Recent questions tagged chess

Description : Do you think that to beat someone at chess, you have to replay, hypothetically, all the possible combinations of the board, or to cold read the person in front of you?

Last Answer : Certainly not. The first choice quickly becomes impossible, and depending on tricks such as reading your opponent is stupid. It’s the quality of your opponent’s play that you must read.

Description : Have you played unorthodox versions of chess?

Last Answer : For years I played standard and upside down because my brother and I did not know white was supposed to be at the bottom. We flipped sides randomly. I had no idea there were so many variants.

Description : Is sacrificing my Knight and my Bishop for a Rook a good thing?

Last Answer : It depends upon your position, which we cannot see. Yes you did make a choice.

Description : How good is your endgame playing chess?

Last Answer : answer:Back when I played routinely, it was awesome. I did not often lose if I went into the endgame with a pawn advantage. Today, I am pretty sure it would suck. It's been ages since I ... endgames and knew how to force checkmate. I've now forgotten them. But the first three are no-brainers.

Description : Can I get some advice on the endgame in chess?

Last Answer : Keep your eye on the final objective: checkmate. Taking pieces, while it may let you feel victorious in the sense of “capture” and “getting ahead” (and can help in mid-game to achieve the final objective) does not necessarily win the game. Focus on the King. Sacrifice anything to get the King.

Description : How do I win games in chess by pawn promotion?

Last Answer : answer:I'm not an avid chess player myself, but I do know the game and play it occasionally. I would recommend that you not devote a lot of playing time to a particular strategy to the exclusion of ... at the second rank, and not give them up easily - they must be strongly defended at that point.

Description : Can a strategy game like chess could be applied to your life?

Last Answer : Some of the principles of play could ( and ARE ) easily applied to life, but the game as a whole doesn’t allow for the impact of the sort of chaos life can sometimes throw at you. In life, planning is great, and necessary if you have serious goals, but flexibility is mandatory.

Description : Chess question (please read details).

Last Answer : I thought it was a stalemate…

Description : How do you become a chess grandmaster?

Last Answer : Play chess , play more chess . Beat some folks , play more chess . You could always just lie . Since clearly you just wanna reap the benefits of being chess master , they always get laid

Description : Why does my Mac decide to hang when I start winning in Chess?

Last Answer : I’ve noticed the same thing!

Description : What is the best chess computer program out there?

Last Answer : Without a shadow of a doubt Chessmaster is the best. Fritz is a fairly intelligent engine but I found if overly messy to look at. The teaching elements in Chessmaster are far superior in my humble opinion also.

Description : Chess tournament rules...timing? increments?

Last Answer : answer:got it….whoops :) http://www.jaderiver.com/chess/controls.html