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Image 7 Surprising Health Benefits of Playing Chess

Grandmaster and world chess champion Bobby Fischer is famously quoted as saying, “Chess is life.”But can this two-player game, consisting of a square checkered board... Read more...
Image How to play online chess?

I already have written a few articles about online chess. The one of them is called Online Chess vs. Over the Board Chess, which you may want to check out for comparing... Read more...
Image Total Chess: Going to the Endgame

When should you trade pieces and go to the endgame?  There is a good, general rule.  When ahead, trade pieces; when behind trade pawns. When you are ahead,... Read more...
Total Chess: Bishops & Weak Squares PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Herron   
Thursday, 03 January 2013 23:44

bishopWeak squares are squares that are not attacked or defended by pawns.  While pieces are busy doing other things, pawns are left to control the squares around them.  Since pawns attack and defend diagonally, they control squares that are the same color as their own square.

If most of your pawns are on dark squares, then you are strong on the dark squares and weak on the light squares. If most of your pawns are on light squares, then you are strong on the light squares and weak on the dark squares.

Last Updated on Thursday, 03 January 2013 23:52
 
Don't Be That Guy at Chess PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Saturday, 29 December 2012 21:02

don't be that guy chessHere are a couple of funny "don't do's" of tournament chess shared by the chess.com user linlaoda.

This is a purely comedic and not serious post that is a spinoff of "don't be that guy at the gym" theme.

Are you committing any "chess crimes?" Let's find out :)

Last Updated on Saturday, 29 December 2012 21:16
 
7 Surprising Health Benefits of Playing Chess PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jenna Savage   
Thursday, 25 October 2012 20:11

benifits of chess Grandmaster and world chess champion Bobby Fischer is famously quoted as saying, “Chess is life.”But can this two-player game, consisting of a square checkered board and playing pieces that are moved in different ways depending on their royal or military designation, benefit your mental and physical health?

Absolutely! Check out these seven surprising health benefits of playing chess and then consider your next move.

 
Total Chess: Pawn Advances & Exchanges PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Herron   
Wednesday, 05 September 2012 20:05

pawn exchangesNow that you know about strong pawns and weak pawns, you are ready to learn about pawn advances and pawn exchanges.  The pawn structure changes every time you or the opponent moves or captures a pawn.

Naturally, you want the changes to be in your favor, not in the opponent’s favor. Always consider the changes to the pawn structure before you make a move. Try to make your pawns strong and make the opponent’s pawns weak.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 September 2012 20:12
 
Chess Statistics: Most Often Occuring Endgames in Chess PDF Print E-mail
Written by Yury Markushin   
Thursday, 25 October 2012 20:17

chess endgamesToday  we will talk a little bit more about chess statistics.

The last time we covered Top 10 Best Openings for White and Black and today you will see exactly what types of endgames are the most common in the game of chess.

Take a guess what types of endgames are the most common in chess: Two Rooks vs. Two Rooks, Bishop vs. Knight or Rook vs. Rook?  You can check your solution viewing the full article.

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 October 2012 20:25
 
Total Chess: More Ways to Draw PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Herron   
Thursday, 25 October 2012 19:56

drawThere are three more ways to draw, but they do not happen very often.

They are more common with advanced players than with beginners, and they are more difficult to recognize and harder to decide.

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 October 2012 20:26
 
Chess Statistics: Top 10 Best Openings for White and Black PDF Print E-mail
Written by Yury Markushin   
Friday, 31 August 2012 13:46

chess statisticsThere are many games of chess being played each minute and even each second. There are players who play online blitz chess for fun and there are those who play standard 2 hour time control chess to make a living (they are called Grandmasters). You know there are chess databases that store many of the games that were played, and therefore there is a pretty good statistics on those games, such as how many moves each game lasts, openings played, amount of draws, wins and losses…

Today we will take a look into chess statistics and see what openings can lead to the best results for white and which ones are more favorable for black. We will also see the list of top openings that lead to draws and which ones lead to least amount draws.

Last Updated on Friday, 31 August 2012 13:50
 
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