The board in conjunction with a digital chess clock is connected to a host computer and its chess gui or control program via USB, serial interface, or Blu...

Korchnoi remembers Nezhmetdinov: “I played my first tournament after my marriage in Sochi. This was the Russian SFSR championship, and it was won by Nezhm...

In mating, there are two types of selection (intersexual, intrasexual) and three mating systems (monogamous, polygynous, polyandrous). What is the most co...

The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5. The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to Whit...

Draws are codified by various rules of chess including stalemate (when the player to move is not in check but has no legal move), threefold repetition (wh...

The rook vs knight endgame is one of the most challenging end games that a chess player will come across but is very important for every player to know. T...

In poker, the buck or dealer button is a marker used to indicate the player who is dealing or, in casino games with a house dealer, the player who acts la...

How to Play against the World’s Worst Poker Players and Win Never Bluff. The worst thing you can do in a game filled with bad players is bluff. Bet Your B...

Frequency of 5-card poker hands Hand Distinct hands Cumulative probability Full house 156 0.17% Flush (excluding royal flush and straight flush) 1,277 0.3...

Example 1: Using Pot Odds Preflop Step 1: Calculate the final pot size if you were to call. Step 2: Divide the size of the call by the size of the final p...