My brain is the key that sets me free,” Houdini once noted of his own escapes. For example, he developed a maneuver with his ...

e4 (King's Pawn Opening) tends to start the game with a bang, leading to positions with pieces flying out fast and furious ...

The point-count system taught to chess beginners says that a queen is worth 9 points, a rook 5, and a knight 3, so the side with the queen is nominally ahead by 1 point (which is calibrated to the ...

Kids think creatively. As a tournament director, I once observed two pre-teens arguing during a game. One had touched a rook pawn, changed her mind, and moved a center pawn instead.

Pawn Endgames: Studying tablebases and engine lines, he’s mastered subtle king triangulations and pawn races. His 2014 game against Aronian, squeezing a win from a near-dead draw, shows engine-like ...

"Hola, ajedrez" means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo. And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo ...

Chess: a rook and two pawns each but what is White’s winning move? on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save. Leonard Barden. December 29 2020. Jump to comments section Print this page.

CHESS WHEN Emanuel Lasker sacrificed his queen for a rook, a bishop and a pawn in 1925, it was described as a deep psychological trap, designed to trick his inexperienced opponent. But when Alexand… ...