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How Chess Pieces Move: A Clear Guide for Beginners
Learn how the king, queen, rook, bishop, knight and pawn move and capture, with simple pictures in words and a quick way…
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Stalemate in Chess Made Simple: A Draw With No Legal Move
Stalemate is a draw that occurs when the player to move has no legal move and is not in check. See how…
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Pawn Promotion in Chess Made Simple: Choices and Examples
A pawn that reaches the far rank must become a queen, rook, bishop or knight. See how promotion works, when to underpromote…
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En Passant in Chess Made Simple: When and How to Capture
En passant lets a pawn capture an enemy pawn that has just moved two squares past it. See the conditions, a worked…
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Check and Checkmate in Chess Made Simple: A Plain Guide
Check means the king is attacked; checkmate means it cannot escape. Learn the three ways to answer a check and how to…
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Castling in Chess Made Simple: Rules, Steps and Limits
Castling moves the king two squares toward a rook and places the rook beside it. Learn the exact conditions, both sides and…
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Chess Piece Values Made Simple for Beginners: A Plain Guide
Pawn one, knight and bishop three, rook five, queen nine. Learn what these point values mean, how to use them in trades…
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Chess Board Coordinates Made Simple: Files, Ranks and Squares
Every square has a name made of a letter and a number. Learn files, ranks, how to find squares fast and how…
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How to Use Chess Puzzles to Improve Your Game Every Week
Use chess puzzles well with a daily routine, a method for thinking before moving, repetition of missed ones and a mix of…
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