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A chess problem, also called a chess composition, is a puzzle set by the composer using chess pieces on a chess board, which presents the solver with a particular task.For instance, a position may be given with the instruction that White is to move first, and checkmate Black in two moves against any possible defence.
Handbuch des Schachspiels (Handbook of Chess, often simply called the Handbuch) is a chess book, first published in 1843 [1] by Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa.It was a comprehensive reference book on the game, and one of the most important references on opening theory for many decades. [2]
In that case, both the first and the last edition can be indicated. Authors with five books or more have a sub-section title on their own, to increase the usability of the table of contents. When a book was written by several authors, it is listed once under the name of each author. See: List of chess books (A–F) List of chess books (G–L)
The Chess Doctor: Surefire Cures for What Ails Your Game. Fireside, Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-80121-3. Pandolfini, Bruce (1996). Chess Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Chess Moves, Rules, Strategies and Concepts. Everyman Chess. ISBN 1-85744-480-9. Parlett, David (1999). The Oxford History of Board Games. Oxford University Press.
Chess Life, which began in 1946 as a bi-weekly newspaper, is now a glossy full-color magazine of 72 pages per issue. US Chess also publishes a rulebook. The current 7th edition is self-published by US Chess and produced in paperback and kindle forms. The most relevant chapters for over-the-board play are also available to download for free ...
The first edition of the FIDE rule from 1928 already defines the threefold repetition rule without considering castling and en passant capture rights. [44] To additionally consider castling and en passant capture rights was implicitly introduced in 1975 [ 46 ] and explicitly worded in 1985. [ 48 ]
Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop. The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way.
The World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) is an annual competition in the solving of chess problems (also known as chess puzzles) organized by the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC), previously by FIDE via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC).