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Site updates, tips and articles about chess.
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Site updates, tips and articles about chess.
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From fool's mate to Boden's mate, 30 checkmate patterns in one place: the moves, how to defend and an interactive board to try each one yourself.
How are the world chess rankings formed? What the FIDE Elo rating is, how it's calculated, how many points titles need and where to see the rankings.
How to find a tournament on Chess-Results.com and read pairings, standings and player results. A guide to following chess tournaments.
The best chess openings for beginners: the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, Queen's Gambit, London System, Sicilian, French and Caro-Kann, with diagrams and key ideas.
Fork, pin, skewer, discovered attack, deflection, decoy, back-rank mate and loose pieces: chess tactics explained with diagrams and examples.
The best chess books from beginner to master: classics, tactics books, endgame and strategy picks, plus novels about chess.
How to learn chess: the pros of chess classes, private lessons and online learning, tips for children and a self-study plan.
What to look for when buying a chess set and board: Staunton pieces, tournament sizes, materials, and tips for children and gifts.
The Gökyay Foundation Chess Museum in Ankara: one of the world's largest chess set collections, its Guinness record, the story behind it and tips for visiting.
The giant wizard's chess scene in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Ron's sacrifice, the rules of wizard's chess and Harry Potter chess sets.
From The Queen's Gambit to Queen of Katwe, Searching for Bobby Fischer to The Royal Game: chess series and films, their stories and a chess player's view.
How to analyse a chess game: think for yourself first, then use the engine; find the turning points, classify your mistakes and learn from the analysis.
How to place the board and where the rooks, knights, bishops, queen and king go. Step by step, with diagrams and easy reminders.
How each chess piece moves and captures, and roughly what it's worth: a simple illustrated guide for beginners.
How a chess clock works, what time controls mean, the difference between bullet, blitz and rapid, and what happens when time runs out.
FIDE's team tournament, the Chess Olympiad: how long it has been held, how teams are formed and how it's scored.
Stefan Zweig's last work, The Royal Game (Chess Story): its plot, characters and main idea, and how its chess compares with real chess.
Online games, computer opponents, daily puzzles and a 100-lesson course in one place, for free.
Centre, development, castling… The simplest way to set up the right plan in the first ten moves.
The four-move mate beginners fall for most often, and the easy way to avoid it.
Pawn 1, knight and bishop 3, rook 5, queen 9. The basic measure for making the right trades.