Month: December 2020

Merry Christmas

New Year Comes again and Again to Spread the spirit and Celebration Have a wonderful New Year Party and Happy New Year For All Chess Family.

Tata Steel Chess Tournament

World champion Magnus Carlsen will once again be a contestant when the Tata Steel Chess Tournament begins in January 2021. It is the first over the board tournament that Carlsen has participated in since he turned 30. And it is only the second international classical chess tournament to be held since the outbreak of COVID-19. …

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The Pieces

The Pieces Different pieces have different powers. Learning how to coordinate their movements effectively is one of the game’s primary challenges. King The King The king is a slow-moving piece, but it is the most valuable one. If your king is lost, so is the game. The king may move one square in any direction. Rook …

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Chess board

A chessboard may look empty if there are no pieces on it, but it is still filled with information. The board is divided into files (columns), ranks (rows), and diagonals.  Each square has a unique name, which is defined by its file and rank. These coordinates are shown around the edges of the diagram

Chess pieces

Chess is made up of five types of pieces: The chess pieces: The king ; The rook ; The bishop ; The queen ; The knight ; The pawn Each side starts with 16 pieces: eight pawns, two bishops, two knights, two rooks, one queen, and one king. Each player has 6 different types of pieces: 8 pawns, …

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What is Chess?

What is chess? Chess is a board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board in which each game piece is moved according to precise rules. The aim is to subject the opponent’s king to a direct(under) attack that cannot be escaped (checkmate). The International Olympic Committee considers chess to be …

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