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    • Part IV: Chess is... Tactics

        Especially at the level of the beginner, games are frequently characterized by tactics, whether subtle or brilliant. Strategy seems to play little part in victories, if at all, as players must first learn to fend off simple combinations. Given ... | Read More

    • Part III: Hey, it can happen...

      Chess is all about having fun. It's a great feeling to pin an enemy queen, or launch a devastating attack on a castled king. Great games bring a feeling that draws us again and again to this amazing game. Another part of chess; however, is the ine... | Read More

    • The Beginner's Back Rank

      One of the most plaguing problems for those still trying to get to grips with the game of chess is that of the traitorous back rank. It's happened to all of us at some point is our chess career, great or small, master of patzer. You know the stor... | Read More

    • Words of a Complete Beginner

      Chess, as all of you know, is a very intricate game played on many different levels. Among others, there are those who play competitively for a living, those who play quite well and participate for the joy of the game, and those who cling to the ... | Read More