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Grateful wrote on Sun, Jan 12, 2003 06:12 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I think this site is good. We had a dispute about castling and this site straightened it out. Thanks.
Moussambani wrote on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 03:55 PM UTC:Klleg2 -- No, upon noticing your opponent is in check, you must tell your opponent to take back his/her move (since a move that doesn't remove check is illegal) and to make a move that removes check. Of course, if there is no such move, it's checkmate and you've won.
Arumalla wrote on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 01:33 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★excellent page for chess rules for not only kids... for all chess greeks.....
Kleeg2 wrote on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 01:08 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★If you do not see that you are able to take the yout opponent's king until you are actually making a move yourself, therefore not saying Check, do you still win the game? The move was an accident and totally unexpected by the person winning the game.
Anonymous wrote on Thu, Jan 9, 2003 12:54 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Michelle wrote on Tue, Jan 7, 2003 06:41 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★This site was all I needed. Thanks
Sarah wrote on Mon, Jan 6, 2003 04:14 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★This helped me out a lot. This training section really helps you under stand the object of the game.
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Jan 6, 2003 03:33 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Thanks for this awesome page. It is a great trainig tool.
Anonymous wrote on Sun, Jan 5, 2003 10:46 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I have not played chess for many years. My children now have an interest and your 'Rules of Chess' have filled in the 'Holes' in my memory. Chess is a game I always enjoyed and am looking forward to sharing with my family. I'll be back!! Thank You!
Lee wrote on Sun, Jan 5, 2003 12:41 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I havent played in the last 10 years ,this page has been helpful in filling in my blank spots.
Dale wrote on Fri, Jan 3, 2003 12:47 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Lisa wrote on Wed, Jan 1, 2003 07:44 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Great stuff! I taught my husband the game and now he wins all the time. I am looking to improve so I can win again!! Learned stuff I didn't know too. Thank you,
laura wrote on Wed, Jan 1, 2003 02:08 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★brilliant for kids
Maria Smith wrote on Wed, Jan 1, 2003 11:24 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I think this page was excellent. I couldn't play chess but now I play for our school
Zerrin wrote on Mon, Dec 30, 2002 09:39 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Really cool just came 2 look 4 a bit of info on what the knights do, and found out loads of interesting facts! thanks a lot!
Rick wrote on Sun, Dec 29, 2002 04:58 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Hans, this page is excellent, short, sweet and to the point. My children expressed an interest in learning the game of chess and so I found your web site. You give good instructions and the diagrams are very helpful. And the 'Chess for Kids' section was also great! Thanks!
Cathy&Gabriel wrote on Sun, Dec 29, 2002 04:40 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★As beginners, we are very pleased with your information. Thank you for taking the time to set this up. Yours is a very helpful website.
Terry Fawell wrote on Sun, Dec 29, 2002 03:35 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Straighforward explanation of a very complex game. My daughter was new to the game and this proved an excellent start. Excellent outline for a beginner or those wishing to check a basic point. Its a shame about your illiterate readers.
Neena wrote on Thu, Dec 26, 2002 11:36 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Thanks for taking the time to write this out. We found this extremely helpful. To your other viewers who rated you poorly...I think that they might give up Chess and join a Spelling BEE...it looks like they can't spell. Thanks again.
MICHAEL REED wrote on Thu, Dec 19, 2002 09:21 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★IF YOUR PAWN HAS COME FACE TO FACE WITH ENMEY PAWN ON THE 6TH ROW CAN YOU SWITCH THEM WITH OUT EITHER ONE LOSEING PAWN
bob wrote on Tue, Dec 17, 2002 03:41 AM UTC:Good ★★★★i thought this was really good. But it was not excellent. It was way to long maybe you should shorten it. But all in all it was good.
Alex wrote on Sun, Dec 15, 2002 01:37 PM UTC:Dear askjeeves.com I think you chess part is TARABLE!You should tell how you PLAY chess.Thank you for reding this and I hope you chang it !
amanda wrote on Thu, Dec 12, 2002 06:31 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★i love the site
paul smith wrote on Sat, Dec 7, 2002 11:14 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★simple and concise. I too knew nothing of taking en-passant
Lucio wrote on Thu, Dec 5, 2002 02:29 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Very clear and concise, well explained. I was unsure about en-passant, but now i know. Thanx for a super page
Radha wrote on Thu, Dec 5, 2002 06:11 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Excellent! I didnt know abt en-passant and my husband quite often 'won' after making stalemates!!
chrissy wrote on Mon, Dec 2, 2002 01:12 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I didn't think you could take in check.Thanks a million
Anonymous wrote on Sat, Nov 30, 2002 03:39 AM UTC:Good ★★★★illusive wrote on Thu, Nov 28, 2002 07:48 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★GOOD STUFF. nice plain and clear. nice page
gabriel bouchard wrote on Sun, Nov 17, 2002 04:05 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★very good page! Great ease of learning with the diagrams and good explanation of rule and exceptions. I learned much on chess. Thanks!
Areej wrote on Sat, Nov 16, 2002 09:39 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I learned a lot about chess.I also never knew there was move called en passant
Ray Patnaude wrote on Sat, Nov 16, 2002 03:49 PM UTC:Good ★★★★Very Good instruction. Nice page layout. One of the better pages on rules I've seen.
Poor quality audio for visually impaired.
Example of castling that white cannot move because it is in check is only one of the issues. From the position the white king is in, it is obvious that it has moved from the start of the game which is also a reason it cannot castle.
Raylover wrote on Wed, Nov 13, 2002 11:02 PM UTC:Good ★★★★the information was good but that was too much to read
Sweta. B wrote on Tue, Nov 12, 2002 07:57 PM UTC:Good ★★★★I learnt alot about chess rules! good one
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Nov 11, 2002 01:34 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Helpful refresher, especially the diagrams. Thank you!!
Cierra wrote on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 02:27 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★ this is a great page on chess how to play it u did good work
Classified wrote on Fri, Oct 25, 2002 02:38 PM UTC:Poor ★The'other rules' were a little bit vague, other than that Cool!!! I like it!!!
wowee zowee wrote on Wed, Oct 16, 2002 06:12 PM UTC:Good ★★★★A good refresher! It also gave me a bit of information that I did not learn on my own.
TM wrote on Wed, Oct 9, 2002 07:53 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Great refresher thanks
A Chess Mom wrote on Wed, Oct 2, 2002 01:37 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Appreciated the simplicity of the diagrams. And this is the first site I've seen with the numbers on the board. My kids learned this at their initial chess club meeting, and I didn't know what they were talking about. Thanks!
Anonymous wrote on Sat, Sep 28, 2002 12:51 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★thanks rules of chess. Now i can beat any body that knows how to play chess, even a pro.
chess wrote on Sat, Sep 28, 2002 12:07 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★thanks this has given me a better idea on how to play chess
grab wrote on Thu, Sep 26, 2002 07:14 PM UTC:Poor ★It is to long.I couldn't under stand it.
Jon wrote on Mon, Sep 23, 2002 10:40 PM UTC:Good ★★★★Simplified, but correct and good for the chess beginner.
daria wrote on Mon, Sep 23, 2002 03:41 PM UTC:Poor ★You didn't help at all!!!
check wrote on Mon, Sep 23, 2002 03:37 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★It was easy to learn and understand.Now I am a pro, I can beat anyone at it(maybe even you).Thanks,Rules of Chess
princess wrote on Mon, Sep 23, 2002 03:31 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★YOU HELPED ME LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT CHESS.
Jack Stone wrote on Sat, Sep 21, 2002 10:27 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Very easy to understand, nice illustrations to get point across
josh wrote on Sat, Sep 21, 2002 02:59 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★this makes the rules of chess easy for people who dont understand chess
Anonymous wrote on Sat, Sep 7, 2002 01:50 AM UTC:Good ★★★★Henk Penning wrote on Thu, Aug 22, 2002 09:31 PM UTC:Good ★★★★No, I am a different Henk, sorry. However I do like chess! Nice website. Thanks for making me famous
sharon wrote on Wed, Jul 31, 2002 02:25 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Pamela Kohler wrote on Tue, Jul 30, 2002 12:55 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Brilliant. As a very new chess player I loved the simple explanations and diagrams. Thankyou!!!
Isa wrote on Sat, Jul 13, 2002 08:58 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★This web page helped me prove to two other people I was playing that I was in stalemate. Fantastic!!
Anonymous wrote on Wed, Jul 10, 2002 05:16 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Fantastic! it told me everything i needed to know the 'en passant' is great!
Adrian wrote on Wed, Jul 10, 2002 01:21 AM UTC:Sorry I Didn't see the other pages, u made a kiddies bit already anyways
Adrian wrote on Wed, Jul 10, 2002 01:16 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★<font color=red> <body bgcolor='#000000'> It is bloody great and if kiddies come to this site (like me) maybe they wont be able to understand it but all they must do is ask there parents or frineds who play it. Theres allwyas at least one in the class who knows it so dont bother with your time makeing a kiddies bit, other then that try and make your site more appealing if possible. Keep It Up-
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joel wrote on Mon, Jul 8, 2002 12:18 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★maybe the adult should read and fully explain to the kid what they need to know i just purchased a $200 chess board and found your explanation veryhelpfull so i can get the game started with my friends thanks for you time and work
Oops! Just noticed the link at the bottom. I think you should also put a link in the mini-menu on the right hand side of this page...the kiddies might not think of looking at the bottom of the page.
Perhaps you should put on this page a link to David Howe's Chess Rules For Kids so that people like Laurie will have a clue about where to go.
Laurie wrote on Fri, Jul 5, 2002 08:31 PM UTC:Poor ★You don't explain it so that children can understand it. And you don't give a practice game to see if they can do it.
Jeff wrote on Fri, Jul 5, 2002 08:29 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Hi,
<p>I appreciate the simple clarity of the graphics and explanations. My son, his friend and I found this very useful as a quick refresher when there was a rule dispute.
<p>Thanks for providing this information.
<p>-Jeff
NICK wrote on Fri, Jul 5, 2002 04:46 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Hans, I am a novice. Your site gave me just what I need to get started. Thank-you for spending time putting the site together!
PbZep wrote on Mon, Jul 1, 2002 06:57 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Thank you. My kid wants to learn and he had questions I thought I knew. I was wrong.
Richard Stokes wrote on Sun, Jun 23, 2002 07:07 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★If White Moves first does that give them the advantage
Joshua Duggan Smith wrote on Sun, Jun 23, 2002 07:00 AM UTC:Poor ★I think that you should have a search engine about questions.
stacey wrote on Sat, Jun 22, 2002 11:12 AM UTC:Poor ★i thought so because you explained it as if we were adults.you should also give a beginner game afterwards where we're shown how to play properly.
Anon wrote on Wed, Jun 12, 2002 08:00 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Silverword wrote on Sun, Jun 9, 2002 01:04 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★You answered our castling question: whether the king could castle its way out of check. Thanks for providing this page.
gnohmon wrote on Thu, Jun 6, 2002 02:21 AM UTC:Dear electric violinist, My wife saw you playing in Penn Station yesterday and thought you were excellent. Keep up the good work.
electric violinist wrote on Thu, Jun 6, 2002 01:21 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I some questions about the moves that a Pawn could make and they were all answered here. Also, I had forgotten about castling. Now it is all coming back. I haven't played in years and am now teaching my 5 year old to play. Thanks for the help!
Mr. E wrote on Wed, Jun 5, 2002 01:24 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I am going to teach this game in an institution for emotionally and behaviorally adolescents for summer school. Your illustrated guide will be of a tremendous help. Thank you.
Hello wrote on Wed, Jun 5, 2002 05:22 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I still don't get Castling
Anonymous wrote on Wed, May 29, 2002 01:39 AM UTC:Good ★★★★lilly wrote on Sun, May 26, 2002 12:07 PM UTC:Poor ★its to much info its boring there is to much writing i thought it would be short and snappy so any one would understand it in a few paragraphs not about 5 pages sorry it is not 10 out of 10 with me its 0 out of 10 i hope you improve this site and make it short interesting and fun for children and adults like me !!!! maybe make be make the site into a game like how to move the pieces in a game and show picturtes i am really sorry about that
Anonymous wrote on Sat, May 25, 2002 07:46 PM UTC:Good ★★★★I think chest is realy good and i think i am going to by one when i am older.
sue wrote on Sat, May 25, 2002 09:07 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Having just bought a chess board as we felt too much time was spent in front of the TV!!!!!! Well done, You explained the rules very simply. Thanks.
ADAM wrote on Thu, May 23, 2002 04:43 PM UTC:IS THERE A TEN MOVE CHECK MATE??? QUESTION IF U KNOW PLZ CONTECT ME AT [email protected]
Anonymous wrote on Sun, May 12, 2002 02:26 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★it's great and descriptive!!!!!!
Brady wrote on Thu, May 9, 2002 08:02 PM UTC:In the second castling picture, white can't castle anyway. He already moved his king.
Jake Hodgetts wrote on Sat, May 4, 2002 06:42 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I think you should be able to have a mini game of chess
Jake Steinberg wrote on Sat, May 4, 2002 01:58 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Thanks i didn't know which way the king could move thank you so much
ian wrote on Fri, May 3, 2002 04:07 PM UTC:Good ★★★★Anonymous wrote on Sat, Apr 27, 2002 06:06 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★thanks for these rules it is helping my daddy teach me all the rules of chess.
Anonymous wrote on Sat, Apr 27, 2002 06:04 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Thanks for these rules it is helping my 10 year old daughter beat me at chess.
Kristi Martinez wrote on Wed, Apr 24, 2002 09:09 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★THis was Great now I can Play chess!!!
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Dec 25, 2000 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Anonymous wrote on Mon, Mar 12, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Good detailed info. Helped me a lot.
Anonymous wrote on Sat, Mar 24, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Anonymous wrote on Tue, May 8, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★ITs really very informative for all chess players and specially for beginers and inter-mediatory level
Anonymous wrote on Tue, May 15, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Good ★★★★I already know how to play and i am very good for 12 years.I wnated pictures so I can make my own chess website.
Anonymous wrote on Sat, Jun 9, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I am a teacher and am thinking of starting a chess club at school. I am a beginner at the game and was looking for easy to read rules, preferably with clear diagrams. Your site gave me precisely that. The descriptions of taking en passant and castling are succint and precise.
Anonymous wrote on Wed, Jul 11, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★now I feel confident to win my wife in her own game
Anonymous wrote on Wed, Sep 5, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Good ★★★★This is David Paulowich writing in support of the standard rules for pawn promotion, which seem to be unpopular with some players and chess variant designers. If, for example, pawns could only be promoted to previously captured pieces, then many beautiful games would no longer be legal. My databases contain over 400 games with 4 Queens on the board, 2 White and 2 Black, including: Capablanca - Alekhine, 1927 (Thirteenth World Chess Championship Match, game 11) and Borsony - Koch, 1956 (Second World Correspondence Chess Championship). In 1936 Reinle checkmated Lange in this 'extra promotion' game: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 e4 4. Qh5+ g6 5. fxg6 h6 6. g7+ Ke7 7. Qe5+ Kf7 8. gxh8=N#
Such games, with one player having nine pieces other than pawns, used to be rare (only ten were played between 1856 and 1963). In modern times the opening: 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 exf4 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+ 7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 (from Kucharkowski - Walter, 1982) has been repeated in over 200 games. Incidentally, White is winning, by about 150 to 50.
Anonymous wrote on Fri, Sep 21, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Anonymous wrote on Sat, Dec 29, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Anonymous wrote on Tue, Oct 2, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Martin wrote on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Comment about the image about castling undertitled 'Neither white nor black may castle: white is in check, and the black king may not move over d8'. White can't castle because is in check, and white can't castle because the king has been moved from his original position. Martin
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