Chess pawn promotion is one of the best strategies you need to learn and keep in mind when it comes to endgames. When you have a pawn that is about to be promoted, your chances of winning the game can be significantly increased. I have personally experienced this multiple times, and it allows you to […]
The London system is a chess opening that can be used to counter any black opening. It can be very frustrating if you memorize a white opening line and black moves an opening line that is unknown to you. If you've only read one variation of a chess opening, this is likely to happen. But […]
Is Ruy Lopez a good opening for beginners? The Ruy Lopez, also known as the Spanish Game, is a chess opening that you should learn when you are just starting out. It is one of the most popular chess openings of all time, and it is also a lot of fun to play. So, certainly, […]
We’ve all heard about the Bobby Fischer's famous quote about the King’s Gambit: "In my opinion, the King's Gambit is busted. It loses by force" In other words, once you’ve played this opening, even if you move differently you'll eventually lose according to the great Bobby Fischer. However, that may be true if you play […]
What are any other popular e4 opening alternatives? The d4 move, known as the Queen's pawn opening, is the most popular alternative to the e4 chess opening or King's pawn opening. With the Queen's opening you can then continue with Queen's Gambit opening moves.Is Queen't Gambit a good opening? Yes, it's a good opening move […]
When I was learning chess, I did not pay attention to pawns importance, and I saw them as weak and not useful. But when I started getting defeated by opponents who know how to use pawns for their advantage, I realized pawns are very powerful, contrary to their value, and I should learn how to […]
In chess, it's important to protect your King at all times and be careful where you move your king. In fact, if the king gets into checkmate - which means there are no legal moves available for him on that side of the board - then the player loses! The king is also a powerful […]
The chess piece that looks like a castle tower is called a rook, each player will start with two rooks, and they are positioned at the corner of the board (a1, h1 for white, a8, h8 for black). When you are going to use the rook, which is the second most powerful chess piece on the board, you have […]
Do you want to know how the bishop moves in chess? How to use the bishop, and did you know that there is an opening for bishops? At the beginning of a game, each player has two bishops each. The bishop is a long-range chess piece that can control the diagonal of the board. This […]