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Enjoying a game of chess
When it comes to chess it often becomes extremely important to play it the right way. This is primarily because when you are playing chess, you need to focus and concentrate on playing it the right way. Chess is a board game which is always played between two players. The board is divided into eight [...] Read more »
SECRETS ON IMPROVING YOUR CHESS
When it comes to the game of chess, there are many secrets. You need to go from being an amateur to being a better player. For this, mental development and special techniques are required; we shall tell you some secrets on improving your chess.
Of course, if you are a chess player, no doubt you would [...] Read more »
Hanging Pieces in the board
Flying chess is a chess variant which uses a three dimensional chessboard having 128 cells. Here some of the pieces are marked as ‘flying pieces’ (Hanging pieces) and the remaining are as normal. The flying pieces are the rook, the knight and the bishop. The king, queen and pawns act as the normal pieces.
Rook can [...] Read more »
Game with pieces hanging over the board
Flying chess is a three dimensional chess variant. It uses the three dimensional chessboard with size of 8*8*2 having 128 cells. It was developed in 1984. This game usually uses markers for denoting the ‘flying’ pieces or can use a secondary board. Sometimes there may be two boards used for representing the upper and lower [...] Read more »
Is chess prowess mainly a matter of IQ?
While chess has been associated with brain power or high IQ, it is not the only factor to attain chess mastery. Sometimes, nature has to be complimented with nurture to become fully realized. But yes, IQ does matter. Grandmasters can safely be assumed to have IQs of over 160 or even 180. This simply means [...] Read more »
What’s the value of getting a chess computer?
If you are seriously taking chess as a sport, then getting a chess computer can be a very good partner to train yourself. While playing games with real players can be fun, player to player this scenario is being slowly taken over by man vs. machine situations. Great players today will find that even the [...] Read more »
Philippino Staunton Chess Set in Sheesham wood
There is nothing to say much about this set except that its just one of many other common chess sets around. Although the pieces are individually carved from sheesham, the set in general, hardly offers new exciting features. If you want to put chess in bad light, go ahead and use this set. Even seasoned [...] Read more »
