One of the reasons for the game of Chess to be so fascinating is that chess games usually replicate real war situations & real war strategy.
Over the years there have been several attempts by...
2011/07/29
2011/07/27
SOLUTION TO “THE INVISIBLE KING”
(This is a solution. To have a look at the problem first, click here)
The position looked like this couple of moves ago....
2011/07/26
THE INVISIBLE KING
This is a fascinating old problem. A mere glance at the below position is sufficient to detect that something is wrong with the position. Oh yes… THE WHITE KING IS MISSING.
WHERE IS THE WHITE KING?
But...
ROOK, LINE & SINKER
There is something about Rooks that makes them less mysterious than all other chess pieces. Its rigid appearance & movements may have got something to do with it. Even in chess literature, rarely...
2011/07/23
SOLUTION – SUICIDE MISSION
(This is a solution. To have a look at the problem first, click here)
This problem is very straightforward if you understand the main concept behind it. The idea is to promote all the pawns (starting...
SUICIDE MISSION
The debate about the game of chess being an art, a science or just another board game still rages on, but one thing that cannot be denied is that chess is aesthetically pleasing. If you have doubts,...
2011/07/22
HORSES FOR COURSES
In THE DANCING KNIGHT’S ‘WALK IN THE PARK’, we saw the amount of mayhem a knight can cause. To explore the beauty of knight maneuvers further, let’s have a look at this fantastic example from the book...
2011/07/19
THE DANCING KNIGHT’S ‘WALK IN THE PARK’
The Knight, being the only piece with “hopping privileges”, is an integral part of the game of chess. Many a chess masterpiece would not have been possible if not for this special ability of the knight.
Somewhere...
2011/07/13
POSITION SET UP FUN – 2
The solution of the problem posted at the end of POSITION SET UP FUN – 1 is as follows.
1. e4 e6
2. Bb5 ...
2011/07/10
MOST STUPID CHESS PUZZLE EVER
How can you define a ‘stupid’ chess puzzle?
How about those easy ‘mate in one’ chess puzzles that we solved when we first started chess. But that is basically ‘easy’, not necessarily ‘stupid’....
2011/07/08
POSITION SET UP FUN – 1
Setting up positions (more commonly known in chess circles as "Retrograde Analysis") is one of the favourite & most addictive chess pastimes. All you have to do is set up a given position...
2011/07/02
STALEMATE STUNNER
WHITE TO PLAY & DRAW
White’s immediate prospects appear bleak with many threats hanging over his King. 1.Qc2+ fails due to 1. … Kb4+ (2.Kb1 Na3+ or 2.Qa2 Qe5+ 3.Kb1 Nxe2). So...
2011/07/01
THE KIDNAPPED KING
Chess literature is full of instructive games where a piece sacrifice is made in order to force the opposition King out of its protective shell. There are many sad stories of such Kings who went walkabout...
