by Doug Wallace | Jun 25, 2016 | Basics of Chess
For many people they find the tactics and strategy of chess play very complicated, even computers are unable to work out the best strategy against every situation in a game of chess. As there are literally millions of different possibilities involved in each game of...
by Doug Wallace | Jun 20, 2016 | Basics of Chess
One of the skills any new chess player envies is the power of experienced players to seemingly predict what their opponent is going to do. They get destroyed when they go up against advanced players because their every move appears to get countered. Is there some sort...
by Doug Wallace | Jun 14, 2016 | Basics of Chess
As important as it is to attack in chess, you also need to be defending. If you get put into checkmate, it’s going to be game over, so make sure you plan a proper defense as you attack. Here are some of the keys to protecting your pieces on the board. Predictive Play...
by Doug Wallace | Jun 6, 2016 | Basics of Chess
In a chess game, when a checkmate occurs, the game is over. The winner is whoever initiated the checkmate. We will look at some strategies you can use to create a checkmate condition, but first let’s cover what a checkmate is. Check and Checkmate If the king is being...
by Doug Wallace | Jan 25, 2016 | Basics of Chess
The old time worldwide leader in creating interactive entertainment, the Japanese company Nintendo, is finally getting a noticeable competitor, the easy accessible, world wide web industry of free games. The two best selling video games systems, Nintendo 64 and Game...
by Doug Wallace | Jan 25, 2016 | Basics of Chess
It’s Saturday nightyour weekly game night. You and a few friends take turns offering your homes for a few hours of games. Cards, checkers, chess, dominoesyou have plenty from which to choose. Unfortunately, even after hours spent together, you rarely have time...