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Chess. The rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Kevin Pacey wrote on Sat, Feb 20, 2016 06:02 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Back rank or smothered checkmates, along with the large number of playable openings from the start position, and a nice average of 40 moves to a game, are some of the more pleasing peculiarities of standard chess that make it harder for other activities or board games of skill to compete.

I tend to agree most with Dutch World Chess Champion Max Euwe's relative piece values for the pieces, i.e.: P=1; N=3.5; B=3.5; R=5.5; Q=10, noting that some authorites give K=4 for its fighting value (though naturally it cannot be traded), and also noting Horowitz (and others) rate a bishop as being microscopically better than a knight on average, and in both cases I tend to agree, too, so perhaps correct N to =3.49.

Here's a CV allowing the play of 4 chess games at once, winning first game takes war:

https://www.chessvariants.com/play/3d-chess-war


Anonymous wrote on Wed, Apr 4, 2012 07:59 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Thank you so much!

Ed wrote on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 02:50 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Dear Mr. Gabor:

Perhaps I am mistaken, but I think that this is a local feature of chess
play that once prevailed in a number of locales in central Europe
eastward.

I seem to recall Murray in his _History of Chess_ proposing such a feature
as evidence of an 'undercurrent' of Mongolization in western chess that
would date from the time of the Golden Horde.  He also posited the sway of
chess clubs, I think, as the most effective instrument for these local
customs disappearing, but clearly they endure in Hungary.

Toriah Taylor wrote on Tue, Oct 18, 2011 07:56 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Dear Mr. Hans L. Bodlaender, 

  I really loved the instructions it helped me so much I really appreciate
you for making these instructions because I really wanted to play against
my little sister(whos only ten!) and win instead of losing all of the time
so I thank you again Mr. Hans L. Bodlaender for exposing me to the real
world of chess!!!!

Anonymous wrote on Tue, Mar 22, 2011 03:15 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

Phil Munyao wrote on Thu, Oct 21, 2010 02:35 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
Hi, I assume that the idea behind the online chess is that you are targeting an experienced type of players. However, I wish you had in mind young and new future players and, as such; Please add to the explanatory rules a thorough naming of the characters involved in the chess board. Thank you, P.T

Rookayah Hassim` wrote on Thu, Feb 18, 2010 09:12 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
Thank you for your response Nicholas.
I think the 21 move rule was invented by somebody....as my kids at school
were using it for a while now.
Lucky that I checked with you before any more damage was done!
Any specials tricks that you could teach me are most welcome.
I run a chess club at my school.
I'll keep in touch.

Rosemary wrote on Sat, Feb 6, 2010 02:36 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
The audio section could be improved to sound human. The visual section is excellent and greatly appreciated.

George Svokos wrote on Sat, Oct 31, 2009 05:37 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Like Ben R. Foster with his 'Chancellor Chess,' I believe that ortho-chess would benefit from a stronger piece on the King's side of the board. I would propose exchanging the King's rook for a Marshal to balance out the power of the queen without increasing the board size from 8x8 (to maintain the spirit of Vida's Caissa chess.)

JAYESH wrote on Mon, Sep 28, 2009 08:29 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
I was playing a match of chess and the opponents king was placed opposite to my king then i still had a move which could remove the check but the players said me that it is a stale mate. Is it true??

Michael Murphy wrote on Mon, May 25, 2009 10:27 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
great graphics and good succinct explanations

Thomas Maxwell wrote on Mon, May 18, 2009 02:05 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Hunter wrote on Fri, Apr 10, 2009 04:27 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I would like to know if a king can move two spaces over on the home row to kill a white piece?

Hope wrote on Thu, Jan 15, 2009 08:44 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
This site is awesome! It is easy to read and understand as well as follow and explain to kids. I'm a teacher who has been trying to teach my students how to play and this is the best information and illustration I've ever found. Thanks so much!!

Cool wrote on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 11:42 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
Very useful..

Anonymous wrote on Thu, Jul 3, 2008 03:23 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
sir or madam, why can i not take the black pieces?  only being able to move
the white pieces is very restricting and one dimensional.

ask wrote on Fri, Jun 13, 2008 12:14 PM UTC:Average ★★★

mikki wrote on Sun, May 4, 2008 07:02 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
It was an awesome experiance to have such an vast pool of legalised informatoin_IT IS NOW I LEARNED TO PLAY 'CHESS'.

Anonymous wrote on Thu, Mar 20, 2008 03:23 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
This site was very helpful because my dad and I always have arguments on whether games are a draw or not, thank you.

Zee Williams wrote on Thu, Mar 20, 2008 02:47 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Just what I was looking for!!!! I am a novice and haven't played for years and have a friend that wants to learn how to play chess. I needed to find some simple explanation as how to play, what the pieces are called and how they move, etc. Your page illustrations and text are excellent. Am mailing her a copy to study tomorrow as we will get-together next month. Thanks!!! Zee Williams

Me wrote on Fri, Feb 22, 2008 08:50 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I like chess but I like it more on the computer. This is an incredible site!!

Anonymous wrote on Mon, Dec 24, 2007 11:54 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
can i play?

Anonymous wrote on Sun, Nov 25, 2007 05:58 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
that is the best

selnog wrote on Sat, Nov 3, 2007 11:06 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Sasha wrote on Tue, Oct 16, 2007 12:51 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
I thought it was clear. I still dont understand castling though!!

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