I have been playing Chess for quite a few years, but I cant seem to win games against 1800 rated players or above. I have been using tutorial based chess software for several years and havent really improved. Since I do an absurd amount of traveling in my work, attending Chess instruction is a little tricky .
I mainly use notebook computer and one of those electonic chess machines
good for travel. Anyone have any ideas or study tips I might to try?|||You have to read books and REPLAY games through chess boards (better than through your notebook computer).
Get books like Basic Chess Endings (one who said above) and also games of Michail Botvinnik. Read particulary from Botvinnik. If you read his history, the famous 3 Ks came and studied to his school and became famous World Champion!!!
You should get his famous "100 Selected Games" and replay all his games REPEATEDLY and instill on your mind his games and comments.
In this way, you will beat against 1800 rated players, then later get Fritz (version 7 at least) chess program to be your sparring partner...|||learn from me!|||Practice, I've taught 2 bros %26amp; 2 sons so far, yahoo has online game as well as other services...I beat Fla state champ 4 out of 5 a few yrs back...Bobby Fischer..."knights n pawns"|||play with real people. machines are made to beat your butt not teach.|||the opening moves is the key. it's the trade off in mid game is where you win or lose.so it's good posture that's important .
gary becker score 1870.|||Don't use the same opening moves in every game; try to vary your opening play.
Start writing down your moves if you don't already and re-play through your games; there may be a common error you're making in the games which you lose.|||Hi there,
Playing Chess involves strategies and luck. Where is the luck coming from? When you play with weaker defensive players, you are lucky and winning easily. When you play with super defensive players, you will have very bad luck. You may lose if you are a weaker defensive player in that case.
To improve your playing skills, you need to master more strategies for responding to different attacks. Learning from the losing result by taking a screenshot. Save the winning screenshots in a file to analyze the reasons or factors led u to win those games.
Screenshot Tips: (Copy. Paste. Save)
Step 1: Find the "Prt Scr/SysRq" button on your keyboard and press it when u need a screenshot.
Step 2: Open Paint ( Clicking Start %26gt; Programs %26gt; Accessories %26gt; Paint) and press the "Paste" button.
Step 3: Save the screenshot with a name such as "move-1.bmp"
Organzie the screenshots in different categories for good defense or bad moves, etc. That will improve your winning skills dramatically.
Good luck on your Chess games!
Alex,|||Study the endgame I'd recommend Ruben Fines Basic Chess
Endings.|||practice. find players with rating close to yours
Thursday, November 24, 2011
What is the most plys possible in a game of chess?
In chess terminology a "move" consists of the white's turn plus the black's turn. Each turn is called a "ply" or a half move.
Ignoring the 50 move rule but varying the threefold repetition rule so that the game ends automatically (normally a player has to claim a draw) if an identical position occurs three times with the same player to move.|||This is a very difficult question to answer. In fact, answering it is about as computationally difficult as it would be to derive a "perfect game" with a computer.
There have been estimated to be roughly 10^43 legal positions, however this is all positions, not all positions in one game. Also, you cannot repeat every position (pawn moves become especially significant here.
An approximation would be very difficult. For example, trying to calculate pawn moves would be easy, but then you have to consider that for every pawn move, you could have all other pieces dance around the board and repeat every possible position 2 times before you move that pawn forward one more time, and then start all over again.
This is impossible to compute in any reasonable amount of time (would take a lab of high powered computers many thousands of years if not more) and we lack any mathematical model for the combinations possibilities. Suffice it to say... this would be many quadrillions of plys.|||Definitely not possible to answer..It would take much more than a lifetime to get the exact number. In fact, this problem might be almost as difficult to figure out as the flawless game.|||With the 50 move rule, it's 5,949
Without it...that's near impossible to figure out, sorry.|||500
Ignoring the 50 move rule but varying the threefold repetition rule so that the game ends automatically (normally a player has to claim a draw) if an identical position occurs three times with the same player to move.|||This is a very difficult question to answer. In fact, answering it is about as computationally difficult as it would be to derive a "perfect game" with a computer.
There have been estimated to be roughly 10^43 legal positions, however this is all positions, not all positions in one game. Also, you cannot repeat every position (pawn moves become especially significant here.
An approximation would be very difficult. For example, trying to calculate pawn moves would be easy, but then you have to consider that for every pawn move, you could have all other pieces dance around the board and repeat every possible position 2 times before you move that pawn forward one more time, and then start all over again.
This is impossible to compute in any reasonable amount of time (would take a lab of high powered computers many thousands of years if not more) and we lack any mathematical model for the combinations possibilities. Suffice it to say... this would be many quadrillions of plys.|||Definitely not possible to answer..It would take much more than a lifetime to get the exact number. In fact, this problem might be almost as difficult to figure out as the flawless game.|||With the 50 move rule, it's 5,949
Without it...that's near impossible to figure out, sorry.|||500
What is the quickest move to checkmate your opponent in chess?
I suck at chess through and through. The only way I've been winning is by memorizing certain manuevers. Letly I'm getting too tired to keep it up so I just want n easy win.|||Do you enjoy winning without having to do any thinking?
If mastering chess were easy for everyone (like mastering
noughts and crosses = tick-tack-toe), then how worthwhile
would it be for you?
A chess game can be won by mate in only two moves.
Here's how that can happen (moves in algebraic notation):
1. g2-g4 e7-e5 2. f2-f3 Qd8-h4 mate. Black wins the game.|||There's no way to use the same maneuvers for all games because there can be positional restrictions that prevent your pieces from moving to certain places. Also, there's no quickest move (unless your opponent resigns on the first move). There's no such thing as an easy win in chess unless you create it for yourself and those are the most satisfying ones. The strategy for MOST chess games, not necessarily all, is to just develop your pieces (usually minor pieces, aka knights and bishops, first), castle, etc. Also, if there's a chance to win material and to win it safely (ie your opponent blunders), then make sure to take it. That's about is.|||The only way to ensure an easy win, that won't require too much thinking or energy, is to play someone who sucks even worse than you do. You could find someone who doesn't even know the rules, and tell him you will explain them as the game proceeds. Move your pawn out. Now, tell him he needs to move one of his pieces. Whatever he does, say "nice, nice" and then take one of his rooks and place it off the board. Say "rook penalty," and provide a sympathetic look, adding "next time, though, make sure you move one of your rooks." Your opponent will be confused, but tell him that he actually has the opportunity to take one of your knights off the board, because you hadn't "activated" it. Whatever move he makes, whistle (or hum if that's too difficult) and shake your head and say "Oh, but you should have taken my other knight." Remove his king from the board and announce, "Checkmate!"|||Technically, the quickest way possible to checkmate your opponent is two moves.
However, you have to be playing black and the white player has to make a couple of bone-headed moves to start the game. First, white has to move the pawn in front of the king's bishop one or two spaces forward. Black (you) should then move your king's pawn forward one space. Then white has to move the pawn in front of the king's knight forward two spaces. The last move will be black's queen going as far as it can diagonally. Checkmate by black in two moves.
I won an actual game this way in a tournament back when I was in elementary school. My opponent apparently had no idea what they were doing.|||Forget these clowns with their dumb strategies. I actually won medals in High School at State Tournaments in Chess. If you want the FASTEST way to checkmate, its 4 moves. But it'll only work on newbies. As White, move Kings pawn one space. Then move Kings Bishop out %26amp; line it up with opponents pawn that sits in front of his Kings Bishop. Then move the queen in line with same pawn. 4th move is checkmate, move queen %26amp; take that pawn. There are many variables though %26amp; it can be easily blocked with a smart move of a knight, or a pawn or two. But it works if your opponent sux. As for a REAL strategy that could help your game. Try to control the center of the board. And if youre white, be aggressive. If youre black you have to be more defensive because youre always one move behind.|||You can checkmate your opponent in TWO MOVES! And you can do this if you are playing black! How? Follow these simple steps:
Playing black, hope for your opponent (or even better, mentally force him) to open with g4. Make a face like you're deeply impressed with his originality and cunning. Then calmly move your king's pawn up two squares.
Then, when it's white's turn, again mentally force (you'd be surprised how often this works) him to move f3. The game is now over, because you have accomplished your task-- you triumphantly move your queen to h4 and announce in a loud voice: CHECKMATE! Show your teeth when you say it.....|||white.........black
1) e2-e4.....e7-e5
2) f1-c4......a7-a6
3) d1-h5.....g8-f6
4) h5xf7 (mate)
this is a mate that EVERY chess player knows, and yes, they also know how to AVOID it
you'll lose your mind if you try to memorize every possible move
youll lose about 1000 games before you start winning, but the good news is everyone starts out the same way|||Well, there is really no perfect way to win at chess. The best strategy i use is to get the queen and bishops able to move early, then corner the king. it shouldn't be too hard with a little practice. Rooks are extremely helpful too.
Good luck!|||First move your 2 side pawns then Move the 2 Castle's out the the max and start Taking all the pieces beside the King and Queen.
If mastering chess were easy for everyone (like mastering
noughts and crosses = tick-tack-toe), then how worthwhile
would it be for you?
A chess game can be won by mate in only two moves.
Here's how that can happen (moves in algebraic notation):
1. g2-g4 e7-e5 2. f2-f3 Qd8-h4 mate. Black wins the game.|||There's no way to use the same maneuvers for all games because there can be positional restrictions that prevent your pieces from moving to certain places. Also, there's no quickest move (unless your opponent resigns on the first move). There's no such thing as an easy win in chess unless you create it for yourself and those are the most satisfying ones. The strategy for MOST chess games, not necessarily all, is to just develop your pieces (usually minor pieces, aka knights and bishops, first), castle, etc. Also, if there's a chance to win material and to win it safely (ie your opponent blunders), then make sure to take it. That's about is.|||The only way to ensure an easy win, that won't require too much thinking or energy, is to play someone who sucks even worse than you do. You could find someone who doesn't even know the rules, and tell him you will explain them as the game proceeds. Move your pawn out. Now, tell him he needs to move one of his pieces. Whatever he does, say "nice, nice" and then take one of his rooks and place it off the board. Say "rook penalty," and provide a sympathetic look, adding "next time, though, make sure you move one of your rooks." Your opponent will be confused, but tell him that he actually has the opportunity to take one of your knights off the board, because you hadn't "activated" it. Whatever move he makes, whistle (or hum if that's too difficult) and shake your head and say "Oh, but you should have taken my other knight." Remove his king from the board and announce, "Checkmate!"|||Technically, the quickest way possible to checkmate your opponent is two moves.
However, you have to be playing black and the white player has to make a couple of bone-headed moves to start the game. First, white has to move the pawn in front of the king's bishop one or two spaces forward. Black (you) should then move your king's pawn forward one space. Then white has to move the pawn in front of the king's knight forward two spaces. The last move will be black's queen going as far as it can diagonally. Checkmate by black in two moves.
I won an actual game this way in a tournament back when I was in elementary school. My opponent apparently had no idea what they were doing.|||Forget these clowns with their dumb strategies. I actually won medals in High School at State Tournaments in Chess. If you want the FASTEST way to checkmate, its 4 moves. But it'll only work on newbies. As White, move Kings pawn one space. Then move Kings Bishop out %26amp; line it up with opponents pawn that sits in front of his Kings Bishop. Then move the queen in line with same pawn. 4th move is checkmate, move queen %26amp; take that pawn. There are many variables though %26amp; it can be easily blocked with a smart move of a knight, or a pawn or two. But it works if your opponent sux. As for a REAL strategy that could help your game. Try to control the center of the board. And if youre white, be aggressive. If youre black you have to be more defensive because youre always one move behind.|||You can checkmate your opponent in TWO MOVES! And you can do this if you are playing black! How? Follow these simple steps:
Playing black, hope for your opponent (or even better, mentally force him) to open with g4. Make a face like you're deeply impressed with his originality and cunning. Then calmly move your king's pawn up two squares.
Then, when it's white's turn, again mentally force (you'd be surprised how often this works) him to move f3. The game is now over, because you have accomplished your task-- you triumphantly move your queen to h4 and announce in a loud voice: CHECKMATE! Show your teeth when you say it.....|||white.........black
1) e2-e4.....e7-e5
2) f1-c4......a7-a6
3) d1-h5.....g8-f6
4) h5xf7 (mate)
this is a mate that EVERY chess player knows, and yes, they also know how to AVOID it
you'll lose your mind if you try to memorize every possible move
youll lose about 1000 games before you start winning, but the good news is everyone starts out the same way|||Well, there is really no perfect way to win at chess. The best strategy i use is to get the queen and bishops able to move early, then corner the king. it shouldn't be too hard with a little practice. Rooks are extremely helpful too.
Good luck!|||First move your 2 side pawns then Move the 2 Castle's out the the max and start Taking all the pieces beside the King and Queen.
Is there software that will lets you paste a Yahoo chess game in for analysis?
I frequently play Yahoo chess, e-mail my games to myself, and then manually recreate them in Chessmaster. Is there chess software that will let you paste a Yahoo chess game in for analysis?|||Yahoo 2 PGN Converter
http://www.Chess-Poster.com/english/yaho鈥?/a>
"Enter Yahoo game here:"
"Get PGN file here:"|||scid
http://scid.sourceforge.net/
if you want, you can also play with yay
and this would save your games automatically on your computer in pgn format
everything can be done automatically with yay
so here it is
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzyjjmtemyy
works only on windows
plays only on yahoo chess
this will help you the most, so read everything
its located here on your computer
"C:\YaY_Ultimate_3\Documentation and License"
read this first
"Commands and Notes"
so when you get to it select:
"Winboard_X without Engine"
and "load selected shortcut"
all this can be done automatically too :)
you can email me if you have problems with it @
buck_buck.buck@yahoo.com
once everything is working
on the chess board window or "winboard"
go to
options, General
select:
highlight dragging
highlight last move
test legality
highlight move with arrow
always queen|||You can use any chess engine or pgn viewer: Fritz, Rybka Chessmaster, Crafty.
http://www.Chess-Poster.com/english/yaho鈥?/a>
"Enter Yahoo game here:"
"Get PGN file here:"|||scid
http://scid.sourceforge.net/
if you want, you can also play with yay
and this would save your games automatically on your computer in pgn format
everything can be done automatically with yay
so here it is
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzyjjmtemyy
works only on windows
plays only on yahoo chess
this will help you the most, so read everything
its located here on your computer
"C:\YaY_Ultimate_3\Documentation and License"
read this first
"Commands and Notes"
so when you get to it select:
"Winboard_X without Engine"
and "load selected shortcut"
all this can be done automatically too :)
you can email me if you have problems with it @
buck_buck.buck@yahoo.com
once everything is working
on the chess board window or "winboard"
go to
options, General
select:
highlight dragging
highlight last move
test legality
highlight move with arrow
always queen|||You can use any chess engine or pgn viewer: Fritz, Rybka Chessmaster, Crafty.
Who is the last chess player to break the record of Bobby Fischer?
I know that Surgey Karjakin became the youngest chess grandmaster at only 12 years, 7 months in 2002. Are there still younger grandmasters?|||There are none younger.
What is the reason for the great chess divide?
My friend is an avid chess player. He has always been interested in playing chess for as long I have known him. He says that about 95% of the people he knows that play chess are men and only about 5% are women. If their were more women chess players, I think he would have found them. Why are women no attracted to playing chess?|||As teacher of kids in chess I've seen it too often.
As kids they are 50-50, then hit puberty.
The boys stay on, but the girls discover boys. For some reason girls think that success is "unfeminine." That and they think if they beat a boy that boy will not like them.
I've told them that boys don't care. In fact a girl that tries to play and does it well is impressive and attracts more than just from the waist down.
No effect As a guy I obviously do not know how guys think.:)|||"Reuben Fine was a prominent chess-player during the thirties, who competed in the famous AVRO tournament of 1938. He also had considerable experience in psychoanalysis, and in 1956 the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis published his work, The Psychology of the Chess Player. The book gives a very Freudian account of the game of chess, and is useful only to demonstrate the advances that have been made in the realm of psychology with respect to chess within the past forty years.
Fine claimed that chess is a substitute for war. The king is held to represent the father, while the queen is the mother. In addition, the rook, bishop, knight and pawn are taken to be phallic symbols.8 Fine draws a lot of significance from the fact that promoted pawns may become any other piece except for the king/father. This restriction implies to Fine that chess-playing boys are discouraged from growing up to be like their fathers. Unfortunately Fine's analysis suffers from its entirely armchair nature. There are no experiments or observations, other than a few biographies of well-known grandmasters to support the hypotheses presented in the book. One consistency in Fine's work is that master chess players all have differing personalities and backgrounds"
this was an article on Reuben Fine the number 2 player in the world in the 40s he retired to become a psychologist basically he says the king is the father and the goal of the game is to checkmate (kill) your father so you can have your mother all to yourself this is called oedipus complex
a term created from freud. Obviously females do not fall under this catagory so if freud ddnt have a screw loose (wich is till this day up to debate) than that could be a possible explanation|||This answer contains several gross over generalizations. I have tried to use the words "many" and "tend" so as to not brush with quite such a broad stroke.
Consider the history of the world for a second. Until quite recently (in relative terms), women were considered "inferior" to men, and therefore "unworthy" of using their brains for any substantive task. Times have changed, and there are now, in fact, some female chess Grandmasters, probably with Judit Polgar as among the most well known today. Still, there currently exists separate titles for women from men even within chess, assuming that women only play women and men only play men, an assumption Polgar is particularly not fond of given the equality question we are talking about here. (She earned her title playing exclusively against other men.) WGM (for woman grandmaster), WFM (for woman FIDE master), and WIM (not sure what the I stands for....International, maybe?, but anyway, it's a title given to somebody who has not yet competed in and scored well enough in an appropriate number of "norms", i.e., very strong chess tournaments) are titles which are in use in the chess world with reference to women (as opposed to GM, FM, and IM respectively).
Anyway, to answer your question, my guess is that even today, many women feel that following in the path of a thinking and strategising game is something they would rather not pursue. Women tend to be more "feeling" oriented while men tend to be more "action" and "competition" oriented. If "winning" might mean hurting somebody else's feelings, I suppose that could be a significant hindrance to women wishing to pursue playing chess for fear of winning and therefore hurting somebody's feelings.
This is all pure conjecture on my part, and what do I know since I'm a guy anyway. I still hope my thoughts are useful.|||Because it doesn't involve shoe shopping!|||women don't play because your not allowed to talk
As kids they are 50-50, then hit puberty.
The boys stay on, but the girls discover boys. For some reason girls think that success is "unfeminine." That and they think if they beat a boy that boy will not like them.
I've told them that boys don't care. In fact a girl that tries to play and does it well is impressive and attracts more than just from the waist down.
No effect As a guy I obviously do not know how guys think.:)|||"Reuben Fine was a prominent chess-player during the thirties, who competed in the famous AVRO tournament of 1938. He also had considerable experience in psychoanalysis, and in 1956 the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis published his work, The Psychology of the Chess Player. The book gives a very Freudian account of the game of chess, and is useful only to demonstrate the advances that have been made in the realm of psychology with respect to chess within the past forty years.
Fine claimed that chess is a substitute for war. The king is held to represent the father, while the queen is the mother. In addition, the rook, bishop, knight and pawn are taken to be phallic symbols.8 Fine draws a lot of significance from the fact that promoted pawns may become any other piece except for the king/father. This restriction implies to Fine that chess-playing boys are discouraged from growing up to be like their fathers. Unfortunately Fine's analysis suffers from its entirely armchair nature. There are no experiments or observations, other than a few biographies of well-known grandmasters to support the hypotheses presented in the book. One consistency in Fine's work is that master chess players all have differing personalities and backgrounds"
this was an article on Reuben Fine the number 2 player in the world in the 40s he retired to become a psychologist basically he says the king is the father and the goal of the game is to checkmate (kill) your father so you can have your mother all to yourself this is called oedipus complex
a term created from freud. Obviously females do not fall under this catagory so if freud ddnt have a screw loose (wich is till this day up to debate) than that could be a possible explanation|||This answer contains several gross over generalizations. I have tried to use the words "many" and "tend" so as to not brush with quite such a broad stroke.
Consider the history of the world for a second. Until quite recently (in relative terms), women were considered "inferior" to men, and therefore "unworthy" of using their brains for any substantive task. Times have changed, and there are now, in fact, some female chess Grandmasters, probably with Judit Polgar as among the most well known today. Still, there currently exists separate titles for women from men even within chess, assuming that women only play women and men only play men, an assumption Polgar is particularly not fond of given the equality question we are talking about here. (She earned her title playing exclusively against other men.) WGM (for woman grandmaster), WFM (for woman FIDE master), and WIM (not sure what the I stands for....International, maybe?, but anyway, it's a title given to somebody who has not yet competed in and scored well enough in an appropriate number of "norms", i.e., very strong chess tournaments) are titles which are in use in the chess world with reference to women (as opposed to GM, FM, and IM respectively).
Anyway, to answer your question, my guess is that even today, many women feel that following in the path of a thinking and strategising game is something they would rather not pursue. Women tend to be more "feeling" oriented while men tend to be more "action" and "competition" oriented. If "winning" might mean hurting somebody else's feelings, I suppose that could be a significant hindrance to women wishing to pursue playing chess for fear of winning and therefore hurting somebody's feelings.
This is all pure conjecture on my part, and what do I know since I'm a guy anyway. I still hope my thoughts are useful.|||Because it doesn't involve shoe shopping!|||women don't play because your not allowed to talk
I have a beautiful chess set which breaks easily. How can I harden them to keep from breaking?
It is a civil war chess set with intricate detail on the pieces. All pieces were broken with use and I re-ordered a new set. I'm determined to do something to keep this one from breaking! Any ideas?|||The only advise would be to tell people that this set is very delicate and to only move pieces by the base.
Other people might have better ideas if you tell what the chess pieces are made out of
(I would guess a cast metal-For metal I don't know of any way of harden them if the maker didn't already.)|||try a craft sealer...but i don't know if that would ruin it. Well you could keep that one for display only and then buy a cheap one for everyone to play with.
Other people might have better ideas if you tell what the chess pieces are made out of
(I would guess a cast metal-For metal I don't know of any way of harden them if the maker didn't already.)|||try a craft sealer...but i don't know if that would ruin it. Well you could keep that one for display only and then buy a cheap one for everyone to play with.
What is the best Chess program I can download to work offline?
Please list me some websites that I can use to get free chess programs to install and work on my computer without the need to work on-line.|||http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html
winboard, the needed interface, comes with gnuchess. It is weaker than programs you'd pay for, but it is free, comrade.:)
winboard, the needed interface, comes with gnuchess. It is weaker than programs you'd pay for, but it is free, comrade.:)
How did the labels king and queen get switched in the game of chess?
In chess the most powerful fighting piece is the 'queen' while the 'king' runs and hides. This is obviously backwards from reality. Was it political satire? Mediaeval feminism? A freudianism linked to the inadequacies of chess players? A failed renaissance marketing ploy to interest women in the game? What is the story here?|||Actually, both above are correct.
Chess originated in India in 5th or 6th century and spread to Persia, Asia, and then Europe with slightly different versions in each area. Originally there wasn't a queen. It was a Minister. The King could move one space in any direction and the Minister could only move one space diagonally.
In the 12th or 13th century the European version changed the Minister to the Queen, and the horse to the knight, the war elephant or camel to the bishop, and the foot soldier to the pawn.
Around 1500 was when the Queen of England made changes still in use today. It was called "Queen's Chess" or "Mad Queen's Chess." The Queen became the most powerful piece.
I provided two sources in case you don't trust Wikipedia, but they both state the same.|||Thank you, I wasn't aware of that either until I researched your question. That's what I like about this forum, you have the chance to learn something new everyday.
|||The game Chess is not at all medieval. It is believed to come from a very old game in India around the 5th century. The word chess has mutated (as well as the game after the 10th century) , having been translated through many languages. The original name of the game was shah, which in Persian meant king. And the roles of the king and queen haven't been switched, since the king is the ruler, and if the ruler is dead the war was pretty much lost, and in my opinion, they decided the queen to be the powerful fighting piece, because they couldn't make a single piece to represent the king's advisors, the council, the noblemen and clergy...|||The story a chess-playing friend once told me purported that Queen Elizabeth I increased the power of the queen chess piece to be more in keeping with the political power she herself wielded. At the time, this was called "mad queen chess."
As a daughter of Henry VIII, I can well imagine her being that arrogant. :)
Chess originated in India in 5th or 6th century and spread to Persia, Asia, and then Europe with slightly different versions in each area. Originally there wasn't a queen. It was a Minister. The King could move one space in any direction and the Minister could only move one space diagonally.
In the 12th or 13th century the European version changed the Minister to the Queen, and the horse to the knight, the war elephant or camel to the bishop, and the foot soldier to the pawn.
Around 1500 was when the Queen of England made changes still in use today. It was called "Queen's Chess" or "Mad Queen's Chess." The Queen became the most powerful piece.
I provided two sources in case you don't trust Wikipedia, but they both state the same.|||Thank you, I wasn't aware of that either until I researched your question. That's what I like about this forum, you have the chance to learn something new everyday.
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|||The game Chess is not at all medieval. It is believed to come from a very old game in India around the 5th century. The word chess has mutated (as well as the game after the 10th century) , having been translated through many languages. The original name of the game was shah, which in Persian meant king. And the roles of the king and queen haven't been switched, since the king is the ruler, and if the ruler is dead the war was pretty much lost, and in my opinion, they decided the queen to be the powerful fighting piece, because they couldn't make a single piece to represent the king's advisors, the council, the noblemen and clergy...|||The story a chess-playing friend once told me purported that Queen Elizabeth I increased the power of the queen chess piece to be more in keeping with the political power she herself wielded. At the time, this was called "mad queen chess."
As a daughter of Henry VIII, I can well imagine her being that arrogant. :)
Is there an easy way to memorize chess pieces and coordinates?
I see and hear people who can play chess by naming piece locations on the board. (Queen's knight to Kings rook etc.) Is there an easy way to memorize these and keep track, or is this the kind of thing only found when fictional geniuses start talking chess?|||No. There is no easy method. You don't need to be a genius, you just need to be willing to work and practice..
And by the way, the all modern books and most players now use "algebraic" notation. Which is different that the "descriptive" notation in your examples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_c鈥?/a>|||Actually memorizing chess pieces and how they move is not hard at all. In chess books there are diagrams on how they move, so it should be easy to understand.|||think of it like a coordinate plane.
And by the way, the all modern books and most players now use "algebraic" notation. Which is different that the "descriptive" notation in your examples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_c鈥?/a>|||Actually memorizing chess pieces and how they move is not hard at all. In chess books there are diagrams on how they move, so it should be easy to understand.|||think of it like a coordinate plane.
What are some good chess books for children?
I am looking for a chess book to offer my 7yr old nephew, that is entertaining and does more than just teach how the pieces move, but goes into Why they move and When they should be moved.
Thanks!|||Bruce Pandolfini has one called Beginning Chess that is excellent. It is actually a book that you can use to test your progress as you learn and it really does a great job of showing why certain moves are better than others. It's a fun book to work through. Another very good book is a new one by Susan Polgar called Chess Tactics For Champions. This one really shows you how to be creative in your game play by creating forks, pins and skewers. She does a good job of explaining why some moves that look good at first may not be the best move. My game improved greatly after just going through the first 10 pages! I got both of these books at Barnes and Noble, but I have not seen another copy of Beginning Chess on the shelves lately. You may want to visit Polgarchess.com because Susan Polgar is in the business of teaching chess to children and her site offers alot of good books and videos.
There is another really good alternative for your nephew that actually may do a better job of teaching him the "why's" of moving the pieces. It's a software program called Chess Mentor. You can Google search it and find it. It is chess training software that comes in three options, depending on how much you want to spend and the depth of teaching that you want. I highly recommend this to you because it does exactly what you're asking for. It gives you a chess diagram (board position) and you click on where you think the best move is. If your wrong, it explains in great detail why you're wrong and lets you try over and over until you get it right. And then it gives a very thorough explanation for why it's right. But that's not all! You can ask for hints; either vague, more helpful, or obvious. You can also get a free trial download ( a very generous sample of the program). After I played with the free download I was hooked and bought the complete package! It's well worth it!
Another chess program you may want to consider if he doesn't already have it is Chessmaster 10th Edition ($20 at Best Buy). The tutorials are top notch and you can ask for advice during game play against the computer and a very natural speaking voice reads the explanation text for you. Just like having a Grandmaster at your side as you play!
Also, if he hasn't seen the movie Searching For Bobby Fischer, it is a MUST SEE for every chess player! An excellent family film. It is the true story of Josh Waitzkin (who by the way is featured on Chessmaster) and his becoming a chess champion at the age of...dare I say it...SEVEN!!!!
It's a great flick you'll want to watch over and over again.
Well, I hope you've enjoyed my recommendations. Chess is a beautiful game and clearly you are a pretty cool uncle to want to do this for him. Good luck!
I hope this was the 10 point answer you were looking for! :)|||HI there,
Actually, there are a lot of good chess books out there for beginners both adult and children. Unfortunately I do not have a bibliography with me. However, if your nephew has a PS2 (and I think XBOX now has the game as well), Chess Master is an amazing game to pick up. Playing a game of chess on it is ok; at times it can be difficult being able to see which piece is which. What makes the game valuable is it's built in chess tutor, written by Bruce Pandolfini. It ranges from basic beginners (how pieces move) up to Grand master level. The program includes drills and exercises, as well as strategy and the program explains why you may want to use the various strategies. For example, it might state a move made by an opponent and it wil lask you what would your best next move be. Not only will it give you the answers but it explains why certian moves may or may not be good and what makes a certain move better. Finally, it's a very inexpensive game to buy considering how expensive brand new games can cost. If me memory serves me I think it's still $29.00 cdn which is a steal!
Cheers.
Thanks!|||Bruce Pandolfini has one called Beginning Chess that is excellent. It is actually a book that you can use to test your progress as you learn and it really does a great job of showing why certain moves are better than others. It's a fun book to work through. Another very good book is a new one by Susan Polgar called Chess Tactics For Champions. This one really shows you how to be creative in your game play by creating forks, pins and skewers. She does a good job of explaining why some moves that look good at first may not be the best move. My game improved greatly after just going through the first 10 pages! I got both of these books at Barnes and Noble, but I have not seen another copy of Beginning Chess on the shelves lately. You may want to visit Polgarchess.com because Susan Polgar is in the business of teaching chess to children and her site offers alot of good books and videos.
There is another really good alternative for your nephew that actually may do a better job of teaching him the "why's" of moving the pieces. It's a software program called Chess Mentor. You can Google search it and find it. It is chess training software that comes in three options, depending on how much you want to spend and the depth of teaching that you want. I highly recommend this to you because it does exactly what you're asking for. It gives you a chess diagram (board position) and you click on where you think the best move is. If your wrong, it explains in great detail why you're wrong and lets you try over and over until you get it right. And then it gives a very thorough explanation for why it's right. But that's not all! You can ask for hints; either vague, more helpful, or obvious. You can also get a free trial download ( a very generous sample of the program). After I played with the free download I was hooked and bought the complete package! It's well worth it!
Another chess program you may want to consider if he doesn't already have it is Chessmaster 10th Edition ($20 at Best Buy). The tutorials are top notch and you can ask for advice during game play against the computer and a very natural speaking voice reads the explanation text for you. Just like having a Grandmaster at your side as you play!
Also, if he hasn't seen the movie Searching For Bobby Fischer, it is a MUST SEE for every chess player! An excellent family film. It is the true story of Josh Waitzkin (who by the way is featured on Chessmaster) and his becoming a chess champion at the age of...dare I say it...SEVEN!!!!
It's a great flick you'll want to watch over and over again.
Well, I hope you've enjoyed my recommendations. Chess is a beautiful game and clearly you are a pretty cool uncle to want to do this for him. Good luck!
I hope this was the 10 point answer you were looking for! :)|||HI there,
Actually, there are a lot of good chess books out there for beginners both adult and children. Unfortunately I do not have a bibliography with me. However, if your nephew has a PS2 (and I think XBOX now has the game as well), Chess Master is an amazing game to pick up. Playing a game of chess on it is ok; at times it can be difficult being able to see which piece is which. What makes the game valuable is it's built in chess tutor, written by Bruce Pandolfini. It ranges from basic beginners (how pieces move) up to Grand master level. The program includes drills and exercises, as well as strategy and the program explains why you may want to use the various strategies. For example, it might state a move made by an opponent and it wil lask you what would your best next move be. Not only will it give you the answers but it explains why certian moves may or may not be good and what makes a certain move better. Finally, it's a very inexpensive game to buy considering how expensive brand new games can cost. If me memory serves me I think it's still $29.00 cdn which is a steal!
Cheers.
How to place 12 knights on a chess board so that all squares are either occupied or threatened?
I was in my middle school chess club and the chess coach brought in a game and one of the problems I was stuck at was how to place the least amount of knights on a board so that all of the squares are either occupied or threatened. The hints were that it has rotational symmetry but not line symmetry and that it takes 12 knights. Could anyone please post their thoughts about this whether it is right or wrong to help me get an idea so I can try myself.|||Your coach is too hard on you. I was unable to figure it out and I have an approximate rating of 2298 ELO. I came close on the first three solutions I thought of, but there was always one or two squares I couldn't cover.|||Certainly this stipulation can be achieved, and in the following explanation you can see how it can logically be solved. If you only want a clue, then try first considering what to do about the corner squares, and read no further!
The knight is progressively negatively affected in scope by placing it further away from the central 16 squares of the board. Ultimately in the corner it attacks only 2 squares, whereas in the centre it attacks 8 (the rook is unaffected by placemant on an empty board, and always attacks 14!). The value of this problem is largely to do with realising this about the power of the knight.
So, do we place the first N in the corner, with a "value" of 3 (1 occupied+2 threatened), or, say, on c7, with a "value" of 7 (1 occupied+6 threatened)? Obviously c7 is the most sensible try, and using the clue about rotational symmetry, also N at g6, f2 and b3.
Next consider the 2 squares adjacent to each corner. There is only 1 position that a single N can threaten both of these, and as this try of most economy, place a N at c6, f6, f3 and c3.
The easiest way to see what remains to be done is to place, say, a pawn on each square yet to be occupied or attacked. Solving from this stage can be done by placing the remaining 4 N's at d6, f5, e3 and c4.
This kind of problem is excellent practice. Try placing 8 queens on the board, such that none attacks any other. This also can be solved, and is not just a frustrating "joke".
The knight is progressively negatively affected in scope by placing it further away from the central 16 squares of the board. Ultimately in the corner it attacks only 2 squares, whereas in the centre it attacks 8 (the rook is unaffected by placemant on an empty board, and always attacks 14!). The value of this problem is largely to do with realising this about the power of the knight.
So, do we place the first N in the corner, with a "value" of 3 (1 occupied+2 threatened), or, say, on c7, with a "value" of 7 (1 occupied+6 threatened)? Obviously c7 is the most sensible try, and using the clue about rotational symmetry, also N at g6, f2 and b3.
Next consider the 2 squares adjacent to each corner. There is only 1 position that a single N can threaten both of these, and as this try of most economy, place a N at c6, f6, f3 and c3.
The easiest way to see what remains to be done is to place, say, a pawn on each square yet to be occupied or attacked. Solving from this stage can be done by placing the remaining 4 N's at d6, f5, e3 and c4.
This kind of problem is excellent practice. Try placing 8 queens on the board, such that none attacks any other. This also can be solved, and is not just a frustrating "joke".
How can I play chess online with my friend?
I wanna play chess with my friend over the internet. I don't use Yahoo so don't recommend me that.
Any ideas what game software or website can I use to play online with my friend?|||Pogo.com is a great site!
Any ideas what game software or website can I use to play online with my friend?|||Pogo.com is a great site!
How to improve tactics and strategy at chess online, and what site could i learn strategy and tactics at chess?
Please, tell the truth and what is the sercrets of the grandmasters and i want to be a world champion at chess im 10 years old.|||Review Grandmaster games, such as those presented here at ChessGames.com
http://www.ChessGames.com/perl/chessplay鈥?/a>
There is much available to read, online and in books.
Practice practice practice, for example: tactics and strategy at this link:
http://ChessTempo.com/chess-tactics.html
Join a chess club. Join the USCF and compete in USCF-Rated tournaments.
http://www.USChess.org/
To eventually be among the very best in the world,
the best plans include to get a chess teacher and coach.|||http://chesstempo.com/chess-tactics.html this is my favorite site for tactics i use it all the time.... its very good|||If want to be a world champion, then you gotta know tactics and strategy right? So, if wanna learn both of these, I suggest you go to learnplaychess.net, because it's got fully explained answers to strategy and tactics puzzles. Try it out and see what you think of it!
http://www.ChessGames.com/perl/chessplay鈥?/a>
There is much available to read, online and in books.
Practice practice practice, for example: tactics and strategy at this link:
http://ChessTempo.com/chess-tactics.html
Join a chess club. Join the USCF and compete in USCF-Rated tournaments.
http://www.USChess.org/
To eventually be among the very best in the world,
the best plans include to get a chess teacher and coach.|||http://chesstempo.com/chess-tactics.html this is my favorite site for tactics i use it all the time.... its very good|||If want to be a world champion, then you gotta know tactics and strategy right? So, if wanna learn both of these, I suggest you go to learnplaychess.net, because it's got fully explained answers to strategy and tactics puzzles. Try it out and see what you think of it!
What are the chess pieces on big brother?
I just tuned in to the live feeds and what the frig are they talking about, the missing chess pieces?|||The missing chess pieces are to the chess game they have up in the HOH hallway.|||porche hid them answer mine http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmlUutYpIupxOpFszIPoAEjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20110812201411AAGAPJv
What is a good process for studying and learning chess openings?
I'm an intermediate club level player, but I've never taken much time to learn a lot of chess openings. I know general opening principles (develop quickly, control the center, etc.), and recognize a decent number of openings during play. But I think it's time to buckle down and start studying specific openings and their variations.
I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for a good *process* to use for this study. Suggestions on particularly good books to work with would be welcome too, but more than that, I am trying to set up a solid program. Should I just start with one opening and memorize it? Work through variations one by one? Start with only king openings, or only queen, or...? Is it better to study on my own, or with others at the club? How much time should I spend?
And so forth.|||honestly I don't believe you should study openings a great deal if you already relize the basic principals. Work on the middle to late game first then openings. That being said, I learned my openings one at a time. I learned what kind of player I wanted to be (Ofensive, defensive, use the queen alot, counter, overload one side.) And from that I developed the opening I thought was best for my style, I would suggest begining with simple openings and do what you think you shuold do to continue the opening, then check a book or site and look how it is truly done and see what you think would help more, sometimes your improvisation works better. Also for me I use different openings for black and white, blakc being more defensive/countering, you might want to see how that would work for you using different openings for defferent colors. Finally, I would say to study with a club, you use one opening and test it against other openings, see how they work, maybe you like the other guys opening better, ask him to teaqch you it, but as long as you know the basic understanding of an opening you should be succesful if you can build up and close out a game.|||Here is a very informative article on this. Contains some important things not mentioned in the other answers: (http://ezinearticles.com/?Chess-Strategies%26amp;id=63395)
|||First of all, get out a piece of paper and pen. Write down openings you know. You "know" an opening if you can play its sequence, refer to it by its name and write out its notations. For those openings that you know, do you know its variations? Make a note of that as well
Once you have logged what you know, eliminate them from your studies. You need to concentrate on those that you are unfamiliar with. Next, get yourself some literature, whether online or in book form. If you don't have a copy of Capablanca's "Chess Fundamentals", get one. You obviously might want some specific books on openings. I recommend "Mastering the Chess Openings" by John Watson.
List those openings you feel will most commonly suit your style, then list others you wish to add to your studies. learning them "all" (that's relative) is a tall task, but list any openings you're going to apply to your training. Then get out a board, a notation sheet and go down your list one by one. Make notes on them as you learn them. How well they fit your style, if you need more work on a particular sequence, etc.
Before you move from one opening to the next, you should know its name, the sequence, the notations, defenses and variations. Its time consuming and sometimes mind-wracking but it will pay off.
I have used this method of study (lots of online resources too) to teach myself openings and endgames. Midgame strategies and other intricate facets of the game such as sacrifices, traps and uncommon mates are best learned with another player.
Good luck, and whatever you do... DON'T take that "free" pawn.
-Clay A|||there is a cool comp. game called chessmaster (some-odd thousand #), and it helped me learn chess fast. and it makes it really fun.
I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for a good *process* to use for this study. Suggestions on particularly good books to work with would be welcome too, but more than that, I am trying to set up a solid program. Should I just start with one opening and memorize it? Work through variations one by one? Start with only king openings, or only queen, or...? Is it better to study on my own, or with others at the club? How much time should I spend?
And so forth.|||honestly I don't believe you should study openings a great deal if you already relize the basic principals. Work on the middle to late game first then openings. That being said, I learned my openings one at a time. I learned what kind of player I wanted to be (Ofensive, defensive, use the queen alot, counter, overload one side.) And from that I developed the opening I thought was best for my style, I would suggest begining with simple openings and do what you think you shuold do to continue the opening, then check a book or site and look how it is truly done and see what you think would help more, sometimes your improvisation works better. Also for me I use different openings for black and white, blakc being more defensive/countering, you might want to see how that would work for you using different openings for defferent colors. Finally, I would say to study with a club, you use one opening and test it against other openings, see how they work, maybe you like the other guys opening better, ask him to teaqch you it, but as long as you know the basic understanding of an opening you should be succesful if you can build up and close out a game.|||Here is a very informative article on this. Contains some important things not mentioned in the other answers: (http://ezinearticles.com/?Chess-Strategies%26amp;id=63395)
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|||First of all, get out a piece of paper and pen. Write down openings you know. You "know" an opening if you can play its sequence, refer to it by its name and write out its notations. For those openings that you know, do you know its variations? Make a note of that as well
Once you have logged what you know, eliminate them from your studies. You need to concentrate on those that you are unfamiliar with. Next, get yourself some literature, whether online or in book form. If you don't have a copy of Capablanca's "Chess Fundamentals", get one. You obviously might want some specific books on openings. I recommend "Mastering the Chess Openings" by John Watson.
List those openings you feel will most commonly suit your style, then list others you wish to add to your studies. learning them "all" (that's relative) is a tall task, but list any openings you're going to apply to your training. Then get out a board, a notation sheet and go down your list one by one. Make notes on them as you learn them. How well they fit your style, if you need more work on a particular sequence, etc.
Before you move from one opening to the next, you should know its name, the sequence, the notations, defenses and variations. Its time consuming and sometimes mind-wracking but it will pay off.
I have used this method of study (lots of online resources too) to teach myself openings and endgames. Midgame strategies and other intricate facets of the game such as sacrifices, traps and uncommon mates are best learned with another player.
Good luck, and whatever you do... DON'T take that "free" pawn.
-Clay A|||there is a cool comp. game called chessmaster (some-odd thousand #), and it helped me learn chess fast. and it makes it really fun.
I would like to start my own free online chess club.How Should I go about doing this?
I would like to start my own free online chess club.How Should I go about doing this?Please give detailed responces.|||by a domain and get some servers if you want people to be able to play online and make a chess game|||i play chess on flyordie.com i like chess
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How I can make a good start on a chess game?
everytime I play chess, I have a bad start, and I try over 100 diferent ways, I need some tips.|||In the opening, avoid moving the same piece twice.
This will help you get your pieces activated quicker. Clear out the area between your king and rook as soon as possible so you can castle early.
Move pawn to e4 on your first move.
Then focus on controlling the center of the board.
Always capture towards the center whenever possible.
Avoid placing knights and bishops on the edge of the board.
Use pawns to support bigger pieces, never have bigger pieces support other big pieces or pawns. This will keep stronger pieces available for attacks.
Always ask yourself, "If I were my opponent, what would be my next best move?" Then find a way to prevent that move.
If you are even in material or slightly ahead, don't be afraid to trade off pieces evenly including queens. This will clear the board of clutter and make your lead more obvious. It will also make for a quicker game.
Remember that a lone bishop can only capture on 50% of the board. (White squares only, or black only depending on the bishop). But a lone knight can capture on 100% of the board. (Both colored squares as he alternates on each move.) This may be important if you have to decide which one to sacrifice or trade off near the end game.
Pawns are insignificant at first, but they become mightier as they move forward towards the eighth rank and become queens! Don't underestimate them!
Seek out a target and hit it! Whenever your opponent leaves a piece unprotected, make that your target!
Most pieces work better as a team closer together than they do apart.
Don't just watch for opportunities for forks, pins and skewers. Look for ways to create them! Entice your opponent into those situations with small sacrifices.
Bruce Pandolfini's book, Beginning Chess is the best book by far that I've seen which will train your eye to see golden opportunities that are regularly overlooked. It's a fun way to learn.
Good luck! I hope this helped!
Castle early!|||Try moving the pawn vertically in front of the queen. Move it two spaces forward. There are only 20 possible starting moves. If you are black, you have to find some way to counter your opponent's move|||do that move where you can capture the king in like 3 moves. you move the queen and bishop|||buy a game for your computer like kasprovov chess mate and also play against everyone you can a weak start can mean a bad ending cover all pieces with another pices leave no pieces unprotected unless you are willing to trade if you are make sure you can win the exchange eventually you will learn to play stronger openings also learn casteling en passing and pawn promotion|||I had your problem--my openings were awful. Until my chess teacher taught me the King Indian Defense. Its a defense that develops into an offense in the end game. Here's how it goes
Say you're white:
First, you do e4. Then you do Knight to f3. On your next move, you have the option of either doing d3 or g3. On the move after that, do the other move that you didn't do previously. Then move your bishop to g2. See where this is going? Finally, castle King side. Now you have a solid square defense. From there, some chess masters do c3. It's actually your preference. See how your opponent reacts to your defense. One tip: Try not to move that bishop on g2 till the end game, where, if you play it right, that square King Indian Defense turns into an offense that catches your opponent off guard. Good luck!|||Always remember to hold the center. move aggressively there. if you can take the center of the board your odds of winning will be much better|||I recommend using your knights. They are tricky and with a little imagination you can win alot of games.|||Begin by freeing up some of the pawns so you can make more strategic moves with your queen, bishops and rooks. Most moves have to be thought out and determined by carefully watching the opposition. Hope this helps a little.|||During the first 10 moves of the game you should:
have a least 1 pawn in the center, both Knights and both Bishops developed and be castled. Try to control the center of the board. This was some of the best beginning advice I received 35+ years ago.|||Always move your knights first.|||e4
openings are about development. You should never waste more than two pawn movements in the tbeginning phase of chess. e4 is a powerful move that attaks the center squares and allows the player to get his King's bishop out. this eases the move towards castling. your opponent will usually respond by either confronting e4 with d4 or more often blocking the e4 pawn with e5.
From here you can move your King's bishop your queen or king knight or your queen(not recommended). I usually follow e4 with c4.|||You might try making the person you are playing with gicve you a handicap.
This will help you get your pieces activated quicker. Clear out the area between your king and rook as soon as possible so you can castle early.
Move pawn to e4 on your first move.
Then focus on controlling the center of the board.
Always capture towards the center whenever possible.
Avoid placing knights and bishops on the edge of the board.
Use pawns to support bigger pieces, never have bigger pieces support other big pieces or pawns. This will keep stronger pieces available for attacks.
Always ask yourself, "If I were my opponent, what would be my next best move?" Then find a way to prevent that move.
If you are even in material or slightly ahead, don't be afraid to trade off pieces evenly including queens. This will clear the board of clutter and make your lead more obvious. It will also make for a quicker game.
Remember that a lone bishop can only capture on 50% of the board. (White squares only, or black only depending on the bishop). But a lone knight can capture on 100% of the board. (Both colored squares as he alternates on each move.) This may be important if you have to decide which one to sacrifice or trade off near the end game.
Pawns are insignificant at first, but they become mightier as they move forward towards the eighth rank and become queens! Don't underestimate them!
Seek out a target and hit it! Whenever your opponent leaves a piece unprotected, make that your target!
Most pieces work better as a team closer together than they do apart.
Don't just watch for opportunities for forks, pins and skewers. Look for ways to create them! Entice your opponent into those situations with small sacrifices.
Bruce Pandolfini's book, Beginning Chess is the best book by far that I've seen which will train your eye to see golden opportunities that are regularly overlooked. It's a fun way to learn.
Good luck! I hope this helped!
Castle early!|||Try moving the pawn vertically in front of the queen. Move it two spaces forward. There are only 20 possible starting moves. If you are black, you have to find some way to counter your opponent's move|||do that move where you can capture the king in like 3 moves. you move the queen and bishop|||buy a game for your computer like kasprovov chess mate and also play against everyone you can a weak start can mean a bad ending cover all pieces with another pices leave no pieces unprotected unless you are willing to trade if you are make sure you can win the exchange eventually you will learn to play stronger openings also learn casteling en passing and pawn promotion|||I had your problem--my openings were awful. Until my chess teacher taught me the King Indian Defense. Its a defense that develops into an offense in the end game. Here's how it goes
Say you're white:
First, you do e4. Then you do Knight to f3. On your next move, you have the option of either doing d3 or g3. On the move after that, do the other move that you didn't do previously. Then move your bishop to g2. See where this is going? Finally, castle King side. Now you have a solid square defense. From there, some chess masters do c3. It's actually your preference. See how your opponent reacts to your defense. One tip: Try not to move that bishop on g2 till the end game, where, if you play it right, that square King Indian Defense turns into an offense that catches your opponent off guard. Good luck!|||Always remember to hold the center. move aggressively there. if you can take the center of the board your odds of winning will be much better|||I recommend using your knights. They are tricky and with a little imagination you can win alot of games.|||Begin by freeing up some of the pawns so you can make more strategic moves with your queen, bishops and rooks. Most moves have to be thought out and determined by carefully watching the opposition. Hope this helps a little.|||During the first 10 moves of the game you should:
have a least 1 pawn in the center, both Knights and both Bishops developed and be castled. Try to control the center of the board. This was some of the best beginning advice I received 35+ years ago.|||Always move your knights first.|||e4
openings are about development. You should never waste more than two pawn movements in the tbeginning phase of chess. e4 is a powerful move that attaks the center squares and allows the player to get his King's bishop out. this eases the move towards castling. your opponent will usually respond by either confronting e4 with d4 or more often blocking the e4 pawn with e5.
From here you can move your King's bishop your queen or king knight or your queen(not recommended). I usually follow e4 with c4.|||You might try making the person you are playing with gicve you a handicap.
How can i prepare for the chess world championship?
Ok I am the president of my chess club, and ive won 5 competitions ive gotten more people to join. I hope i can win this with flyng chess colors. How would you prepare for the tournament?|||There is no magic bullet. Get a good night's sleep, eat well (avoid sugar because you will crash), and sit on your hands*.
* The second you take to pull your hands out you might stop yourself from making a blunder.|||Well I can't tell you about the world championships but I can tell you about national championships. My experience says if you have an opening flaw it will be found so play through your openings with a friend/coach. You should have a plan for against e4 d4 c4 f4 Nf3 and e3. Check main lines to about 20 deep at least. I won a game cause someone played a bad move on move 18. I remembered it from my opening book. Make sure you know the plans after your openings. I remembered a book line that was 23 moves deep and blitzed it against a stronger opponent. And then I sat there unsure how to continue with the Grandmaster level tactics. My opponent was about 500 point higher rated than me so he had me beat in about 5-10 moves.
Set out a time usage plan. My coach who was an IM told me on 90min+30sec Fisher I should be spending about 2-3minutes/move, blitzing the opening (cause I should know the theory) and spending 10-12minutes making a plan after I get out of opening theory.
You can't really study middle games, well it's certainly harder. Simple endgames such as K+R+P vs K+R, K+N+B vs K and K+Q vs K+R are handy to remember. Another one that I got lucky with was my opponent didn't know how to R+B vs R against me. It is actually a forced win but it's difficult. You should be good enough at your endgames to play them just off your increment. Of course you don't plan to do this.|||Well, that depends entirely on how much time there is between the tournament and now. If tomorrow? Relax and try to get a good night's sleep. Two weeks? Get a chess puzzle book and just keep sharp. A month? Study endgames and openings. It is still too soon to pick up a 'system'.|||make sure all your students get a ribbon / medal / trophy. little kids love that suff|||sleep
* The second you take to pull your hands out you might stop yourself from making a blunder.|||Well I can't tell you about the world championships but I can tell you about national championships. My experience says if you have an opening flaw it will be found so play through your openings with a friend/coach. You should have a plan for against e4 d4 c4 f4 Nf3 and e3. Check main lines to about 20 deep at least. I won a game cause someone played a bad move on move 18. I remembered it from my opening book. Make sure you know the plans after your openings. I remembered a book line that was 23 moves deep and blitzed it against a stronger opponent. And then I sat there unsure how to continue with the Grandmaster level tactics. My opponent was about 500 point higher rated than me so he had me beat in about 5-10 moves.
Set out a time usage plan. My coach who was an IM told me on 90min+30sec Fisher I should be spending about 2-3minutes/move, blitzing the opening (cause I should know the theory) and spending 10-12minutes making a plan after I get out of opening theory.
You can't really study middle games, well it's certainly harder. Simple endgames such as K+R+P vs K+R, K+N+B vs K and K+Q vs K+R are handy to remember. Another one that I got lucky with was my opponent didn't know how to R+B vs R against me. It is actually a forced win but it's difficult. You should be good enough at your endgames to play them just off your increment. Of course you don't plan to do this.|||Well, that depends entirely on how much time there is between the tournament and now. If tomorrow? Relax and try to get a good night's sleep. Two weeks? Get a chess puzzle book and just keep sharp. A month? Study endgames and openings. It is still too soon to pick up a 'system'.|||make sure all your students get a ribbon / medal / trophy. little kids love that suff|||sleep
How long can chess pie be left at room temperature?
I just read not to leave chess pie out more than 2 hours at room temperature. I've been making it each holiday, and arrive with it around noon depending if it's Thanksgiving or Christmas. Now that I think about it, once there, we may not eat until 2 or 3. Then we watch sports all day only to snack again in the evening, including my pie and other things. I don't remember ever getting sick, so is that true about the 2 hour limit?|||Chess pie is really best left at room temperature until it is completely devoured. I've never refrigerated one, in the summer or in the winter. It's cooked/baked so it's not like the eggs can spoil. Too, if your family is anything like mine, no chess pie has ever lasted more than a day|||We usually have it during the holiday season, when it's cooler. Honestly, if we serve it at lunch we'd leave it out to be finished off at supper! But if I still had leftovers, I think I'd refrigerate them.|||Siss, do you mean cheese pie? Really it isn't a good idea to leave them out indefinitely. Two hours is being very liberal.
How are people who are good at math and chess looked up on in America?
I know Americans are very bad at math and scientific stuff. In fact, you s*ck at everything math.
But how are the small number of people who are good at mathematics or chess viewed by the majority of the bible thumping population?
You have a label right: nerd, geek?
But people who drink, party, go to bars, and major in business are considered normal.
No wonder this country is a joke: you lose your tech jobs to people from India and menial jobs to illegals from Mexico.
And blame Obama and the government.|||I have aptitude in Math and Physics, ive also played chess for two years and am rated 1900. However, I am not labeled by society. In fact most people who see me playing chess are curious and interested in the game. It seems to come off as intellectual and sophisticated, to a certain extent. It's not that people are ANTI-intellectual. They like it, they're just still too lazy to actually do anything.|||"the majority of the bible thumping population"
Wrong. Fail. Learn something about a country before you go and dis it.|||I Agreee!!!
But how are the small number of people who are good at mathematics or chess viewed by the majority of the bible thumping population?
You have a label right: nerd, geek?
But people who drink, party, go to bars, and major in business are considered normal.
No wonder this country is a joke: you lose your tech jobs to people from India and menial jobs to illegals from Mexico.
And blame Obama and the government.|||I have aptitude in Math and Physics, ive also played chess for two years and am rated 1900. However, I am not labeled by society. In fact most people who see me playing chess are curious and interested in the game. It seems to come off as intellectual and sophisticated, to a certain extent. It's not that people are ANTI-intellectual. They like it, they're just still too lazy to actually do anything.|||"the majority of the bible thumping population"
Wrong. Fail. Learn something about a country before you go and dis it.|||I Agreee!!!
What is the best/reasonably inexpensive way to buy chess books ?
I have been playing chess for about a year. My coach has recommended close to 10 books. There are also a bunch of nice-to-have books and DVDs and the costs build up pretty quickly. I don't want to buy all used.
Any good sites ?|||Hi David,
That's tough. You could spend hours trying to find the best price for everything you want to buy. It's likely that one merchant will have some titles for cheap and the rest of the titles will be expensive. Another merchant might be the same, or overlap with the first. Merchants frequently lower prices on some items "loss leaders" to attract business. But they realize you often want more than one thing - and they'll get you to pay rack rate for items 2+. There's one website I know of that can do all of that tedious homework across dozens of sites for you and truly get you the best deal. Check out a list of some of my favorite chess books - and you can see for yourself that Ugenie simplifies the equation. BTW, you only spend a few $ more buying new vs. used in this case.
http://www.ugenie.com/displayBundle.jsp?鈥?/a>|||amazon.com used books is a great way to buy them. a number of these books are actually new or practically new but at used book prices.|||You could get some from the library, or a used book store, amzon.com, or ebay
All these places have very nice books and are in good shape.
:)|||well you don;t even have to buy a book online you cab read about it and not buy an ounce of material you can copy and past thee info on your computer and use it when you get stuck|||go on eBay and search for "chess book lot".
That will give you a bunch of items where each item is a set of chess books (known as a "lot").
Find the lot that has the most matches from your coach's list. You should be able to buy the lot for less than $5/book.
Then, go to an online chess book retailer or Amazon to fill in what you didn't get as part of the lot.
Any good sites ?|||Hi David,
That's tough. You could spend hours trying to find the best price for everything you want to buy. It's likely that one merchant will have some titles for cheap and the rest of the titles will be expensive. Another merchant might be the same, or overlap with the first. Merchants frequently lower prices on some items "loss leaders" to attract business. But they realize you often want more than one thing - and they'll get you to pay rack rate for items 2+. There's one website I know of that can do all of that tedious homework across dozens of sites for you and truly get you the best deal. Check out a list of some of my favorite chess books - and you can see for yourself that Ugenie simplifies the equation. BTW, you only spend a few $ more buying new vs. used in this case.
http://www.ugenie.com/displayBundle.jsp?鈥?/a>|||amazon.com used books is a great way to buy them. a number of these books are actually new or practically new but at used book prices.|||You could get some from the library, or a used book store, amzon.com, or ebay
All these places have very nice books and are in good shape.
:)|||well you don;t even have to buy a book online you cab read about it and not buy an ounce of material you can copy and past thee info on your computer and use it when you get stuck|||go on eBay and search for "chess book lot".
That will give you a bunch of items where each item is a set of chess books (known as a "lot").
Find the lot that has the most matches from your coach's list. You should be able to buy the lot for less than $5/book.
Then, go to an online chess book retailer or Amazon to fill in what you didn't get as part of the lot.
What insturment was the old man playing at the chess house in the movie Hero?
In the Jet Li movie "Hero" there is a scene early in the movie that takes place in a chess parlor. There is an old blind man playing a string insturment. What is the name of the insturment he is playing?|||a Koto
Can skill at chess really be a good judge of skill at warfare?
My brother told me that but I don't think it is true anymore. I mean, way back when when people lined up and fought this might of been true, but real warfare is more organic. You don't have neat, orderly set of rules. You have technology, amount of troops, intelligence of individual soldiers, and a whole lot of other things can affect warfare that has nothing to do with chess. So do you think what my brother says is true?|||Tell your brother to bring his chess board into warfare with him and see how long he lasts. Hes an idiot.|||your brother is 100% correct. a person who can think 2,3, or even 4 moves ahead has the advantage over another, A person who can visualize success will have a better chance at attaining it.|||Your brothers wrong if your a general nowadays you still gotta know what to do with your troops like in chess with knowing what to do with your pieces|||Yes it does. It is a game of strategy. Strategy is still needed in war, despite the massive amounts of weapons we have.
How do you cope with smug chess players?
There is a person who is good at chess that I might have to play soon. This chess player is smug (always talking during and before a game, saying he'll win, builds himself a reputation), and that seems to be why he wins. Are there any psychological strategies you use to undermine players like this? Actual playing strategies and resources are helpful, too. Thanks in advance.|||Hello;
Wow -- thank you for the great question.
I am sorry to say that I know very well what you are talking about. I used to be that way myself -- a long time ago. Chess is was the only thing I was good at -- so I was quite arrogant about it.
I'll do my best to give you meaningful advice.
1. There is a self fulfilling prophecy at work here -- he is confident and that helps him to win so he becomes more confident. The flip side of that is that if he loses a few games he loses confidence and then he doesn't play as well.
2. When you play him don't let him talk during the game! Tell him that this is a breach of etiquette and it is very insulting not just to you but to chess in general.
Make sure that he understands that chess isn't about winning and losing to you -- it is about how well the game is played. If he wins be polite and shake his hand -- but don't show any disappointment -- that just strokes his ego more. Your attitude should be "You won the chess game fair and square -- you might be a better player -- but you are not a better sportsman." This should take some of the smugness out of him.
4. Chess is often a shared passion and players can become good friends Reti and Breyer come to mind. My chess buddies are very precious to me. I remember car pooling to tournaments and having celebratory meals after games.
5. In this day and age of computers, and chess clubs, internet play -- the smugness can't last long ... eventually he will learn not to be not so arrogant -- because the cold hard truth is that there are people (and machines) that play much better chess than he does. When that sinks in -- chess becomes an art to enjoy and not a win/loss game for stroking one's ego.
If worse comes to worse introduce him to serious club play -- I assure you that will take the starch out of him in short order.
Gens Una Sumus,
Bill|||unfortunately, there are smug chess players (including me). the only way to shut him up is to win
there are no psychological stategies, just focus on the game and try not to make mistakes
author : irving chernev
title : winning chess, how to see three moves ahead
being in a winning position is not easy, but this book should help you avoid rookie mistakes|||No, I just play. But I don't play real competitively.|||See if you can find a General's Hat or something to that effect and tell him that if you are the Commander of a Chess army that it helps to look the part. This will undoubtedly be a distraction which will break his concentration.
You could get a pair of sunglasses and remain utterly quiet, so that you present a steely face to him. You might be able to psyche him out that way as well.|||You seem to think that his smugness is the reason he wins many games. In fact it has nothing to do with it. Perhaps his talking "Psyches" opponents out to the point they make poor choices.
Typically a person who talks incessantly during a contest like that does it for one of two reasons.
1) They are trying to get under the skin of their opponent and throw them off their game.
2) They are nervous and this is the way they cover that up.
Either way, you don't need to have any strategies to combat this person. If they are trying to get to you, ignore them, and if they are nervous..GOOD!
If you have the opportunity to watch the person play, you might want to notate their opening moves..Most chess players have favorite openings and defences, you might find out what he likes to play, and steer the game in a different direction.
When the person tries to engage you in conversation, don't be rude, but answer in non committal ways. Shrug your shoulders, say I don't know, and continually move away from the person.
During the match it is considered very rude to engage your opponent in conversation. Bring it to his attention, and if it continues, contact the TD (Tournament Director).
The person might just be VERY good at chess. Remember to do battle with honor and, win or lose, act like a sportsman. Lose with grace, and win like you've done it before.|||Ignore him and focus on the game no matter what he says to you remain disciplined and cool if you respond emotionally to insults and comments on your moves it'll show on your face and in your body language he'll know he's getting to you and keep it up.
Wow -- thank you for the great question.
I am sorry to say that I know very well what you are talking about. I used to be that way myself -- a long time ago. Chess is was the only thing I was good at -- so I was quite arrogant about it.
I'll do my best to give you meaningful advice.
1. There is a self fulfilling prophecy at work here -- he is confident and that helps him to win so he becomes more confident. The flip side of that is that if he loses a few games he loses confidence and then he doesn't play as well.
2. When you play him don't let him talk during the game! Tell him that this is a breach of etiquette and it is very insulting not just to you but to chess in general.
Make sure that he understands that chess isn't about winning and losing to you -- it is about how well the game is played. If he wins be polite and shake his hand -- but don't show any disappointment -- that just strokes his ego more. Your attitude should be "You won the chess game fair and square -- you might be a better player -- but you are not a better sportsman." This should take some of the smugness out of him.
4. Chess is often a shared passion and players can become good friends Reti and Breyer come to mind. My chess buddies are very precious to me. I remember car pooling to tournaments and having celebratory meals after games.
5. In this day and age of computers, and chess clubs, internet play -- the smugness can't last long ... eventually he will learn not to be not so arrogant -- because the cold hard truth is that there are people (and machines) that play much better chess than he does. When that sinks in -- chess becomes an art to enjoy and not a win/loss game for stroking one's ego.
If worse comes to worse introduce him to serious club play -- I assure you that will take the starch out of him in short order.
Gens Una Sumus,
Bill|||unfortunately, there are smug chess players (including me). the only way to shut him up is to win
there are no psychological stategies, just focus on the game and try not to make mistakes
author : irving chernev
title : winning chess, how to see three moves ahead
being in a winning position is not easy, but this book should help you avoid rookie mistakes|||No, I just play. But I don't play real competitively.|||See if you can find a General's Hat or something to that effect and tell him that if you are the Commander of a Chess army that it helps to look the part. This will undoubtedly be a distraction which will break his concentration.
You could get a pair of sunglasses and remain utterly quiet, so that you present a steely face to him. You might be able to psyche him out that way as well.|||You seem to think that his smugness is the reason he wins many games. In fact it has nothing to do with it. Perhaps his talking "Psyches" opponents out to the point they make poor choices.
Typically a person who talks incessantly during a contest like that does it for one of two reasons.
1) They are trying to get under the skin of their opponent and throw them off their game.
2) They are nervous and this is the way they cover that up.
Either way, you don't need to have any strategies to combat this person. If they are trying to get to you, ignore them, and if they are nervous..GOOD!
If you have the opportunity to watch the person play, you might want to notate their opening moves..Most chess players have favorite openings and defences, you might find out what he likes to play, and steer the game in a different direction.
When the person tries to engage you in conversation, don't be rude, but answer in non committal ways. Shrug your shoulders, say I don't know, and continually move away from the person.
During the match it is considered very rude to engage your opponent in conversation. Bring it to his attention, and if it continues, contact the TD (Tournament Director).
The person might just be VERY good at chess. Remember to do battle with honor and, win or lose, act like a sportsman. Lose with grace, and win like you've done it before.|||Ignore him and focus on the game no matter what he says to you remain disciplined and cool if you respond emotionally to insults and comments on your moves it'll show on your face and in your body language he'll know he's getting to you and keep it up.
How is it possible to become a very good chess player,even after an age of 32?What are the things to be done?
It is clear that some things should be tought or learned at early ages. Like chess. If you have the skill, the earlier you begin to learn, the more you get succesful. But what if someone like me have a small background from the early ages, however decided to go deeper in to the subject. Is it late for him/her? How deep can he/she go? What are the things to be done? To learn the oppenings, end games very well? To be able to analyze the moves for example up to 10-15 moves?|||I'd say forget the opening moves and go get a beginner's book that teaches the essentials of the game. Memorizing openings may be great for tournament play (to play effectively and quickly on the first moves) but can be pretty monotonous.
There are lots of books out there, but one I learned a lot from
was "How to Play Chess Like a Champion" by Fred Reinfeld.
It shows the importance of strategy by replaying some great gameplay of the past. After you get basic strategy another thing to pick up is chess puzzle books which get you to think through best plays over a number of moves.
Another help would be a good chess computer or pc program.
As to being too old: I don't believe in the concept. Started university at 39 after a lackluster high school education. In 3rd year with a 3.9 GPA. Don't let anyone (including yourself) say it's too late.
Good Luck,
Peace|||Read this blog starting with the 'GCTS' link on the sidebar: http://chess-training.blogspot.com
It outlines a chess training methodology 'for the rest of us'.
Enjoy!
I can say for sure that
a) you can improve
b) it is work
c) Tactics and Endgames give you the biggest improvement for the time spent.
Tactics specifically decide most chess games. Practice at the Chess Tactics Server (link on the blog also), and do it every day for 30 minutes or so.
Learning and improving chess takes work and lots of playing.
Good Luck!|||I have gained 400 USCF rating points after the age of 50 and it is a lot of work. I would suggest finding a player stronger than yourself and setting up a regular study session. As far as openings, you should set up a good consistent repertoire and stick with it. Learn your endgames especially those involving pawns and/or rooks. Also analyse deeply everyone of your games with the view of finding your weeknesses and fixing them.
www.Chessbase.com has a lot of good software to study with. Join a local chess club. Play weekend tournaments. Learn from your peers. Just don't expect progress to be easy. Chess is a very difficult game to master.|||play alot, make strategys, i can end a game in about 8-10 moves, gotta watch the person your playing against closly..and it's never to late to learn, tought my grandpa that was almost 70 and he played with friends and got good enough to beat me an alot of my friends that were really goood
There are lots of books out there, but one I learned a lot from
was "How to Play Chess Like a Champion" by Fred Reinfeld.
It shows the importance of strategy by replaying some great gameplay of the past. After you get basic strategy another thing to pick up is chess puzzle books which get you to think through best plays over a number of moves.
Another help would be a good chess computer or pc program.
As to being too old: I don't believe in the concept. Started university at 39 after a lackluster high school education. In 3rd year with a 3.9 GPA. Don't let anyone (including yourself) say it's too late.
Good Luck,
Peace|||Read this blog starting with the 'GCTS' link on the sidebar: http://chess-training.blogspot.com
It outlines a chess training methodology 'for the rest of us'.
Enjoy!
I can say for sure that
a) you can improve
b) it is work
c) Tactics and Endgames give you the biggest improvement for the time spent.
Tactics specifically decide most chess games. Practice at the Chess Tactics Server (link on the blog also), and do it every day for 30 minutes or so.
Learning and improving chess takes work and lots of playing.
Good Luck!|||I have gained 400 USCF rating points after the age of 50 and it is a lot of work. I would suggest finding a player stronger than yourself and setting up a regular study session. As far as openings, you should set up a good consistent repertoire and stick with it. Learn your endgames especially those involving pawns and/or rooks. Also analyse deeply everyone of your games with the view of finding your weeknesses and fixing them.
www.Chessbase.com has a lot of good software to study with. Join a local chess club. Play weekend tournaments. Learn from your peers. Just don't expect progress to be easy. Chess is a very difficult game to master.|||play alot, make strategys, i can end a game in about 8-10 moves, gotta watch the person your playing against closly..and it's never to late to learn, tought my grandpa that was almost 70 and he played with friends and got good enough to beat me an alot of my friends that were really goood
How is it possible to beat a computer in chess?
My wife is hardly Karpov or Bobby Fischer, yet she manages to regularly defeat chess games she's downloaded online (not Deep Blue or the really sophisticated ones). Since a computer cannot err, it will never make a move out of short-sightedness or carelessness. So how is it possible for humans to win against them?|||Unsophisticated programs would be easy to beat, but many of the programs have different levels. They limit the number of moves that it looks ahead, keeping it more on a reasonable level.
Why can people beat computer programs that aren't written to limit themselves? Because the number of possible combinations is too large for the computer to calculate them all.|||When the game is programmed the computer opponent is given a certain number of moves to "plan out" with a certain amount of time. So, if the A.I. can only see 4 moves ahead, and is given 30 seconds, it will find the best possible move within 30 seconds. At 30 seconds it will move to the "best move found so far" as opposed to the best or smartest move. Remember that it is a human who programs the chess game, so the games logic is only as strong the programmers logic (although there are many, many, many generic chess algorithms available on the net). And that is basically why your wife can beat a computer in chess.|||Hi,
you can.
computer doesn't often lose because it knows your next movement.most of methods that has been used until now, has been processed in it. but it depends on the game's programmer that how many method the game knows. and it's not possible for a game to know every method because they are so many from different countries. also there were one that knew almost all. and Garry Kasparov did a match with that and I'm not sure if he won or equalized.
you can win with an unknown method, for example one from another country or so old or so new one.
you may laugh but it's more possible for an amateur or beginner player to win than a professional.
personally I won a new professional chess version that belonged to my mother's laptop. I tried an Iranian method for that.|||because the makers of the game create a lines of programming that make the game play at certain difficulty levels. if they wanted too, they probably could make the robot win every time, but since its a game, they are going to make the robot mess up every now and then so the player has a chance to see whats going on and win. hope this helped!|||Most games are programed to make a few bad moves, so that it is not impossible. It also depends on the power of your computer. Otherwise it would win.|||the average iq of someone beating the computor in chess is 140 to 145.|||Impossible %26lt;%26lt;cheating%26gt;%26gt;|||that's what is considered as CHEATING no matter what|||NO.
Why can people beat computer programs that aren't written to limit themselves? Because the number of possible combinations is too large for the computer to calculate them all.|||When the game is programmed the computer opponent is given a certain number of moves to "plan out" with a certain amount of time. So, if the A.I. can only see 4 moves ahead, and is given 30 seconds, it will find the best possible move within 30 seconds. At 30 seconds it will move to the "best move found so far" as opposed to the best or smartest move. Remember that it is a human who programs the chess game, so the games logic is only as strong the programmers logic (although there are many, many, many generic chess algorithms available on the net). And that is basically why your wife can beat a computer in chess.|||Hi,
you can.
computer doesn't often lose because it knows your next movement.most of methods that has been used until now, has been processed in it. but it depends on the game's programmer that how many method the game knows. and it's not possible for a game to know every method because they are so many from different countries. also there were one that knew almost all. and Garry Kasparov did a match with that and I'm not sure if he won or equalized.
you can win with an unknown method, for example one from another country or so old or so new one.
you may laugh but it's more possible for an amateur or beginner player to win than a professional.
personally I won a new professional chess version that belonged to my mother's laptop. I tried an Iranian method for that.|||because the makers of the game create a lines of programming that make the game play at certain difficulty levels. if they wanted too, they probably could make the robot win every time, but since its a game, they are going to make the robot mess up every now and then so the player has a chance to see whats going on and win. hope this helped!|||Most games are programed to make a few bad moves, so that it is not impossible. It also depends on the power of your computer. Otherwise it would win.|||the average iq of someone beating the computor in chess is 140 to 145.|||Impossible %26lt;%26lt;cheating%26gt;%26gt;|||that's what is considered as CHEATING no matter what|||NO.
What kind of chess computer should I get?
I'm 12 years old and looking for a quality chess computer that doesn't cost a fortune. I am not, however, looking for a computer that teaches you how to play. I have been playing for 6 years, so I want one that has high difficulties. Anyone have any ideas?|||Any computer. Decide based on anything else. I would suggest an apple.|||"Rybka" is by far the best chess engine you can get, and will help you analyze any games you have. To help analyze the games you should also get a virsion of "Chessbase", which is easy to use and has a built in database of games.
How to plan your game in chess?
I've never really been great at chess. I could beat beginner computer programs, but never the more advanced versions. I don't really understand the concept of planning ahead in chess. It seems really hard. Is it something that you can learn from a book? Or just does it come from playing the game repeatedly?|||There are many books which give you ideas for the basic elements of a plan, together with concrete suggestions in a limited number of positions. And most game 'collections' which are annotated by the player give an insight into the planning process.
As far as 'playing the game repeatedly' is concerned, some say there is no substitute for experience. My view is that life is too short to learn by trial and error from your own experiences, far better is to study the games of others and learn from theirs.
Choose a particular position from the opening, input the moves into an online database (at least 4 available, best of which is the chessbase site at http://www.chesslive.de/ ), and you will be presented with a collection of similar games: play through them, and you will get an idea of plans available from a particular starting position.
The main elements of a plan are
1.Pawn structure
2.Piece position
3.The center
4.King position and safety, and attack against the opposing king.
My idea of a plan is a sequence of moves relevant to the 4 points above, in which opponents moves are disregarded except for recaptures. Then you start to consider opposition plans and how he can intefere with yours. So you can regard the position as a 'white to mate in shortest time' and take it from there, but checkmate isn't necessary for a successful plan: even something as slight as giving your opponent a weakness such as 'doubled pawns' may be an objective which can gain victory in the long run.|||In short, playing the game repeatedly does help (especially to recognize patterns), however, if you really want to get better at the game (and at planning ahead), you should look at the vast amount of chess material published by the experts in the field.
There are many chess resources out there! You can learn from many books such as:
101 Chess Questions Answered (Steve Giddins) -- I would strongly recommend this one for beginners
Chess Catechism (Larry Evans)
Logical Chess Move by Move (Irving Chernev)
How to Beat Bobby Fischer (Edmar Mednis)
Chess Openings Theory and practice (I.A. Horowitz) -- a good book for openings
Pandolfini's Chess Challenges (Bruce Pandolfini) -- an excellent problem book
And these are to just mention a few! I also strongly recommend Chessmaster 9000 for your computer, as it has many instructive features. It has many drills, exercises, etc. for every kind of player (beginner to master), for all parts of the game (opening, middle, and end). I especially like the courses that it has taught by IM Josh Waitzkin. These courses include discussions on the psychology of competition and an educational endgame course. Chessmaster 9000 also has an extremely large database of master games and a library of annotated classic games.
Hope this helps,
~Kasparov vs. Karpov|||Practice, Practice, The books may help in very situational settings but playing long games against people who can beat you is the best way to learn. After you have many games under your belt you could try using one of the chess master games for playstation with move advice turned on under options. I play chess almost every day and hardly ever find people that can beat me more than one game, and that's normally when im just not paying attention anyway.
Some of the other answers you have received are actually more complicated than the game itself after you have played a lot.|||there IS some planning, like being able to see weak spots from your opponent and fixing your own weak spots. i like the following book
author : irving chernev
title : winning chess, how to see three moves ahead
being that you can already beat low level computer programs? im guessing your chess rating is 1000 (which isnt bad) but a little book knowledge wouldnt hurt you
(updated answer because i read the dragon-slayers review)...one day he compliments me? and the next day he criticizes me? odd? and i never even played him?...i never even mentioned MY chess rating ! ...i think he has something to prove, what it is im not exactly certain?|||planning is easy but moving the pieces at the game is hard especially thinking where to move. but my advice always move the pawn near the king forward then watch as your opponent move, after he moves , move your queen or bishop. thats the way i play.|||first we have to find out the steps of opponent there are 4d steps
when you take white follow these steps
1.e3
2.qf3
3.bc4
4.qf7
when you take blaks follow these steps
1.e6
2.qf6
3.bc5
4.qf2|||there's an old book called 'Your First Move:Chess for beginners' by Alexi Sokolsky.
It got me interested in Chess, it shows you how to plan all sorts of tricks and traps to bamboozle your opponent.|||Well, I was about to go to sleep, but it would just be against any chess-player's morals to leave a question like this with such terrible answers as Mark H's, the dude who suggested four moves, and that other guy whose answer I didn't really read.
Um, well, experience is definitly beneficial in every aspect. Just like... er, playing golf. (I hate golf, too) . You can get better at golf the more you play. And it's absolutely experience which will help you the most. But at the same time, there's books about how to correct your swing! (I seriously wanna punch the 'sport' of golf in the face, but I needed a mediocre analogy, and this did it.)
The Complete Book of Chess Strategy is fantastic! I only hope that's really what it's called, lol. It's by er... frick... uuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm... IM Jeremy Silman!!! I remembered, yay me! It's got some fantastic bits about chess openings! I learned a lot from it just sitting in Barnes and Noble bookstore reading it for a few minutes to kill time.
Of course, all books are different! As are all people! My favorite place to learn chess crap is Wikipedia.org! Very unexpected, I know... Kinda funny too, lol.
Are you using an actual opening? Or do you just make up your opening as you go? Here, lemme give you my favourite link in the world! It's to wikipedia's chess opening's page. It's called... Chess Openings. Very creative title. (sarcasm)
I typically would not give people links, for as you can see, I don't have a problem with typing insanely long answers, but it's 1 39am, and I have a chess tournament to leave for at 6am, so I really should start getting to sleep, but I couldn't leave your question hanging out there alone!
Alright, click the link, and check out some openings. I'll point you in the right direction, then you're on your own. The Nimzo-Indian is a fantastic response to 1.d4 (assuming you're playing as black). The Sicilian is the most famous chess opening for black that there is, so since over 90 percent of tournament adult players know it, it wouldn't hurt you to familiarize yourself with it. Opponents usually play along, too. The English Opening is one I liked for a while, but soon I realized I won more often with 1.e4 than 1.c4 (1.c4 is the English). The Collie, or colle... I'll try to find the spelling... hang on. Ah, it's spelled Colle but pronounced Collie. Or Kolly. It's pretty sweet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Openi鈥?/a>
Alright, I'm gonna go play some chess against my computer and sleep. Don't listen to Mark H. He's insane. always ranting about chess ratings.
Be sure to click those links! Oh, you might check out the King's Indian Attack also.
Okay, okay, I'm shutting up now,
toodles
~John
As far as 'playing the game repeatedly' is concerned, some say there is no substitute for experience. My view is that life is too short to learn by trial and error from your own experiences, far better is to study the games of others and learn from theirs.
Choose a particular position from the opening, input the moves into an online database (at least 4 available, best of which is the chessbase site at http://www.chesslive.de/ ), and you will be presented with a collection of similar games: play through them, and you will get an idea of plans available from a particular starting position.
The main elements of a plan are
1.Pawn structure
2.Piece position
3.The center
4.King position and safety, and attack against the opposing king.
My idea of a plan is a sequence of moves relevant to the 4 points above, in which opponents moves are disregarded except for recaptures. Then you start to consider opposition plans and how he can intefere with yours. So you can regard the position as a 'white to mate in shortest time' and take it from there, but checkmate isn't necessary for a successful plan: even something as slight as giving your opponent a weakness such as 'doubled pawns' may be an objective which can gain victory in the long run.|||In short, playing the game repeatedly does help (especially to recognize patterns), however, if you really want to get better at the game (and at planning ahead), you should look at the vast amount of chess material published by the experts in the field.
There are many chess resources out there! You can learn from many books such as:
101 Chess Questions Answered (Steve Giddins) -- I would strongly recommend this one for beginners
Chess Catechism (Larry Evans)
Logical Chess Move by Move (Irving Chernev)
How to Beat Bobby Fischer (Edmar Mednis)
Chess Openings Theory and practice (I.A. Horowitz) -- a good book for openings
Pandolfini's Chess Challenges (Bruce Pandolfini) -- an excellent problem book
And these are to just mention a few! I also strongly recommend Chessmaster 9000 for your computer, as it has many instructive features. It has many drills, exercises, etc. for every kind of player (beginner to master), for all parts of the game (opening, middle, and end). I especially like the courses that it has taught by IM Josh Waitzkin. These courses include discussions on the psychology of competition and an educational endgame course. Chessmaster 9000 also has an extremely large database of master games and a library of annotated classic games.
Hope this helps,
~Kasparov vs. Karpov|||Practice, Practice, The books may help in very situational settings but playing long games against people who can beat you is the best way to learn. After you have many games under your belt you could try using one of the chess master games for playstation with move advice turned on under options. I play chess almost every day and hardly ever find people that can beat me more than one game, and that's normally when im just not paying attention anyway.
Some of the other answers you have received are actually more complicated than the game itself after you have played a lot.|||there IS some planning, like being able to see weak spots from your opponent and fixing your own weak spots. i like the following book
author : irving chernev
title : winning chess, how to see three moves ahead
being that you can already beat low level computer programs? im guessing your chess rating is 1000 (which isnt bad) but a little book knowledge wouldnt hurt you
(updated answer because i read the dragon-slayers review)...one day he compliments me? and the next day he criticizes me? odd? and i never even played him?...i never even mentioned MY chess rating ! ...i think he has something to prove, what it is im not exactly certain?|||planning is easy but moving the pieces at the game is hard especially thinking where to move. but my advice always move the pawn near the king forward then watch as your opponent move, after he moves , move your queen or bishop. thats the way i play.|||first we have to find out the steps of opponent there are 4d steps
when you take white follow these steps
1.e3
2.qf3
3.bc4
4.qf7
when you take blaks follow these steps
1.e6
2.qf6
3.bc5
4.qf2|||there's an old book called 'Your First Move:Chess for beginners' by Alexi Sokolsky.
It got me interested in Chess, it shows you how to plan all sorts of tricks and traps to bamboozle your opponent.|||Well, I was about to go to sleep, but it would just be against any chess-player's morals to leave a question like this with such terrible answers as Mark H's, the dude who suggested four moves, and that other guy whose answer I didn't really read.
Um, well, experience is definitly beneficial in every aspect. Just like... er, playing golf. (I hate golf, too) . You can get better at golf the more you play. And it's absolutely experience which will help you the most. But at the same time, there's books about how to correct your swing! (I seriously wanna punch the 'sport' of golf in the face, but I needed a mediocre analogy, and this did it.)
The Complete Book of Chess Strategy is fantastic! I only hope that's really what it's called, lol. It's by er... frick... uuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm... IM Jeremy Silman!!! I remembered, yay me! It's got some fantastic bits about chess openings! I learned a lot from it just sitting in Barnes and Noble bookstore reading it for a few minutes to kill time.
Of course, all books are different! As are all people! My favorite place to learn chess crap is Wikipedia.org! Very unexpected, I know... Kinda funny too, lol.
Are you using an actual opening? Or do you just make up your opening as you go? Here, lemme give you my favourite link in the world! It's to wikipedia's chess opening's page. It's called... Chess Openings. Very creative title. (sarcasm)
I typically would not give people links, for as you can see, I don't have a problem with typing insanely long answers, but it's 1 39am, and I have a chess tournament to leave for at 6am, so I really should start getting to sleep, but I couldn't leave your question hanging out there alone!
Alright, click the link, and check out some openings. I'll point you in the right direction, then you're on your own. The Nimzo-Indian is a fantastic response to 1.d4 (assuming you're playing as black). The Sicilian is the most famous chess opening for black that there is, so since over 90 percent of tournament adult players know it, it wouldn't hurt you to familiarize yourself with it. Opponents usually play along, too. The English Opening is one I liked for a while, but soon I realized I won more often with 1.e4 than 1.c4 (1.c4 is the English). The Collie, or colle... I'll try to find the spelling... hang on. Ah, it's spelled Colle but pronounced Collie. Or Kolly. It's pretty sweet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Openi鈥?/a>
Alright, I'm gonna go play some chess against my computer and sleep. Don't listen to Mark H. He's insane. always ranting about chess ratings.
Be sure to click those links! Oh, you might check out the King's Indian Attack also.
Okay, okay, I'm shutting up now,
toodles
~John
CHESS: How do I develop patience during the game?
I play a lot of chess, but I find myself unable to be patient at times and just take the best move I can see without fully examining the board. Maybe I have attention disorder or I am just not cut out for chess, but I would like to think that is not the case.
Has anyone has this problem and figured out how to correct it?|||I forgot who said it, but waiting for genius is OK. Waiting for mediocrity is not OK.
Boredom happens to all. Don't worry, you are normal.|||the main rule to problobly win is to plan ahead of the other player and to be in advance in your stratedys:)|||i have that problem i get So bored that i get up and go get a cookie or something there is no cure it is SO funny sometimes because the other player gets SO mad at you!!!:)|||Think like a general commanding his army. Slow and easy does it. think of how your plans would unfold if you think ahead and be a few steps against your opponent, instead of rushing the game and have no idea of what you are doing, then It'll be a game of chance rather than a game of master thinking!!!!!!|||Patience is very important, moreover in complicates positions, or at the and of the opening, because at this moment of the games you need to plain an your strategy, and for this you always need a bit more time.If you play too fast, it's more probably that you commit a stupid mistake that you would not do if you'll think more.|||Your probably just like most people. You have a lot going on in life and it doesn't mean you have ADD. Chess can be like yoga in many respects. Its meant to help slow you down and when you are a very busy person it is hard to wind down. The more you sit in front of the board (either in person or digital), it will really help you settle down and focus.
Chess is a great tool to help calm the most hectic lives, even if it doesn't feel like that at first.
Here are some great chess sites:
www.hiphopchessfederation.org - they use chess to help youth focus
www.chesspark.com - great site to play chess and has a chat option that many ppl fine soothing when they are trying to break free from their hectic life styles.|||what i do is when your not playing, sit down at the board and study one peice. just look at the king or something and just stare at it. then look for all the moves it can make. dont touch it or look at anything else. sit there for a while (not just a minute.. like 5). then i fyou have time, do this to another peice, then another, then another, etc. this will teach you patience for the peices and the game. when your playing, you'll look at every peice and see every move they can make. you have to be reallly devoted to chess to do this for such a long time. hope it helps! good luck!|||Your solution for this is based on a mix of Body, Mind and Spirit -
BODY: When you find yourself losing patience, what is the environment of the room? Is it too hot, too cold? Are you losing patience when you feel ill, or any time that you are playing? You might want to take some deep breaths while you are playing - as that might calm your brain down by introducing oxygen into your system.
MIND: in your mind, partition the chess board into 4 quadrants. Keep "checking" (sorry) the 4 quadrants to see what is going on with the other player, and yourself as well. When you feel like you are too impatient to find a good move, count to 10 in your head, looking over all 4 of the quadrants of the board for the very best move. Don't do this too quickly, even if you are feeling antsy. If you think you do have a good move, there is probably a better move, so just doublecheck (sorry for these puns) to see if there really isn't a better move. If you cannot find one, trust your gut.
SPIRIT: Chess is nothing but a battle between two Generals.You are the General, so what you need to do, before anything else, is to protect your men. Simultaneously, be thinking of ways to attack the other side. BUT again, do NOT forget to defend your own men. You must have the spirit of I WILL WIN, but at the same time, I MUST PROTECT MY MEN. All of this might help you from getting impatient, because if your mind stays busy, you probably cannot be impatent.
Hope this helps. GOOD LUCK!!
DINO MYTE.
Has anyone has this problem and figured out how to correct it?|||I forgot who said it, but waiting for genius is OK. Waiting for mediocrity is not OK.
Boredom happens to all. Don't worry, you are normal.|||the main rule to problobly win is to plan ahead of the other player and to be in advance in your stratedys:)|||i have that problem i get So bored that i get up and go get a cookie or something there is no cure it is SO funny sometimes because the other player gets SO mad at you!!!:)|||Think like a general commanding his army. Slow and easy does it. think of how your plans would unfold if you think ahead and be a few steps against your opponent, instead of rushing the game and have no idea of what you are doing, then It'll be a game of chance rather than a game of master thinking!!!!!!|||Patience is very important, moreover in complicates positions, or at the and of the opening, because at this moment of the games you need to plain an your strategy, and for this you always need a bit more time.If you play too fast, it's more probably that you commit a stupid mistake that you would not do if you'll think more.|||Your probably just like most people. You have a lot going on in life and it doesn't mean you have ADD. Chess can be like yoga in many respects. Its meant to help slow you down and when you are a very busy person it is hard to wind down. The more you sit in front of the board (either in person or digital), it will really help you settle down and focus.
Chess is a great tool to help calm the most hectic lives, even if it doesn't feel like that at first.
Here are some great chess sites:
www.hiphopchessfederation.org - they use chess to help youth focus
www.chesspark.com - great site to play chess and has a chat option that many ppl fine soothing when they are trying to break free from their hectic life styles.|||what i do is when your not playing, sit down at the board and study one peice. just look at the king or something and just stare at it. then look for all the moves it can make. dont touch it or look at anything else. sit there for a while (not just a minute.. like 5). then i fyou have time, do this to another peice, then another, then another, etc. this will teach you patience for the peices and the game. when your playing, you'll look at every peice and see every move they can make. you have to be reallly devoted to chess to do this for such a long time. hope it helps! good luck!|||Your solution for this is based on a mix of Body, Mind and Spirit -
BODY: When you find yourself losing patience, what is the environment of the room? Is it too hot, too cold? Are you losing patience when you feel ill, or any time that you are playing? You might want to take some deep breaths while you are playing - as that might calm your brain down by introducing oxygen into your system.
MIND: in your mind, partition the chess board into 4 quadrants. Keep "checking" (sorry) the 4 quadrants to see what is going on with the other player, and yourself as well. When you feel like you are too impatient to find a good move, count to 10 in your head, looking over all 4 of the quadrants of the board for the very best move. Don't do this too quickly, even if you are feeling antsy. If you think you do have a good move, there is probably a better move, so just doublecheck (sorry for these puns) to see if there really isn't a better move. If you cannot find one, trust your gut.
SPIRIT: Chess is nothing but a battle between two Generals.You are the General, so what you need to do, before anything else, is to protect your men. Simultaneously, be thinking of ways to attack the other side. BUT again, do NOT forget to defend your own men. You must have the spirit of I WILL WIN, but at the same time, I MUST PROTECT MY MEN. All of this might help you from getting impatient, because if your mind stays busy, you probably cannot be impatent.
Hope this helps. GOOD LUCK!!
DINO MYTE.
What is the most absolute move in a chess game?
When the game balance is in the bearing, the chess move that can be the most absolute move is?|||It all depends on the placement of the pieces.
But castling (moving your king and castle piece) is a great defensive move but it also traps your king if you have pawns in front of it.|||It all depends on the position . There is no single move that is the best in every situation, that is the whole point of chess to find a good move .|||the one that results in checkmate|||castlelong 0-0-0.
Seriously, there is no ulitimate chess move.|||Is the move that complicates the position because then its harder for opponent to think the position through.Tal world champion proved that again and again.
But castling (moving your king and castle piece) is a great defensive move but it also traps your king if you have pawns in front of it.|||It all depends on the position . There is no single move that is the best in every situation, that is the whole point of chess to find a good move .|||the one that results in checkmate|||castlelong 0-0-0.
Seriously, there is no ulitimate chess move.|||Is the move that complicates the position because then its harder for opponent to think the position through.Tal world champion proved that again and again.
How can I enlarge my chess board in yahoo games?
I've tried Ctr++ and the screen does enlarge, but as soon as I get into a chess game and the chess board screen lights up it remains small in the top left corner. Enlarging with the graps does not work either, the screen is evidently enlarged, but the board itself remains small in the top left corner.|||Go to the "view" menu at the top of your internet browser.
Please select the "zoom" drop-down menu option.
There should be (at least) four options:
Zoom In Ctrl++, Zoom Out Ctrl+-, Reset Ctrl+0, and Zoom Text Only.
Please select the "zoom" drop-down menu option.
There should be (at least) four options:
Zoom In Ctrl++, Zoom Out Ctrl+-, Reset Ctrl+0, and Zoom Text Only.
What is something interesting about chess that I could open and close a speech with?
I'm doing a demonstrative speech on how to play chess this morning. I need to open my speech with something captivating (the "grabber") and close with something--the same thing, something else--suggesting unambiguously the closing of the speech (the "leaver").
I plan on opening the speech with Iran's relationship with chess. I can't think of a more clever idea. I don't yet have a "leaver."
Any thoughts would be really appreciated.|||That crazy chess genius who just died and the chess playing computers both come to mind. They had one on Sarah Connor Chronicles, too. It destroys the world or something.
I plan on opening the speech with Iran's relationship with chess. I can't think of a more clever idea. I don't yet have a "leaver."
Any thoughts would be really appreciated.|||That crazy chess genius who just died and the chess playing computers both come to mind. They had one on Sarah Connor Chronicles, too. It destroys the world or something.
What is the best freeware chess to be downloaded?
If it is not a freeware can anybody tell me the name of the chess game. As long as it is a good/the best chess game. Plz, plz, plz, plz, plz.|||I like gnuchess
http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/|||also, try "nagaskaki" and "der bringer"... both are free, full function programs, and have several levels of play.
Have fun (just google those names, i don't have the links in front of me)|||http://www.playwitharena.com/
http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/|||also, try "nagaskaki" and "der bringer"... both are free, full function programs, and have several levels of play.
Have fun (just google those names, i don't have the links in front of me)|||http://www.playwitharena.com/
When did people start going to Washington Square Park to play Chess?
Everytime I go to Washington Square Park, I always see people there sitting on the tables and playing chess. How long has people been going there to play chess? When did this start? And why do they do it?|||It's been going on since at least the 1950s, probably before that.
And why not? It's a great place to go if you are itching for a game of chess, because there are convenient public tables and almost always someone interested in playing chess (and taking your money in the process). Washington Square Park has attracted a lot of different groups of folks over the years, including NYU students, beatniks, and others whose free time during the day allows them to indulge in chess marathons. There are also several chess-supplies shops nearby, so you can go buy your own board or a book about strategy.|||Beware of chess hustlers. They will be more than happy to seperate you from your cash.
And why not? It's a great place to go if you are itching for a game of chess, because there are convenient public tables and almost always someone interested in playing chess (and taking your money in the process). Washington Square Park has attracted a lot of different groups of folks over the years, including NYU students, beatniks, and others whose free time during the day allows them to indulge in chess marathons. There are also several chess-supplies shops nearby, so you can go buy your own board or a book about strategy.|||Beware of chess hustlers. They will be more than happy to seperate you from your cash.
How many moves can chess players foresees?
How many moves can chess players foresees? Like Beginners, club player, Chess Experts, Grandmasters, World Champions. Does the Skills in chess depend greatly on the ability of foreseeing moves? And which other qualities matter to be a good chess player?
I am just a beginner and can visualize at the most 3 to 4 moves.|||3 to 4 moves in correct situation is good.Knowledge,Practice and ability to recognize pattern is more important.
According to de Groot, this perception, made possible by years of practice and study, is more important than the sheer ability to anticipate moves. De Groot also showed that chess masters can memorize positions shown for a few seconds almost perfectly. The ability to memorize does not, alone, account for this skill, since masters and novices, when faced with random arrangements of chess pieces, had equivalent recall (about half a dozen positions in each case). Rather, it is the ability to recognize patterns, which are then memorized, which distinguished the skilled players from the novices. When the positions of the pieces were taken from an actual game, the masters had almost total positional recall|||Oh SORRY. I cannot see 3 to 4 moves at all times. I forsee only 2 moves. I am not much advanced player like club players. When I use Chessmaster Gradnmaster Edition, I hardly defeat the computer-opponent with 1350 rating, and rarely the stronger player.
|||Depends, if the line of play, that they are considering has forced moves in it, and no other off branching lines, then quite a way. Sometimes I will play something, not having fully calculated everything, but a feeling that intuitively it is correct.
Fischer said there are only so many positions.
If you have a dictionary of chess positions [memorized], and when you are playing, suddenly, bingo, there is a something similar on the board, and then play to that, and win.
If I said is d4 a light or dark square?, can you quickly tell me what it is?
At about 1600 rating onwards, it does require a good visual memory and a memory of positions. But if you play 5 minute or 10 minute chess with clocks, then the basic skills of seeing ahead only a few moves is all that is needed and that is fun chess.|||That has always been a big question. I like the answer a master supposedly gave, "Only one, but it is always the best one!".
Seriously, it depends on the situation. I am hardly a master, but in some games I can foresee 5-6 moves ahead. This is in the case where I or my opponent is faced with "must" moves.
Certainly the ability to visualize is important. If you can visualize 3-4, you are doing well. The ability to spot tactical opportunities is a key. All masters are adept at tactics. Part of that is the ability to recognize patterns that lend themselves to tactics.
Learning endgames is important as well. Opening study is not so important, despite the huge number of books on the subject. Better to know something about opening in general and get familiar with one opening for White and two or three defenses for Black, until you have experience.
Good luck and have fun!!
wl|||The skills of a chess player is about 75% foreseeing of moves. Not just foreseeing of moves, but only doing so correctly, for which practice is needed. Beginners don't think ahead. Club players start to do so...and so on.
If you visualize 3 to 4 moves correctly, then you are not a beginner,more likely you are an intermediate player.
I am a State Champion and I can visualize up to 8 moves...|||well it is not how many moves you can see. it is more the lines your see. I usually try to look for about five lines and go about 3 to 7 moves in them.
grandmaster think about 20 moves but I don't think that is correct seeing how they do a lot of memorizing of the attacks so it more like if I showed you a deck of cards, then you could tell me that there are 52 cards and the suites.
every one else beside grand master try memorize but more or less just guess. since you never know what really your opponent will do.|||I would say 3 to 4 moves at a time. Good players will spot a chance to attack, and then attack in full force until their opponents defense falls apart. Experts might be able to think 8 moves head. If your like bobby fisher, then they can think 25 moves head.|||3 to 4 moves is good for a beginner, 5 to 6 moves is your next step
I am just a beginner and can visualize at the most 3 to 4 moves.|||3 to 4 moves in correct situation is good.Knowledge,Practice and ability to recognize pattern is more important.
According to de Groot, this perception, made possible by years of practice and study, is more important than the sheer ability to anticipate moves. De Groot also showed that chess masters can memorize positions shown for a few seconds almost perfectly. The ability to memorize does not, alone, account for this skill, since masters and novices, when faced with random arrangements of chess pieces, had equivalent recall (about half a dozen positions in each case). Rather, it is the ability to recognize patterns, which are then memorized, which distinguished the skilled players from the novices. When the positions of the pieces were taken from an actual game, the masters had almost total positional recall|||Oh SORRY. I cannot see 3 to 4 moves at all times. I forsee only 2 moves. I am not much advanced player like club players. When I use Chessmaster Gradnmaster Edition, I hardly defeat the computer-opponent with 1350 rating, and rarely the stronger player.
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|||Depends, if the line of play, that they are considering has forced moves in it, and no other off branching lines, then quite a way. Sometimes I will play something, not having fully calculated everything, but a feeling that intuitively it is correct.
Fischer said there are only so many positions.
If you have a dictionary of chess positions [memorized], and when you are playing, suddenly, bingo, there is a something similar on the board, and then play to that, and win.
If I said is d4 a light or dark square?, can you quickly tell me what it is?
At about 1600 rating onwards, it does require a good visual memory and a memory of positions. But if you play 5 minute or 10 minute chess with clocks, then the basic skills of seeing ahead only a few moves is all that is needed and that is fun chess.|||That has always been a big question. I like the answer a master supposedly gave, "Only one, but it is always the best one!".
Seriously, it depends on the situation. I am hardly a master, but in some games I can foresee 5-6 moves ahead. This is in the case where I or my opponent is faced with "must" moves.
Certainly the ability to visualize is important. If you can visualize 3-4, you are doing well. The ability to spot tactical opportunities is a key. All masters are adept at tactics. Part of that is the ability to recognize patterns that lend themselves to tactics.
Learning endgames is important as well. Opening study is not so important, despite the huge number of books on the subject. Better to know something about opening in general and get familiar with one opening for White and two or three defenses for Black, until you have experience.
Good luck and have fun!!
wl|||The skills of a chess player is about 75% foreseeing of moves. Not just foreseeing of moves, but only doing so correctly, for which practice is needed. Beginners don't think ahead. Club players start to do so...and so on.
If you visualize 3 to 4 moves correctly, then you are not a beginner,more likely you are an intermediate player.
I am a State Champion and I can visualize up to 8 moves...|||well it is not how many moves you can see. it is more the lines your see. I usually try to look for about five lines and go about 3 to 7 moves in them.
grandmaster think about 20 moves but I don't think that is correct seeing how they do a lot of memorizing of the attacks so it more like if I showed you a deck of cards, then you could tell me that there are 52 cards and the suites.
every one else beside grand master try memorize but more or less just guess. since you never know what really your opponent will do.|||I would say 3 to 4 moves at a time. Good players will spot a chance to attack, and then attack in full force until their opponents defense falls apart. Experts might be able to think 8 moves head. If your like bobby fisher, then they can think 25 moves head.|||3 to 4 moves is good for a beginner, 5 to 6 moves is your next step
How to fight off the rustiness when you had stopped playing chess almost a year already?
I stopped playing chess almost a year, and I notice my game play have not been dynamic as it used to be. And it seems like every game that I play now and then, there is always a miscalculation on my moves resulting in loss pieces. It's frustrating.
How do I get myself together again to play better chess? And do you think this problem is more about emotion and attitude?
Thanks in advance.|||If you have study chess concepts like tactics, endgame and positional play before, even if you have not played for a while, you will always beat players who plays a lot but never study chess concepts. Now if you don't have ideas of these things, you will lose against players who did not play for years but has knowledge of chess concepts.
If you solved many chess tactics before, you will develop a pattern recognition that even if you will not play for years, you will not commit blunders all the time such as losing a piece. Same with positional play, if you have studied them before you will develop a pattern recognition of knowing what moves to do.
You will not improve that much by just playing and playing, you also need to study chess.|||Chess is a cerebral game, and a whole year off would throw anyone's game off. Just jump right in and assuming your skills are at least above average, you should be able to attain your previous level in a matter of weeks. Good luck.
How do I get myself together again to play better chess? And do you think this problem is more about emotion and attitude?
Thanks in advance.|||If you have study chess concepts like tactics, endgame and positional play before, even if you have not played for a while, you will always beat players who plays a lot but never study chess concepts. Now if you don't have ideas of these things, you will lose against players who did not play for years but has knowledge of chess concepts.
If you solved many chess tactics before, you will develop a pattern recognition that even if you will not play for years, you will not commit blunders all the time such as losing a piece. Same with positional play, if you have studied them before you will develop a pattern recognition of knowing what moves to do.
You will not improve that much by just playing and playing, you also need to study chess.|||Chess is a cerebral game, and a whole year off would throw anyone's game off. Just jump right in and assuming your skills are at least above average, you should be able to attain your previous level in a matter of weeks. Good luck.
What is the secret to accurately recording your chess game in competition?
I played a few tournament games a long time ago. I kept track of the games in chess notation. I made a lot of mistakes writing the moves down, and some of my games were unreadable. I don't have a photographic memory of games I play, so it is sometimes hard to figure out what I did. What can I do to improve my ability to accurately record the game while under the pressure of competition and a clock?|||As RH said, just keep doing it. That's the only way to get better. i believe there's no 'secret' in this , the more you play and record , the more you get used to doing it. perhaps one of the things that requires little more attention is if two same pieces could move onto the same square . Eg. if both rooks(on a1 and f1) could move to e1 , take care not to write it as simply Re1 .
But, if it is a tournament game for you and you're not confident you can record it correctly or can handle the pressure of recording it like you said, then in that case you can let someone else record that particular game.|||Video record the game and or have a friend write the moves down for you. Otherwise trying to write the game out yourself while playing does become a little distracting.....
*Edit*
OR take a photo with a phone or camera after each moves (it'll show up in order)|||lets get a few more details.....how much time is the tournaments?
what is the exact mistakes?
when do you start making the mistakes?
what kind of a clock are you using?|||Just keep doing it. You will get better.
But, if it is a tournament game for you and you're not confident you can record it correctly or can handle the pressure of recording it like you said, then in that case you can let someone else record that particular game.|||Video record the game and or have a friend write the moves down for you. Otherwise trying to write the game out yourself while playing does become a little distracting.....
*Edit*
OR take a photo with a phone or camera after each moves (it'll show up in order)|||lets get a few more details.....how much time is the tournaments?
what is the exact mistakes?
when do you start making the mistakes?
what kind of a clock are you using?|||Just keep doing it. You will get better.
What is the name of the with the chess-like board and arrows on every square indicating where to move?
What is the name of the old simplified chess-like board game that had pieces shaped like knights and kings and such and each square had arrows indicating where your piece could move? I played it at my Grandma's house about 25 years ago and loved it. The arrows were drawn to look like they were made out of wood, if I remember right.|||Originally released as Smess: the Ninny's Chess, you were playing All the King's Men by Parker Brothers.|||Sounds way too much like a gloified version of "Chutes and Ladders" LOL
How is possible on Yahoo chess that your opponent boot you in the middle of the game?
Few minutes ago I was playing chess against cheating chess player. First couple games he beat me, but third game he boot me in the midle of the game after he realize that he was loosing the game. How they do that and is there anyway to prevent it? Thanks!|||If he was the one who created the table he could boot you any time he wanted to.
What is the best computer specification for a chess player?
I am planning to purchase a laptop which I am going to use as an aid for my chess. I plan to use Fritz 10 to analyze my games and was wondering how much muscle I need (CPU, memory, etc.).|||head to
http://www.alienware.com
http://www.voodoopc.com
or buy any high end laptop(which has dedicated graphics card-more ram the better) as the following is the minimum requirement of the game
Recommended: Pentium III 1.4 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, Windows Vista, GeForce5 or compatible graphics card with 64 MB RAM or higher, 100% DirectX compatible sound card,
hope that helps!
:-)
http://www.alienware.com
http://www.voodoopc.com
or buy any high end laptop(which has dedicated graphics card-more ram the better) as the following is the minimum requirement of the game
Recommended: Pentium III 1.4 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, Windows Vista, GeForce5 or compatible graphics card with 64 MB RAM or higher, 100% DirectX compatible sound card,
hope that helps!
:-)
How many chess grandmasters have been in their prime after age 45?
Not still strong, actually better than they previously were [also, if different, I would like to know how many of them were playing serious chess from their 20s onward.|||There are no top chess grandmasters with a year of birth before 1965
on the FIDE Top Players lists, July 2011 (active players), Top 100 Players.|||Not many. The only one I can think of was David Bronstein, born in 1924, who kept playing at the very highest level for a very long time after 45.
on the FIDE Top Players lists, July 2011 (active players), Top 100 Players.|||Not many. The only one I can think of was David Bronstein, born in 1924, who kept playing at the very highest level for a very long time after 45.
Anyone of you good chess players out there have any fresh ideas how best players can beat chess computer?
Looking for any fresh ideas or info,someone who is on the cutting of chess and the human mind and new inventions in regard to chess.Wanting to read and learn about 21 century ideas about chess.|||"Chess life" Published an interesting article on the subject a couple months ago (i dont remember when exactly). It might be worth looking into.|||It depends on the computer and program. With multiple games the computer becomes predictable from a weak program running on a weak home PC that can be 20 games.
On a dedicated processor it could be 20,000.
That said, avoid open games. Closed crap where nothing is required - yes humans do nothing much better (some chess guys are nodding even though that sounds like a joke).|||I easily beat a computer once--by removing the batteries and hitting it with a sledgehammer.|||I have read many books on beating chess on your pc and it seemed to help me so I would recommend you going to your local library and looking up as many chess books as you can .Hope this helped.Good luck!!!|||closed positions, and out of book openings|||play a closed game and computer has very little to calculte in closed position and sack at correct time to make mate.That is my secret of winning computer software.|||I don't have any fresh ideas, but i have no idea what these other people are talking about. IT's not easy to defeat a GOOD chess program, Such as Chessmaster10th edition. Grandmaster larry christiansen couldn't defeat the computer in a match. He did defeat it in 1 game and drew with it in the games within the match, but still lost. however. It's a solid program.
A program like hydra, Adams lost to it, and never won a single game. He merely drew once. it's difficult, if not impossible, to deal with the cold hard calculation of a computer.
I think it will take someone of a Kasparov/Karpov/Possibly Kramnik, or Anand Type of chess playing ability to even begin to Compete with a Computer.|||Beating the computer at chess is fairly easy after a while. The computer is programed and in most case can be very predictable.
Playing people is far better at making someone a better playing (not that playing the computer is bad, its just the same). Playing a person, even the same person, can be different every time.
On a dedicated processor it could be 20,000.
That said, avoid open games. Closed crap where nothing is required - yes humans do nothing much better (some chess guys are nodding even though that sounds like a joke).|||I easily beat a computer once--by removing the batteries and hitting it with a sledgehammer.|||I have read many books on beating chess on your pc and it seemed to help me so I would recommend you going to your local library and looking up as many chess books as you can .Hope this helped.Good luck!!!|||closed positions, and out of book openings|||play a closed game and computer has very little to calculte in closed position and sack at correct time to make mate.That is my secret of winning computer software.|||I don't have any fresh ideas, but i have no idea what these other people are talking about. IT's not easy to defeat a GOOD chess program, Such as Chessmaster10th edition. Grandmaster larry christiansen couldn't defeat the computer in a match. He did defeat it in 1 game and drew with it in the games within the match, but still lost. however. It's a solid program.
A program like hydra, Adams lost to it, and never won a single game. He merely drew once. it's difficult, if not impossible, to deal with the cold hard calculation of a computer.
I think it will take someone of a Kasparov/Karpov/Possibly Kramnik, or Anand Type of chess playing ability to even begin to Compete with a Computer.|||Beating the computer at chess is fairly easy after a while. The computer is programed and in most case can be very predictable.
Playing people is far better at making someone a better playing (not that playing the computer is bad, its just the same). Playing a person, even the same person, can be different every time.
What is the most effective way to teach chess to kids?
I recently got a cool job teaching an 11 year old chess. Many of the details are still being worked out (and I am unsure what his level is), but I will be teaching once a week for probably between 1-2 hours. What are some effective ways to teach openings, tactics, strategy, and endings, and what are the key concepts I should get to first?|||Assuming he knows notation, go over his games.
Otherwise rhymes are memorable, like knight on rim is grim.|||Hello;
Wow! That is a cool job.
I would teach him that chess is not a game ... it is an art, and winning is good, but playing the pretty moves is what it is all about. It is better to be a good person than a great chess player (there have been people who were both like E. Lasker).
Gens Un Sum,
Bill
|||There are many steps on openings, tactics, strategy, and endings in a book i love, The Book is called The Complete Book of Chess published by Usborne books. If you want to order it google the website. It is really good. Give it to the kid to read inbetween sessions. then you should look at it.|||I think you should use the data base of master games to teach him. It aquires chess just like aquireing a language|||I am assuming he already knows the moves. If he doesn't, they're pretty easy to teach, don't worry.
You should teach him tactics before strategy. Here's a piece by piece rundown:
Pawns: These form the wall of the armies. If you like, you could demonstrate this by inviting him to play a game without pawns. Stress that pawns can be used to control certain squares of the board, and can form a wall around key pieces. It's okay to lose some pawns, but don't sacrifice them without a reason. One good analogy is that the pawns form a dam, and the rest of the pieces are the water. If you take a middle pawn and lose it, the rest of the army can pour out.
Bishops: Long range pawns. They can be used to supplement pawns in protecting or attacking. Occasionally, they can be used with the Queen to form a diagonal battering ram. They are most useful towards the end of the game, when there's more space for them to roam about.
Knights: These are nice in the middle of the game, when the board is a mess. They can simply float over pieces. They can hang back a little to guard certain squares, if you like. The farther up the board a Knight is, the more it hurts the opponent. But make sure it is on a square where it won't be threatened and have to retreat.
Rooks: Many newcomers ignore this piece, since its hard to bring out. This is a mistake. Think of them like cannons, sitting on the other side of the board, but still blasting away at the enemy's base. Two of them on the same file can form a devastating battering ram. Two rooks used together are more powerful than a Queen. They are slightly more useful in open spaces, but enclosed ones work well.
the Queen: Newcomers love this piece. But make sure she's not brought out too early, or she'll be chased all over the board. She should work with Rooks and/or Bishops to crumble the enemy's defense.
the King: If he's new, he should guard his King.
That's a quick piece rundown. Some basic tactics are the Pin (where a piece can't move, or the King would be in check), the Skewer (where one piece threatens two pieces, usually occurs with a Knight), and Open File (Where the only piece on a file is a single Rook).
There are some basic strategies you could begin teaching him, but it varies depending on playing style. He could try to jam up the board with various pieces, and use his Knights to wear down the opposition. He could also get ahead in pieces, then start trading off until he is vastly superior in material.
That's all I have for now.
~~~All hail Whipped Cream Head!~~~
Otherwise rhymes are memorable, like knight on rim is grim.|||Hello;
Wow! That is a cool job.
I would teach him that chess is not a game ... it is an art, and winning is good, but playing the pretty moves is what it is all about. It is better to be a good person than a great chess player (there have been people who were both like E. Lasker).
Gens Un Sum,
Bill
|||There are many steps on openings, tactics, strategy, and endings in a book i love, The Book is called The Complete Book of Chess published by Usborne books. If you want to order it google the website. It is really good. Give it to the kid to read inbetween sessions. then you should look at it.|||I think you should use the data base of master games to teach him. It aquires chess just like aquireing a language|||I am assuming he already knows the moves. If he doesn't, they're pretty easy to teach, don't worry.
You should teach him tactics before strategy. Here's a piece by piece rundown:
Pawns: These form the wall of the armies. If you like, you could demonstrate this by inviting him to play a game without pawns. Stress that pawns can be used to control certain squares of the board, and can form a wall around key pieces. It's okay to lose some pawns, but don't sacrifice them without a reason. One good analogy is that the pawns form a dam, and the rest of the pieces are the water. If you take a middle pawn and lose it, the rest of the army can pour out.
Bishops: Long range pawns. They can be used to supplement pawns in protecting or attacking. Occasionally, they can be used with the Queen to form a diagonal battering ram. They are most useful towards the end of the game, when there's more space for them to roam about.
Knights: These are nice in the middle of the game, when the board is a mess. They can simply float over pieces. They can hang back a little to guard certain squares, if you like. The farther up the board a Knight is, the more it hurts the opponent. But make sure it is on a square where it won't be threatened and have to retreat.
Rooks: Many newcomers ignore this piece, since its hard to bring out. This is a mistake. Think of them like cannons, sitting on the other side of the board, but still blasting away at the enemy's base. Two of them on the same file can form a devastating battering ram. Two rooks used together are more powerful than a Queen. They are slightly more useful in open spaces, but enclosed ones work well.
the Queen: Newcomers love this piece. But make sure she's not brought out too early, or she'll be chased all over the board. She should work with Rooks and/or Bishops to crumble the enemy's defense.
the King: If he's new, he should guard his King.
That's a quick piece rundown. Some basic tactics are the Pin (where a piece can't move, or the King would be in check), the Skewer (where one piece threatens two pieces, usually occurs with a Knight), and Open File (Where the only piece on a file is a single Rook).
There are some basic strategies you could begin teaching him, but it varies depending on playing style. He could try to jam up the board with various pieces, and use his Knights to wear down the opposition. He could also get ahead in pieces, then start trading off until he is vastly superior in material.
That's all I have for now.
~~~All hail Whipped Cream Head!~~~
Saturday, November 19, 2011
How to predict the winner of the chess game using minimum number of classes?
There is a chess game. The problem is to design a system which predicts the winner of the game by giving points to each player. Each chessman adds some points to the player based on the type of the chessman and the position of the chessman on the board.
The problem is to design a system with minimum number of classes..
Answer needed urgently.
Thanks and Regards|||Hello,
First you need to specify what lanugauge are you going to use ? (C/C++/JAVA/VB)
Start programming and when you stuck , we will help .
Best Regards|||Use a bitboard|||What is a class?
The problem is to design a system with minimum number of classes..
Answer needed urgently.
Thanks and Regards|||Hello,
First you need to specify what lanugauge are you going to use ? (C/C++/JAVA/VB)
Start programming and when you stuck , we will help .
Best Regards|||Use a bitboard|||What is a class?
What is a good chess game that helps improve strategies?
I am not looking for a free game on the internet. I am looking for a good chess game that can help me improve my chess strategies.|||For online chess, suggestions include:
鈥?鈥?鈥?ICC 鈥?http://www.ChessClub.com/
鈥?鈥?鈥?FICS 鈥?http://www.FreeChess.org/
鈥?鈥?鈥?Chess.com http://www.Chess.com/
鈥?鈥?鈥?ChessBoss 鈥?http://www.ChessBoss.com/
鈥?鈥?鈥?Red Hot Pawn 鈥?http://www.RedHotPawn.com/
鈥?鈥?鈥?ChessCube.com 鈥?http://www.ChessCube.com/
Pogo.com and Facebook.com have chess, and so on.
Source(s):
鈥?鈥?鈥?Chess at Yahoo! Games 鈥?http://Games.Yahoo.com/games/login2?page鈥?/a>|||To be frank, playing against a computer is not the best way to improve, simply because playing against a computer is so much different from playing against people. If you really want to play a computer go to portableapps.com and you can download multiple chess engines that can be installed onto a flash drive and you can take it anywhere and play it on any windows computer. Some work on macs, but it's easier to just use windows. I would recommend winboard chess portable.
You could also try chess.com. Its free if you want it to be or you can pay for other features. They have a tactics trainer that is quite useful for learning. If you're willing to spend some money, you can also use chess mentor, which is very helpful.
I would recommend using their live chess server and play the king's gambit, because it requires you to read ahead so you can get ludicrous checkmates early in the game, however the king's gambit is much more difficult to use against experienced players and you should definitely spend time learning one or two more openings for each color.
Four Knights game, Sicilian Defense, and Ruy Lopez are some solid ones to start off with.|||To help you improve chess strategies, you should study annotated master games. Start with the annotated games of Capablanca, followed by Krammnik then Karpov.|||Chess Games|||the only way to really improve strategies, is to study well annotated master games from the past....|||chess.com
Just face opponents your ranking and use your own strategies, then as you improve go against higher levels. (Kind of obvious)
Hope this helps.
鈥?鈥?鈥?ICC 鈥?http://www.ChessClub.com/
鈥?鈥?鈥?FICS 鈥?http://www.FreeChess.org/
鈥?鈥?鈥?Chess.com http://www.Chess.com/
鈥?鈥?鈥?ChessBoss 鈥?http://www.ChessBoss.com/
鈥?鈥?鈥?Red Hot Pawn 鈥?http://www.RedHotPawn.com/
鈥?鈥?鈥?ChessCube.com 鈥?http://www.ChessCube.com/
Pogo.com and Facebook.com have chess, and so on.
Source(s):
鈥?鈥?鈥?Chess at Yahoo! Games 鈥?http://Games.Yahoo.com/games/login2?page鈥?/a>|||To be frank, playing against a computer is not the best way to improve, simply because playing against a computer is so much different from playing against people. If you really want to play a computer go to portableapps.com and you can download multiple chess engines that can be installed onto a flash drive and you can take it anywhere and play it on any windows computer. Some work on macs, but it's easier to just use windows. I would recommend winboard chess portable.
You could also try chess.com. Its free if you want it to be or you can pay for other features. They have a tactics trainer that is quite useful for learning. If you're willing to spend some money, you can also use chess mentor, which is very helpful.
I would recommend using their live chess server and play the king's gambit, because it requires you to read ahead so you can get ludicrous checkmates early in the game, however the king's gambit is much more difficult to use against experienced players and you should definitely spend time learning one or two more openings for each color.
Four Knights game, Sicilian Defense, and Ruy Lopez are some solid ones to start off with.|||To help you improve chess strategies, you should study annotated master games. Start with the annotated games of Capablanca, followed by Krammnik then Karpov.|||Chess Games|||the only way to really improve strategies, is to study well annotated master games from the past....|||chess.com
Just face opponents your ranking and use your own strategies, then as you improve go against higher levels. (Kind of obvious)
Hope this helps.
How to get rid of me playing chess updates on yahoo messenger?
My status is play chess, it shows each time I played and I want it to stop.|||At the top of Yahoo Messenger click Messenger menu then choose Privacy Options. On the privacy page of preferences make sure to uncheck the box under "Change my status automatically when I am.." that says "Playing a game on the Yahoo! Games web site."
Go through any other settings on this page you wish to change and then click Apply and OK.
Go through any other settings on this page you wish to change and then click Apply and OK.
What is a good chess learning computer program?
I am the board 1 player for my school's chess team and am looking for some chess software which will help me learn some more complicated openings. I would like a program which allows me to play against a computer, and also walks me through a large variety of different openings for both white and black. I would prefer free software, but if it is really good I would pay for it too.
Additionally, if anybody has additional suggestions on how to improve my game (besides reading opening books, they just don't seem to help me much) please let me know in your answer.
Thanks.|||Definitely -CHESS MASTER 10- !!!
It Has Everything You Want.|||playingchess.net
Additionally, if anybody has additional suggestions on how to improve my game (besides reading opening books, they just don't seem to help me much) please let me know in your answer.
Thanks.|||Definitely -CHESS MASTER 10- !!!
It Has Everything You Want.|||playingchess.net
What tools would be best for hand carving a wood chess set?
I've been interested in hand carving my own wood chess set and board but have no wood carving experience. A chess set has 64 pieces and I think that could be very hard on the hands without the right tools for small wood carving, so I'd like to know what kind of tools would be best for that. Also I would be appreciative of any advice on the type of wood to use and/or tips on staining/glossing.
Thanks in advance for your responses, Yahoo! Answers community.|||the smaller tools. they make them in all sizes. and hand carving is hard on the hands always. a good sturdy wood like oak or something like that is good for something you want to last.|||a chess board has 64 squares and 32 pieces and you could use a dremel power tool with attachments to assemble the entire set|||I'd buy something on Ebay if I were you. :P
Thanks in advance for your responses, Yahoo! Answers community.|||the smaller tools. they make them in all sizes. and hand carving is hard on the hands always. a good sturdy wood like oak or something like that is good for something you want to last.|||a chess board has 64 squares and 32 pieces and you could use a dremel power tool with attachments to assemble the entire set|||I'd buy something on Ebay if I were you. :P
How can I run chess engine tournaments on Winboard?
Dear friends, please suggest a way (if exists) to run chess engine tournaments on Winboard or Jose Chess. Thanks in advance.|||There is tournaments manager for Winboard.
AlexWBTM
http://usuarios.lycos.es/alexwbtm/Englis鈥?/a>
PraduWBTM
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg365v/PSW鈥?/a>
IgorWBTM
http://iggor.110mb.com/tools.php
You can read this FAQ:
http://www.horizonchess.com/FAQ/Winboard鈥?/a>
Regards.|||Ask Tim Mann. It might be in his FAQ.
http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html
http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard/FAQ.html#鈥?/a>
AlexWBTM
http://usuarios.lycos.es/alexwbtm/Englis鈥?/a>
PraduWBTM
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg365v/PSW鈥?/a>
IgorWBTM
http://iggor.110mb.com/tools.php
You can read this FAQ:
http://www.horizonchess.com/FAQ/Winboard鈥?/a>
Regards.|||Ask Tim Mann. It might be in his FAQ.
http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html
http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard/FAQ.html#鈥?/a>
How good at chess can I get, playing chess on Yahoo chess?
Oh say, at least a couple games a day. Not speed chess, but normal chess.|||If you at least take a look at your games you will get better at chess. But, if you don't analyze your games after you finish them then in about 1000 games you will memorize about 50 ideas because you keep on losing to them. Also, play some speed chess once in a while. It will help practice your opening and it won't take so long.|||If you take it seriously, play long games and stop playing blitz, you might get good. E-mail every game to yourself and analyze using Fritz. Especially your losses. But if you play 20 games a night, like you're on crack, you'll reach a plateau quickly.
|||no|||No you cannot cause|||Practice real chess game instead of yahoo chess|||I suggest going to the Guinness World Book of Records and declare yourself the best chess player in Yahoo! universe.
No offense though.
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No offense though.
What chess analyst said that the king is a powerful piece in chess?
what chess analyst( and player) said that the king is powerful?
the same who said that, in chess, the person who makes the mistake before the last one, will win|||"The king is a fighting piece".
- Wilhelm Steinitz
"The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Savielly Tartakower
the same who said that, in chess, the person who makes the mistake before the last one, will win|||"The king is a fighting piece".
- Wilhelm Steinitz
"The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Savielly Tartakower
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