Billy Swaner

If you hear someone say “Checkmate” or the shorter cry of “Mate”, it’s because one of the Kings is under direct attack – it’s in “Check”. BUT, it has no … Read more

List of Checkmate Opening Wins for ( Black’s Army ) The following list of Checkmate Opening Wins for Black shows a small thumbnail of the … Read more

Fundamental Chess Endings, by Karsten Muller and Frank Lamprecht, was the first book I got that focused on Checkmate endings. In the opening section of the book, you’ll … Read more

About This Article… This article includes my notes, additional images and interactive chess positions from my study of Horowitz & Mott-Smith’s book, Point Count Chess. Source: Point Count … Read more

Each side begins every game with two Center Pawns — they’re the ones that sit in front of the Queen & King, respectively. Excuse the … Read more

Opening Position Move Number & Ply: Move 2, Ply 3 Line: King Pawn Game → Classical King Pawn Opening → Portuguese Opening Name / Move: … Read more

Opening Position Move Number & Ply: Move 2, Ply 3 Line: Queen Pawn Game → Classical Queen Pawn Opening → Mason Variation Name / Move: … Read more

This collection of images includes the following Tactics (in order, from top, to the bottom of this page): Battery Attack Discovered Attack Discovered Check Fork … Read more

Keyword Query : Can You Move A Chess Piece When In Check Interpretation : You want to know, when a King is in Check, can … Read more

An Absolute Fork Attack, is where the attacking Pawn or Piece threatens any two pieces, one of which is the enemy King. In such a situation, because … Read more