A weekly question and answer column by FIDE Master Andy Lee. Last week’s question is important enough to merit a two week response. Here’s the question…
Bishops are supposed to be worth the same as knights, but the knights are much trickier
Did you know that after 40 moves, there are more possible chess moves than stars in the known universe?!! It’s some crazy number with a whole lot of ze…
But often the same pattern can be used to make a checkmate.
Here we go again ChessKids! It’s back to planet Zugzwang with ProfessorPando. Did you solve his crazy first and second puzzles? Now try this one: — “…
There simply is no way for a knight to move and keep the same setup.
Explore pin tactics with a lot of examples, learn when to pin, break free, and sharpen your strategic skills. Discover the power of pins in chess!
When they are in the same line, we might be able to apply pressure by pinning one
Coaches and Parents: You need data! The report card feature on ChessKid.com is a great resource not only to track your students, but also to help them in are…
the lessons completed by your students, especially if you assigned everyone the same
Did you know that 605 million people play chess around the world? That is a lot of people! They are people like you and me. As a national and internatio…
chess tournaments, I see players from different nationalities, who do not speak the same
Crushing the Castle: Remove the Guard Quiz by Ms Jessica Era Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Time to see how well you crush castles! Watch the videos an…
The same puzzle but now Black to move and mate in two.
After the conclusion of the month-long qualifying tournaments on ChessKid, which were part of a join effort with Judit Polgar to set the record for World’s L…
next blog, we will see if Judit scored better than 2.5/4 in her games against the same
A question and answer column by FIDE Master Andy Lee. Q: What is the most important thing for a beginning chess player to master? — Quentin, Jefferson, MS W…
that we should examine pieces that have zero defenders or pieces that have the same
Fantasy Chess in Real Games…by, Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) Buon giorno amici! Today we will learn just how to dream and play chess at t…
Today we will learn just how to dream and play chess at the same time.
