Submitted by
pmscarecrow on Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:59am.
Hi
My name is Marc, and I've been playing chess for almost 40 years, and still on the learning curve. You win some great games and you lose a whole bunch....
I've tried learning all the opening(a few moves) but my opponent knew the opening A ... Read more »
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Submitted by
GeniusKJ on Wed Apr 8, 2009 8:21pm.
Hi, unlike my previous articles, in this article i will show endings in which the situation is King and Rook vs King + some occasional pieces.
To checkmate your opponent using your rook and king, you need to box them in. Each turn you need to mak... Read more »
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Submitted by
MyNames on Wed Apr 8, 2009 7:01pm.
This is a game played by Yasser Seirawan when he was young. This game can be found in the book: Winning Chess Opening by International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan Read more »
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Submitted by
rab63 on Tue Apr 7, 2009 8:40am.
Have you ever found it hard to understand the basics of chess and found it mind boggling at the best of times well here are some tips for beginners to help them progress to good novice
1.develop your Knights Bishops etc.. first Before attackin... Read more »
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Submitted by
kann on Sun Apr 5, 2009 10:00am.
chapter V
now let's learn the theoratical draws eg:
as you see after kxg1 Black has only a light squared Bishop and Whites king can just cruise on the dark sqares so it is known as a draw.now the next :
no point in continuing ca... Read more »
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Submitted by
kann on Sun Apr 5, 2009 9:17am.
chapter IV
hello again,kann here last time i taught you a basic checkmate this time it's a stallemate ex:when a lonely king has no legall move including he has no checks it's known as stallemate eg:
just now you can see a pawn for black many wi... Read more »
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Submitted by
kann on Sun Apr 5, 2009 8:43am.
ok now were ready for our second lesson:
chapter II
checkmates(#):
ok now u have seen a basic checkmate (Q&K #)
now lets learn the notations of chess eg:kf2,if you find it hard hard to learn you are definettely wrong.before we get to the l... Read more »
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Submitted by
kann on Sat Apr 4, 2009 8:19am.
Hello KANN here i'm here to teach you the basics of the game chess.with out further a due let me get to the basics.
chapter I
pieces: ... Read more »
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Submitted by
legodood on Wed Apr 1, 2009 8:48pm.
When you are playing a chess game you should always try to control the center of the board because of two (2) things.
1) It makes it easier for you to move about your pieces and get them out where they can be useful.
2) Your enemy will find it h... Read more »
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Submitted by
rookandladder on Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:03am.
Hello fellow beginners!
Have you ever opened a chess book written by an illustrious GM, and found your head swimming within the first three pages? I know I have. It just goes to show you that just because you can play chess at a master level, doe... Read more »
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Submitted by
menofsticks on Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:54pm.
Sure, I know what you are thinking: "YATB, Stick? Really?" Yup, that's right, Yet Another Tactics Book, folks. I figure that I can always do with some more tactics study in whatever form it might take, and Susan Polgar's Chess Tactics For ... Read more »
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Submitted by
relknes on Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:15pm.
The King's Gambit is an agressive opening for white, where sharp tactics and sacrifices tend to dominate play. White weakens his own king's position with the idea of gaining a lead in development, a central pawn majority, and control of a half... Read more »
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Submitted by
rookandladder on Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:55am.
First off, let me say that I am by no means an expert. I am just an improving beginner myself, who only recently waded ignorantly into the murky world of chess openings. So take what I have to say with that in mind. I am writing this article in an... Read more »
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Submitted by
GeniusKJ on Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:58pm.
Hello again! This article is made specially for beginners due to many requests. I will teach basic openings and gives little puzzles you can try to solve.
Here is an example for a good opening for white. The pieces are well protected and white ca... Read more »
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Submitted by
FredFredburger123 on Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:52am.
Double Pawns
Nearly every beginner soon hears thaNearly every beginner soon hears that doubled pawns are bad, and some even interpret this to mean that a piece should not be recaptured if it leads to doubled pawns! On the other hand, many gra... Read more »
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Submitted by
FredFredburger123 on Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:57pm.
1.The most important chess guideline: SAFETY: Keep all your pieces safe! (And consider taking opponent’s pieces that are not safe). For piece values, Bishops and Knights as worth about 3¼ pawns, Rooks 5, a Queen about 9.5.Having two Bishops whe... Read more »
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Submitted by
DavidWu on Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:31pm.
Hi everybody! Here I'm gonna show you how to checkmate with a night and a bishop. It's a hard checkmate and lot's of people have difficulty doing it. To mate the opponent, we have to force the king in to the a corner wich is the same color as your... Read more »
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Submitted by
menofsticks on Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:29pm.
I've been a fan of Dan Heisman 's Novice Nook column for quite some time now, so it should be no surprise that I wanted to check out his books. First on my Heisman reading list was Back To Basics: Tactics. This book is largely what it sounds lik... Read more »
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Submitted by
MPresident on Tue Feb 3, 2009 9:44pm.
Hereby I would like t present a fine game for aspiring chess players. You can find a rarely used (but oh good) Old Benoni Defence. The match is fine but the point of this game is to show you what most of you will not see in it. At the end of the g... Read more »
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Submitted by
shuttlechess92 on Tue Feb 3, 2009 8:14pm.
Play with a plan. always
Sometimes we do get bored and just make random waiting moves, not bothering to think about what is the real best move. Although sometimes this is necessary, usually it is not and sucks out the f... Read more »
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Submitted by
pyre_phire on Tue Feb 3, 2009 8:59am.
This is not going to be a terribly advanced lesson since I'm not a terribly strong player, but I thought it might be helpful to explain some basic opening ideas and offer the sort of advice I would have found helpful when I was just starting out. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Lance4635946 on Sun Feb 1, 2009 12:07pm.
----I Can't Learn Chess!----
Many people make the unfair assumption that chess is for those of a higher IQ and therefore, shy away from learning and pursuing the game. Well in this small article I hope to prove them all wrong and show that ches... Read more »
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Submitted by
Galion on Sun Feb 1, 2009 3:44am.
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Submitted by
AMcHarg on Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:17pm.
IntroductionI played this OTB game recently, as black, and one of my club-mates suggested it is a good example for beginners to demonstrate the importance of development. My opponent was by no means a beginner so I was highly surprised to see hi... Read more »
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Submitted by
menofsticks on Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:13pm.
The title of the the book under review at the moment is somewhat deceptive. While Art Of Attack In Chess is, indeed, about attacking play in chess, it is specifically about attacking the opponent's castled King. That's it. Almost the entire ... Read more »
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