crippen asked: I just recently got interested in playing chess (which I hadn’t played since I was a child) while watching a friend play online. I got some books on openings, basic chess strategy, and I bought a couple of computerized programs of chess with different difficulty levels.
I’ve tried [...]
Mr. Murray asked: I play chess often enough to know when someone is setting up the Knight fork, but I can’t chase after the knight cause it would leave me exposed or pinned on another piece of higher value. I play a fairly conservative if that helps.
Also, I’m looking for a strategy that places [...]
Wayne C asked: Is there a name for a series of moves where a pawn travels the distance of the board to His opponents King’s Row, and is given the right to make his piece whatever he wants. Is that series of moves or that final move called anything special?Website content
Justin N asked: When I was in my late teens/early 20’s, my group of friends and others would go to coffee shops to hang out. It would cost us about a cup of coffee/energy drink per hour. Real cheap entertainment. someone would bring a deck of playing cards, a chess board and [...]
fking A! asked: OK, i have been looking for some chess games that works like in the first harry potter movie, (where the pieces actually attack each other when taken) and i only found one old game that’s similar and its called battle chess, but i was wandering if there was more like that and [...]
Desolater IV asked: PLEASE READ–>
If your king is cornered as in it can not move, but it is not in check (next turn the opposing player can not take out your king unless you move it) then do you lose even though you don’t have to move your king.
(There is other pieces on the board)
Ex.
A [...]
dave23857 asked: Apparently everyone thinks it amounts to bad sportsmanship and sour grapes if one complains of cheating. Why is that? Shouldnt the cheaters be the ones who are poor sports?
So if you are playing chess with someone and he tries to move a piece on the board without you looking…..and you end up losing [...]
Jesús Milán asked: HI people I like chess, so I´m looking for a chess page where can I Register my self and play a live games with rating, play a correspondence games, for free and without download any thing, I don´t like to pull the pieces in the board sometimes I make mistakes I like [...]
Oscar O asked: i want you guys to suggest me if this essay sounds ok , if not tell me why please!!!!
“How to Play Chess”
Chess is a recreational and competitive game played between two people. Chess is not just a game; it is an art, science and a mental sport. Many people play this game [...]
djd011 asked: I have recently gotten back into playing chess daily and lately all my efforts not spent playing chess have been spent trying to improve my game.
I was reading up on some historical games and saw moves where players would trade capital pieces for position. I started to ask how one values, or [...]
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