the Pawn can only move one square diagonally. They can never move backward. Parents can also take the help of various software and apps to teach their children the fundamentals of chess.

The lesson this week is that king-pawn endgames often devolve into a race. The fat king usually loses. Reach Eric Morrow at ...

1.1.Placing the White Knight on a1 on an otherwise empty Chess Board, let us add White Pawns on b2, c3, d4, e5, f6 and g7. How many moves does it take the a1 Knight to reach h8 this time?

A Bold and Adventurous Move . In the profound world of chess, the term "gambit" is filled with mystery and charm. Gambits represent a bold opening strategy wh ...

King Henry VIII was not very fast. Neither was King George III, among others. Power perhaps is fattening or a heavy burden, ...

Host Sue Perkins does her best to give it "warm, 'Bake-Off' vibes" and the 12 contestants have clearly been chosen for their dramatic backstories, but the show struggles to capitalise on the surge of ...

The self-destruction of the Austrian army in 1788 caused Austria to lose the Battle of Karansebes to the Turks. Karansebes is in modern day Romania. Austrian soldiers mistook each other for the enemy, ...