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Ouch! Using Pins and Skewers

In our tactical chess playbook we should have "fork" attacks, "decoys" and "deflections". Next, we are going to look at "pins" and...

Howdy! Welcome back! Sorry I've been away for a bit. Last post we looked at "Forked" attacks where we use one piece to threaten several...

Howdy! We're going to talk about tactics in the next couple of posts. So, what are "tactics"? How are tactics different from...

Hey everyone! We're gonna have a good time because today is another OPENINGS day. I love openings. We're going to start with one of my...

Much of what I put up here on the First Board focuses on things we want to do during a chess game. Today, we will look at what not to do...

The weather is getting colder, all that's left of the halloween candy is the stuff Mom and Dad won't even eat, and everyone is making...

Beginners Basics is intended to broadly cover the most basic rules for how to play the game. Bare minimum. However, I'd like to take...

This post is the very first in our "Opening Act" series. In the "Opening Act", we'll talk about popular ways to open your chess game. ...

The last stop in our tour of the pieces on the chess board is a visit with the pawn. The pawn is the weakest of the pieces on the board....

Alright, team, we've got two more posts and we are DONE with the Beginner's Basics series. (Woo! Go you guys! High fives!) Bad news...