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| Failed to call checkmate | 11/15/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: I put my opponent in check and later realised that in fact it was checkmate. My opponent argued that ...
A: Checkmate means the game is over no matter what and you're not required to say anything. In ...
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| Two doubts in the Sicilian defence. | 11/15/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: In the closed Sicilian(3.g3) why do they move the Knights to C1 and D1? & What is the best ...
A: The Knight moving to d1 occurs quite often for three main reasons: 1) White usually develops his ...
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| your article on B + N mate | 11/12/2009 | Louis Lima |
Q: Good morning from Yorkshire, England. I discovered your 10 minute videos on You Tube on the subject ...
A: Attached kindly find the PDF file. Most chess literature close to the category you described can ...
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| preventative opening | 11/3/2009 | Satyajit Das |
Q: first off thanks in advance! My question is about, as the subject suggests, openings that prevent ...
A: As your question suggests, you need to know about openings wherein you can prevent your opponent to ...
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| Rating improvement and use of Monroi PCM | 10/24/2009 | Louis Lima |
Q: Louis Lima. I just found your Channel in YouTube and I commend you and applaud your excellent work ...
A: Although the rating jumps are higher at the USCF 1300 level, it is very difficult to get that many ...
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| En Passant Rule Question | 10/18/2009 | Satyajit Das |
Q: Suppose a black pawn has the opportunity to capture a white pawn en passant, but the black player ...
A: First of all I am sorry for answering your question late. I had some personal problems due to which ...
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| Ready to learn real chess... | 10/9/2009 | Louis Lima |
Q: I have been playing chess for a number of years and can beat most everyone I know. The problem is ...
A: It would help to get an approximate idea of your strength. Do you know what your approximate rating ...
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| grandmaster | 8/10/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: 1)Is there any point system or anything else to become a grandmaster? or >is there any ...
A: Yes there is. Here's information on the chess grandmaster title: ...
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| Queen moves | 8/10/2009 | Louis Lima |
Q: My daughter seems to think a queen can move like a knight as in l shape and jump . that is not true ...
A: You are correct. The only piece that can jump over other pieces is the knight. I made four ...
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| En Passant Capture | 8/9/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: I play alot of computer chess and the PC seems to take advantage of the en passant move. I have ...
A: Here's the complete rules about the en passant capture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant ...
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| CHESS... | 8/5/2009 | Satyajit Das |
Q: When a game of chess starts out... at the very beggining before anyone moves...When the first player ...
A: And below is the answer. As per FIDE rules, white is always the first to move. The least amount of ...
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| beginner | 8/2/2009 | Louis Lima |
Q: I am a beginning chess player and have a question about how to build tactics quickly. Prior to ...
A: I like how you have developed a specific goal, which allows you to measure your chess improvement. ...
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| chess stalemate or draw or win | 7/11/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: my opponent had only king i had my king knight and rook.After that 15 moves we played with no result ...
A: The ending which you describe can be drawn by the side with the King and Rook provided the best ...
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| Chess Question | 7/10/2009 | Louis Lima |
Q: I'm a beginner at chess and am trying to work out a problem as well as get practice on algebraic ...
A: No worries. OK, the answer lies in the weak rook on c8. As I said earlier, it is weak because it has ...
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| Chess | 7/10/2009 | Wuyanbu Zutali |
Q: Please follow the link and tell me the three moves that will result in white's checkmate. ...
A: Mike, Rather, than giving you the answer, the best thing I can tell you is to keep trying to solve ...
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| How to choolse opening based on my style? | 7/6/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: I am a newbie, there are a lot of openings out there. How can I determine a particular style? What ...
A: Can you provide me with some more information so that I can give you the best possible answer: - ...
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| Goring gambit | 7/6/2009 | Wuyanbu Zutali |
Q: I play the same guy regularly and think I'm marginally better than him so have been trying out the ...
A: Neil, If you ask an expert for an answer on theory, you can't expect a a few easy moves and call it ...
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| Queen's Indian Defense | 6/27/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: I wanted to ask you about a certain opening move-order which I cant find in any database but still, ...
A: This is an interesting question about move order. As I don't play this particular line of the ...
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| CHESS | 6/20/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: IM A HUGE FAN OF YOUR WORK IN THE CHESS WORLD. I WAS WONDERING IF U CAN BE SO KIND AND EXPLAIN IN AN ...
A: There are at least two Chigorin Defenses that I know of. One is a long-lived main line against the ...
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| swapping pawn for chess. | 6/10/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: i played a tournament game with a clock. opponed got his pawn down to last rank with the intention ...
A: What he did was not technically correct, but not necessarily illegal. The following is from the ...
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| chess | 6/6/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: can you switch out a pawn for a queen once youve reached the other side of the chess board even if ...
A: Yes. In fact, if you are able to promote all of your pawns, you can have as many as nine queens at ...
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| Chess Evaluation +/- ?! | 6/5/2009 | Chuck Kinzie |
Q: Reading chess moves, I come across these symbols ++/-,+/- or ?! or variations to them... What do ...
A: Sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your question. I don't have my own computer, and I ...
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| check | 5/26/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: my opponent failed to call check, i moved, it is now his move, what can he do, or does my move have ...
A: It is difficult to answer such a question comprehensively, because the situation where the game is ...
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| quick win | 5/18/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: How can I get a win in less than 10 moves?
A: There are many ways for a game to end in 10 moves or less. All of them though are very much ...
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| check | 5/14/2009 | Louis Lima |
Q: My king was checked by my opponent's bishop. I interposed a knight that simultaneously checked his ...
A: The answer is yes. His king is in check and he must either move his king to a safe square, or ...
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| Chess | 5/2/2009 | Chuck Kinzie |
Q: Once you move a chess piece to a position on the board can you keep your hand on that piece and ...
A: A move is considered complete when you take your hand off of the piece. If you don't like where you ...
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| TD pre-test | 4/21/2009 | Wuyanbu Zutali |
Q: I run a small chess club and would like to administer a pretest to some of our players wanting to ...
A: Its been awhile since I've ran tournaments, but to be a club tournament director is very easy. Just ...
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| Check | 4/9/2009 | Chuck Kinzie |
Q: I am relearning chess after many years of not playing.If the BLK king is in check, can a BLK piece ...
A: Ben! Thanks for your question. If the Black King is in check, then there are three ways to get out ...
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| patterns | 3/31/2009 | Chuck Kinzie |
Q: How many moves does it take for a knight to reach a square that is one square diagonally away from ...
A: The knight is a very strange beast indeed. It actually takes FOUR moves for a knight to get to a ...
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| Openings | 3/31/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: How many possible moves can you make at the beginning of the game?
A: There are 20 different moves for each side at the beginning of a chess game: - each pawn can move ...
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| question re. 9 yr. old | 3/24/2009 | Louis Lima |
Q: I have a 91/2 yr. old son who started school chess in the fall. It's been 6 months and he has a ...
A: Below is my own opinion to your question. However, I do not have experience with children and chess ...
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| Playing Chess Online | 3/23/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: My friend and I used to play Chess with Yahoo Messenger. We have had nothing but trouble for quite a ...
A: Well, I am admittedly far from an expert on computers. But I think, regardless of whether your ...
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| Nimzowitch Larsen Attack | 3/17/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: Can you show me great ideas and positions about the Nimzowitch Larsen Attack, 1.b3
A: The Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack (also called the Nimzo-Larsen) has been played since the time of the ...
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| end game - resign or not | 3/5/2009 | Wuyanbu Zutali |
Q: A good friend and I play chess once a week. When I'm ahead in pieces in the end game, he resigns ...
A: There's an old chess saying that say "you can't win by resigning." It's up to the player to resign. ...
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| pawn vs. king | 2/19/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: I am a chess rookie and mainly play just for fun. Recently a question came up during a game: In ...
A: Well, technically no piece can really ever capture a king (once the king is put in checkmate, the ...
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| illegal moves | 2/4/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: If a player makes an illegal move, such as moving a black squared bishop to a white square, has ...
A: In general, they are allowed to take the move back. According to the rules of the International ...
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| Help | 2/2/2009 | Chuck Kinzie |
Q: what happens if all the pieces are gone except the two kings and one queen on the board? Is it stale ...
A: A player with a King and a Queen against a lone King can force checkmate. However, he has to be ...
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| chess championship format | 1/27/2009 | Wuyanbu Zutali |
Q: My question concerns the format of chess championships and tournaments, for the sake of a story that ...
A: This is an intriguing question. Many tournaments large and small have players on stage. But, not ...
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| chess championship format | 1/27/2009 | Len Molden |
Q: My question concerns the format of chess championships and tournaments, for a story that I'm ...
A: Many large chess tournaments have the top boards play on stage as well as other matches between ...
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| Who is better | 1/15/2009 | Tony D'Aloisio |
Q: Who is better in this position with white to move? White pawns: a2,b2,c2,f2,g2,h2 Rooks on a1&h1, ...
A: White has a bit of an advantage here. He should probably play 1 Qe2+ to trade off more pieces. ...
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