Chess is a game that is loved by many people for its complexity, but also hated by many because of the challenge it presents and often the question is raised, why is chess hard to learn? Chess is not a hard game to learn in terms…
If you have played chess as a child or even on a casual basis since I am sure at some point or another, and probably every single time it happens, you have or your opponent has explained ‘Check!’ when the king has been placed in a…
The Olympics take place at varying venues around the world every 4 years, well, when global pandemics don’t get involved, and encompass a wide range of sports with some being added and others removed over time. Chess is not an Olympic sport right now but the…
Everyone that plays chess will come across the three fastest ways to win, but in most cases will experience the quickest checkmate moves on the wrong side of the board. Whilst one player has to make the correct moves to win the chess game super quick,…
One of the 101 rules of chess in terms of defense is making sure your King has a possible escape route on the chess board for when it is under attack from any type of mate situation. Failure to allow for this and to have every…
The focus for the Scholar’s mate in chess is two very weak squares on a chessboard at the start of a game. Occupied by pawns, the f2 (white) and f7 (black) pawn squares are entirely unprotected in the starting position. It is possible for White to…
Fool’s mate is likely to happen to you in a chess game before you are able to do it to an opponent. As a beginner and not knowing what it is, you are susceptible to the quickest checkmates in chess. And it hurts! Chances are you’ve…
The Lego company has been making Lego chess sets for a long time, and they have created some truly amazing Lego chess boards with detailed pieces. But you might not be satisfied with those options or want something different from what is offered on the Lego…
I’m answering the question “what is the goal of chess?” on the understanding that what is actually being asked is “what is the objective?”. Just in case, I will run through some “chess goals” too, along the lines of achievements and learning targets but in the…
Who are the best chess players? That is a difficult question to answer. Best in what sense? Best by FIDE rating, best by the number of world championships won, or best by years being rated as the top player? It depends on which measure you prefer….
