
5185:The Duke
5104:Forchess
5074:Bosworth
4918:Cheskers
4878:Berolina
4584:Standard
4468:Handicap
4369:Category
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3963:fortress
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3799:Accepted
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3401:Exchange
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3204:backward
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2969:amateurs
2862:Timeline
2736:Variants
2690:Glossary
2673:software
2658:glossary
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2521:(1994).
2511:06811975
2038:29 March
1852:See also
1737:MANIAC I
1714:MANIAC I
1288:Notation
1204:Several
1089:Chess960
1083:Several
1035:used in
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5396:Related
5315:Xiangqi
5094:Duchess
4873:Baroque
4270:Arbiter
4263:Related
4120:Solving
4110:Amateur
3687:Najdorf
3269:Battery
3256:Tactics
3231:Swindle
3214:doubled
3194:Outpost
3125:Blunder
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2854:History
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5288:Shogi
5196:games
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3018:Rules
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2930:China
2823:Fairy
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2729:norms
2620:Chess
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4050:List
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