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dead position

position in chess from which no sequence of legal moves can lead to checkmate for either player, which causes automatic draw under FIDE rules

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Article summary

position in chess from which no sequence of legal moves can lead to checkmate for either player, which causes automatic draw under FIDE rules

Key claims

  1. P1482: https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/dead-position — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  2. P2671: /g/1223qclp — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  3. P279: Q1137224 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  4. P31: Q66739921 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  5. P361: Q3392263 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95
  6. P641: Q718 — source: Wikidata · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the P1482 is "https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/dead-position". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the P2671 is "/g/1223qclp". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the P279 is "Q1137224". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the P31 is "Q66739921". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the P361 is "Q3392263". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the P641 is "Q718". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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