| Board, Chessmen and Point Values - Chess is the game of the masters. Learning to set up a chess board and arrange chessmen knowing the point value of each piece will help a novice learn the game. | How to Defend the King with a Castle - Castling is a basic move in chess involving the king and rook. Protect your king early in the game by castling short or castling long. |
| Pin, Fork and Skewer - Chess is a game of elegant tactics and dangerous moves. Attack several pieces with a fork or a pin. Force a sacrifice with a skewer. | Abbreviated Algebraic Notation and Forsyth Notation - Use an abbreviated algebraic notation system to record moves. Learn to read and write Forsythe Notation to quickly map pieces on a chess board. |
| Basic Chess Checkmating Patterns - Checkmating signals the end of a chess match. The queen and rook are the best pieces to checkmate with while the king guards escape squares | Chess Checkmating Mistakes by Beginners - Mistakes in chess can cause abrupt checkmating. Avoid the Fool's Mate and Scholar's Mate at the opening. Defend your king against a Backrank Mate. |
| Chess Deflection, Decoy, Overload and Other Tactics - Deflection and decoy expose chess pieces to attack. Exploit an overloaded piece, remove a defender or unveil a discovered checkmate. | Chess Moves En Passant, Capture, Check and Checkmate - Beginners should learn special chess moves from the start. Know when a pawn can make an en passant, how to capture pieces and what checkmate is. |
| Chess Pieces - the Knight, Bishop, Queen and King - After the pawn and rook come the knight, bishop and queen. Get to know the moves of these valuable chessmen and how they protect the king. | Chess Pieces Arrangement, the Pawn and the Rook - Chess players use sixteen chessmen including pawn and rook. A pawn can be promoted to a queen at the top rank. A rook is a powerful piece. |
| Chess Rules for Openings - The opening sets the stage for battle in chess. Seize control of the center with pawns, develop knights early and castle short on the king's side. | General Chess Rules and Draw Rules - In chess the white always moves first, the king moves before the rook in castling and a stalemate ends in a draw. Know these and other chess rules. |
| How to Capture Enemy Pieces in Chess - Capture is action in chess. Exchange a bishop for a rook capture to gain more points. Weigh the value of enemy pieces to make the best capture. | How to Read and Write Algebraic Chess Notation - Chess has a language of its own. Using full algebraic notation, players use letters and numbers to track chessmen's moves during a game. |
| Index of Some Chess Opening Moves - Open the game with the right moves and take control of the chess board. Play the four knights' game or the king's gambit or build a Sicilian defense. | Contact us - Contact us |