The earlier article on Time/Tempo/Tempi in Chess focused on NOT WASTING TIME when you make moves. How about gaining tempo/tempi/time? Well, a way to look at it is, if you HAVE time, you can use it however you want. If you don't have time, you ...
What is time or tempo in Chess? Well, my description of tempo would include two things: first, the number of moves; second, the effectiveness of the moves. My definition of effectiveness? GTD = Getting Things Done. Achieve (necessary) objectives. ...
You need to win by sacrificing all but Your queen and 2 pawns ...You got 6 moves ..good luck .. Thanks to those who make it . Some comments would be nice .. Is it too easy ? Give your mark on 10 !
Hi , its my First puzzle so please don't be too harsh . Thank you , Hope you have as much fun solving it as i did making it ! please comment .
One technique you will often find in beginner endgame books is the 'square of the pawn' method. It allows you to know if your king can stop a pawn from queening in time at a glance. It is also very simple. Draw a diagonal...
I want to start playing chess, i guess you can say, professionally. How do I obtain a USCF rating or what do i need to do to start playing professionally.
White can get mate in 2 moves if makes the wrong moves. See the game viewer:
A lot of begginer players like to open in an opening that is called The Terrorist Attack. The Terrorist Attack is: ...
I loved playing fried liver as im 12 so my opponents often fall into the trap and some dont even move there king up and just play it back to were it was because they miss the queen threat but after playing against some good quality opponents when ...
This is my last Opening for Beginners Article, and I hope you all enjoyed them and learned something too. Its basically a wrap up, I'm going to try and avoid repeating things from past articles, and focus on the things that don't quit...
A player's most common opening move is by moving the pawn in front of the king (queen as well sometimes).This way the player could free the bishop on the king's side and his queen.He could move his knight free anytime.This is also the...
So you've just begun to play chess. You're starting to get the basic idea; however, you're noticing that many things are happening that you just don't see coming. You might get seemingly randomly checkmated by a long-range operator...
Chess is a game of strategy and tactics. Each player commands an army of 16 chessmen --- pawns and other pieces (the king, queen, bishops, knights, and rooks). A well-played chess game has three stages. In the opening, the players bring out their ...
No one likes to lose, but if you're going to lose you might as well do it in style. Most non chess players assume that chess is a game of pure intellectual skill and that the better player almost always wins. Real chess players know that being...
THE SERIOUS PART: One of the first things a teacher does with a new student in elementary school is assess their existing level of knowledge. In literacy this is done with an IRI (Informal Reading Inventory). What does the student know about...
I have noticed at many occasions that some chess players when studying chess games played by grandmasters, do not take enough time to do so that one feels the only gain they get is the enjoyment. Taking into account that the grandmasters themselve...
This article is about the most important of the three Opening principles, King Safety. It's also the most fun because there's little I can really say on the subject, at least not much too say as it relates to openings. But t...
In Part #1 I discussed the importance of development, and mentioned in passing the importance of developing towards the centre. In this article I will expound upon the importance of the centre. Firstly the centre of the board are the squares e4, e...
The opening is the first of three sections which a chess game is commonly divided into, the other two being the middlegame and the endgame (If you can't figure out which goes when then please, close this site and find a new hobby. Perhaps...
Time and time again, I keep hearing a common theme from beginner chess players. "....but I didn't want to lose my queen." As much fun as queens can be on a chessboard, with their smooth exterior, their elegant round top with ever-so-...
The importance of the 'centre' of the chessboard is often stressed to beginners, but the reasons are not always explained. One of the reasons that the centre is important is that the chess pieces control more squares from the centre ...
Here are some chess links for beginners at chess. http://www.geocities.com/lifemasteraj/beginner1.html - beginner chess course http://www.logicalchess.com/resources/lessons/index.html - beginner chess lessons http://www.princeton.edu/~je...
I had originally placed this in the "Chess Openings" part of the forums, but I think it's better suited here. :) One of the most infamous checkmates is the Scholar's Mate. It's deceptively simple, yet many beginners fall for...
