- Board, Chessmen and Point Values - Chess is the game of the masters. Learning to set up a chess board and arrange chessmen knowing the point value of each piece will help a novice learn the game.
- How to Defend the King with a Castle - Castling is a basic move in chess involving the king and rook. Protect your king early in the game by castling short or castling long.
- Pin, Fork and Skewer - Chess is a game of elegant tactics and dangerous moves. Attack several pieces with a fork or a pin. Force a sacrifice with a skewer.
- Abbreviated Algebraic Notation and Forsyth Notation - Use an abbreviated algebraic notation system to record moves. Learn to read and write Forsythe Notation to quickly map pieces on a chess board.
- Basic Chess Checkmating Patterns - Checkmating signals the end of a chess match. The queen and rook are the best pieces to checkmate with while the king guards escape squares
- Chess Checkmating Mistakes by Beginners - Mistakes in chess can cause abrupt checkmating. Avoid the Fool's Mate and Scholar's Mate at the opening. Defend your king against a Backrank Mate.
- Chess Deflection, Decoy, Overload and Other Tactics - Deflection and decoy expose chess pieces to attack. Exploit an overloaded piece, remove a defender or unveil a discovered checkmate.
- Chess Moves En Passant, Capture, Check and Checkmate - Beginners should learn special chess moves from the start. Know when a pawn can make an en passant, how to capture pieces and what checkmate is.
- Chess Pieces - the Knight, Bishop, Queen and King - After the pawn and rook come the knight, bishop and queen. Get to know the moves of these valuable chessmen and how they protect the king.
- Chess Pieces Arrangement, the Pawn and the Rook - Chess players use sixteen chessmen including pawn and rook. A pawn can be promoted to a queen at the top rank. A rook is a powerful piece.
- Chess Rules for Openings - The opening sets the stage for battle in chess. Seize control of the center with pawns, develop knights early and castle short on the king's side.
- General Chess Rules and Draw Rules - In chess the white always moves first, the king moves before the rook in castling and a stalemate ends in a draw. Know these and other chess rules.
- How to Capture Enemy Pieces in Chess - Capture is action in chess. Exchange a bishop for a rook capture to gain more points. Weigh the value of enemy pieces to make the best capture.
- How to Read and Write Algebraic Chess Notation - Chess has a language of its own. Using full algebraic notation, players use letters and numbers to track chessmen's moves during a game.
- Index of Some Chess Opening Moves - Open the game with the right moves and take control of the chess board. Play the four knights' game or the king's gambit or build a Sicilian defense.
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