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| Chess Evaluation +/- ?! | 6/5/2009 |
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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| Chess | 5/2/2009 |
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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| Check | 4/9/2009 |
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 |
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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| Help | 2/2/2009 |
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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| How to improve in Chess | 12/25/2008 |
Q: I have played chess for 2 years, but have now reached a point whereby I find it difficult to ...
A: William! Thanks for your question. Sorry it's taken me so long to respond. Now that Christmas is ...
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| first moves allowed by pawns | 10/30/2008 |
Q: I have always played in UK and told that the first pawn to move by each player may move 1 or 2 ...
A: In the Official Rules of Chess published by the International Chess Federation (F.I.D.E.), you can ...
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| chess move | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I am currently playing my police chief in a game and I fear he has me? Our current positions are as ...
A: I'm sorry, but it would not be ethical for me to give advice about a game in progress. Sorry 'bout ...
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| Queen pawn openings | 9/11/2008 |
Q: I will be starting to play in tournaments regularly starting this week, and i plan to play d4 a bit. ...
A: If you open with 1 d4, then the most common responses are 1...d5 and 1...Nf6. If you play 2 c4 ...
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| The Caro-Kann Defence | 8/30/2008 |
Q: As I have been looking at various openings, I have noticed the Caro-Kann. The opening looks very ...
A: I often play the Caro-Kann in tournaments myself. It is a very solid defense and often frustrates ...
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| king being in check | 8/29/2008 |
Q: when in check can the king take the piece that put him in check?
A: Yes, the King can take the piece that put him in check. The only exception is that the King cannot ...
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| en passant | 4/25/2008 |
Q: Is there a time limit when capturing a pawn through en passant? I've read that you must take the ...
A: Raul! The en passant rule can be really confusing! When Levens says that "the en passant capture ...
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| en passant | 4/24/2008 |
Q: Is there a time limit when capturing a pawn through en passant? I've read that you must take the ...
A: Raul! Good question! No rule in chess causes more confusion and misunderstanding than the en ...
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| Spectator etiquette/punishment | 2/19/2008 |
Q: My son recently participated in his first chess tournament. He did really well, considering it was ...
A: Nicole! I'm sorry that your son had to endure such a blatant flouting of the rules and etiquette of ...
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| Chess Question | 2/15/2008 |
Q: Can a king which is in check with a pawn protected by the players king move his king adjacent to the ...
A: John! A King can NEVER move to a square immediately adjacent to his opponent's King. Furthermore, ...
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| CKECKMATE USING YOUR KING | 1/1/2008 |
Q: if I only have a Pawn and a King remaining, and my opponent only has a King remaining, can I use my ...
A: Happy New Year, Tom, and thanks for your question! It is illegal to put your king right next to ...
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| chess question | 12/27/2007 |
Q: if your king is in check, is it possible to switch spaces with the pawn once in the game to get out ...
A: There are only three legal ways to get out of check: 1. Move the King to a square that is not ...
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| Etiquette dependant upon pieces | 8/5/2007 |
Q: Ive been playing about 3 years online only. Generally people are quite nice, but occasionally a ...
A: Amanda! Thanks for the interesting question. Since it is almost impossible to lose if you're the ...
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| why chess is in sports? | 5/22/2007 |
Q: could you please answer me why chess is in sports and why we call chess sport??? i wanna logical ...
A: I do not myself consider chess to be a sport. It's listed under "sports" in the World Almanac ...
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| 2 turn checkmate | 4/2/2007 |
Q: this is brandon and i have a question about 2 turn checkmate my dad says there is one and i dont ...
A: White can get himself mated in two moves. This is called "The Fools Mate". White's first move: ...
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| chess | 3/31/2007 |
Q: How to defeat the opponent if I have one knight and he has nothing.
A: If all you have is a knight and a king (no other pawns or pieces), then the game is a draw. One of ...
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