The Chess Club

To play chess online is really fun and exciting. It offers certain alternatives to the traditional methods of chess game play such as OTB or over the board game play where chess players play against live or human opponents. In this kind of chess game, chess players sit together in front of a board in the computer and play a live chess game. It uses real time environments where the bullet chess games, blitz chess, and rapid games of chess can be played. Time controls and time management are being enforced for both of the chess players.

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If it is your first time to be playing chess online you should distinguish first the difference between the email or correspondence chess servers and those servers that provides live chess. Your movements on the live chess servers are transmitted almost instantly to your opponent and vice versa. Thus, playing chess games in these servers almost feels like you are just playing the traditional over the board chess game- except of course that you need to use the computer mouse in moving the chess pieces and your opponent is not visible. Some of these popular servers for live chess [...] Continue Reading…

The chess player’s King is recognized as “check” when an opponent’s piece attacks it. For chess beginners, it is usually announced to ensure that the opponent knows the situation. However, for experienced chess players, many of them consider it rude to announce a “check” because they expect to notice the situation by themselves. It is not legal to move your King into a check position so if you saw your opponent unconsciously done it, point this out and allow them to move into safety instead and continue your game.

If your King is in the check position, you must find [...] Continue Reading…

Every player of chess game is constant struggle in looking for some ways to improve their game and there are several debates about which are the best way to get better at chess game. Some chess players try to play chess games as many as possible with different opponents. Others try to solve countless puzzles on chess in the internet or books. And some other chess players study more on theories so that they can apply the best combination suitable for their future game plays.

Of course, different people have different suitability of the improvement methods on chess game. What [...] Continue Reading…

The rise of the many famous chess players such as Bobby Fisher, Gary Kasparov, Nigel Short, Anatoli Karpov, and Vladimir Kramnik has triggered the interest of many people in the game of chess. You can see a lot of people playing the game of chess in parks, waiting rooms, hotel lobbies, restaurants, beaches, and many other places. This game can be played anywhere; you only need a table, chess set, and an opponent.

Playing chess games do not cost us much since the only thing to buy is the chess board set and a chess clock. However, if you have [...] Continue Reading…

West London chess club is known for its rich history and tradition in United Kingdom. It was inaugurated in the year 1893 by a small group of chess lovers in West London. It comprises of players of different abilities, irrespective of age and skill. Depending on their skill level members can play in tournaments like London chess league and in Middlesex chess league representing their club’s first teams. They also have second teams for helping members who are beginners.

Members can also participate in friendly or Blitz games which are organized in-house for polishing their skills, before participating in higher [...] Continue Reading…

The Stratford chess club was formed in the year 1881, it all started with a meeting of some gentlemen at he town hall. They were very much interested in starting a chess club for Stratford-upon-Avon. Thus they formed this one of the oldest chess clubs in this part of the world.

With regard to some unfortunate incident, the club lost its shine till 1960. But the club was reformed in the year 1962, since then it hasn’t turned back. It is a great habitat for chess lovers and chess enthusiasts. They have members of different ages and different skill [...] Continue Reading…

Nelson Chess club is renamed as Pendle Chess Club. This is located at the Nelson Cricket Club as they have weekly meetings there only. And this club is working at the upstairs and does not have any elevators so old peoples who cannot able to climb upstairs are advised to keep out. The history of this club was explained in two parts as before world war and after world war. It is one of the oldest clubs in UK and it was formerly known as Colne club which was found in 1921.

They organize many tournaments and also participate in [...] Continue Reading…

Dulwich chess club is a very recently formed chess club in the United Kingdom. It is located in East London. Its former name is Dulwich plough. According to the club authorities, it is a very fast growing chess club. At present it has about thirty members. They range from amateurs to professionals. The club members call their club as the friendliest chess club.

One can improve their game of chess by playing a variety of games, and participating in lots of tournaments and in competitions. One can play league chess, casual chess and also can participate in in-house tournaments, which [...] Continue Reading…

This club is associated with chess and it is situated in Wales. It conducts many programs for juniors as well as seniors. They are conducting tournaments each year and they are associated with Cardiff YMCA chess club. It participates in tournaments and in leagues with their teams. It has nine teams and each participate in their corresponding Division matches.

They have bagged many titles during the past. They also organize summer programs especially for juniors. They are simul / Tandem, 10 min, Random Back Rank, 5 min, 15 min Swiss, Time consultation, Theme, Time Handicap and it goes on. [...] Continue Reading…