Weekly Problem 09-02-04
Black Mates in Three
Sacrifice Problem
Look at the position in the following game board diagram. Figure out a checkmate for White in five moves, with a little help from Black. [Note: Black has other options for moving which would prevent the mate in five moves, but the problem is to spot the checkmate in five moves for White, and Black’s […]
Test Page 81
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The Rook
I. Basic Moving and Capturing.The Rook is one of the two linear pieces, and one of the three major pieces (King, Queen, & Rook) . Rooks may move (and move and capture) only vertically forward and backward in files, and only horizontally left and right in ranks. A Rook may move along the length of […]
Transparent Backgrounds
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Moving Pieces and Advancing pawns – Part 3 of 4
III. Pins & Skewers. Pins & skewers, along with forks, form what I call the “nasty triangle” of tactics and strategy. They all have at their center the goal of attacking and capturing pieces and pawns in very unpalatable situations for the opposing player. Pin: is used to refer to the situation where a […]
Over 2000 Backgrounds
Misty Valley Backgrounds Merlin’s Wizardry Backgrounds including his famous optical illusions The “Dithered” Series The “Zorcan” Series The “Rondo” Series The “Wiltshire” Series The “Solid Color” Series The “Transparent” Series The “Red, Black and Blue” Combination Series The “Castero” Series The “Blue, Black and Purple” […]
English Descriptive Notation
IV. English Descriptive Notation. The English Descriptive notation type, while an older notation type and not in use as much anymore, was widely used in chess world. Therefore, you will likely encounter it frequently in books and publications. The notation type is not obsolete and is still used, especially by those who grew up with it and […]
Test Page 2.5
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Moving Pieces and Advancing pawns – Part 2 of 4 (Page 1 of 2)
Page 2b IIB. Additional Tactical and Strategical Concepts & Principles.We turn to additional concepts and principles used in constructing the conceptual framework and see application of the prime principle – combination. Counterattack: refers to an opposing player launching a simultaneous attack against the pieces and/or pawns of a player who is pressing an attack. The […]