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The 4 Move Checkmate
The four move checkmate is one of the oldest tricks in the book, and it’s easy to use against beginning opponents who are unfamiliar with this technique. Because this move works best earlier on in the game, inexperienced chess players rarely have time to see it coming and are unable to prepare their defense strategies against it. Knowing this move is essential if you wish to defend your King properly against more experienced players. The two … Read entire article »
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The 4 Move Checkmate
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Chess.com
Chess.com is a huge website with over 3.8 million members. Chess.com offers free play and contains a range of activities for its users, including game play, tournaments, articles, videos, and social tools. … Read more »
The Pawn
Though the connotation isn’t great for the piece, pawns are still a valuable part of your army. They represent the sacrifices you’ll need to make in order to gain victory. Since a … Read more »
Dangers in F1 Racing
There are inherent risks in F1 racing which have been worsened by the sport itself. It’s obvious that speeding approximately a observe above 100 mph is dangerous, but the design on the … Read more »
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Armenia and Chess
“Chess is my world,” said the former Soviet world champion Mikhail Tal. “Not a house, not a fortress where I hide myself from life’s hardship, but indeed the world. The world in which I live a full life, in which I prove myself.” It is a place of beauty, challenge, fierce competition, endless calculation, a unique blend of art and science. So bravo to Armenia for making it a compulsory part of the primary school curriculum. Educationists in that former Soviet republic argue that playing chess will breed a sense of responsibility in young children and be character-building. Well maybe, though in my experience the most likely result is that you go to bed at … Read entire article »
Zhao Xue, a Chess Queen
Women’s chess is unbelievable! You could hardly imagine two weeks ago that the 9th rated chess player in the tournament could have 8.5 points after 9 games and she would be a comfortable winner with 2 rounds to go. Almost all the leaders of the world of female chess gathered in Nalchik with the exception of Hou Yifan, Humpy Koneru from India and Anna Muzychuk from Slovenia. Three former world champions: Zhu Chen, Antoaneta Stefanova and Alexandra Kosteniuk were in the list of competitors. The Russian top women players: two sisters, Nadezhda and Tatiana Kosintseva and also former World candidate Alisa Galliamova. The champion of Europe Viktorija Cmilyte, and the number one of the Ukrainian national … Read entire article »
Chess.com
Chess.com is a huge website with over 3.8 million members. Chess.com offers free play and contains a range of activities for its users, including game play, tournaments, articles, videos, and social tools. Its slogan ‘Play, Learn, Share’ reflects its aim to provide users with an ‘enjoyable environment where chess players of all skill levels can learn, contribute, play, build, chat, and share.’ Development Chess.com does not prioritize playing, sharing, or studying chess, which allows it to expand into the different online chess markets. However, taking part in discussions, posting comments, and being a greeter are all considered beneficial to the site’s reputation. To recognize a player’s contributions, players have a user profile where all activities are … Read entire article »
Benefits of Chess
There have been several studies about the benefits of chess. It is obviously intellectually stimulating, but is it worth teaching your child? In a 1973-74 Zaire study, employing 92 students, age 16-18, the chess-playing experimental group showed a significant advancement in spatial, numerical and administrative-directional abilities, along with verbal aptitudes, compared to the control group. The improvements held true regardless of the final chess skill level attained. This means that it doesn’t matter how good at chess you are – just learning it and playing it gives you an advantage over people who don’t. According to a two-year study conducted in Kishinev, grades for young students taking part in the chess experiment increased in all subjects. Teachers … Read entire article »
50 Chess Strategies
Here we are discussing some basic strategies that can give you advantage, however microscopic it may be. Of course there is always exception to the rules, but exceptions occur much less frequently than the normal situations, don’t they? These strategies are described from White’s point of view, so what is good for White is bad for Black and vice versa. Pawn structures Pawns are strong when they are in a chain; try to avoid splitting them into isolated groups. Isolated or hanging pawns tend to be a liability, try to avoid at least till the end game. Pawn chain shapes that look like /\ (an inverted V) from your side tend to be stronger … Read entire article »
Chess Jokes
A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. “But why?” they asked, as they moved off. “Because,” he said, “I can’t stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.” A chess master died – after a few days, a friend of his heard a voice; it was him! “What’s it like, where you are now,” he asked. “What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news.” “Tell me the good news first.” “Well, it’s really heaven here. There … Read entire article »
Chess Origins
Chess originated in Europe during the 15th century and is actually a modernized adapted version of a game created in India called Shatranj. There have been extensive developments in the strategy and playing of the game despite its relatively simple theme and rule set. Chess was originally intended to be a lesson on the rules of war. It was used to train generals and captains in 15th century war to understand the merits of strategy over brute force. It was also used to show the merits of strategy in pair with training, as a battle was often won and lost not on the skill of the soldiers, but the skill, tact, and decisions of the … Read entire article »
Speed Chess
Speed chess or fast chess is a type of chess game where each side is given less time to make their moves than in ordinary tournament time controls of 1 to 3 hours per player. A common rule in fast chess is that if a player makes an illegal move, the opponent may point it out and claim a win. As with all forms of chess, a player may win on the board or win based on time. … Read entire article »
The Chess Lady
Wendi Fischer aka “The Chess Lady” is known for her teaching technique through chess. She is know all over the country to second and third graders who can’t contain their glee when she makes surprise visits. … Read entire article »