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King of the Hill (Must Knows)

King of the Hill (Must Knows)

CrushmasterMike
| Dec 16, 2021
| 181
| 11

In King of the Hill, you must take control of the center blocking the enemy's king from approaching. Let's take a look at the bottom.  On the above, White's King reached the hill and also conquered an offense side of taking the hill with his tw...

Grandmaster Chess Quotes

Grandmaster Chess Quotes

CrushmasterMike
| Dec 14, 2021
| 616
| 0

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura: "In chess, you try to do your best, but there are instances where you make mistakes or you try and take risks that you shouldn't. And I think losing games is a good thing, because you learn more from when you lose than...

Giuoco Piano Game

Giuoco Piano Game

CrushmasterMike
| Dec 14, 2021
| 143
| 2

The Giuoco piano game is also known as the Italian game. It is one very popular opening and many beginners and intermediates use it. Let's take a look at the Giuoco piano game! In the above, black and white both takes hold of center and have se...

Queens Gambit

Queens Gambit

CrushmasterMike
| Dec 13, 2021
| 102
| 3

So the queen's gambit fits mostly on White. It all starts with white's pawn to d4 taking hold of the center. Black's pawn makes it even by playing d5. Then the queen's gambit comes out when white strikes pawn to c4. Black's pawn has two choices, t...

Rook Roller

Rook Roller

CrushmasterMike
| Dec 10, 2021
| 471
| 0

When we think of Rook Roller, we think of two rooks rolling on the chessboard, however, it has a much better meaning than just 2 rooks rolling.  In the above, we see 2 rooks rolling by checking the black king. The black king is checkmated at la...

Chaturaji Rapid Win (3 Moves)

Chaturaji Rapid Win (3 Moves)

CrushmasterMike
| Dec 6, 2021
| 101
| 0

Chaturaji's Rapid Win is here to confess! Let's just say it is White vs Black... In the above, White has checkmated Black in 3 moves putting a normal Chaturaji game to a settle in less than 20 moves. 

About Me ;)

About Me ;)

CrushmasterMike
| Dec 2, 2021
| 104
| 1

I was born in the United States of America and is a total fan of Grandmaster Hikaru.  I discovered the secrets of chess in 2021 and I am more than addicted to play with everyone, everywhere.  I really love to create new variants and maps so ches...

How to Castle (Beginner)

How to Castle (Beginner)

CrushmasterMike
| Nov 25, 2021
| 925
| 1

If you never castled before in chess, here is the time to actually castle in CHESS. First, there must be a King and a Rook.  Second, the king and the rook's distance should be two blocks away.  Third, no pieces should block the two blocks, mean...

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