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Benko had a column on chess endgames in Chess Life magazine, which is published by the United States Chess Federation, for decades: "In the Arena" (1972–1981), "Endgame Lab" (1981–2013), and chess problem column "Benko's Bafflers". [6] In 2003 he revised Reuben Fine's book Basic Chess Endings. Benko died in Budapest on August 25, 2019, at ...
Chess 2: The Sequel is a chess variant created by David Sirlin and Zachary Burns of Ludeme Games. Sirlin, whose previous design work includes rebalancing Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, approached what he believed to be a problem of rote endgames and static opening games in chess by introducing asymmetrical piece compositions and an additional win condition. [1]
After the release of Guild Wars 2 Arenanet initially spent their time fixing issues with the game; such as bugs and connection problems. Once the game had become stable, they set their focus on further improving Guild Wars 2 and evolving the concept of a 'living world', by adding both temporary and permanent content in biweekly updates.
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In September 2007, Zappa defeated Rybka in a match, 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 4 + 1 ⁄ 2. Two famous games were played in this match. The first was the 180-move fourth game, [36] which was approaching a draw under the 50-move rule. However, due to an incorrect evaluation by the Rybka engine, at move 109 it moved a pawn to avoid a draw (even though Zappa ...
FIDE Online Arena is the only official online chess platform of the World Chess Federation where Online Official games can be played, with Official online rating and titles: AGM (Arena Grandmaster), AIM (Arena International Master), AFM (Arena Fide Master) and ACM (Arena Candidate Master). While these titles are recognized at FIDE-sanctioned ...
The Olympiad featured the famous game between World Champion Botvinnik and 19-year-old American Bobby Fischer. Playing the black side of a Grünfeld Defence , Fischer obtained a small advantage but was not able to convert the endgame into a victory.
The Rat Defense, English Rat [1] [2] is an irregular Queen's Pawn Game chess opening characterised by the initial moves: 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5. The position can also arise from an English Opening move order 1.c4 d6 2.d4 e5. Another possible move order can be reached via the Englund Gambit: 1. d4 e5 2. c4 d6.