Why is chess not played at Olympics?

1.Start thinking about the endgame in the middle game. 2.The king Is a strong Piece: use it 3.Not all rook endings are draw. 4.The easiest endings to win are pure pawn endings. 5.Doubled,isolated and blocked pawns are weak: avoid them.

When you are considering giving up some of your pieces for some of your opponent's, you should think about the values of the men, and not just how many each player possesses. The player whose men add up...

The best time to trade men is when you can capture men worth more than the ones you will be giving up, which is called "winning material"But the opportunity to do this may not arise if your opponent is...

Enpassant is a special pawn move in chess that many does not know. When the white pawn on 2nd rank (7th rank for black) moves 2 squares the opponent black adjacent pawn on the 4th rank can capture diagonally...

First of all, whatever opening you are planning to play, first and foremost thing in Chess is to control the central 4 squares. Both white and black fight for those central squares. Then, try to develop...