Scholar's Mate: Proceed with Caution
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...
Chess: A Play in Three Acts
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...
Where to Start?
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. ...
I'm Just a Pawn in your 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....
Knight Time is the Right Time
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...
Queens: The Power Behind the Throne
We know Rooks can move up and down and side to side at will. We also know that Bishops can slip through the ranks by moving diagonally. ...
Bring in the Bishop
OK, so we've talked about Rooks, and the King. Now we will look at how the Bishops move. In this post we'll cover: 1. How Bishops move....
Using Rooks Right
In this post we will cover: - Identifying the Rook - Rook Movement - Castling Here is a picture of four Rooks in their starting posts....
Building an army
Introducing chess pieces: The King
Have a seat at the first board
An overview of the anatomy of a chess board.
