Chess is as good today as it was when it started – many would agree. But thanks to the games industry becoming the giant that it is, there are new and exciting versions appearing everywhere.
At some point in the years preceding 700AD, somewhere in India the tactical game of wits we know today as chess was formed. Hundreds of years later in 1956 the system known as MANIAC I or others defeated a human player in twenty-three moves.
If you enjoy the game of chess and have risen to anything above a novice, your ability to strategise will have grown in leaps and bounds. This is part of the appeal of chess; the tactics behind your moves and getting your cogs turning becomes pleasurable as you try to outsmart your opponent.
The worldwide situation of the past few months has also had a massive impact on the game of chess. The traditional game shifted from the board to the digital world, and the boom i...
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Bobby Fischer In this post, we’re going to step back in time to September 1, 1972, when the “Match of the Century” pitted American Bobby Fischer against Russia Boris Spas...
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In order to claim victory against a chess computer, you’ll need to understand which aspects of playing games computers are superior at over humans, an ability to predict what th...
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Recently R Vaishali won an impressive game of chess that takes here title to Woman Grandmaster. This in itself is a great feat, even more remarkable is that her sibling is Praggnan...
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Many people may question why such an archaic game continues to be played today. When compared to modern video games, which have a linear path that starts and ends the same way for ...
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Whilst games like chess, go and checkers have been played for literally thousands of years, these so-called ‘brain games’ have also seen a marked surge in popularity recently. ...
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If you enjoy the game of chess and have risen to anything above a novice, your ability to strategise will have grown in leaps and bounds. This is part of the appeal of chess; the t...
Read More
At some point in the years preceding 700AD, somewhere in India the tactical game of wits we know today as chess was formed. Hundreds of years later in 1956 the system known as MANI...
Read More
Chess is as good today as it was when it started – many would agree. But thanks to the games industry becoming the giant that it is, there are new and exciting versions appearing...
Read More
