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Jan 26, 2021 · What does the "Reset Rated Training History" button do exactly? I assume (although I'm not completely sure) it resets one's rating back to the rating they started with [when they first joined chess.com] and clears all the rated chess puzzles completed.
May 8, 2019 · Online Chess. The advent of online chess allowed players thousands of miles apart to play bullet chess, and has required some new developments in the evolution of the chess clock. As we saw with digital clocks, online chess spurred an acceleration of play: Moving with a mouse is much faster than moving physical pieces.
A pin is a tactic you can use to restrict one or more of your opponent's pieces. You can do it by attacking the other player's forces in a way that allows you to explore a much greater vulnerability if the attacked piece moves. Usually, the pinned piece blocks an attack to a more valuable piece, but it could also protect a key defender of the ...
How much vacation does my opponent have? Sometimes you may notice that your opponent in your daily game is taking a long time to move. If you look at their clock and see 'Vacation' this means they have paused all their games and aren't playing chess for a while! How long will you have to wait? Click on the 'Info' tab to find out: You can read ...
The en passant rule is a special pawn capturing move in chess. "En passant" is a French expression that translates to "in passing", which is precisely how this capture works. Pawns can usually capture only pieces that are directly and diagonally in front of them on an adjacent file. It moves to the captured piece's square and replaces it.
The word checkmate is derived from the Farsi or Arabic شاه مات or “shāh māt”, which means “the King is helpless”. The “māt”, which we recognize as “mate” means measured or traversed, alluding to the prowess of the opponent in taking the dominion in the game. An alternate theory relates the term “mate” to the ...
