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How to Play Chess: Check and Checkmate


Video Description: Learn the principles of giving check or checkmate in a game of Chess.

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    Game of Chess

    By: Carl | 29/10/2008 | Football
    Chess also known as western chess or international chess is a competition level game played between two competitors. This game was started in 15th century in Southern Europe. Chess is one of the most popular game of the world played by thousand of people at clubs, homes, competitions, online etc. Chess is played on a square shaped chess board having 64 square boxes arranged in a manner of eight by eight series. Chess is a recreational game with a combination of black and white pieces.

    Historical View of Chess

    By: Fran Black | 10/09/2007 | Hobbies
    Not every chess game ends with a clear winner; an opponent that declares checkmate. Occasionally a chess player will choose to resign to their opponent, which is essentially surrendering. These players believe that there is “no longer any hope”, and award the win to their opponent. In chess tournaments, wins will receive a single point. However, when white wins it is recorded as 1-0 and when black wins it is recorded as 0-1.

    Win At Chess With These Special Moves

    By: Lee Dobbins | 07/06/2006 | Art & Entertainment
    Chess is a game of many interesting moves - here's a couple of special moves that might help you get an edge on the game.

    Chess Basics: The Opening, Middlegame & Endgame

    By: Groshan Fabiola | 30/03/2009 | Card Games
    In chess, there are three main stages to the game – the opening, middlegame, and endgame – with each requiring a different approach. Understanding the basics of each will help in formulating tactics, combinations, and overall strategy. All of it begins with a first move, and all of it is done to achieve checkmate

    Chiropractic Can Improve Your Chess Game

    By: Dr David Black | 23/02/2009 | Mental Health
    Chess has its origins in the distant past. It was called the game of kings and indeed the word checkmate which are uttered at the finish of the game by the winner comes from the Persian words Shah Mat which means literally The King is dead. A chess player, as a participant of a strenuous sport sits in the same position for literally hours on end and may cause spinal problems and postural fatigue. Chiropractic may be solution for competive chess players who have spinal pain and discomfort.

    Chess Rules: Learn The Rules Of The Road

    By: Mike Hirn | 13/03/2008 | Art & Entertainment
    In chess, rules play a very important part in making sure the game is both engaging and fairly played. They need to be uniformly followed regardless of where the game is played.

    All the Chess Pieces Create a Complex Puzzle That you Design

    By: Muna wa Wanjiru | 19/01/2008 | Board Games
    Players who achieve the most impressive results know that chess pieces work in a specific relationship, they rely on each other for protection and only together they can bring victory. Chess pieces are like troops, they go where you command and the victory or the failure depends on your skills and ability to coordinate and build strategies.

    Do Chess and Math Have Anything in Common?

    By: Frank Ho | 27/06/2009 | Tutoring
    Chess has many math characteristics that mostly are learned in elementary schools. There are other math related topics such search tree of a possible moves etc., which are high level thinking math and is related to artificial intelligence. Definitely chess and math are related in various math subjects and areas. My research area is in elementary mathematics and chess so I would like to talk about how chess and elementary math have something in common.



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