"Only a bot would play that!" Sacrificing a Queen in chess is a move you're much more likely to see a bot make as opposed to a human, as humans want to protect the game's most valuable piece. In the wake of the recent chess cheating scandal, Levy Rozman
Again, White is to move: I was lucky to fulfil my plan to the very end. The once modest c3-kight now jumps to its dream location: 24.Nd6! and its strength soon proved to be unbearable for Black. Here's the complete game: Markos,Jan (2559) - Caletka,Radomir (2337), SVK-chT ...
If you are ready to play the Ruy Lopez with Black, you also need to be prepared if White avoids the Ruy. In this book Victor Bologan covers all relevant lines with a well laid-out, clearly explained and eminently playable set of responses.But this is not jus...
With Svitlana Demchenko and Arne KaehlerSvitlana Demchenko is an 18-year-old, Canadian WIM and chess coach. Here and now, she will teach us plenty of smart moves on the board, ranging from tactics, strategies, openings, and anything else chess related. In the process, I'm happy to be ...
You should look to master every rule so that you can focus on playing chess. How chess pieces move The most important characters in the game – the pieces. Each piece has its say on the board. Look to learn how each piece behaves...
So black chooses a move. Now white can move again. This next move depends on the first move that white chose to make, but there are about 20 or so moves white can make given the current board position, and then black has 20 or so moves it can make, and so on. How Chess Grand...
5…Bxa6 was the original Benko move-order, so we will treat it as the main line. What does Black have here for the pawn? For one, they have a lead in development. The rook on a8 will not need to be developed, its position is ideal. Also, the two half-open files on the queen...
Another attacking option for white involves Be3, Qd2, and a long castle with a kingside pawn storm heading Black’s way. Introduction In chess, the more pieces you have on the board, the easier it is to play for a win, and the Pirc Defense certainly keeps pieces on the board. Adding...
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1. The Pawn – How Chess Pieces Move Considered to be the least valuable piece on the chessboard, the pawn is worthonly 1 point. However, you will learn in time that they can be very powerful and, just like an army of skilled soldiers in a battle, open the way for the rest of the...