Chess Game Phases

The games of Chess is divided into three phases of play. These are called the opening, the middlegame and the endgame.
The opening of the game is when chess pieces are mobilized, hopefully in an effective pattern. This deployment of forces is sometimes called development.
The middlegame is the phase of the game where battles ensue between [...]

No Stress Chess

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,

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 [...]

Online Chess: No Substitute for the Real Thing

Like most chess fanatics, I like to stay mentally prepared by playing games on the computer. While Internet chess can be somewhat effective at helping me to hone my strategy, there’s nothing like the experience of a real one-on-one game. Sort of like in poker and other gambling games, it’s possible to get a read [...]

The Ancestry of Chess

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

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

National Chess Day – I missed it!

I have loved the game of chess

The Benefits of Chess for Children

Want smarter kids? It’s a fact. Numerous studies have shown that teaching children the strategic game of chess, either in school or at home, directly contributes to increased academic performance in many areas, including Math, Science, English and Reading. Not only that, chess strategies

Defensive Tactics to Keep You in the Game

Chess is known for being a complex game that tests mental acumen as well as endurance. Unlike in checkers, the master player must learn to strategize based on the unique capabilities and value of each piece. Once you understand that concept, the game becomes a bit easier to digest. Luckily there’s only one instance where [...]

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