Chess/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| 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 ... | ||
| 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. ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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: - ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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. ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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. ... | ||
| How to improve in Chess | 12/25/2008 | Chuck Kinzie |
| 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 ... | ||
| checkmate | 11/11/2008 | Wuyanbu Zutali |
| 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 ... | ||
| first moves allowed by pawns | 10/30/2008 | Chuck Kinzie |
| 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 ... | ||
| Converting an Advantage | 10/22/2008 | Wuyanbu Zutali |
| 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 ... | ||
| chess move | 10/16/2008 | Chuck Kinzie |
| 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 ... | ||
| Chess Openings | 9/30/2008 | Len Molden |
| Q: I am teaching my daughter chess who is about 1000. She is 8 and quite bright. She can use some help ... A: MCO is still being printed with a new edition recently released (!). However, the times have ... | ||
| Queen pawn openings | 9/11/2008 | Chuck Kinzie |
| 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 ... | ||
| Which one??? | 9/8/2008 | Len Molden |
| Q: Are school is holding a chess competition, I have made it to the semi finals which are going to be ... A: Congratulations for making it to your school's semi finals! Here's some good opening plans for you, ... | ||
| castling | 9/6/2008 | Tony D'Aloisio |
| Q: i was once asked about castling in the queen side where the king does not cross the open line of ... A: No, it is in fact perfectly legal for the rook to pass over an attacked square in the act of ... | ||
| The Caro-Kann Defence | 8/30/2008 | Chuck Kinzie |
| 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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Chuck Kinzie
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Expertise
I can answer basic chess questions regarding opening, middlegame and endgame strategy and tactics. I cannot answer questions about positions with subtle nuances that require Grandmaster or computer analysis.
Experience
I have been playing in chess tournaments for over thirty years.
Organizations
United States Chess Federation
Publications
I have a chess blog: http://www.chuckychess.blogspot.org
Education/Credentials
I earned a United States Chess Federation Expert rating in 1987.
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