Many of my chess games ended up in draws. During the initial learning stage, I used to end up in lots of stalemate positions. Some of you may think – what is stalemate and how to avoid stalemate positions. In chess, when the player to move has no legal move and his king is not in check, it is called…
Well, even if the king is skilled enough to handle two, ideally is not recommended for obvious reasons. But Can you have 2 Queens in Chess? It is possible to get 2 or more queens in a chess game. This can be done by pawn promotion. Theoretically, each side can get up to 9 queens. In this article, we will…
Chess becomes fun when you give a checkmate to the opponent player. Many times players try to win the game as fast as possible. The minimum number of moves required to checkmate the opponent, king, in chess is 2 moves. This type of checkmate is known as a fool’s mate. Here are the moves to checkmate in 2 moves: The…
Chess is a board game that has been around for centuries and has been enjoyed by people of all ages. One of the most important rules in chess is the 50-move rule – but do you know what it is? And how it works? In chess, the 50-move rule states that if 50 consecutive moves have been made by both…
The queen is the mighties piece on the chessboard. She is strong, far-reaching, and dominating; she truly is a majestic piece. This is all thanks to how she moves. So, how does the queen move in chess? The queen can move in any direction diagonally, vertically, or horizontally on the board and can travel as many unoccupied squares as she…
The king is the most important piece on the chessboard. It’s the only piece that can not be captured and the one piece that the whole game revolves around. Thankfully, the movement of the king in chess is a very simple one, probably the simplest of all pieces. So, how does the king move in chess? The king in chess…
