What is the Ruy Lopez opening, and why is it popular?

Nobody ever got better at chess just by throwing money at the problem. You can buy every training disk on the market, but they won't do you a bit of good unless you use them. Don't sleep with them under...

Scholar's mate is a checkmating technique used against beginners by those who want to get a quick point by finishing the game early. It happens with the following moves: 01 e4 e4 02 Bc4 Nc6 03...

When you are considering a move, ask yourself these questions: 1. Will the piece I'm moving go to a better square than the one it's on now? 2. Can I improve my position even more by increasing the effectiveness...

Chess is a game played on 64 square board which is a combination of two colours, usually black and white (nowadays different colours chess boards are available like green and white, yellow and brown). The...