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| Chess | 7/10/2009 |
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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| Goring gambit | 7/6/2009 |
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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| TD pre-test | 4/21/2009 |
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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| end game - resign or not | 3/5/2009 |
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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| chess championship format | 1/27/2009 |
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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| checkmate | 11/11/2008 |
Q: If your opponent has only his king left, and, besides your king, you have two knights, is there a ...
A: Yes. Checkmate is very possible except it takes great skill to do it. You have to create barriers ...
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| Converting an Advantage | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I am a club player and have a pretty good handle on strategy and tactics. I also play against the ...
A: Ahhh, If only I had your problem. My computer program Sigma Chess is one tough bird. I have to use ...
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| Fried Liver Revisited | 8/1/2008 |
Q: Recently my opponent and I played the usual moves. I was white. Play went 1. e4 e5 2. Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 ...
A: The Fried Liver can indeed toast unwary players. I've been burned once by it over the years and it ...
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| Chess for Children | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I do not know how to play chess, but I intend to learn how because I want to teach my children how ...
A: Yes, by all means. They can learn the "pawn game." It shows them how to move the pawns, how to ...
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| MSN Ratings | 5/16/2008 |
Q: Could you classify the players specific ratings to their expertise? 1600 is the score you start of ...
A: This is a complex question with math all over the place. I suggest you go to the USCF.org site and ...
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| How to train in chess | 4/30/2008 |
Q: I am a President of my school Chess Club. I face a dilemma on how to help my players train. I also ...
A: Being a Novice is not a bad thing. I was once a Novice. The coach I wrote about was a Novice. Let's ...
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| How to train in chess | 4/30/2008 |
Q: I am a President of my school Chess Club. I face a dilemma on how to help my players train. I also ...
A: This is a very involved question and hits home. When I started my chess clubs these were the issues ...
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| chess king movement while in chek | 3/9/2008 |
Q: If you are in check and you move you king to a square where your opponent says you are in check ...
A: Once you move the King to an illegal square, you must look at the board and find a square you can ...
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| 7 round swiss | 1/18/2008 |
Q: My friend and i are trying to run a 7 round swiss tournament we have 12 players and we thin we are ...
A: This is a good question. Being a chess expert and tournament organizer does not mean I know all ...
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| chess | 12/11/2007 |
Q: Can I king kill another piece to get out of check.
A: In chess we don't kill. We capture the enemy piece. Keep in mind, there are three ways to get out ...
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| Chess for Kids | 9/6/2007 |
Q: My son is 7yys old and is expressing a great interest in chess. I have been searching, but I am ...
A: New Orleans is a hotbed for chess. It'll take more than Katrina to put a halt to our game. There are ...
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| Opening Moves | 6/17/2007 |
Q: I am a very good chess prodigy but I need help with Opening Moves. i usually move only the pawns by ...
A: You have to look at chess not just from the openings, but the entire flow of the game. The openings ...
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| Information | 6/15/2007 |
Q: Sir, Presently I am running a Chess Centre, please give me tips to develop this centre into a Club. ...
A: It sounds to me as if you already have a chess club established. Chess clubs usually meet once a ...
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| Fried Liver Attack | 5/9/2007 |
Q: what is your opinion of playing the Fried Liver Attack (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. ...
A: After researching my MCO, it seems that "throwing in" d4 is a matter of style. My MCO says " ...
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| Fried Liver Attack | 5/8/2007 |
Q: what is your opinion of playing the Fried Liver Attack (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. ...
A: I agree. The Fried Liver is a great attacking system not just for players under 1500, even players ...
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| Ratings | 4/18/2007 |
Q: I am new at chess but I see that players have scores of 2727 or so on. How is it that they reach to ...
A: Keep in mind that chess in its modern form, has been around since the late 1700's and has evolved. ...
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| Scores | 4/16/2007 |
Q: I am new at chess but I see that players have scores of 2727 or so on. How is it that they reach to ...
A: Actually we call these "scores" ratings. These ratings are calculated by participating in ...
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| chess question | 3/15/2007 |
Q: I have just started playing chess with the game that comes with Windows Vista. Is there ever a time ...
A: Unfortunately, computer software programs are not my area of expertise. The only piece in chess that ...
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| tactics training | 1/21/2007 |
Q: do you know of any tactics training wwebsites for class A players.
A: This is a good question. Tactics are indeed the essence of chess from beginners to masters. Although ...
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| I want to find a chess club | 1/11/2007 |
Q: I am looking to join a chess club in my area. Is their any clubs that I can join in Des Plaines. I ...
A: The best place to find chess clubs are at the United States Chess Federation's website uschess.org ...
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| Chess question | 11/10/2006 |
Q: If my king is open for my opponent, may be by an accident moved. Can my opponent get my King?
A: Tam, If the King cannot castle, the game goes on. The only way to "get" the King is to checkmate ...
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| Sicilian Pelikan | 11/2/2006 |
Q: 1)Please explain how black will deal(generally) with the d5 weakness in Sicilian Pelikan . 2) Please ...
A: Sunil, This is the best question I've had so far. I will say that no matter what lines you decide ...
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| Chess | 10/17/2006 |
Q: Can you disscus the opening and the middle game?
A: The goal of the opening is to get to a playable middle game. That is, you've got to control the ...
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| chess | 10/16/2006 |
Q: can you discuss the opening and middle game
A: The opening in chess is where you set the table for future attacks. You must control the center with ...
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| king | 10/16/2006 |
Q: If your kings in check and you dont move your king you move another piece is that still checkmate. ...
A: This is tricky. Yes, it is still mate. In USCF rated tournament games, (United States Chess ...
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| software chess board | 9/6/2006 |
Q: I am starting a chess club for a local school. I am looking for software that will allow me to move ...
A: On your first question, my wife says since you have a projector, you can hook it up to a computer or ...
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| chess | 7/1/2006 |
Q: how do i figure out the long term strategy of my games? i know the opening determines the main ...
A: This is a very good question. With my students, I try to get them to see chess as a river flowing ...
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