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    • Top 10 Questions in Live Chess, Answered

      Top 10 Live chess help and support room questions: Q: how do I castle?A: Move the king two squares. Rook moves automatically, if castling is legal. Q: I am getting Fair Play policy warnings, but I'm doing nothing wrong. The server keeps aborting ... | Read More

    • BLOCK MEMBERS WHO DISCONNECT

      3 in a row disconnect on me after they made poor moves.... will BLOCK members who do this from now on... have better things to do then watch clock tick down. | Read More

      • TSMITH57
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  • Lucena position

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    The Lucena position is an endgame position named after Luis Ramirez de Lucena. In this position, obvious white attempts fail. For example 1. Rd2+ Ke7 2. Kc7 Rc1+ 3. Kb6 Rb1+ 4. Kc6 Rc1+ and white can't make any progress. If white moes his king... Read More »

  • Back Rank Mates

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    A back rank mate is when a rook or queen check cannot be escaped from.   Also, it can occurr when the piece defending the back rank is pinned. Finally, a back rank checkmate works if the defender cannot block. Back rank mates are howevr on... Read More »

  • Kalme, Charles

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    Charles Kalme (1939-2002) was the U.S. Junior Open champion in 1955, which was held in Lincoln, Nebraska.  In 1957 he was the U.S. Intercollegiate Chess Champion.  In 1960 he was on the winning U.S. Student Olympiad team (Lombardy, Kalme, R Wein... Read More »

  • Mating Patterns

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    Hi! This is Chessking47 (or CK47) writing about Mating Patterns. First, Anastasia's Mate.              I hope you enjoyed that cute mate. Now, the mate can be applied more strikingly. Combine decoy and clearance sacrifice.   Â... Read More »

  • Swallow's Tail Mate

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    Hi! Swallow's Tail mate is a rare mating pattern. It happens when a king is mated , usually because of a queen. 2 other friendly pieces block off potential escape squares. It is quite a simple but strange mate. Hope you had fun reading, and enjo... Read More »