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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
How many pieces on a drafts board?
Each player starts with 12 pieces - laid out in three rows of 4. So there are 24 pieces on the board at the start of play.
Why do you move forward instead of backward?
The object of the game of chess is to capture your opponent's king. Being as his king resides on the opposite end of the board your must move forward toward that point in the effort.
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It is important to note that during the attempt to capture or checkmate your opponent's king you may move many pieces to many areas on the board forward or back toward your own side of the board.
The pawns move forward except when they capture another piece by moving one space diagonally.
Some pieces move only forward and backward on the board in a straight line.
Rooks move like this as many spaces as they are able in a straight line.
Some pieces move only diagonally across the board.
Bishops move only diagonally as many spaces as possible.
Queens and kings are capable of moving in any direction.
The queen moving as many spaces as she desires and the king limited to one space at a time.
Knights move all over the board but do it in an "L" shape.
What are the top ten situation comedies of all time?
That's very much a personal opinion. I would list: I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, MASH, Mary Tyler More Show, Newhart Show, Seinfield, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Andy Griffith, and Home Improvement Rankopedia.com lists: Friends, Seinfield, The Simpsons, MASH, Fraiser, Cheers, Home Improvement, Scrubs, All In The Family, and Fresh Prince of Bel Air Other sitcoms that show up frequently on top ten lists include: Bewitched, The Honeymooners, Hogans Heros, Beverly Hillbillies, Addams Family, Munsters, Leave It To Beaver, Sanford and Son, Family Ties, Taxi, WKRP in Cincinatti, Threes Company, Mork and Minday, The Cosby Show, Will and Grace, Married with Children, Night Court, Golden Girls, Murphy Brown, Rosanne, Spin City, Reba, Two and a Half Men, Family Guy, King of the Hill
What would be included in a brief biography of Bobby Fischer?
Bobby Fischer was born in 1944. When he was a child he dropped out of school. He started playing chess at a very young age. He played in the chess world championships and won against Spassky in 1972. He later played Spassky again in 1992 and won. George W. Bush stripped him of his US citizenship. He moved to Iceland and became racist against the USA. He said that 9/11/2001 was what the USA deserved. He died in 2008 at the age of 64, ironically the amount of squares on a chess board.
Is it possible to alone king in Indian chess?
No. In Indian chess a bare king is a loss or a draw, depending on local variants.
No, because there are so many possibilities but playing against a computer you might always lose but do not get discouraged A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match when it came to kickboxing Also you might be impatient that is why there is blitz chess or if you want to think for a long time you can play mail chess
Why are there times when a king can't capture another piece?
The King is not allowed to be in check. If a piece is on a square where if the King were there, the King would in check, the King isn't allowed to capture it.
What are some good rook tips playing with ones for beginners?
NEVER lead with a 10! Count and pull your
Trumps!! If you take the bid, keep only two
Colors (except for 14's of course)
How do you make an Octagon from a 5 inch square board?
This is just a partial because I am looking for the same answer. Start with a 5 by 5 square. Cut each corner with a line that we call X. The space left on each square side between where the lines we drew intersect the square side is the same length, therefore we call that segment "X" also. Now the segments left over are the legs of each of the four triangles and they are equal in length, so that we can call them each "A". We have two equations from this. Pythagorean's theorem A squared plus A squared equals X squared, which is two A squared equals X squared. And then 2A plus X equals 5. If you solve for either then plug in the answer the problem is solved but my equation abilities are 20 plus years gone so that's where I'm at.
My equation abilities are long gone also. How I accomplish this is to create a square that is the same size as what the largest dimension of the octagon will be, point to point. Then I intersect the square corner to corner, then from the center of each side. This forms an "x" and a "+". Measure the distance from the center to the outside of the "+". Then run that measurement from the center out each of the "x" lines. Connect the ends of the "x" and "+" lines and you have an octagon with equal sides. This works as well laying out a gazebo as it does on paper.What is the meaning of check and mate?
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is a game position in chessin which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture) and there is no way to remove the threat. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
How are chess moves designated with numbers and letters?
Originally the squares were numbered from each side, based on the piece that occupied a file. For example, the file could be Queen's Rook, squares 1 through 8 (QR1 to QR8), Queen's Knight (QN1 through QN8), and so forth. The problem is that the squares will be named as the same file for Black, but with the opposite numbers: White's QR1, the rook's home square, is Black's QR8.
This led to the so-called "algebraic" square numbers, which assign a name to each square as seen from White's position. The leftmost file, the Queen Rook file is the "a file" containing the squares a1 to a8. The next file is the "b file (Queen Knight file, b1 to b8), and so on across to the "h file" (h1 to h8) on the far right of the board. This allows the same square name to be used by both players. White's King is on e1 and Black's king is on e8.
Movement of a piece gives the square to which it moves, such as the opening move Nd3, where the King's Knight moves to King's Bishop-3. For pawn moves, only the ending square is given, such as the opening king pawn move e3 or e4.
Captures may use the letter X, with the starting square if necessary. A pawn capture move can be ed5 or exd5, or if there are two pawns attacking d5, it could be e4d5 or e4xd5.
Where could one purchase a Lord of the Rings chess set?
One can purchase a Lord of the Rings chess set from these retailers: Amazon, WB Shop, eVay, Gumtree, Regency Chess, LotrFanshop, Games Paradise, Dude I Want That, Woot, Chess Baron, UK Game Shop.
