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Chess
Questions about the game of Chess. Electronic versions of chess may be asked about here, as a second category, but would be more appropriately placed in a Video Games category.
2,793 Questions
What companies sell Chinese chess sets?
Alibaba offers a wide variety of different products including Chinese chess sets. They sell these at affordable prices online. More information can be found on their official website.
How much for Alice in Wonderland chess set worth?
About 200 dollars acconrding to checkmate chess sets
Like a referee or umpire in other sports the International Arbiter is a certified members of FIDE World Chess Foundation. Usually they are formerly strong players with a full command of the rules of the game.
What types of prizes can you win at a chess tournament?
You usually win a monetary prize from a chess tournament. The amounts vary but can go as high as $30,000, which was the amount awarded to the winner of the 2008 World Open chess tournament.
What happens when a king reaches at the opponents margin in chess?
the king gets the role of the queen
Can castles take out a piece in the next square on chess?
Yes, as long as it doesn't violate the horizontal/vertical move restriction.
What does the opening chess move Nf3 Nf6 mean?
That is algebraic notation. The N stands for kNight (K is King). The notation tells us that White's Knight moved to F3 and Black's Knight moved to F6. The notation doesn't need to tell us the starting point for the pieces, logically it can only be White's Knight from B1 and Black's from G8, and in general algebraic notation will only mention the start point if there's any ambiguity (ie for two white rooks who can both arrive at an intersection of their paths at F5, you'd have to say which it was)
What piece of chess is worth nine points?
The queen is worth 9 points, the rook is 5 points, the knight and a bishop are both worth 3 points, and a pawn is worth 1 point.
What is the difference between Chinese Chess and International Chess?
Chinese chess has different rules and characters and the board is different. It has triangles and squares and different pieces compared to International Chess.
Is John Hall famous chess player still alive?
yes he is living up and down the California coast line traveling with a girl friend...
He is back packing it, and is playing people for money or giving lessons...
So, you may find him from L/A to santa barbra, all the way in between...
He's living homeless so good luck finding him...
Today is Sept. 1 2013, and i happen to be in a coffee shop next to The John Hall, writer of several books on chess, former editor of chess magazine. Yes, he is in fact alive. Signed a former student, and well kinda a competitor..although Mr.Halls' chess doormat would more apt describe our aquaintance. Karl Wagner
Why is chess boxing a unusual sport?
Chess boxing is an unusual sport because chess & boxing are totally different 'sports'. Chess is a 'sport' of the mind, and is very calm (except when you or your opponent, whichever loses, is a bad loser!). Boxing is a 'sport' of strength, and is deffinately NOT a calm 'sport'.
What is the purpose of having a chess club?
To bring together people who like to play chess and to learn from one another.
The Rooks diet consists mainly of earthworms and insect larvae, which the bird finds by probing the ground with its strong bill. It also eats cultivated cereal grain, smaller amounts of fruit, small mammals, acorns, small birds, their eggs and young and carrion. In urban sites, human food scraps are taken from rubbish dumps and streets, usually in the early hours when it is relatively quiet. It has also been seen along the seashore, feeding on insects, crustaceans and suitable food flotsam.
Which chess piece represents a Camel?
The Camel is not represented by any one chess piece but there are chess pieces carved from camel bone .
Can you move any other piece other than the king if the opponent says checkmate?
No, unless if they made a false call.
How many chess games can there be?
We are not EXACTLY sure how many games are there. There is so many-more than the atoms in the known.
