Glass Chess Sets
Glass is the generic term used to describe chess sets which are made from crystal or bone china. Although these types of sets generally come in the theme or collector’s categories, you can fine regular pieces and pawns as well.
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Wood Chess Sets
Wood is a great material for chess sets. The pieces, pawns and board can be made from less expensive oak, pine or walnut, or you can choose exotic woods like teak, ebony, or cocobolo.
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Chess Tactics
Tactics is probably the most decisive aspect of the game. A player that is extremely good at tactics may beat a superior opponent, whereas inability to handle the tactics is a drawback to further progress. Every chess player who wishes to improve himself needs to practice his ability to count variations and combinations.
But how should [...]
Travel Chess Sets
If you’re on the go then folding travel chess sets are for you. They’re usually magnetic to protect against bumps and jolts. The pieces and pawns can be stored inside the board when folded.
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Special Chess Moves 2
The King has also a special move at his disposal. It is called ‘castling’ and is a defensive move, used to increase the King’s safety. Castling may be either ’short’ or ‘long’. Consider the white King on e1 (Ke1) and the white Rook on h1 (Rh1). ‘Short castling’ involves moving the King to g1 and [...]
Special Chess Moves
The moves described here are only valid when no other piece is interfering. If any piece is in the way, then the moving piece can not skip over it. The moving piece can only move to any square before it. If it is an enemy piece, it can also be captured. To capture the opponent’s [...]
Themed Chess Sets
Themed chess sets depict characters, movies and events. There are theme chess sets for most major sports teams with pieces and pawns that resemble positions like quarterback and cheerleaders. There are entire categories of cartoon character chess sets that are perfect for attracting younger people to the game. You can even get Civil War or WW II sets as well as Roman Gladiator and even old West models.
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About Chess
Chess is a wonderful board game, invented thousands of years ago. Throughout its long history, it has earned noticeable acknowledgement and is considered to be the ‘king’ of board games. Nowadays, it stills attracts people from all over the world, regardless of their age. Chess is fascinating for it allows players to put their technique, experience and inspiration into rivalry …
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Chess Moves
Not all chess pieces behave the same on the board; each one is moving in a different way. The King (denoted by K) can move only
one square at a time, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. For example, considering an empty board, a King on e4 (we write Ke4
in chess notation) may move to e3,e5, d4, f4, [...]
