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Chess Backgrounds Series 36 – #10

September 19, 2017
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To save background image, move cursor over any area where the background image appears, right click, and then utilize the browser specific procedure for saving a background image (e.g., in Netscape after right clicking, click on “View Background Image” and then when it comes up using either the “Save Page As” command under “File” in […]

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Weekly Problem 09-15-05

September 7, 2017
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Black to Move, Wins White’s Queen in 3

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ECO Information and Index

September 5, 2017
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Queen-Bishop Battery – Java

September 2, 2017
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Look at the chessboard below. White has a Queen-Bishop Battery (the Queen at a2 and White King Bishop at c4). What principles of moving pieces and advancing pawns, and evaluating a game, can you identify from this board position? White’s Queen-Bishop Battery has Black’s Queen Bishop at e6 pinned to Black’s King at g8. White’s […]

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White Mates in 4 – Problem 22

August 11, 2017
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DIAGRAM CCKM-P22  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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The Knight

July 24, 2017
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I.    Basic Moving and Capturing. The Knight is the only non-linear piece on the chessboard, and the only one which may jump over other pieces and pawns in moving. The Knight is the only piece with which a player may make a move and open his or her game in addition to a pawn advance. […]

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En passant

July 18, 2017
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III.    En passant. There is one and only one important optional exception to the basic rule for advancing and capturing with a pawn. There is a special pawn capture advance called en passant (basically, capturing in passing). This optional pawn capture only involves the capture of a pawn by a pawn. [En passant sometimes is noted simply as “en” or “en.” […]

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Chess Backgrounds Series 36 – #8

July 13, 2017
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image size: 1200×1000 (23KB) To save background image, move cursor over any area where the background image appears, right click, and then utilize the browser specific procedure for saving a background image (e.g., in Netscape after right clicking, click on “View Background Image” and then when it comes up using either the “Save Page As” […]

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Test Page 44

June 25, 2017
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This page shows the selected background. The HTML coding uses a BACKGROUND image attribute in the BODY tag. You can download the background images by right clicking in the background area, and (1) for Internet Explorer selecting the “Save Background As” download command from the alternate menu; (2) for Netscape selecting the “View Background Image” […]

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Problem 17 – White Mates in 2

June 21, 2017
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DIAGRAM CCKM-P17  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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