It is a true piece of art! Of course it has 3 time zones for big travelers, but also has a complete system to time a chess game, including the elegant flags that go up and down as time goes by. It’s extremely exclusive and reserved for the most discerning connoisseurs and chess ...
I carved a chess set out of wood and stained them all the same color and each piece is unique, having their own identities, so you can pick your players like a pickup game. It gives the game another dimension because you have to pay more attention to who is who as well. Plus you ...
10/4/2010 – ... on c4 had been the idea of Black's preceding sacrifice, and his last move 26...Qxd3 attacked both this piece and the rook on c2. What do you think, which continuation leads to an advantage for White now?
wins a piece. as 30..Qb5 31.Qxb5 ab 32.Nd3(the knight escapes). I played 30.Be5(trying to set up a mating attack with 31.Bxf6 etc) and attacking the b-pawn and the fight continued. Much later in the game after 50..Qd6(diagram) I again missed a chance to turn the game....
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone, Do you love chess in the movies? Can you name the actress and film from the photos below? Hint: It's a French-German movie. From Alexandra Kosteniuk's ...
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Be7 8.e4 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7Of course the c4 pawn is not really hanging yet. Black is just setting up a regular hedgehog piece placement. 11.Be3 Nbd7 12.f4 h5!?It’s a little unusual to do ...
Well, it would probably be likethe upcoming game Speed Chess, set to debut this week at Tokyo Game Show 2015! The game is in for a major revamp, complete witha lack of turns and a multi-touch display that glows brilliant neon colors!
I have to say, this set appealed to me from the first day I saw it back in the anand-carlsen match. In real life this set is very special, every piece is different from what I was used to playing with the normal, more common sets (like: timeless set). ...
sanded etc. and none have been stained. I have the wood for a board but that will be last. I'm worried the chain mail won't show up enough on the backs of the rounded top ones. Fingers crossed. I'll hollow out the kings crown as I did in the practice piece with a paddle...
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