Castling is one of those moves that often confuses people, there are in fact three ways to achieve castling. The first is long (that’s when you castle with the Queen’s side rook), the second is short (King’s side) and the third is artificial (which isn’t really castling but it’s where you end up with the […]
There is a fiendishly difficult problem that’s a great way to while away a couple of hours on a chess board. Imagine that you have eight queens (and only eight queens – no other pieces), and that each can attack and take any of the others. How would you go about placing them on a […]
One of the hardest things to do in Chess is to choose an opening, particularly when you’re unfamiliar with your opponents strengths and weaknesses. There are literally thousands of possible combinations of move – only 3 physical moves into the game. However, not all of these choices are created equal. So we’ve got a quick […]
A game of chess is played by two opponents who alternately move their pieces on the chessboard. The ultimate objective is to capture the other player’s king. Once your opponent has no legal moves, you have checkmated your opponent and have won the game. If neither player has any legal moves left, then the game […]