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Reopening My Old Chess Variant Threads

Reopening My Old Chess Variant Threads

CretaceousCheckmate
| Apr 18, 2025
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I recently discovered some old chess variant threads of mine from about 4 years ago. Since I thought they were kinda fun/interesting I am reopening them. The chess variants I am reopening right now are called Circular Chess, Grand Chess, Chess on ...

World Chess Championship 2021 Review

World Chess Championship 2021 Review

CretaceousCheckmate
| Dec 10, 2021
| 400
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I'm confident that you already heard of World Champion Magnus Carlsen's win over Ian Nepomniachti. Overall, this was a very exciting match, but I was kinda disappointed in Nepo's play. The thing about Nepo was that after game 6, he went down a dow...

5 Similarities Between Fortnite and Chess

5 Similarities Between Fortnite and Chess

CretaceousCheckmate
| Nov 12, 2021
| 502
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So, I have seen plenty of forums comparing Fortnite to chess, and I want to make a few things clear right off the bat. For starters, you can’t actually compare the two, it really comes down to practical opinion. For example, a Fortnite addict will...

Chess Openings Explained: Halloween Gambit

Chess Openings Explained: Halloween Gambit

CretaceousCheckmate
| Nov 1, 2021
| 1,317
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The Halloween Gambit, also known as the Müller-Schulze Gambit, is an aggressive chess opening gambit in which White sacrifices a knight early on for a single pawn. The opening is an offshoot of the normally placid Four Knights Game and is defined ...

Chess Openings Explained: Vienna Game

Chess Openings Explained: Vienna Game

CretaceousCheckmate
| Jun 8, 2021
| 765
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The Vienna Game is one of the most fundamentally sound openings in chess. It follows all basic opening principles and allows creativity for both aggressive and non-aggressive players. Black has three main options to respond to the Vienna Game. ...

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