Learning the history of chess may be interesting, but learning how to set up a chess board and pieces is the first step to actually playing chess! For best r…
time and play the pawn game (with the same goal). in the diagram below, the kings have
These puzzles get progressively harder from one to the next. See how many you can solve! Fee: This puzzle is tricky but very cute when you realize the a…
enemy queen will be very good at "perpetual checking" your king around, so you have
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that means if the queen tries to retreat to any of the other squares, we STILL have
‚Hour of Chess Week‘ is back for fall! We are dedicating one full week to encouraging chess in every school for at least one hour, with some amazing prizes. Join us November 13-17, 2023!
students and school to participate in this year’s ‘Hour of Chess’ allows everyone to have
Professor: Welcome back. Class: Welcome back to you, too, Professor. Rachel: So what are you going to talk about today? Professor: Well, the last two session…
Ryan: Didn’t we have a problem like this one before? Lucian: Of course.
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Taimanov’s Magic Horsey…by, Ms Jessica Era Martin Priviet! (Hello–in Russian) Today we will see how GM Mark Taimanov asked Mr World Champion A…
In Taimanov’s game, it looks like white could have the upper hand because of the
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Its escape squares are blocked by its own pawns or attacked by the opponent (B).
Mates in 1, 2, 3, and 4: Rook and Bishop Torture…by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Rooks and bishops are like mini-queens, right? Well, in this …
You may have noticed that black hasn’t castled in these positions.
What is the best game ever played?
country sent him to a tournament in the city of Banja Luka when he didn’t even have
