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 Tricky and Fool's  checkmates   are the main theme of this article. And we are going to start with the funniest checkmate among of them all The two move checkmate or the Fool’s mate -  Let’s look at these checkmates that are standard           1st-time player mates to learn. The two move checkmate – The Fool’s mate This first simple mate (and actually entire GAME) we’re going to learn is titled “Fool’s Mate” because “only a fool would make such moves”!  It is the fastest possible checkmate where the entire game lasts only TWO MOVES! 1. f3   e5; 2. g4   Qh4# FOOL'S MATE We can observe that there are several conditions that need to be for the Fool’s mate to happen: White’s g pawn has to be on g4, in order not to be able to block the check of the Black Queen. White’s f pawn has to be on f3 or f4, in order for the e1-h4 diagonal to be clear. White’s king has to be hemmed in by his own pieces. For instance, if there was no queen or d1 or pawn d2, there would be no checkmate as th

In this Blog, there will be a few examples, which you have to do by yourself and test your Skill!! All the problems have only white to Play and find out whether White is winning or its a draw! Problem 1: Problem 2: Problem 3: Problem 4: Problem 5: Problem 6: Problem 7: Problem 8: Problem 9: Problem 10: Problem 11: Problem 12: Problem 13: Problem 14: Problem 15: Problem 16: Problem 17: These are 17 Problems only for beginners to 1200 rating standard, Question Prepared by Er.NI Ravi Kant Tiwari

                                          PAWN ENDGAME 1.OPPOSITION In the endgame, the king turns into a strong piece. It can go to any square on the board and take opposing pawns. Or it can support individual pieces to deliver mate. However, the king cannot go on to a square that is protected by the opposing king. That includes the squares the opposing king is attacking. Question: What is Opposition? Answer: In a simple way we can say that The “opposition” in chess is defined as the situation occurring when two kings face each other on a rank or file, with only one square between them. In the position to below, I have taken all pieces off the board to simplify this concept. Here, it all depends on whose move it is. If it is Black’s move in the position, then White has the opposition. If it is White’s move, then Black has the opposition. Figure 1: This is the Position of Normal Opposition and here moves lose the Opposition. There is a

Endgame is something that can bring their chess to the next level. Because endgame involves far fewer pieces than opening or middlegame, it is a phase of the game that can be mastered by a player of pretty much any skill level. Endgame Principle 1. Centralize your king as soon as possible! This is by far the most fundamental endgame rule. Surprisingly many amateurs neglect this important principle often missing a big opportunity to  win  or  draw  the game. The idea of centralizing the king is rather simple. In the endgame, when the majority of the pieces are gone, the king becomes a powerful weapon and should actively participate in the game to support his own pawns and piece as well as to attack the opponent’s ones. The first step of your thinking in any endgame position should  be how to centralize your king quickly and efficiently . In the position below white has a serious advantage because they centralized king three moves earlier than black. Black to Move Endgame Principle 2. Wh