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The bulk of the content consists of diagrams of positions and chess moves, annotated with symbols, many of them developed by Chess Informant. Chess Informant pioneered the use of Figurine Algebraic Notation to avoid the use of initials for the names of the pieces, which vary between languages.
Over 1,000 Chess opening variations! Chess openings are a grand project of humanity, stretching back in history and filled with theory, experience, and most importantly, passion and love for the game of chess. There are over a 1,000 chess openings variations, but much less than that are used by the majority of chess players worldwide.
After you know the basic things like the chessboard structure and how to arrange the pieces, it is time to learn how chess pieces move. In short, the rook moves only horizontally, the bishop only diagonally, the queen both horizontally and diagonally, a knight in L shape, the king in any direction but up to one step, while the pawn in the forward direction one step (two-step in the first move).
Nov 1, 2020 · Checkmate: 'The Queen’s Gambit' and nine more of the most famous chess moves in history As the Netflix show 'The Queen’s Gambit' wins a new generation of chess fans, we look at more famous plays in the ultimate game of strategy
Oct 1, 2013 · This is not the first forum on opening names, and I remember having answered at that time that in The Oxford Companion to Chess over 1300 names are given with the opening moves, moreover a lot of alternative names and, most important for you, the sources of almost every name.
Jan 7, 2018 · How does the King move in chess. The king can move forward, backwards, sideways, and diagonally, but only one square in any direction. The exception is when the king and rook perform a special chess move known as castling. This can be performed once per game. The king can capture any piece that it is next to, as long as it does not itself into ...
Feb 14, 2019 · Chess tactics are discussed often, but what is a chess tactic? There are many ways to describe chess tactics, but perhaps the simplest is to say that a chess tactic is a move (or series of moves) that brings an advantage to a player. This advantage can be material, like winning a piece, or even an attack that results in checkmate! Richard ...