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This page is no longer updated due to inconvienence. Oldest 1. King and pawn vs. King - http://www.chess.com/news/first-endgame-of-the-week-king-and-pawn-vs-king-6514 2. King and pawn vs. King on a-file or h-file - http://www.chess.com/news/endgame-of-the-week-king-and-pawn-vs-king-on-the-a-file-or-h-file-1342 3. King and Pawn vs. King and Two Pawns - http://www.chess.com/news/king-and-two-pawns-vs-king-and-two-pawns-4078 Newest (2 weeks ago)

This page is no longer updated due to inconvienence. Last Week: 4. King and Rook vs. King - Beginner's Checkmate http://www.chess.com/news/endgame-of-the-week-4---king-and-rook-vs-king---beginners-checkmate-4531 This week: 6. Bishop and Pawn Endgames Next Week: 6. King and Queen vs. King - Beginner's Checkmate And Then: 7. King and Queen vs. King - Beginner's Checkmate Click here for older endgames of the week: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/old-endgames-of-the-week

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I know everybody is excited about the upcoming release of Windows 7, and I have seen lots of posts in our 3-word game about this. I am not saying that you can't talk about technology in other forums, I am just helping to move the discussion to a more easy to find location so that everybody can be involved.

I totally owned my opponent in a game in which I trapped their rook with my queen. Be careful when you have a rook, knight, and both pawns unmoved in this position, because your opponent might just try to threaten this trap!

This is a new game of counting to a million. The reason why is that here's how to count: Put your number into the function 2y=x(x + 1)/where x is any positive integer and y is the outcome. What you do when continueing the count is to take the previous outcome and subsitute it for x. x however may not equal 0 or 1. We therefore start at x=2. For example: Me: 2(2 + 1)/2=3 falling-upwards: 3(3 + 1)/2 = 6 BigOto: 6(6 + 1)/2 =21 What this function actually does is add x and all the integers between x and 0. If x=3, then it is 1 + 2 + 3=6 and if x=4, then 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10. When commenting however please use the function y=x(x + 1)/2. The goal is to reach a series above a million. After that we go for a billion. Let me start out here: (And also please do not try to predict when by solving the equation. It spoils the fun). 2(2 + 1)/2=3. No double-posts unless posting comments that aren't part of the count. You must count up as described by this post. Mess-ups bring it back to x=2.

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See if you can find the best move(s) for black. Good luck!

I dragged all the pieces at once onto the board and created this position:

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Look at this position. Who is winning the game? From Nimzovich's My System 21st Century Edition.

Do chess problems help? The reason Im asking cause I just started playing chess 5 months ago. The problems consists of moves like white move and mate and two. Would these type of problems make me a better player?

The Ruy Lopez is a chess opening beginning with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. While this opening was was first noted in the Gottingen Manuscript around 1490, it is named after Ruy López de Segura, a 16th century Spanish priest who published a book on chess in 1561. His book, Libro del Ajedrez, included analysis of the opening which would later bear his name.The Ruy Lopez is regarded as one of white's best attempts to achieve an advantage in double king-pawn openings and is popular with both beginners and experienced players. It is commonly seen in games played at the grandmaster level. The key is to put pressure on the e5 pawn quickly. However, after 3...a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 white gets into trouble with 5...Qd4! This opening is commonly called the Spanish Game outside of English speaking countries. Article from Chess.com Chessopedia.

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Let's say the goal of chess is for white, to get the king to the other side of the board, for black, to block white from ever getting to the other side. There are two kings on the same file. The side that wins all depends on whose move it is. for example: However, if it is black's turn to move, white wins.

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