All About Chess

When I first setup www.Chess-Game-Strategies.com, I considered myself to be a relative beginner. I knew of the game; I knew how the pieces moved; I knew … 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

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

How COA [Beta v1.0] Analyzes : 5. Territorial Domination  This element only involves the positioning of Pawns, to determine how much territory is legitimately claimed … Read more

The principle about Time, which this guide covers, is not directly about Chess Clocks … In an indirect, round-about sort of way, the Time principle can aid Tournament play and/or … Read more

Chess History Guide This guide looks at how chess has evolved over the eons. Discover who is believed to have invented chess, how it spread … Read more

The “Flanks” are the outer trio of Files on both the Kingside and Queenside of the Board, respectively. On the Queenside, the three Flanks include all the squares up the: a-file (a1–a8); b-file (b1–b8); … Read more

Keyword Query: Chess Board With Annotations Interpretation: It’s likely you’re searching for a proper, physical Chessboard, which has the numbers and letters for the Ranks … Read more

Opening Position: Move Number & Ply: Move 2, Ply 3 Line: Queen Pawn Game → Classical Queen Pawn Opening → Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Name / Move: … Read more

Determining who has the Advantage in Chess is not as simple as, say, Football (Soccer – not the funny-egg-shaped ball game), where a quick look at the scoreboard … Read more