Much of the following information and variations in this posting comes from The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games by Burgess, Nunn, & Emms, 2004. I post this because I, like many chess fans, am inspired by the inherent beauty o...
The Fork is a simultaneous attack on two or more pieces by one enemy piece. Any piece may perform a fork, but the Knight is especially adept at this maneuver. First, the following diagram shows a typical fork by a bishop. A rook or Queen can do...
The pin is a tactic in which a piece prevents an enemy piece from moving. In the following example you will see a common Knight pin. The strongest type of pin is a pin against the King. In the next diagram the Black Knight cannot move because ...
FORCE What is force? Force is the strength of your chess army. For example, if you and your opponent all have the same number of pieces on the board, except you have one more pawn than he does, you have an advantage of force, also known a...
Hi new chess club members, Here are a few hints to help you around with the chess.com webpage: 1) Always check out any "Alerts" that appear on your "home" page in the upper right corner. Hopefully, this news posting appeared there. 2) Have fun ...
