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It’s wonderful to see that traditional board games are having resurgence in our homes. Traditionally, before the advent of electronic games, board games were all the rage with the Victorians bringing the first chess pieces and sets from the Indian-subcontinent. Chess has been played there for centuries and the game which caught on in the …
Chess960, also called Fischer Random Chess is characterized by random starting setting of pieces on the back ranks. This encourages creative openings, downplaying the element of “chess science” and memorization. This championship, held in at Høvikodden outside Oslo, Norway, from 9 to 13 February, was the first notable Fischer Random event since 2009. With both …
The 16th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival was held from 23 January to 1 February at the Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. It was a 10-round open event with some of the best players in the world competing for the title and the £25,000 first prize. The runners up were Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura. Although Aronian …
Betting on chess is a great way for chess lovers to add even more excitement to the experience of playing chess and following big chess tournaments. Chess betting is becoming increasingly popular, and many online bookmakers are offering betting options at some very competitive odds for biggest chess events: the FIDE Chess Grand Prix, the …
There is no chess opening that is the ultimate best. Instead, the best opening is the one that suits the individual style of the player. It will also depend on whether you are playing white or black. Nevertheless, there are openings that work and those that don’t. Learning the most popular openings played at master …
1) The game of chess was invented nearly 1500 years ago in India where it was originally called chaturaṅga, meaning “four divisions of the military”: cavalry, elephantry, chariotry, and infantry. 2) The first modern chess tournament was played in London in 1851, and the winner was German player Adolf Anderssen. In 1886, the …