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Austin has some very accomplished chess players, some good clubs and even some instruction beginning in the public elementary schools.

San Francisco has had a long love affair with chess. Because of this there are many great sources for training in the Bay area.

It's pretty much common sense to realize that chess is a mental game and that it requires thinking to win, but a common fallacy that people make when internalizing this concept is that they believe thinking is all you need.

If you want to learn how to play chess here are some of the basics. Here is an introduction to chess. You will learn how to setup the chess board, move the pieces, castle, capture, checkmate, and more.

Chess is a great game, but even your favorite activities can get repetitive after a while. Here are seven great variants on chess that can be played with the board and pieces you already have.

Chess is a most exceptional game, which has remained popular for no less than thirteen hundred years. This article offers a bit about chess and general and three principles for successful chess opening.

If you're a Harry Potter fan & a chess player, this inexpensive, but nicely made chess set from Mattel is a must have for your collection. Unlike many movie toys or tie-ins, this can be used on a daily basis by the entire family for fun interactive play.

(The connection between Jewish scholars and literary persons and
the role they played in the history of the game of CHESS.)

Italy is a unique place to live or visit and when one visits, one should visit "The city of chess!"

When white plays 1. e4 in a chess game, black's best scoring move in high level chess is 1. ... c5, the Sicilian Defense. Here we'll cover the variations after black plays 2. ... d6.

Learning chess doesn't have to be a traumatic experience. Check out these simple tips on how to start taking your game to the next level!

Playing tournament chess can be stressful if you are playing against someone considerably stronger than yourself. An entertainment piece of writing meant to show how to get into your opponent's head. It might encourage bad sportsmanship.

Searching for Bobby Fischer is a about a boy (Josh Waitzkin) who has a natural talent of being very good at the game of chess.

If you've every played chess, you've probably heard of the four-move "blitzkrieg" checkmate. But did you know that there's a shorter way to end a game of chess?

The entire state of Georgia has a remarkable number of people and clubs promoting chess. Atlanta is one of the main centers of this interest and there are many resources for learning the game.

Florida has a surprising number of chess enthusiasts and many have gotten together and formed clubs that manage tournaments, help players and get people involved. They are easy to join and lots of fun.

A review of several of the top places to find quality chess sets.

There are dozens of great websites that can help improve your chess, or provide you with up to date news about the world of chess. This article features some of the best sites you must know about.

Chess legend Bobby Fischer died in Iceland after a long illness. The greatest American player of the 20th Century, Fischer was regarded by some as the greatest chess player ever, but his career and personal life were marred by his extremely eccentric behavior.

Whether it's Game Boy, Playstation 2, or your PC, a great game is the same for any machine, but not every person.

What is Dreamblade? It's a new game that you should be playing.

One of the best things about playing chess tournaments up and down the east coast during my later teenage years was the number of interesting people I got to meet, and the camaraderie that developed between the people I traveled with.

The six physical factors that determine the price of wooden chess pieces. Each point briefly explains how each factor effects cost and subsequent pricing of a wooden chess set.

For thousands of people, the real test of chess skill lies not in the tournament hall, where single games routinely last five, six, and even seven or eight hours each.

A Civil War chess set is an ideal gift for history buffs, collectors of commemorative items and chess players alike. It provides excellent historical value about many aspects of this famous North-versus-South battle.

'Go', like chess, is easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master. Learn how to play this simple but engaging game, which is growing in popularity all throughout the United States.

When scheduling your promotions it is like a game of chess. You should always be thinking at least 3 moves ahead.

This article shows one how to play a good chess game. These five guidelines I have presented will enable one to achieve optimal play.

A description of the rules of chess, such as the chess board, piece movements and special rules of chess.

Algebraic notation is the standard way to record chess games in the modern era. Knowledge of this "language" is essential for anyone looking to improve their chess.

Chess can be a lot of fun, but new players often get discouraged by quick loss after quick loss. This article will teach you how to avoid some common opening blunders.

The method of checkmating a lone king with a king and a rook is a major part of a good foundation in endgames for chess. In fact, learning this endgame is the basis for all endgames with pawns, queens, or rooks left on the board.

In this article, we break down the reasons that tactical vision exists on the chessboard and use this information to learn how to more efficiently improve our intuition in chess.

Chess is a game of tactics, strategy and psychology. It can be fun and exciting, but at the same time be intellectually stimulating. Improving chess skill often becomes an obsessions for beginner and intermediate players.

With the definite build-up of our intelligence again since 9/11--it seems we should know more than we're letting on. Let's assume that we're truly dealing in a way this unusual war should be fought: As a chess match...with moves authored by Sun-Tzu.

Chess Kingdoms is a noble attempt to imbibe new life into an ancient game for a modern generation of players and gamers.

The video game history started in a strange and complicated way and it is important to avoid confusions with what happened in the 1950s and 1960s.

Indian Viswanathan Anand, the world's newly-crowned chess champion.

The reason I ask this question is because of the rapid advancement in the playing strength of chess software and its ability to exist on many platforms, the growing prevalence of cell phones and the diminishing size of personal cameras and transceivers.

Traditionally, both knights and bishops have been given a value of three pawns. However, depending on the situation, one piece can be much better than the other.

An imaginary Game sweeps the nation!

For teenagers who show early signs of narcissism, learning to strategize with the game of chess may serve as a therapeutic event.

Sure, everyone knows about Steel Battalion's gigantic controller. The question is how is the game behind it?

Shawntae Chavez had just started high school and was getting ready to play in her first volleyball game when she died from a deadly game.