Weekly Problem 02-10-05
White’s Best Move
Category: Chess
Weekly Problem 06-16-05
Black to Move and Mate in 8
Chess Web Art Page 18
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Objective of Chess Part 1
The prime objective for each player (whether playing as White or as Black) is to reach checkmate. Checkmate is reached by putting the opposing player’s King under an immediate direct attack by one or more of the player’s Queen, Bishops, Knights, Rooks, and/or pawns. Often checkmate is simply referred to mate An immediate direct attack […]
Test Page 15
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Chess Backgrounds Series 36 – #5
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Chess Backgrounds Series 36 – #11
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Material Return Problem
This problem is designed to reflect that if a player has backward development (positional inferiority) with an unsafe King, but a significant material advantage as Black does in this problem, then the player should consider returning a small amount of the material to be left with a won game. In the above example, consider the […]
Checking and Checkmating
The central idea in studying checking and checkmating is to develop a good foundation for constructing the player’s game plan designed for solid play during a game and winning the game. This tutorial is designed to further the reader’s familiarity with checks & checkmates, from basic simple mating patterns and mating nets to more complex […]