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1. A douber (to adjust) - To Touch a Piece or a Pawn without intending to move it. It is a French expression, which means ‘I adjust’ (J’ adouble). It is obligatory to say so in case one does not wish to play the piece touched. Otherwise, the standard rule is you must move the Piece or Pawn you touch.
2. Blitz or Blitz Game - Lightening game with each move having just 10 seconds for contemplation.
3. Capture in Passing (En Passant) - Capture of a Pawn which has moved two squares forward on its first move, by an enemy Pawn in an adjacent square at the same level.
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Posted on May 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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The game of chess is still so fascinating today’s day, as it centuries was. In the middle age and during the Renaissance, chess was to play a part splendid culture and it a way of informing of war strategy was used frequently there. Today people, which play chess, learn all over creativity, develop release from problem abilities and improve its long-term strategy planning.
Play chess is probably one of the most difficult things to do in the world. It is not because it extremely demanding but because of the quantity of brain energy it takes, in order to play the game. In order to play chess hours and hours long you must posses an amazing capacity to concentrate.
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Posted on April 30th, 2007 with no comments.
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THE mental development of the chess player is a gradual struggle from a state of chaos to a clear conception of the game. The period required for such development largely depends upon the special gifts the learner may possess, but in the main the question of methods predominates.
Most beginners do not troublevery much about any particular plan in their study of chess, butas soon as they have learnt the moves, rush into the turmoil ofpractical play. It is self-evident that their prospects undersuch conditions cannot be very bright. The play of a beginner is plan less, because he has too many plans, and the capacity for subordinating all his combinations to one leading idea is non-existent.
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Posted on April 26th, 2007 with no comments.
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I’ve listed many resources in this article, which can all be accessed by visiting my chess strategy website http://www.chessvictory.com , scrolling to the bottom, and clicking on the “resources” link. If you are a chess student or even an experienced player, the power of the Internet to improve your game cannot be denied.
However, anyone who has typed “chess strategies” or “chess tactics” into a search engine will agree with me that the results can be confusing. Where do I start? What kind of chess strategies websites are out there? Are any of them useful? Which chess strategies information is accurate, and which of it is misleading, incorrect, or erroneous? Which chess products are worth buying?
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Posted on April 7th, 2007 with no comments.
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Chess is one of the worlds most popular sports, played by millions of people worlwide in clubs, online, by e-mail, amateur and professional tournaments. The current form of the game emerged in southern Europe in the second half of the 15th century after evolving from similar much older games of Asian origin. The game is a wonderful blend of art and science and people who play chess know that it is a good way to enhance mental prowess.
In ancient times, chess was often used as a basis of sermons on morality. To the Age of Enlightment, chess appeared mainly as a way of self-improvement. It was often depicted in arts and used for example as a metaphor of a struggle of two, as a symbol of cold logic. During modern times, it was decided to promote the game of chess as a game for the masses and not just for the intellectual elite.
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Posted on March 15th, 2007 with no comments.
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