Chess Sets for Namibia
November 13, 2009 by Chess-Master
Filed under Chess, Chess Facts, Chess Sets
Near the end of October 2009, Bank Windhoek gave over 550 chess sets to the Namibian Chess Federation (NFC). These sets were distributed to about 100 schools in the south of Namibia, by the Namibian Schools Sports Union. In 2008, the NFC, with help from Bank Windhoek distributed 1000 chess sets to schools in the [...]
Perfect Conversation Piece for any Den
November 6, 2009 by Chess-Master
Filed under Chess, Chess Sets
Chess is often regarded as the thinking man’s – and thinking woman’s – board game. Those who excel at it are sometimes even heralded as geniuses because of all the logical thinking that goes into every potential move. I’m barely competent at the game; in fact, my 11-year-old son defeats me on a regular basis. [...]
Variations of Chess – Dragon Chess
November 3, 2009 by Chess-Master
Filed under Chess, Chess Boards, Chess Sets
Dragon Chess
The Dragon Chess set features the addition of four pieces for each of the black and white sets: two dragons and two more pawns. It It is played on an expanded board with two wings on the sides.
The extra squares dynamically change the way you play the game is played as they give more [...]
No Stress Chess
October 29, 2009 by Chess-Master
Filed under Chess, Chess Pieces, Chess Rules and Strategies, Chess Sets
I was shopping at Toys R Us the other day (early Christmas shopping) looking at the board games. And with chess being my favorite all-time game,
The Ancestry of Chess
October 17, 2009 by Chess-Master
Filed under Chess, Chess Facts, Chess Sets
Who invented Chess and where did it come from? Nobody really knows. There are several theories though.
One theory is that chess evolved from the ancient Chinese game of Xiangqi. Another theory states that it evolved from an old game Chaturanga from India or Afghanistan. Yet others say it evolved out of Persia. Many other cultures [...]
Variations of Chess – Chess for Four
October 14, 2009 by Chess-Master
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Chess for Four
Chess for four features four colors of chess pieces played from rows
Chess Pieces in the News
October 4, 2009 by Chess-Master
Filed under Chess, Chess Facts, Chess Pieces, Chess Sets
Auction of chess pieces….
There was an auction held in Sweden this last week of items belonging to the late Swedish Director Ingmar Bergman. One item up for auction were the chess pieces used in his 1957 movie “The Seventh Seal. In this film, Max Von Sydow plays a game of chess with Death.
Despite missing the [...]
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