How to play chess:
This is a guide how to play chess:
1. Introductory Matters. | ||
[+] | 1.1. A Short Guide to the Site. | |
[+] | 1.2. Rationale for the Project. | |
[+] | 1.3. The Elements of Tactics: A Primer. | |
[+] | 1.4. Notation; Jargon; the Look of the Site; Hard Copies. | |
[+] | 1.5. Acknowledgments and Bibliography. | |
[+] | 1.6. Chess in Literature. | |
2. The Double Attack. | ||
[+] | 2.1. The Knight Fork. | |
[+] | 2.2. The Queen Fork. | |
[+] | 2.3. The Bishop Fork. | |
[+] | 2.4. The Rook Fork. | |
[+] | 2.5. The Pawn Fork. | |
3. The Discovered Attack. | ||
[+] | 3.1. Bishop Discoveries. | |
[+] | 3.2. Rook Discoveries. | |
[+] | 3.3. Knight Discoveries. | |
[+] | 3.4. Pawn Discoveries. | |
4. The Pin and the Skewer. | ||
[+] | 4.1. Arranging a Pin. | |
[+] | 4.2. Exploiting a Pin. | |
[+] | 4.3. Other Patterns and Applications. | |
[+] | 4.4. The Relative Pin. | |
[+] | 4.5. The Skewer. | |
5. Removing the Guard. | ||
[+] | 5.1. Capturing the Guard. | |
[+] | 5.2. Distracting the Guard (The Overworked Piece). | |
[+] | 5.3. Attacking the Guard. | |
[+] | 5.4. Blocking the Guard (Interference). | |
6. Mating Patterns. | ||
[+] | 6.1. The Back Rank Mate. | |
[+] | 6.2. Other Classic Mating Ideas. |