There is a wide range of symbols used in chess. The basic ones are provided in the Chess Notations tutorial. The following tables are provided to assist you in becoming familiar with identifying chess symbols you might encounter. The symbols presented below are: Chess Informant Symbols (CIS), United States Chess Federation (USCF) Symbols, New In […]
Well, certainly seems Black has crushed White in this next position. Appearances can be deceiving when one is overconfident. White Mates in 3. DIAGRAM CCKM-P8 Scroll down for solution 1. Bxc5+!! Rd6 2. Bxd6+ Ke2 3. Rg1# [If instead 1. … Ke2 then White simply mates in two with 2. Rg1#]
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DIAGRAM CCKM-P9 1. Qxf7+ Rxf7 2. Re8+ Rf8 3. Rxf8+ Kfx8 4. Re8# (Adapted from problem by Comins Mansfield, American Chess Bulletin, 1953)
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VII. Fianchetto.There is a Bishop move which has a special name…fianchetto – which means to move the Bishop from its home square to the diagonal square on a player’s second rank which is in front of the adjacent Knight’s square after advancing the Knight pawn from its home square (most often a single square advance to […]
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