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IQ and Chess Strength
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- IQ and Chess Strength The following is taken from Jonathan Levitt’s Genius of Chess and from an article by Bill Wall on IQ and Chess, poured into a blender to create my...
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Why Chess is Cool
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- Why is Chess Cool? The Importance of Chess Aesthetics ‘Chess for me is art.’ – Garry Kasparov Avid chess players will tell you that you should dev...
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- What are the characteristics of a chess genius? I came across a book titled Genius in Chess by Jonathan Levitt. It has some interesting notes about how to develop one’...
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Chess Pieces
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- The King:The king can move to any of the squares pointed to by an arrow in the diagram on the left. The king is the main chess piece. The side whose king is captured loses....
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Chess Basics
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- History Chess has a universal appeal stretching for a span of 1400 years. It is believed that chess had originated in India and from there traveled to China and also throug...