Use the IF function, one of the logical functions, to return one value if a condition is true and another value if it’s false. For example: =IF(A2>B2,”...

Zugzwang (pronounced tsook-tsvahng) is a German word that means “compulsion to move”. In chess terms, it means you must make your move even though your po...

The World Anti-Doping Movement, also known as WADA, is just one sports organization that prohibits players from using performance-enhancing drugs. Chess p...

Tasks: Memorize the principles of the opening. Apply the principles in practice games. Learn a few “tournament” chess openings. Watch these video lessons ...

Connected pawns are the pawns that can protect each other. This is by far one of the strongest pawn structures, and you should aim for it in your own game...

Brilliant move is the best move which the engine can find only after certain depth is reached. What does brilliant move mean in chess com? Brilliant moves...

#5 The Slav Defense. Is chess good for the brain?When playing chess, your brain will be challenged to exercise logic, develop pattern recognition, make de...

What Is The Opera Game? The Opera Game (also known as the Opera House Game) is one of the most famous chess games of all time—some think it is the most fa...

When recording a move in a game, we indicate the number of the move as well as the move itself. Each pair of white and black moves is numbered, like so: e...

To summarize: you can never move so that your king is in check, even if the king is “protected”. This is an illegal move. Can two kings be in check at the...