Human Chess Match

Last weekend, I attended the Northern California Renaissance Faire at Casa De Fruita in Hollister, CA. This is an annual Faire where numerous fair staff, vendors AND patrons dress up in the clothes and wares of the Renaissance Era and also behave and speak as such….just for fun. One of the shows they boasted, the [...]

More about the Chess Board

As mentioned in a previous post of mine, the chess board is a geometrically square board of eight rows and eight columns with alternating light and dark squares. The rows are called ranks and the columns are called files.
The ranks (running horizontally) are labeled 1 through 8 beginning at the bottom where the white pieces [...]

Variations of Chess – Chess for Four

Chess for Four
Chess for four features four colors of chess pieces played from rows

The Very Basics of Chess

The game of chess is a two player strategic game played on a chess board which is a square board of eight rows and eight columns. The name that is assigned to the colors of the 64 squares is referred to as light squares and dark squares, which alternate. The board is placed between the [...]

Deep Blue: A Chess-playing Machine

Back in 1996, a computer known as Deep Blue struck a universal blow for artificial intelligence. The computer was designed by IBM with the sole intention of defeating a world champion at chess; this mission was accomplished when world champion Garry Kasparov was beaten in the opening match. He went on to win four of [...]

Speed Chess: Not for the Faint of Heart

When some people think of chess, they think of a deliberately paced, methodical game of strategy – a battle of wits that can stretch on practically to eternity. It’s also commonly thought of as a refined game of unmatched elegance, played on a marble chess board. A chess player might enjoy sipping on a fine [...]

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