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Timing Your Chess Games With A Chess Clock

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Hobbies Articles | September 23, 2009 Are you getting bored with your chess games?� Infuse some added competition and excitement by timing your moves with a chess clock. A chess clock is made up of two clocks that sit right next to each other and a button that stops one of the clocks which then triggers the other clock to start. The chess clock is rigged so that neither clock ever runs at the same time as the other. These chess clocks are used in games with two players where each player takes his own turn to move his chess pieces. The reason that a chess clock is used is to keep track of how much total time each of the players is taking to make a chess move. This makes it so that neither of the players takes too long or stalls the game. The first time that chess clocks were widely used was in chess tournaments. The year was 1883 and the place was London. In these chess tournaments, the player with the black chess pieces was allowed to decide which side of the chess board he wants the c
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Civil War Chess History Through a Chess Game

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Hobbies Articles | September 11, 2009 Chess is a war based board game in which concentration and strategy are given as much as importance as in�real war. The resemblance of chess game to a real war has resulted in a variety of theme designs to�evolve from the traditional chess sets. Playing a theme chess game, for example civil war chess, can be much more interesting than playing chess with traditionally designed pieces. A chess game is a war based game played on a board. The object of this game is, as a famous American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer said, �to crush the mind of your opponent�. Chess is a game of patience and when a war between two opponents starts it can take hours for it to be finished. Just as in a real war, concentration and strategy are of utmost importance. With so much resemblance to a real war, the design of traditional chess sets has evolved into a variety of theme designs. Playing a theme chess game, for instance civil war chess, can be much more fun than playing c
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Finding The Best Chess Game Download

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Other Articles | December 8, 2006 If you like to play chess and you can�t find anyone to play with you should look for chess game download sites on the Internet. The advantage of using a chess game download is that you can play on your own and at any time you want to. You don�t have to wait for other people in order to play. You can even play a free game during your break time at work, if you happen to be one of the thousands of people who have a desk jockey job. I�m not lying when I say, that I have gotten more use from my chess game download than from any of my other Internet toys. Using a chess game download also allows you to play against the computer that is probably as good or better than any of your friends. Unless you have friends who are Grand or International Masters in the sport of chess, you will probably find it more difficult to beat a computer than with defeating your friends. It�s also a fact, that chess game download tournaments are far more challenging than almost any
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Chess Parties Making Chess Lots Of Fun

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Hobbies Articles | December 17, 2010 At first glance, chess doesn't seem too complex at all. Other than the chess pieces and the chess board itself, you need only to master the rules - just as you would in Monopoly. To maximize your playing experience however, you'll learn that you'd like to take risks and transcend the basics. Chess isn�t at all that hard. This is almost everyone�s first impression. There is a board, rules and game pieces; in theory once you master the rules, playing game should be easy, not much harder than playing Monopoly. To make the most out of your playing experience though, you�ll eventually wish to take risks and transcend the basics. As a matter of fact, chess imparts valuable knowledge on strategic planning � knowledge that is critical to the success of the militia; hence; you might like to see yourself as a general and the match as a battle. Just Relax Chess isn�t that scary. Don�t let negative thinking get the better of you. A number of individ
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Learn Three Basic Steps To Win At Chess

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Hobbies Articles | September 23, 2009 Learn the three things that are fundamental to winning at chess. Knowing the power of your chess pieces will help you control the chess board. If you don�t get these elements, nothing else matters. These chess tips are more about understanding the game of chess and developing a firm position than about finding the best move. A good rule of thumb is to move your chess pieces to control the center of the chess board. This rule branches off into two parts: Control the center and Develop your piece. It is pretty well known that it is important to control the center of the chess board, but not many people know why it is so important. The explanation to the importance of controlling the center area of the chess board is that this best allows you to move your trivial pieces while at the same time taking that very ability away from your opponent�s pieces. It is all about who controls mobility of your chess pieces and your opponent�s pieces. The foundation
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Chess Pieces and the Rules of Movement

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Hobbies Articles | September 23, 2009 Thinking about learning how to play chess?� The first step is to gain a good understanding of the capabilities and limitations of each of your chess pieces. Chess pieces can have different values and capabilities. Every chess set is made up of a certain number of chess pieces, which usually consist of one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and 8 pawns. A player can obtain extra bishops, knights, rooks, or queens by having one of their pawns reach the opponent�s side of the chess board. One of the players has chess pieces that are all white and the other player has chess pieces that are all black, so the sides are referred to as black and white. In the game of chess, the word �piece� can have three unique meanings. The first meaning that it can have is just any one of the actual chess pieces in the chess set, including all of the pawns. The second meaning that �piece� can have is any of the chess pieces except for pawn, so usually
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Collecting Chess Sets Can Be A Great Hobby

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Hobbies Articles | September 10, 2009 Chess is a very famous game played by millions of people around the world. Chess is usually�known as a wonderful intellectual sport and an enjoyable pass time but there are also some people who regard it just as a hobby. In fact, there are lots of people worldwide who like to collect different chess sets. Chess is a wonderful game played by millions of people worldwide. Some people play it to interact with different people on an intellectual level. Others play the game to enjoy themselves and pass the time while other people are into chess just as a hobby. In fact, there are many people all over the world who like to collect different chess sets. Sometimes, these people form groups or clubs to keep in touch with each other and help one another complete their collection. One fabulous group is known as Chess Collectors International. Just type the name into your favorite online search engine and they will pop right up. There are many different types
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