The possible ways to open a game, while not limitless, total into the millions. As covered in the Opening of the Game tutorial, each player starts with twenty (20) different possible moves by the Knights and pawn advances to choose from to make as his or her respective opening move. One may see using simple […]
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Honfi – Sebestyen Dunaujvaros, 1952 White to Move a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h Click Down Arrow to Choose Auto Play Speed 0123456789 Move: [you may click on a move […]
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The game of chess is played on a square board consisting of 64 squares of alternating light and dark squares in a grid pattern, called the chessboard (or more commonly simply the board). The chessboard along with the players’ pieces and pawns (the fighting units), collectively constitute the chess set. Chess sets, whether they be computer […]
DIAGRAM CCKM-P21 a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h Click Down Arrow to Choose Auto Play Speed 0123456789 Move: scroll down for notated solution [you may click on a move notation […]
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VI. Numeric Notation for Correspondence Chess. Numeric is the official notation standard for all events, postal and email, organised by: The International Correspondence Chess Federation (http://www.iccf.com/) It enables players from all nations to transmit their moves in a totally unambiguous way, regardless of language differences. It is also extremely easy to learn, and, with […]
Let’s review principles of moving pieces and advacing pawns and apply concepts of evaluating, tactics and strategy. We will cntinue using the standard French Defense after 4 moves. Think about what the players have done so far in in the opening. What are some possibilities open for the players? Why did the players make the […]
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