In 1957, Alex Bernstein created the first really complete chess program at IBM. It ran on an IBM 704, one of the last vacuum tube computers. It took about 8 minutes to make a move. In 1958, Alan Newell, John Shaw, ... Read more »
Scholars mate (for interested people and also called the blitzcraig): 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 (Bc4, doesnt matter) Nc6 3.Bc4 (Qh5) Nf6 4. Qxf7# Read more »
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This is the first part of a couple of articles where i am gonna talk about mating patterns, each article will contain one mating pattern. The mating pattern now?Gueridon's Mate! Gueridon's Mate This mating pattern and ... Read more »
this was an improvised opening i played as white against a player about my rating. it looks like a kings indian, but i haven't seen it before. does anyone know if it has a name, and if it doesn't, can i name it? &... Read more »
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