Magnus McDuck
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The 10 Weirdest Chess Sets
The last two weeks, we looked at the chess pieces most and least likely to survive the game. Most of the time, those chess pieces will be the normal Staunton tournament set we all know so well. When playing online, though, you can choose ...
The 10 Chess Pieces Most Likely to Survive a Game
Last week, we looked at which chess pieces and pawns were least likely to make it to the end of a chess game. Unsurprisingly, the central pawns and belligerent knights were the least likely to survive, regardless of the game’s opening. W...
Meanwhile Up There
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The 10 Chess Pieces Least Likely to Survive a Game
Most of us have our favorite openings to play, and lots of players know their favorite chess piece. Despite our preferences and best intentions, though, most of the actual pieces on the chessboard don’t survive to the end of the game. Ch...
The 9 Chess GIFs You Have to See
GIFs are a fun and quick way to share an animated image. These animations are short and soundless, so they do not require the viewer to invest as much time and attention as full videos. It’s no surprise that GIF animations are some of the ...
Pressure is mounting
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What's Your Favorite Chess Piece?
Before we even play our first game of chess, we learn how the pieces move. The fact that the pieces travel the board in different ways is our first clue that the pieces themselves are not interchangeable. After a while, we find out about the &ld...
5 Ways Chess Can Boost Your Resumé
Working on your chess doesn’t have to translate to results solely over the board. Experience in chess can go a long way in applications, university personal statements, and job interviews. However, you have to highlight the right skill...
What Happened?
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The 11 Worst Chessboard Photos
The Internet is full of seemingly elegant chess pictures, whether they are stock photographs or staged poses by individuals who want to appear interesting and cerebral. Unfortunately, the chessboard positions in many of these photographs do not ...
The 5 Craziest Places to Play Chess
Most chess players have found themselves lost deeply in a game, so consumed by the position on the board — or the tactics brewing in their heads — that they all but ignore their surroundings. Usually these games are played ...
Chess Bucket Challenge
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6 Things You Should Always Do in Blitz
Playing live online chess can be great fun, but sometimes you just want to play another person over the board. As we all know, playing over-the-board chess has its own set of rules and guidelines that must be followed in tournament play. Breach...
How Bobby Fischer Saved Game of Thrones
You might know that Bobby Fischer was responsible for creating unprecedented excitement in the United States chess community when he defeated Boris Spassky to win the 1972 world championship over the Soviet Union. Fischer’s victory inspired mill...
The 10 Best Chess Cities in the World
The game of chess has a storied history dating back to about 600 AD, with many momentous events in those 1500 years. About half a billion people today play chess worldwide, and the game has been adopted by cultures in every continent ...
The 10 Commandments of Chess You Need to Know
According to the book of Exodus, the 10 Commandments were inscribed on two stone tablets and given to Moses on the top of Mt. Sinai -- literally, "from on high." The 10 commandments of chess, on the other hand, were written by the experts at Che...
O Elo Mio
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The 10 Most Important Moments In Chess History
There is arguably no other game with the timeless staying power and global reach of chess. Unlike most of the other games and sports played today by millions around the world, chess has a history that spans millennia. While chess has change...
10 Chess Facts You Might Not Know
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably well-informed on chess in general. So you already know that Chess.com offers an extensive library of chess news, articles, videos, openings information, training tools, and lessons...
5 Easy Ways to Enjoy Chess More
1. Slow Down chess clock with symbolic time by Kristoffersonschach |CC Blitz and bullet chess are great fun, but can you really appreciate the subtle beauty of the game when you're making a move every two seconds? Maybe if you&rsq...
Chessed!
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17 Hand Positions Every Tournament Chess Player Must Know
When you play chess online, it doesn't really matter what you do with your hands. But when you play chess at a tournament, sitting across the board from a real human opponent for up to seven hours each game, you MUST master the 17 key hand positio...
Sweet Ambition
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