Chess. The game of kings! When you think of chess, it’s likely that the first thing that comes to mind is a classic board with two players sitting opposite each other. The pieces on the board are also something that most people associate with chess –…
A game of chess is a battle between two armies. The pieces on the board represent various soldiers and military tactics. Each piece has its own name, meaning and design. One set of chess pieces will not be exactly like another because there are many different…
Chess is an awesome game, but it can be a little confusing if you’re just getting started. There are all of these strange-sounding terms around the chessboard like “rank” and “file.” I want you to get off on the right foot, so I’ve put together some…
When is the right time to resign from a game of chess? It’s only when there is no chance of winning or drawing. If you think that your opponent has an overwhelming advantage and you can’t see any way you can turn it around, then it’s…
Looking at the list of grandmasters from around the world you will easily see that a goog number of the best chess players come from Russia. Add to that former Soviet States also supplying many of the best chess experts in the world and you have…
You’ve played chess online, and you may have an Elo rating from chess.com or another online chess website but is it official? Not quite. Getting an official rating from FIDE is something to be proud of but how is it done? An official FIDE rating is…
Playing a game of chess from the first moment you can accurately remember the pieces and what they can do you may already have been feeling the positive effects that the game has on your mind. A common question that starts to arise in those around…
For the vast majority of chess players, the Elo official rating system is the official figure used by FIDE and the United States Chess Federation to attribute scores and rating differences to chess competitors. It stands to reason a higher score means greater ability, but let’s…
Almost certainly through experience, you may have played a game of chess or know of a game of chess that has taken a long time to complete. Hours perhaps, even days! Indeed years can be taken to complete a single game in some correspondence chess games…
The world of chess is constantly shifting, changing, and becoming more complex with many people assuming that all things about chess are healthy. However, several people have started to wonder if the rapid growth of the mind that chess games encourage can always be healthy. Wondering…
