Chess Moves – The Bishop

The Bishop is one of the next most powerful of the chess game pieces – after the Queen and the Rook. The other chess piece at the value of 3 as the Bishop is the Knight which will be covered on a future post.
The Bishop can only move diagonally, which means it wil stay in [...]

Timeless Games

There are a few timeless games that simply will never go out of style. The characteristic that is crucial, in my opinion, is that the game must require a high level of skill. While there are several variations, poker is one of those social games that people have played for centuries. As the saying goes, [...]

Chess Moves – the Rook

The Rook is the next most valuable chess piece after the Queen. It is considered a “chess heavy” along with the queen. The reason these two pieces are considered chess heavies is because either of these chess pieces along with the King can put the opponent’s King in checkmate, something none of the other pieces [...]

Board Games Bring the Family Together

I’m going to come clean right off the bat. That wooden chess set you see sitting on the bookshelf? It’s there for purely decorative purposes. I haven’t played the game in years, nor would I remember how without some serious prompting and time to refresh my memory. Still, I’ve come to respect the chess set [...]

Chess Moves – The Queen

The Queen is the most powerful of all the chess game pieces, also making her the most valuable chess piece, other than the King, of course. This is because of her mobility. The Queen can move any number of squares in any direction. Her only limitation is that she cannot jump over pieces.
Because the queen [...]

Staunton Chess Pieces

If you have played chess for any amount of time, I ‘m sure you’ve heard of Staunton Chess Pieces. Staunton Chess Pieces are a style of chess pieces design by Nathaniel Cook and named after Howard Staunton, considered to be one of the best chess players in the mid 1800’s.
Staunton chess pieces became popular very [...]

Chess Moves – The King

The King, as you probably suspect, is the most important of all chess pieces. It is not, however, the most

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 [...]