Rules
For centuries, pawns could move forward two squares on their initial move. But the rules were debated when the move bypassed… Read More »
Throughout the history of chess, the only direction a pawn could move is forward. The only variable left was what happened when a pawn reached the… Read More »
Part Three of former US Chess President John McCrary's historical series tracks the progression of the modern-day castling maneuver.
Former US Chess President John McCrary continues his historical series by examining when and how White received the first move.
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Dr. Regan on the cover of… Read More »
COVID-19 has turned the face of the OTB chess universe upside down. NTD Tim Just checks in on some of the situations that will need adjustments.
It seems strange to call that row of zeros on a digital chess clock a “flag fall.” The term is left over from the days when analog clocks were the… Read More »
The world chess organization recently published its own set of online chess rules, including new rules for Hybrid Chess competitions.
The US Chess Morning Membership Events have been running since June and are currently a weekly online blitz tournament held every Friday morning on… Read More »