Learning Chess: Through Personal Development Training Pt 1
Learning Chess: Through Personal Development Training Pt 1 Facing The Real You

TheChessPiece.com Launches New Series Of Triple-Decker Staunton Chess Sets; Three Sets Of Luxury Chess Pieces With Leather Case And Double-Sided Chess
The triple-decker chess sets offers three Staunton chess sets in one and is supplied in a specially designed leather case which has three separate trays which hold the individual chessmen of boxwood, ebony and red sandal wood pieces. In addition to the beautiful chessmen, included in the price is an optional double-sided chessboard designed with ebony and boxwood squares on one side and red sandalwood and boxwood squares on the opposite side so a player can select the most appropriate playing field for his chess pieces.

The Instruments of Chess: Pieces, Board and Set
Almost unaltered for the last 500 years, the game of chess remains immensely popular Today, itýs approximated that over 605 million people worldwide are informed of the game

Straight Up Chess Turns Chess Set Into Fine Art
Straight Up Chess announces a revolutionary, patent-pending chess board, which turns the game of chess into a work of fine art.

How to Create the Perfect Chess Defense
A chess set consists of 32 pieces: 16 white and 16 black, representing two sides of a chess battle To understand how to play chess and develop strategy, it's imperative to know how each piece moves

Mind Sports Competition Follows in the Olympic Tradition at Beijing Venues
Beginning with opening ceremonies on October 3, 2008, The first World Mind Sports Games will bring together the world's leading "mind sports" players (Bridge, Chess, Draughts (Checkers), Go and Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) to participate in an Olympics-style competition in Beijing, China. U.S. players will compete in all 5 of the games. The American Go Association, US Chess Federation, US Bridge Federation and US Checkers Federation and Xiangqi organizations each have selected teams to compete in various medal events for each sport. Closing ceremonies will be held October 18th.

Chess Variants: All Are Games of Strategy
While traditional chess remains most popular around the world, there are variants of the game which are interesting to compare Similar to orthodox chess, as it?s sometimes called, these chess variants all use a chess board and a chess set, are thematically based on a military battle, and primarily work to protect the king (and to win, capture the opponent?s)

Interesting Chess Facts
Chess originated in India in the 6th century. It was called "chaturanga", which means literary "four divisions of the military". Another theory is that is started in China around the 2nd century BC. Chess reached Europe and Russia around the 10th century. What we do know is that today Chess Games are held any where, in homes, at clubs, online and by mail either for recreation or in a competition or tournament. The most important aim of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king!

The Difference Between A Cash Game And A Tournament Poker Game
Are you good at cash games or poker tournaments Ladbrokes poker tournaments and cash games are played in the same manner as chess and checker tournaments

Wood Chess Sets - A Touch of Class
Early chess master Siegbert Tarrasch once said, ?Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy?. Why not add to your game-playing enjoyment by incorporating the natural beauty of a wood chess set. Wood chess sets are classic in the chess playing world because of their association with the Staunton style of design. But wood chess sets have also pushed and continue to push the boundaries of their visual stereotype due to avid and inventive chess artisans with advancing CNC technology, also known as robotic manufacturing methods.