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There are four different ways to draw a player in Chess. (besides simply offering a draw and having the opponent accept)

Firstly there is drawn by repetition. This occurs when the position is repeated over three moves.

First and a half, there is perpetual check. This term describes a situation where one could continually check an opponent's king. Technically this would only result in a forced draw if the position is repeated three times, constituting a draw by repetition. A typical player will realize the implications of the moves and offer a draw.

Secondly there is stalemate. Stalemate occurs when a player has no legal moves. Typically this occurs when one opponent is reduced to just a king and is surrounded on all sides by attacking pieces. This causes an immediate draw, to the chagrin of many a player.

Thirdly there is drawn by insufficient material. This situation occurs when there is no possible way to force checkmate on an opponent with the pieces on the board. Examples would be a king versus king, or a king and minor piece vs. lone king.

Fourthly there is the fifty-move rule. If fifty moves are made without moving a pawn and no captures made, a player can claim a draw. This is only a draw if either player claims it.
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That depends on how you look at it. One set of styles is positionalas opposed to combinative. The positional player tries to get the pieces on the board in specific formations or positions that he or she is familiar with and knows how to play to his or her advantage. The combinative style is one where the player uses his or her pieces in various ways to attack the other player's pieces and gain a checkmate. Another set of styles can be looked at as where a player uses his pieces to take control of the center of the board by occupying the center. On the other side of that coin is what is called the "hypermodern" style, which is where the player takes control of the center of the board, not be occupying it but by attacking the center from the edges. Both styles seek to control the center of the board but in different ways.

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There is 5.

1. Player agreement.

The players can accept a draw at any time.

2. Stalemate.

You draw if a player cannot make a legal move with any of their pieces, although not in check.

3. Insufficient Material.

This happens when neither side has enough pieces to force checkmate. You could use a stalemate, but that is a draw anyway.

4. Repetition (Repetitive moves).

A draw can be claimed by a player when identical moves have been made at least three times.

5. The fifty moves rule.

Players can claim a draw if no capture has been made and no pawn has been promoted in the last fifty moves. This is quite a strange draw.

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On White's first move, he has 20 possible moves. They are (in algebraic notation):

a3

b3

c3

d3

E3

f3

g3

h3

a4

b4

c4

d4

e4

f4

g4

h4

Nf3

Nc3

Na3

Nh3

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How many different ways are there to play chess? Only one, offically, but there are all sorts of variations that aren't used in tournaments.

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Only one: when the opponents' king is being attacked and cannot move anywhere without either being attacked by the same or another piece. This is called 'Checkmate'.

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16 chessmen per side : the king , queen , bishop , knight , rook and the pawns .

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There is a lot of types of games for chess - in factthere'smore games then the number of atoms in the known universe.

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a LOT

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