I have lost count of the number of times that someone came up to me wondering why their supposed foolproof openings failed so spectacularly. There are several reasons why developing beginner chess strategies should be about more than memorising a few moves. Most important amongst these are:* Most experienced players ...

You should basically know what the different types of Chess pieces are. They have generally become a well-known part of culture and anyone should be able to look at a Chessboard and recognize it for what it is. The King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, and Pawn are all highly symbolized ...

Have you ever watched a chess game and wondered how the heck the game works? On one level it looks kind of like checkers, but not all the pieces are shaped the same and they move in strange and mysterious ways. If you've ever wanted to be one of those ...

Chess has been a major task in cognitive analyses of expertise. de Groot (1978) conducted pioneering studies comparing the chess playing of grand masters with that of lesser ranked but highly competitive players. He wanted to identify the cognitive skills and strategies that enabled grand masters to outscore their opponents. ...

The game of chess was taken by storm in the US when American Bobby Fisher overtook Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in the 2lst game to take the World Championship. Although I was only twelve years old at the time, I was glued to the television at my home ...

The nature of chess is in its very essence no more than a game. A contest set between two opponents, each equally matched in everything except mental skill and experience. It is a game of equals, as much as it is a game of nobles. It is a contest that ...

Chess' rules are legendarily complicated, to the point where many people don't play simply because they claim not to be able to remember how all the pieces move. Once you get to grip with what everything is and what it can do, however, the rules don't look so complicated after ...

War; cry the battle, as two opposing forces rush in to lock in deadly combat. It is a logical contraption of puzzles and traps, offense and defense raging across a playing field of checkered squares. Chess is a powerful symbol of the battles that occur in every aspect of our ...

Mathematics is a very important subject since it plays a major role in developing the educational attainment of a child. Math games also have a big contribution in making them interested in learning. Maintaining your child's interests can be very daunting to you as parent and for them as well. ...