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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
Why should you do the castle move in chess?
You should castle in order to protect your king by tucking it into the corner behind a wall of pawns with the rook guarding the entrance. A king left in the center of the board during the game will soon become target practice for the other player. In addition it links up the two rooks or at least prepares them to be linked up. Two rooks on the same rank or same file make a powerful combination of pieces both for offense and defense. Castle early if you can unless for strategic reasons you want to keep your opponent guessing as to whether you will castle kingside or queenside. Some players like to let the opponent mount an attack on one side, then castle to the other side.
What is the number of possible chess moves in a chess game?
== == There are 20 possible opening moves in chess. There are eight pawns and each pawn has two possible moves. There are two knights and each knight has two possible moves. e4 King's pawn opening (B00) d4 Queen's pawn (A40) c4 English opening (A10) Nf3 Reti opening (A04) f4 Bird's opening (A02) b3 Nimzovich-Larsen attack (A01) Na3 Durkin's attack (A00) h4 Anti-Borg (Desprez) opening (A00) f3 Gedult's opening (A00) e3 Van't Kruijs opening (A00) d3 Mieses opening (A00) c3 Saragossa opening (A00) a4 Ware (Meadow Hay) opening (A00) a3 Anderssen's opening (A00) Nc3 Dunst (Sleipner, Heinrichsen) opening (A00) Nh3 Amar (Paris) opening (A00) h3 Clemenz (Mead's, Basman's or de Klerk's) opening (A00) g4 Grob's attack (A00) g3 Benko's opening (A00) b4 Polish (Sokolsky) opening (A00)
Where is the best place to purchase a wooden chess table?
It depends on what type of game table... Like the best place to buy a air hocky table is kmart and it also includes thing like pool and stuff. but if u only want a pool table go to walmart or kmart and places like that.
How do you become a rated chess player?
ways to improve your rating * practice and read books about chess *notate your games *purchase a chess computer for more advice plz search on internet GENS UNA SUMUS
Which chess piece appears 16 times on the board at the start of the game?
There are 32 pieces on the board at the start of a chess game. Each side begins with 16 pieces as follows: * 8 Pawns * 2 Rooks * 2 Knights * 2 Bishops * 1 Queen * 1 King There is a difference between 'pieces' and 'men' because pawns are generally not considered to be 'men.'
How long was the longest chess game?
Would you believe that the longest match in tournament play lasted for a total of twenty hours and fifteen minutes? The match was between the great chess masters Ivan Nikolic and Goran Arsovic. The match was held in an arena in the city of Belgrade, in the former Yugoslavia. The arena was filled with spectators for this momentous event, but the match was so long that some people fell asleep in their seats; others were so exhausted that they decided to go home. The next morning, when people heard that the match had not finished yet, they were astounded. They were so shocked, in fact, that many made their way back to the arena to continue watching. They could not believe that the match was still going on! During the entire match Nikolic and Arsovic took no breaks. Not only did they not eat, but neither drank any water either. After the match, both players were understandably exhausted. By the time all was said and done, they had made a total of 269 moves and Ivan Nikolic eventually came out on top.
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Well, I am only eleven years old but I'm in a chess club and my friend and I went on for about 3 hours straight.
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At the highest level, players have 2 1/2 hours each to make the first 40 moves. After that another "time control" begins, usually the next day. Games can, but very rarely do, go 100 moves or more. There is no theoretical limit.
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How may squares on a chessboard?
8 on vertical times 8 on horizontal = 64 total There are many more different-sized squares on the chessboard.
The complete list of answers is shown below:
1, 8x8 square
4, 7x7 squares
9, 6x6 squares
16, 5x5 squares
25, 4x4 squares
36, 3x3 squares
49, 2x2 squares
64, 1x1 squares
Therefore, there are actually 64 + 49 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 squares on a chessboard! (in total 204)."
What pieces can kill a king in chess?
Any piece may attack any other opponent's piece using its standard move. In addition, you can choose to attack using En Passant if you have an adjacent pawn and the opponent moves a pawn 2 spaces on its first move.
Are Indians not allowed to play in the British open chess championship?
Yes, but to clarify - the event was open to anyone in the Commonwealth, but after 2003, the rules were changed so that only British and Irish players could play. That would include British people of Indian descent, whether they were born in Britain or were naturalised citizens. But an Indian national could no longer enter, same for any other Commonwealth nation.
What are the pieces worth in chess?
The values given to chess pieces are stated in numbers simply for ease of comparison. They are: Queen 9 Rook 5 Bishop 3 Knight 3 Pawn 1 King Invaluable These point values have no bearing at all on who is winning or losing. They are intended to give players an idea of the relative strength and importance of each piece. These are generalities though because some players become better at using knights instead of bishops, and vice versa therefore to those particular players, the values are not exactly equal. In addition, toward the endgame, these values change depending on game situations. Some examples: 1. A pawn that is one square away from promoting to a Queen is much more valuable than a pawn that is still on its initial square. 2. A knight on the sixth rank protected by a pawn with no opposing pawns to chase it away is much more valuable than an unprotected knight on some other square. In fact it can be so dominating in that situation, some players feel it is as important as a rook. 3. A single Bishop and a single Knight are not as valuable as two Bishops or two Knights even though the point values are the same.
What is the smallest piece in the game of chess called?
It depends on the piece. The little ones in the 'front row' are called pawns. The rooks are at each end of the board. Beside the rook, is the Knight, which generally looks like a horse. Beside the knight is the Bishop which looks 'pointy' (as my chess students call it Mr. Pointyhead) and has a notch in the side. In the middle comes the King and the Queen. The king is generally the taller middle piece.
Who defeated garry kasparov in the game of chess?
Vladamir Kramnik won against him in the 2000 World Championship Match to win the title. As far as an individual loss goes, many grandmasters have beaten him. He just defeated them more frequently.
What happens if the kings and queens are the only pieces left in the game?
If the question refers to a situation where both players have only their kings left, the game ends immediately by rule and is a draw. There is no possible way for a lone king to checkmate, or even stalemate, the other lone king. If the question refers to a situation where one player has only a king but the other player has additional pieces, the game continues as normal except that if the other player has only a king and a bishop or a king and a knight, then the game ends immediately in a draw, because it is impossible to checkmate a lone king with just a king and one minor piece. If the player has a lone king and the other has a king and a major piece (a queen or a rook) the game continues as normal, because checkmate will follow pretty swiftly unless the other player blunders. If one player has a lone king and the other has a king and a pawn, the game continues on because the pawn has a possibility of "queening", in which case checkmate will also be swift unless the one with the queen blunders.
What game came first chess or checkers?
in chess there are lots of different types of pieces ====================================== To start with, the two games are played on two different boards. It's true! They may look the same, but in chess, the square in the lower right-hand corner is white. In checkers, it's black. (Of course, all you have to do is turn the board 90 degrees to change from one board to the other.) plus there are different rules and the pieces are way different. you could never play checkers with chess pieces or vice versa now when you talk about chess and checkers, you need to know that Mr. Morely says that when you do not tuck your shirt in, that is called "playing checkers". now when you tuck you shirt in, Mr Morely says that you are playing chess! what a guy!
What is meant by king side castling?
it is a position in which the king is beeing safe for strange move why it is legal i dont know but there is a mistry in this move espicially because simply this move is the stragest one in the whole game
Are you supposed to take the king in chess?
think of the king as a person who cares for the people and gives them supplies and they are kinda like presidents. so they are for many things like without the king there would be no queen and even the pawns would run out of supplies The above is a cute answer and I hate to ruin it with the plain facts, but since you asked, the king serves as the target for each opponent to attack and trap and win the game. Each side of the board is an army and the king is the leader so, although he is pretty weak with all the other pieces on the board, when the king is cornered properly, the game is over.
What is a draw in chess called?
There are several situations: Automatic, Agreed upon, Claimed and upheld, Stalemate 1. Automatic Draw: a) If the pieces left are king against king; king against king with only a bishop or knight; or king and bishop against king and bishop, with both bishops on the same colored diagonal b) When a player has only a bare king and the other player oversteps his time, a draw is declared. 2. Agreed upon: The players can agree to a draw for any reasons they choose. 3. Claimed and upheld: a) A player may claim a draw if the position of the pieces is the same for 3 moves. b) A player having the move can claim a draw if it is shown that the last 50 moves have been made by each side without capture of any piece or movement of a pawn. An arbiter reviews the claim and if correct, a draw will be declared. 4. Stalemate When the king of the player having the move is not in check but cannot move his king without placing it in check. Strictly speaking a stalemate is not part of the draw rules but it has the same effect, neither a win nor loss for either side.And it is a draw to be called when the king left only and it can't checkmated by the other player for about 16 moves.
What do chess pieces look like and label them?
Below is a related link to how the chess pieces move .
In chess can you kill when your in check?
You can if the opposing player's pieces is in the way of one of yours.
Which chess piece has the greatest choice of moves?
Though the Queen is the most powerful of the pieces, the knight has the unparalleled ability to attack overother pieces. It can, even with its modest range, reach out and touch an oponent in ways that continue to delight players of every level. No friendly or opposing pieces can get in its way or block it once it rides into action.
