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The annual women's world chess championship has a $450,000 prize fund and is hotly contested, even though the all-time No1 Judit Polgar never competes. But the current version in Naichik, Russia, hit serious trouble at the start last weekend. The venue is about 100 miles from the border with Georgia, whose sextet of chess players first asked for the tournament to be moved, and, when this was refused, boycotted the chess event. The off-board action in Naichik favoured India's Humpy Koneru, 21, the highest-ranked chess player, who after an easy first-round win received a bye in round two where she was due to have met one of a pair of absentees. The other popular favourite, China's chess prodigy Hou Yifan, ... - Time waits for no man
A lively first round entertained the chess spectators staring in at the glass playing hall as the Grand Slam Final got underway in Bilbao. The chess players seemed unaffected by the novelty of playing in the street in an air conditioned and silent shell and there were three interesting games. The six players are competing for a prize fund of 400,000 Euros, a record for a chess event of this type. The 17 year old Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen made a winning start from an unpromising position but he managed to break the shackles on his position imposed by Levon Aronian who sacrificed a pawn to establish a dominating pair of bishops and some pressure on open files. The single ... - Magnus Carlsen, chess prodigy from Norway
The 17-year-old chess player Magnus Carlsen appears to spend his time after school much as any typical teenage boy would. He vanishes to his small, sparsely furnished bedroom at the top of a yellow clapboard house in this suburb of Oslo and settles in front of the computer. "Maybe I spend too much time chatting with people," he said with a smile. He should not be too hard on himself. When he is chatting, Magnus is also playing chess. His online practice sessions have helped propel him to No. 6 in the official world rankings, and he could become No. 1 if he wins the Grand Slam Chess Final Masters, a tournament with top chess players that begins Tuesday in Bilbao, Spain. Given ... - Vasily the victorious
Vasily Ivanchuk made it a wonderful double at the Tal Memorial as he added the Blitz tournament to his burgeoning list of chess tournament successes. Ivanchuk scored 23.5/34 to finish a point ahead of Vladimir Kramnik with Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen third on 21. Anatoly Karpov scored 14/34. The 34 Blitz games were played over two days as each chess player took on all his rivals with both colours and five minutes each on the clock. Ivanchuk started the chess tournament with a defeat to qualifier Boris Grachev but lost only one mini match, to Peter Leko while defeating four of his opponents, including Alexander Morozevich, with both colours. Ivanchuk’s win ... - Barden on chess
Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik are limbering up for their 12-game, €1.5m world title chess match in Bonn from October 14 to November 2 and so far the preparations have gone very much in favour of the Indian title-holder. Anand, 38, triumphed in Linares and crushed the young chess pretender Magnus Carlsen in Mainz. Kramnik failed in Dortmund, a chess event which used to be the 33-year-old Russian's favourite patch, then lost the game below at this week's Tal Memorial in Moscow, though he recovered to score 5/9. The pair have very different notions of what constitutes a true chess champion. Anand believes the No1 should prove himself in all disciplines - matches, chess tournaments, speed chess and ... - Ivanchuk seals victory
Vasily Ivanchuk secured victory at the Tal Chess Memorial in Moscow with a short draw in the ninth and final round against Alexey Shirov. Ivanchuk played a simplifying line against the Queen’s Gambit Accepted that gives Black no chances to play for a win and Shirov was doubtless pleased to end the chess tournament without a fifth defeat as he finished last. Ivanchuk’s margin of victory was a full point which is exceptional in a nine round chess event of this standard. Final scores: 1 Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 6/9; 2-5 Morozevich (Russia), Gelfand (Israel), Ponomariov (Ukraine), Kramnik (Russia) 5; 6 Leko (Hungary) 4.5; 7-8 Alekseev (Russia), Kamsky ... - Ivanchuk surges to lead
Vasily Ivanchuk looks set for another fine chess tournament victory at the Tal Memorial in Moscow as he emerged from a bad endgame against Ruslan Ponomariov with half a point and a lead of double that as he moved to 5.5/8 with the chasing pack only on 4.5. As so often happens with Alexander Morozevich, one loss was followed by another and Gata Kamsky was the beneficiary in a crazy chess game where the advantage swung back and forth. Vladimir Kramnik finally stirred and won a nice positional chess game against Evgeny Alexeev and may finish on a positive score for the first time in 2008 in a Classical Chess tournament after poor results at Wijk aan Zee and Dortmund. Alexey Shirov managed ... - Ivanchuck surges to lead
Alexander Morozevich was defeated by Vasily Ivanchuk in the seventh round of the Tal Chess Memorial. Morozevich’s sojourn at the top of the unofficial live rating list was short lived and it is Ivanchuk, on 5/7 who is now half a point ahead with two to play. Morozevich sacrificed two pawns but only had enough compensation for one and his grim resistance ended in the king and pawn endgame. There was further evidence of Vladimir Kramnik’s poor chess form as he gained a clear advantage against Boris Gelfand but then played a combination in which Gelfand found a tactical flaw and the former world chess champion was then fortunate to escape with half a point. This was the only draw of ... - Shock of the new
Alexander Morozevich swatted the former Fide Chess Champion Ruslan Ponomariov off the board in the sixth round of the Tal Chess Memorial, maintained his lead, and moved to the top of the unofficial live rating list, at least for today. Morozevich played a new move in the opening, and when his opponent was unable to adapt to the changed situation on the chess board he was close to beaten after only 11 moves. The last 20 moves of the 37-move chess game were superfluous. A Morozevich (2788) – R Ponomariov (2718); Tal Memorial Moscow (6); Nimzo Indian. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.c6 (Black was going to take on c5 next move anyway. Now if ... - Send in the pawns
An England junior chess team is competing with success at the World Under 16 Chess Olympiad at Mersin in Turkey. Despite being younger than most of the other chess teams and considerably out-rated by many, the team climbed as high at joint fourth before succumbing to a very highly rated chess team from Azerbaijan. The ninth round won’t provide any respite as their next opponents are the Philippines who have the world’s youngest GM, Wesley So, on top board. England are represented by Yang Fan Zhou, Callum Kilpatrick, Felix Ynojosa, Subin Sen and Elliot Auckland. Peter Leko joined Alexander Morozevich at the head of the Tal Chess Memorial at Moscow after five of ... - Dick Cavett recalls interviews with Bobby Fischer
Brickbats and bouquets were tossed at Bobby Fischer after he died of kidney failure at 64. "He was a great man with tragic flaws who was persecuted by his own country," I noted in Chess Life. Talk show host Dick Cavett interviewed him three times on TV and recalled: "I became quite fond of him. It seems strange to remember there was once a chess champion, of all things, who was probably the most famous celebrity on earth. "His long-anticipated chess match with Russia's Boris Spassky was watched worldwide as if it were the Super Bowl, except it was publicized as a Cold War battle and drew a much bigger audience. Time out of mind the Soviet chess dynasty had reigned ... - Barden on Chess
Two decades ago London chess had numerous sponsors - three banks, two stockbrokers, the Evening Standard newspaper and several IT firms. Now the Staunton Memorial grandmaster chess tournament is the only survivor and that is financed by a Dutchman, the multi-millionaire Jan Mol who lives in the UK. The Staunton has its quirks. The venue is historic Simpson's in the Strand, one of the great centres of European chess in the late nineteenth century, where Howard Staunton himself played. The Victorian was briefly the world No1 in the 1840s, a prolific author and a Shakespearian scholar. Spectators have free entry and this week they could watch England's best-ever chess duo, Michael Adams and ... - Full might in Moscow
Vladimir Kramnik was one of three winners in the first round of the Tal Memorial chess tournament underway in Moscow. The full line up is: Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Evgeny Alekseev (Russia), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Alexey Shirov (Spain) Gata Kamsky (USA), Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine), Shakriyaz Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Peter Leko (Hungary), Boris Gelfand (Israel). The prize fund is $100,000 with $30,000 to the winner. Kramnik defeated Alexey Shirov with the white pieces while Vasily Ivanchuk crushed Gata Kamsky who never recovered from his dubious position in the opening. In the Gruenfeld Defence pressure against the d4 square is ... - Adams holds onto trophy
Michael Adams won the Staunton Memorial for the second successive year as he ensured that Loek van Wely, half a point behind at start of play, had no opportunities to score the victory he required to overhaul him. Adams played white and he is unbeaten at Simpsons in the Strand in three years when playing with the advantage of the first move. Simpsons is the traditional home of chess in London where gentlemen used to smoke cigars and play chess in the Grand Divan in the nineteenth century. Adams played a solid line against the Sicilian and as playing for a win with black entails great risk, Van Wely agreed to a draw. Jan Smeets defeated Alexander Cherniaev, his third win in a row and ... - Sacrifices set Werle apart
The 6th Staunton Memorial is perfectly set up for the last round after Loek Van Wely moved to within half a point of Michael Adams with victory over Alexander Cherniaev in round ten. The leading pair meet in the last round. Adams was fortunate to escape his first defeat at the hands of Ivan Sokolov after underestimating his opponent’s position in the opening. Adams had an early draw offer rebuffed and then needed all his defensive skills to withstand the attack that followed. The England chess number one apologised for the draw offer after the game as he had clearly not understood the danger he was in at ... - Heroic Howell held at last
David Howell’s magnificent effort just failed to clinch the world Junior Chess Championship as he lost to the winner Abhijeet Gupta of India in the in thirteenth and final last round held at Gaziantep in Turkey. Gupta, who won his last five games took the gold medal with 10/13 as Howell ended in joint third on 9/13. Howell’s chess performance was outstanding, at one point his performance was over 2700, the elite chess Grandmaster level and seven of his eight wins were against very strong opponents. He also displayed great determination, fighting to the end in two consecutive games that lasted over 120 moves, winning one and losing one. At this level it is extremely hard to win ... - Barden on chess
Disaster struck David Howell yesterday. The Sussex 17-year-old was in the gold medal position with one round to go in the world junior (U20) chess championship in Turkey, a legendary chess event where Tony Miles in 1974 has been the UK's only winner. But in the final game Howell played a nervous and insipid opening followed by a king's side pawn push with his queen's side undeveloped. His Indian opponent, Abhijeet Gupta, took full advantage, poured pieces into the weakened defences and gained decisive material and the title. Parimarjan Negi, 15, also of India, won silver and Howell finished out of the medals. Despite the limp conclusion Howell's play showed that ... - Howell in the case
David Howell’s rollercoaster chess tournament continued at the world Junior Chess Championship in Turkey as he won for a seventh time in eleven games and climbed back to joint second as the leader Maxim Rodshtein of Israel lost to Ngoc Nguyen of Vietnam. In the previous round Rodshtein totally Arik Braun in the game below but the German bounced back to defeat the world’s youngest GM Wesley So, 14, of the Philippines and reach 8.5/11, half a point ahead of Howell and five other GMs. M Rodshtein – A Braun; World Junior Gaziantep (10.1); Slav Defence; 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 ... - A rare encounter
The most pleasing aspect of this year’s Staunton Memorial is that it brings together England’s two leading chess players Michael Adams and Nigel Short in an all play all chess event for the first time ever in the UK. This sad statistic is of course a reflection of England’s decline as a chess nation and it is only thanks to a Dutchman, Jan Mol whose generous support ensures the continuance of the chess event, that the pair are both playing. They met in round six and Adam’s unbeaten run with white was nearly ended when he overlooked a neat tactic after being surprised by Short’s choice of the Alekhine Defence. It was the kind of oversight that can easily lead to a loss when one is Black but ... - Howell the Hercules
David Howell’s herculean effort continued at the World Junior Chess Championship taking place at Gaziantep in Turkey. Following his 132 move defeat in round eight Howell nearly surpassed this effort as he defeated Ivan Popov of Russia in another epic chess game that lasted 127 moves. Howell is in joint second, half a point behind the leader Arik Braun of Germany who has 7.5/9 after defeating the 14 year old Chinese girl Hou Yifan. Hopefully Howell will have enough energy left to confront his next opponent, the world’s youngest GM, Wesley So from the Philippines. Howell’s game came down to queen v rook which is far from trivial. I imagine both chess players were down to ... - Howell and Braun lead
David Howell shares the lead at the World Junior Chess Championships taking place at Gaziantep Turkey. Howell warmed up with one of the best results of his career when he won the Andorra Open ahead of a strong field and his fine form has continued. After seven rounds the chess Grandmaster from Seaford in Sussex has 6/7 level with the German GM Arik Braun who was so impressive at Wijk aan Zee earlier this year. The World Junior is very strong with four chess players rated over 2600 and Howell is 14th seed but on current form his rating will quickly surpass the 2600 mark. D Howell – R Pruijssers; World Junior Gaziantep (2) ; Giuoco Piano. ... - Conquest conquers all
Stuart Conquest emerged victorious as the 95th British chess championship went to a play off at St Georges Hall in Liverpool. Conquest defeated Keith Arkell 1.5-0.5 in a Rapid Chess tie break, drawing the first and winning the second game in style. Conquest received Ă‚ÂŁ5000 for his efforts and rarely can a victory at the British have been so popular or well deserved. Conquest has been a professional chess player for over 20 years, this was his first championship victory and he always produced original and fighting chess. At Liverpool his aggressive style proved too good for many and he won several fine chess games. Conquest drew his last round game against Simon Williams and ... - Larry Evans on chess: Marcel Duchamp's vexing problem
"There is no solution, because there is no problem," quipped Marcel Duchamp. In a recent issue of The Sienese Shredder, Francis Neumann discussed this chess diagram composed by Duchamp for a New York exhibition in 1943. Many years ago Neumann also submitted it to my column in Chess Life, offering a reward of $15 to anyone who either could solve it or prove there was no possible solution. "I have since subjected this problem to the most powerful chess computers and I am now convinced that Duchamp has given us, in effect, a problem with no solution." The position was accompanied by an image of a Cupid with a bow and arrow. "Closer examination revealed ... - Novelty pays off
Stuart Conquest emerged as the sole leader of the 95th British chess championship with one game to play at St Georges Hall in Liverpool. Novel and imaginative play in the opening enabled Conquest to build a fine attacking position and he outplayed Stewart Haslinger in just 29 moves to become the only chess player on 7.5/10. The other four joint leaders all drew. Bogdan Lalic’s Petroff Defence held against Gawain Jones and there was another short draw but Stephen Gordon and Simon Williams entertained the crowd although there too the game ended in a draw. Keith Arkell and Dietmar Kolbus advanced to 7/10 at the expense of Andrew Ledger and David Eggleston ... - Fischer Random Chess
In July 2007, researchers announced that they had, for all intents and purposes, solved checkers. There seems to be no danger of that happening in chess, which is many orders of magnitude more complex, in the foreseeable future. (There are roughly 10 to the 120th power possible games in chess vs. 5 x 10 to the 20th power possible positions in checkers.) Computers, nevertheless, have had a profound impact on chess. In some openings, it is possible to make 20 or even 25 moves before leaving well-known theory, a development that some chess players say has sapped creativity from the game. What to do? One answer is to play Chess960. Also known as Fischer Random Chess after ... - Assertive Surtees
Grandmaster Danny Gormally has not lost for a year and Bogdan Lalic is very solid with black so a draw on top board was no surprise in round eight of the British chess championship at St Georges Hall in Liverpool. However elsewhere chess battle was joined and with three to play, three share the lead on 6/8. Stephen Gordon took advantage of a blunder by Nigel Davies while Stuart Conquest engineered the kind of unbalanced position in which revels and overpowered Andrew Ledger and these two joined Lalic on 6/8. Yang Fan Zhou scored a wonderful win over England international GM Nick Pert, one ... - Dancing with queens
The Croatian chess Grandmaster Bogdan Lalic emerged as sole leader in the seventh round of the British Chess Championship taking place in the splendour of Liverpool’s St Georges Hall, one of Europe’s finest neo-classical buildings recently restored to its former glory. Lalic is notoriously hard to beat and is often content to split the point but when he achieves an advantage in the opening he is very dangerous and he proved this against Lawrence Trent. Lalic has 5.5/7 with most of his main chess rivals half a point behind. Mark Hebden fell further back to 4.5/7 after losing Andrew Ledger. Hebden lost a piece but then put up stern resistance before succumbing on ... - Anand on fire
The world chess champion Vishy Anand slayed the Dragon and defeated the seventeen year old chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen in the final of the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Chess Championship, the headline event of the Mainz Chess Classic. Carlsen has recently enjoyed success with the Dragon, one of Black’s sharpest replies to 1.e4 but in the first game of the four game chess match Anand stormed the kingside and won the black queen. Carlsen continued to resist and it took some deft endgame play from Anand to force the win a queen for rook ahead. Anand won the second game with black and completed a 3-1 win. The pair had first competed in a double round all play ... - It's tight at the top
The British Chess Championship is wide open as the second week’s play commences this afternoon at St Georges Hall in Liverpool. With six games played and five remaining, six chess players share the lead on 4.5/6 but realistically up to twenty remain in the hunt as the field is so tightly packed at the top. Nigel Davies was unlucky not to end the week in the lead as only desperate, and it must be said ingenuous defence from Stuart Conquest saved a lost endgame in the seventh hour of play. Davies appeared to be smoothly converting an extra pawn, the fruit of his superior chess play in the middlegame but found his king unable to cross to the queenside to support his pawn’s ... - Barden on chess
In the 1960s and 1970s, it was Fischer fear. The American's intense eyes, long arms, talon-like fingers and air of effortless superiority overawed many chess opponents. Come the 1980s, and Kasparov fear took over. The Russian's hostile glare, ready sneer, huge opening knowledge and instant tactics terrorised normal chess grandmasters. Jon Speelman called it "bombardment by thought waves". The new disease is Carlsen fear. The Norwegian 17-year-old's histrionics are limited to a teenage slouch while at the board and copious refuelling with raisins and orange juice, but he is still today's charismatic chess superstar and that is sufficient to make experienced GMs freeze into ...
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NYT/IHT profile of Magnus Carlsen touches on training habits, school, Monty Python. - Bilbao 08: Aronian Tanks
Carlsen beats Aronian in round one. Other games drawn. Round 2: Ivanchuk-Carlsen, Anand-Radjabov, Topalov-Aronian. (All drawn.) - Balls Out in Bilbao
Anand, Ivanchuk, Topalov, Carlsen, Aronian, and Radjabov in a double round-robin. Sep-2-13 at 11EDT each day. Rest days are 7th and 11th. I'm on ICC Chess.FM live with various American GMs each day. - Ivanchuk Triumphs in Moscow
Ivanchuk wins clear first in Tal Memorial with +3. - Topalov Speaks in Spain
Topalov interview with Spanish newspaper touches on Kasparov, computer chess, and, umm, Scarlett Johansson. - Favorites Lead Tal Mem. after 2
Kramnik, Ivanchuk, and Morozevich lead with 1.5/2. Round 3: Leko - Shirov, Morozevich - Kramnik, Ponomariov - Mamedyarov, Ivanchuk - Alekseev, Kamsky - Gelfand - Tal Memorial 2008
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) - 2788, Alexander Morozevich (Russia) - 2788, Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) - 2781, Shahriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) - 2742, Alexei Shirov (Spain) - 2741, Peter Leko (Hungary) - 2741, Gata Kamsky (USA) - 2723, Boris Gelfand (Israel) - 2720, Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) - 2718, Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) - 2708. - Aronian Wins Sochi Grand Prix
Aronian wins with 8.5/13 after exciting final round. Radjabov second. - M-I-C-K-E-Y at the Staunton Memorial 2008
Adams leads in London with 4.5/5 and six rounds to play. - Ten in the Tal Memorial
2008 Tal Memorial field announced: Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Morozevich, Alekseev, Shirov, Kamsky, Leko, Mamedyarov, Gelfand, and Ponomariov. Starts August 18. - Carlsen, Kidneys, and You
Magnus Carlsen playing online simul on the ICC to raise money for GM Dusan Popovic's kidney operation. - Tight Field in Sochi GP
Radjabov, Grischuk, and Cheparinov lead in Sochi on +1 after five rounds. - Rapidly in Mainz
Anand and Carlsen to play final rapid match in Mainz Sunday. - Sochi Grand Prix Underway
Second FIDE Grand Prix in progress in Sochi. Ivanchuk, Radjabov, Aronian, Karjakin, Grischuk, Kamsky, Gelfand, Svidler, Gashimov, Jakovenko, Wang Yue, Cheparinov, Navara, Al Modiahki. - <strike>Carlsen</strike> Alekseev Wins Biel
Alekseev beats Dominguez in playoff for Biel title.
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Chess openings Sicilian Defense - Closed Variation. (Part 1 of 2) - French Defense
Chess openings French Defense. (Part 5 of 6) - Chess Glossary : Opening Terms
Chess terminology is at its most colorful in the names that have been applied to the openings and their variations. Chess also has a technical vocabulary which applies to opening theory in general. - Reti Opening
Chess Opening Tutorial : Reti Opening (Part 1 of 10) • The move 1.Nf3 is commonly known as the Reti Opening. Richard Reti (1889-1929) began playing 1.Nf3 at the highest levels of chess in 1923. His reasoning was that since 1.e4 and 1.d4 present targets in the center, White should hold back these moves until Black's own intentions are clear. This was the foundation of the Hypermodern approach to openings. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 1...Nf6
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 1.d4
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Structured Intro to Openings
Here are some recommended opening moves to get you started in a game of chess. The key to these recommendations is that you play 1.e4 as White, and symmetrical responses as Black. For each recommendation, we also provide additional resources to explain more in depth about the particular opening. - Top 10 Popular Openings
Top 10 Popular Chess Openings (Part 4 of 10) - Introduction to 1.e4
Chess Opening Tutorial : Introduction to 1.e4 (Part 8 of 10) - Sicilian Defense
Chess openings Sicilian Defense. (Part 2 of 2) - Tactics! - Easy Puzzles
Tactics! - Easy Puzzles. - Opening Repertoire
Here's how to avoid losing a chess game in the opening. It's a simple procedure that can be used by all players from beginner to expert, including the best in the world. What do grandmasters know that the rest of us don't? (Part 7 of 10) - Chess - QuickTips
An index of QuickTips for the Chess guide site. - Opening Repertoire : View Example Games
Play through example games used in the About Chess Opening Repertoire Recommendations. - Unusual First Moves
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The Rules of Chess. How to set up a chess board, move the pieces, castle, capture, checkmate, and more. Chess by the rules. - How to Set Up a Chess Board
The Rules of Chess. How to set up a chess set on a chess board. What a properly set up chess board looks like. - Chess Opening Essentials
Your first task in a chess game is to get a good position. To do that you need to know something about the openings. Here are opening variations, names, and more. (Part 1 of 8) - Win at Chess
You and your opponent have both survived the opening with a playable game. Now what happens? - How Chess Pawns Move.
The Rules of Chess. How Chess Pawns Move. - How the Chess Knight Moves
The Rules of Chess. How the Chess Knight Moves. - Introduction to the Rules
The Rules of Chess. Here is a simple description of how to play chess by the rules. 'A moment to learn; a lifetime to master.' - How to Castle
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The tools of chess. Here's what every chess player should know -- chess notation, draws, the relative value of the pieces, the phases of the game, tactical play, and more. This is basic knowledge you need to get started on the winner's path. - Introduction to 1.e4
No chess player can ignore 1.e4, when White already attacks on the first move. Half of your opponents are going to open with the King's Pawn - how do you react? (Part 1 of 10) - Classic Chess : View 64 Great Games
Play through 64 great chess games considered by many experts to be among the best ever played. - Initial Position
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The Rules of Chess. How to Capture En Passant. - How the Chess King Moves
The Rules of Chess. How the Chess King Moves. - Check, Checkmate, Stalemate
The Rules of Chess. How to Check, Checkmate, and Stalemate. - Tactical Play
Tactics, the heart of chess, are based on the way the pieces move. The most common tactical themes -- the fork, the pin, discovered attack, discovered check, and the xray -- are all based on the double attack. - Positional Play
When there are no tactics, positional play is the main factor. You have to pay attention to the center, open lines, piece activity, pawn structure, and King safety. Do you know how to tell a good position from a bad one? - Chess Traps : View Full Games
Play through the moves leading up to some well known chess traps. - King's Pawn Openings
Chess openings King's Pawn Openings. (Part 1 of 2) - Chess Tips for Pieces
Although chess is a difficult game to play, there are many rules of thumb that help guide you through the complications. Our tips cover general considerations, openings, middle games, and endgames, all with specific pieces in mind. - Top 10 Popular Openings
Top 10 Popular Chess Openings (Part 1 of 10) • What's hot? What's not? Here are ten chess openings all players should be familiar with. Are you? - Relative Value of Chess Pieces
Knowing what is a fair trade of chess pieces is crucial to conducting a successful chess game. There are major chess pieces and minor chess pieces. What does winning an exchange mean? Examples of equal trades. - How the Chess Queen Moves
The Rules of Chess. How the Chess Queen Moves. - How the Chess Rook Moves
The Rules of Chess. How the Chess Rook Moves. - Chess Notation
Chess notation gives us the means to record and publish chess games. The most commonly used notation is algebraic, but it's useful to know the older descriptive notation. Notation also allows us to discuss the geometry of the chessboard. - How to Promote a Pawn
The Rules of Chess. How to Promote a Pawn. - Unusual First Moves
The initial position shares a feature with all chess positions -- the legal moves do not all have equal value. What distinguishes the good moves from the bad moves, and from the not-so-bad moves? (Part 1 of 5) - Positional Play : Piece Placement -- Chess Strategy
'Play with your Pieces, not with your Pawns!' Here are some elements of piece play and chess strategy which are in the arsenal of every good chess player. Our guide is Aron Nimzovitch, the author of My System. - Where to Play Chess Online
Web-based resources let you play chess online at any time of the day against opponents anywhere in the world. It is no exaggeration to say that they have revolutionized chess play. Registration is required for most online chess play resources, but some offer limited online play without registration. - Introduction to 1.d4
The initial position of a chess game is nearly symmetric. Only the position of the King and Queen breaks the symmetry, and this makes all the difference between 1.d4 and 1.e4. In most games opened with 1.d4, White plays an early c4 followed by Nc3. (Part 1 of 10) - How the Chess Bishop Moves
The Rules of Chess. How the Chess Bishop Moves. - Phases of a Game
Your strategy depends on knowing the phase of the game that you're in. The three basic phases are the opening, the middle game, and the endgame. The correct transition from one phase to another can mean the difference between a win and a draw -- or a draw and a loss. - Opening Repertoire
Here's how to avoid losing a chess game in the opening. It's a simple procedure that can be used by all players from beginner to expert, including the best in the world. What do grandmasters know that the rest of us don't? (Part 1 of 10) - Queen's Pawn Openings
Chess openings Queen's Pawn Openings. (Part 1 of 2) - Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Top 10 Popular Chess Openings
Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Ten chess openings all players should be familiar with. - Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Opening Essentials
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World Chess Champions -- here's a list of the best players on the planet, men and women, past and present. - French Defense
Chess openings French Defense. (Part 1 of 6) - Guide to the Chess Pieces - The King
Beginner's Guide to the Six Chess Pieces - Origin of Chess
Where did chess come from? The most widely accepted scenario is that chess appeared in India around 600 A.D., was adopted in Persia around 700 A.D., and was absorbed by Arab culture around 800 A.D. Just as chess is a difficult game, its origin is a difficult puzzle. We may never know the truth of its birth. - Elementary endgames
You've reached a position where there are almost no pieces left on the board. Do you know how to notch the win or to escape with a draw? - Endgame Fundamentals
To become a better chess player, improve your endgame. Some of the most difficult positions have the fewest pieces. - Middle Game Fundamentals
Most chess games are won and lost in the middle game, where your imagination is your greatest ally. - Improve at Chess
Want to play chess better? Of course you do! It's hard to know where to go after learning the basics. Motivation is an important factor and just asking the question -- 'How can I improve?' -- is a first step. - Buy a Digital Chess Clock
Before you buy a digital chess clock, find out who's who and what's what. Shop carefully. You'll find a lot of information online. Here we list several manufacturers alphabetically. From your About Chess Guide. - Portable Game Notation (PGN)
Downloading games is a popular chess activity on the Internet. PGN makes it simple. - Guide to Chess Gambits (Part 1)
How many different gambits and counter gambits are there? Part 1 of the About Chess Guide to Gambits covers 1.e4 e5 and 1...e6. Almost half of these are variations of the Kings Gambit. - Positional Play : Pawn Structure
(Q) What makes the Pawn structure so important for developing a plan? (A) Because it evolves slowly and a single aspect of that structure can remain fixed for many moves, sometimes for the remainder of the game. Some types of Pawn structure are so common that they have names. - Chess Ratings
The Elo rating is a relative measure of a chess player's skill. What does Elo stand for and how is a rating calculated? (Part 1 of 5) - Guide to the Chess Pieces - The Pawn
Beginner's Guide to the Six Chess Pieces - Middle game - Double attacks
Tactics start to flow when one move does two or more things. For a deeper look into double attacks, our guide is Chess Tactics for Advanced Players by Yuri Averbakh. Don't be put off by the word advanced. Averbakh's advice is for everyone! - Structured Intro to Openings
Here are some recommended opening moves to get you started in a game of chess. The key to these recommendations is that you play 1.e4 as White, and symmetrical responses as Black. For each recommendation, we also provide additional resources to explain more in depth about the particular opening. - Improve Your Middle Game (Part 1 - Patterns)
Pattern recognition is one of the skills that makes a master. It's not inherent; it's learned. - Guide to the Chess Pieces - The Rook
Beginner's Guide to the Six Chess Pieces - Starting Online Play
Start to Play Chess Online (Part 1 of 10) • If you like to play chess, but have never played online chess, our first question is, 'Why not?' If your answer is, 'There are so many places to play, I don't know where to start', then this tour is for you. - Guide to the Chess Pieces - The Knight
Beginner's Guide to the Six Chess Pieces - Chess in the Movies : The Best House in London (1969)
Chess serves the same symbolic purpose on film as in life -- intellectual activity, competition, gamesmanship -- plus a quick nod to art and science. - Guide to the Chess Pieces - The Queen
Beginner's Guide to the Six Chess Pieces - English Opening
Chess openings English Opening. (Part 1 of 2) - Chess Middle Games - Puzzles
You'll never be a good player if you overlook mate in two moves or simple wins of material. Sharpen your tactical eye with puzzles from real games. - Buy a Chess Computer
Looking for a chess computer? Here we list the three main manufacturers alphabetically. Your first decision is whether to buy a tabletop or a travel model. Then consider the playing strength of your electronic partner. Finally, shop around for price and service. From your About Chess Guide. - Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Count the Developing Moves
Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : How many developing moves are needed to complete the opening? - Can you find checkmate in 2 moves? (Quiz no.1)
Which move leads to checkmate in 2 moves? - Openings - Traps! (Part 1)
Introducing our traps series : a chess trap has a large element of surprise. The trapped player didn't notice anything special, but the position is suddenly, completely, irrevocably lost. Here are 21 best-loved traps. - Chess Quizzes for Beginners : Notation, Setup, and Moves
It's quiz time! You've learned the basics of chess notation, how to set up the board for a new game, and how the pieces move. Now you want to see how well you've learned the basics. If you get a perfect score, then you know how to play chess! - Open Game
Chess openings Open Game. (Part 1 of 2) - Profiles of Famous Chess Players
We add the first profiles to our register of Famous Chess Players, starting with the first 13 official World Champions. These profiles list the events which led to the crowning of a World Champion, usually matches plus an occasional tournament, and are linked from the register entry for each player. - Improve Your Middle Game (Part 3 - Plans)
You've heard the phrase, 'Play with a plan!' What is a plan and how do you make one? - Chess Traps : Quizzes
No one likes to get caught in an opening trap. Here are a series of exercises designed to test your sense of danger in the opening. - Guide to the Chess Pieces - The Bishop
Beginner's Guide to the Six Chess Pieces - Sicilian Najdorf
Chess Opening Tutorial : Sicilian Defense - Najdorf Variation • If you play 1.e4, planning to answer the Sicilian with 2.Nf3 and 3.d4, you will meet the Najdorf Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6) many times. Be prepared! - Chess Openings at a Glance : Albin Counter Gambit
Chess Openings at a Glance : 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 - Chess Glossary (A-Z)
Confused about the various acronyms and terms used in chess? Check the glossary for definitions. - Chess Glossary : Opening Terms
Chess terminology is at its most colorful in the names that have been applied to the openings and their variations. Chess also has a technical vocabulary which applies to opening theory in general. - Chess Traps - Quiz 1 Index
Chess Traps - Quiz 1 Index - Famous Chess Players
Introducing our register of outstanding players, past and present. The names on the register were not chosen at random, and here we explain how the register was developed. Is your favorite player missing? Let us know! - Chess Openings at a Glance : Alekhine's Defense
Chess Openings at a Glance : 1.e4 Nf6 - Checkmates with Names
Some checkmates are so notorious or so common that they have names. They represent mating patterns which arise frequently in real games. Knowledge of these patterns, plus many more, comes early on the learning curve of every improving player. - Sicilian - Closed Variation
Chess openings Sicilian Defense - Closed Variation. (Part 1 of 2) - Guide to Chess Gambits (Part 2)
Part 2 of the About Chess Guide to Gambits covers all openings except those that start 1.e4 e5 or 1...e6. The Queen's Gambit is in our list even though it's not a true gambit. It's not the only so-called gambit where it's too dangerous to keep the Pawn. - Chess clocks
A chess clock has two connected time displays, linked so that only one clock can run. A player who fails to make the required number of moves loses on time. Even World Champions forget to press the clock! - Where to Play Chess
Looking for places to play chess? Play chess against a computer, in a club, in a tournament, or online. Here are tips, links, and resources to find more information to play chess. - King's Gambit
Chess openings King's Gambit. (Part 1 of 3) - Ruy Lopez
Chess openings Ruy Lopez. (Part 1 of 8) - Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Maximize the Usefulness of Your Moves
Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Principle of Maximum Usefulness - Chess Draws
Some games have no winner. Here's how to identify perpetual check, triple repetition, insufficient mating material, and the 50 move rule. Many draws are by mutual agreement. - Chess Traps - Quiz 1.1(Q)
Chess Traps - Quiz 1.1(Q) - Chess Tips : Positional Guidelines
Every chess player learns practical applications of positional principles. Here are a few of the best known. Don't let these guidelines interfere with common sense, which takes priority over all else. - Closed Game
Chess openings; Queen's Pawn Games; Closed Game. (Part 1 of 4) - Chess 201 - Introduction to the Openings
Chess 201 - How to play the first few moves of a chess game. - Reti Opening
Chess Opening Tutorial : Reti Opening (Part 1 of 10) • The move 1.Nf3 is commonly known as the Reti Opening. Richard Reti (1889-1929) began playing 1.Nf3 at the highest levels of chess in 1923. His reasoning was that since 1.e4 and 1.d4 present targets in the center, White should hold back these moves until Black's own intentions are clear. This was the foundation of the Hypermodern approach to openings. - Steinitz - Introduction
The Modern Chess Instructor, by Wilhelm Steinitz, Chapter VII, Relative Value of Pieces and Principles of Play • Introduction - Caro-Kann Defense
Chess openings Caro-Kann Defense. (Part 1 of 7) - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - Introduction
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Top 10 Ways to Lose at Chess
No one likes to lose at chess, but if you're going to lose you might as well do it in style. - Chess.com
Site review of online chess play site 'Chess.com'. - Calculate Your Chess Rating with a Javascript Calculator
Just plug in your current rating, your opponents' ratings, and your results. Then click 'Calculate'. The tool will determine your new rating plus show some intermediate numbers used to compute the rating. - Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Build an Opening Repertoire
Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Build an Opening Repertoire - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 1.d4
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Count Developing Moves
Chess Openings Tutorial : Count the Developing Moves (2/10) - Famous Chess Players (A-M)
A brief introduction to some of the most famous players of the royal game. - ECO
Definition of chess term 'ECO'. - Indian Defenses
Chess openings Indian Defenses. (Part 1 of 3) - Reti System
Chess openings Reti System. (Part 1 of 4) - Checkmate! - Easy
The Rules of Chess. Checkmate! - Easy. - Can You Recognize Check? (Quiz no.1)
Count the number of moves that give check. - Tactics! - Easy Puzzles
Tactics! - Easy Puzzles. - Classic Chess : 64 Great Games
Introducing the About Chess Game Viewer, here are 64 great chess games considered by many experts to be among the best ever played. Step through the moves of a game or click Autoplay to watch a game like a movie. - Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Introduction to 1.e4
Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : White attacks with the first move - Chess Traps Quiz 1.1 (BLT011A)
 W - B [B15] Chess Traps Quiz 1.1 (BLT011A) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qd3 B15.07.33 - Chess Champions
Here are lists of the world champions and winners of various national championships. - Keep Knights near the center
Keep Knights as close to the center as possible. 'A Knight on the rim is grim.' - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 1...Nf6
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Chess Traps - Quiz 1.1(A)
Chess Traps - Quiz 1.1(A) - Improve Your Middle Game (Part 2 - Combinations)
A combination is a variation in the course of which both sides make forced moves and which ends with an objective advantage for the active side. - Romanovsky - Where to Play Chess Using Email
Email chess play via a server is an evolution of email play. You make your moves using a Web interface, which are then transmitted to your opponents via email. You also receive notification via email when your opponent has moved. Sometimes called 'turn based'. - Chess Openings at a Glance : Benko Gambit
Chess Openings at a Glance : 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 2.c4
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 4...O-O
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Dutch Defense
Chess openings Dutch Defense. (Part 1 of 5) - Consider the Pawn structure
Keep your Pawn structure healthy. Try to ruin your opponent's structure. - Google Games - World Chess Champions
Who are the most popular World Chess Champions? The Web shows the way! - Best Chess Books
Chess library -- there have been more books written about chess than about any other game. See our list of recommended classics especially chosen for the beginning and intermediate player. - Online Chess Play Sites IV - Playchess.com
Introduction to online chess play - Playchess.com. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 4.e4
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Bishop's Opening
Chess openings Bishop's Opening. (Part 1 of 3) - FIDE Top-10 Players (1975-2004)
Since 1970, chess has used the Elo rating system to rank world class players. Using FIDE historical ratings we identify world Top-10 players over the last 30 years. - Online Chess Play Sites II - InstantChess
Introduction to online chess play - InstantChess. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 7...c5
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Chess Openings at a Glance : English Opening
Chess Openings at a Glance : 1.c4 - Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Introduction to 1.d4
Index of Chess Opening Tutorials : Queen's Pawn Opening - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 5.e5
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Queen's Gambit Accepted
Chess openings Queen's Gambit Accepted. (Part 1 of 4) - Chess - QuickTips
An index of QuickTips for the Chess guide site. - Watch Bishops and fixed Pawns
Pay attention to the Bishops when you fix Pawns permanently. Since Bishops move on one color, Pawns on that color are problematic. - Bird's Opening
Chess openings Bird's Opening. (Part 1 of 3) - Tools to Calculate Your Chess Rating
Even if you hate math, you can calculate chess ratings. First see our Rating Calculator tool. Then see our series on Step By Step Rating Calculation. Do you know that you can use performance ratings to identify your strengths and weaknesses? - Chess Traps Quiz 1.2 (BLT012A)
 W - B [C71] Chess Traps Quiz 1.2 (BLT012A) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 - Opening Repertoire : View Example Games
Play through example games used in the About Chess Opening Repertoire Recommendations. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 7.Be3
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 2...g6
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Top 10 Myths About Chess
Here are some of our favorite myths about the royal game. - Ruy Lopez 3...a6 Closed
Chess Opening Tutorial : Ruy Lopez - 3...a6 Closed Variation (1/10) • The moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 (Ruy Lopez) 3...a6 (Morphy Defense) 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 (Closed Variation) 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O, lead to the most common position in chess after eight moves by both sides. One reason for its popularity is that the opponents have so many plans available. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 3.Nc3
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Classic Chess : 64 Great Games (PGN format)
Here are 64 great chess games considered by many experts to be among the best ever played. Download them or use the viewer to step through the moves. - Chess Quizzes for Beginners : Check and Checkmate
This series of quizzes is designed to test your knowledge of check and checkmate. Each quiz is a series of seven multiple choice questions based on a specific chess position. Make sure you've mastered one set of six quizzes before you start the next set. - Nimzo-Larsen Attack
Chess openings Nimzo-Larsen Attack. (Part 1 of 3) - King's Indian Defense
Chess openings King's Indian Defense. (Part 1 of 5) - Award Winning Chess Books
The chess books listed here have all won a prestigious Book of the Year award from at least one of the following chess book reviewers: British Chess Federation (BCF), ChessCafe.com, Fred Cramer / Chess Journalists of America (CJA). Click any title to compare prices for that particular recommendation. - Open Game 2.Nf3
Chess openings Open Game 2.Nf3. (Part 1 of 10) - Benoni
Chess openings Benoni. (Part 1 of 4) - Where to Play Chess - So Many Places to Play Chess!
Computer and network technologies have revolutionized the royal game. There are now more ways to meet and play opponents than at any time in the long history of the game. - Buy Chess Playing Software ...
Buying chess playing software for Windows is not as straightforward as you might think. Here we list eight well known commercial products. Consider the engine and the interface. - Email Play Sites : Introduction
Email chess play via a server is an evolution of email play. You make your moves using a Web interface, which are then transmitted to your opponents via email. You also receive notification via email when your opponent has moved. Here we discuss some of the more important characteristics of these sites. - Tactics! - Easy Puzzles (Solutions)
Tactics! - Easy Puzzles. - 1972 World Chess Championship : View Fischer - Spassky Games
View games from the 1972 Fischer - Spassky match, Reykjavik, Iceland. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 3...Bg7
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 5...Ne8
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 6.f4
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 8.dxc5
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Chess in the Movies : The Christmas Tree (1969)
Chess serves the same symbolic purpose on film as in life -- intellectual activity, competition, gamesmanship -- plus a quick nod to art and science. - Chess Openings at a Glance : Bird's Opening
Chess Openings at a Glance : 1.f4 - French Defense - 3.Nc3
Chess Opening Tutorial : French Defense - 3.Nc3 (Part 1 of 10)• The most common continuation of the French Defense is 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5. Black accepts a restricted Bishop and less space in return for a solid position which is not easily breached. The variations after 3.Nc3, where the Knight develops to its natural square, keep the central tension. Black has three good replies: 3...Bb4, 3...Nf6, and 3...dxe4. - Every Move Explained - 1960 Letelier-Fischer - 6...d6
Every move of the chess game played at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad between Rene Letelier and Bobby Fischer is explained move by move. - Every Move Explained - 1844 Hoffmann-Petrov - 1.e4
Every move of an 1844 chess game played in the romantic style is explained move by move. - 'Game Over' : Did IBM Cheat Kasparov?
The film 'Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine', directed by Vikram Jayanti, strongly suggests IBM may have cheated Kasparov. The film failed to ask the tough questions. The conspiracy theory is still open to speculation. - Sicilian Defense 2.Nf3
Chess openings Sicilian Defense 2.Nf3. (Part 1 of 2) - Sicilian - No early ...d6
Chess openings Sicilian Defense - Black avoids an early ...d6. (Part 1 of 4) - Kings Indian Classical
Chess Opening Tutorial : Kings Indian Defense - Classical Variation (1/10) • The Kings Indian Defense is one of the sharpest ways to meet 1.d4. The Classical Variation is one of the sharpest ways to meet the Kings Indian. After the board is separated into two pieces by ...e5 & d5, White attacks on the Queenside and Black attacks on the Kingside. Piece exchanges are infrequent and combinations arise everywhere. - Every Move Explained - 1844 Hoffmann-Petrov - 1...e5
Every move of an 1844 chess game played in the romantic style is explained move by move.
