| Introduction | | | | are gone) when kings usually take a more active |
| Chess is a fascinating game of the mind played | | | | part in the struggle. |
| between two players. Chess is a strategy board | | | | Chess games do not always end when a king is in |
| game that has been played for hundreds of | | | | check because either player may resign at |
| years. Chess is generally believed to be created in | | | | anytime if they feel they can not win. When it |
| India during the Gupta Empire around the 6th | | | | comes time to moving a chess piece, use this |
| century. The pieces used in the game | | | | basic hint, count the total value of pieces of both |
| represented the four divisions of their military | | | | sides. Then modify those moves by factors to |
| which were the infantry, cavalry, elephants, and | | | | accommodate for position of the piece (to |
| chariotry. Today those same for divisions have | | | | explain, advanced pawns are usually more valuable |
| evolved into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and | | | | than those on their initial squares), the coordination |
| rook. The game of chess is so intense and | | | | between the pieces (for example, a pair of |
| competitive, that it is recognized as a sport by | | | | bishops usually coordinates better than the pair of |
| the International Olympic Committee. I know from | | | | a bishop and knight), and the type of position |
| my experience playing chess that it is fairly easy | | | | (knights are usually better in closed positions with |
| to learn but it take years to master. I have a | | | | many pawns while bishops are more dominant in |
| chess tutorial that I use when I want to brush up | | | | open positions). |
| on my skills. | | | | Chess on the Internet |
| The basics of chess | | | | Internet chess has been popularized by many |
| Chess is not as bad to learn as many make it out | | | | websites because it allows people to play against |
| to be but can be somewhat complicated because | | | | the computer, which really provides a challenge. |
| each piece can be moved differently. Chess is | | | | Online chess also improves the game by making a |
| played on a square board of eight rows and eight | | | | world wide community of chess players accessible |
| columns. The eight rows are rows called ranks | | | | for play, despite their geographic location or time |
| and are referred to with numbers 1 to 8. The | | | | zone. People ask me all the time if they can get |
| eight columns are called files and are referred to | | | | the chess tutorial I use so they can try and beat |
| with letters a to h. The players are referred to as | | | | a relative in a different state. With so many |
| "White" and "Black" and they each begin the game | | | | websites hosting chess games, a person should |
| with 16 pieces. Each player starts the game with | | | | have no problem finding an online chess game or |
| 2 bishops, 1 king, 2 knights, 8 pawn, 1 queen, and | | | | tournament to participate in. |
| 2 rooks. (Once the board is properly setup this is | | | | Conclusion |
| where things go wrong for me and I pull out my | | | | Today, chess is one of the world's most popular |
| chess tutorial). | | | | games, played by millions of people worldwide at |
| To begin play, pieces are moved to an unoccupied | | | | home, in clubs, online, and in tournaments. In some |
| square, or one occupied by an opponent's piece. If | | | | cases a chess game can go on for days or even |
| you move you piece on your opponents occupied | | | | weeks without end. Chess is a game that truly |
| piece you have captured it is removed from the | | | | enables one to see and predict the consequences |
| board. When a king is under direct attack by one | | | | of their actions. A good chess strategy can be |
| or two of the opponent's pieces, it is said to be in | | | | the difference in winning or losing the game. If |
| check and the game can end. A game of chess is | | | | one does not really know the mechanics of the |
| usually divided into three parts: the opening which | | | | game it would not be a bad thing to get purchase |
| is around the first 10 to 25 moves, (this is when | | | | a chess tutorial. One of the funniest analogies I've |
| players move their pieces into positions for the | | | | heard refers to chess as a "beautiful mistress to |
| upcoming battle); the middle-game, which is said | | | | whom we keep coming back, no matter how |
| to be the most exciting part of the game; and | | | | many times she rejects us. |
| the endgame, (at this point most of the pieces | | | | |