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 [...]

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

After School Chess – update

Well, My daughter has now attended three chess classes. She has learned about all the chess pieces, their value and how they move. In class, their first game was a king and pawn game.

Chess Pieces in the News

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 [...]