Hi chesskid friends! This article should help you decide when to trade pieces. Too often people will see that something can be captured, and imme…
Black’s king is NOT in danger. The material is the same.
Who is the best chess player ever? What is the best game ever played? These are hard questions to answer, and nobody really knows the truth, because it …
king to a strange little cubby-hole on the side of the board where it faced the danger
Guten Morgen! Welcome to part two of BLOCKING TACTICS. Last week you learned how to prevent the king from escaping by putting his own army in the…
You attract the king to danger.
Hi! Last week we saw some make-believe positions, which were created by chess
One character might be in danger, but finds a surprising way out.
Hello students, parents, and coaches! This is Paul Swaney, a.k.a.
The danger as parents and coaches in our moments of excitement is to teach too much
Hello Chess Parents and Coaches! Today I will be answering a question which was sent to me. This question was sent by Jessica, a chess coach in Arizona:
It doesn’t seem like White’s king is in any danger. But look at what happens!
A note from FunMasterMike: I hosted one of my mini-camps this past weekend and many kids with very high ratings entered king-and-pawn endings but made mistak…
Then he would face no danger. But Pillsbury had forseen this and more!
The Ever Powerful Pin: Stay put…or else… by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Hiya! Today we are going to learn about pi…
You can never put your own king in danger!
Learn everything about the ultimate goal of chess, the checkmate!
attacking piece Protecting the king Running away with the king When a king is in danger
Learning the history of chess may be interesting, but learning how to set up a chess board and pieces is the first step to actually playing chess! For best r…
capture all the pawns in the fewest possible moves without putting the Knight in danger
