Sahaj Grover

How to

Checkmate in 3 Moves in Chess

You know the 2-move checkmate, or Fool's Mate, and you know the 4-move checkmate, or Scholar's Mate, but do you know the 3-move checkmate? Grab a friend, play white, and your next game of chess will take longer to set up...

How to

Play Chess

Want to learn how to play chess? Trying to refresh yourself on the rules after a long break? Chess is a very popular two-player strategy game thought to have originated in India many centuries ago. To win the game, you m...

How to

Win at Chess

To win at chess, sometimes all it takes is understanding the mechanics of the game. By learning to spot certain moves and read your opponent's mind, you can learn to protect your king effectively, attack your opponent, a...

How to

Set up a Chessboard

Chess is an ancient game that humanity still plays—and enjoys—to this day. Although chess has only a few rules, games can become remarkably complex. Luckily, setting up a chessboard is straightforward, and learning t...

How to

Understand En Passant in Chess

Make sense of this notoriously confusing pawn move with this easy-to-follow guideEn passant is one of two special moves in chess (the other being castling). In en passant, a pawn can capture a pawn to its sides. En passa...

How to

Win Chess Openings: Playing Black

The opening moves of chess are crucial for setting up the board for the rest of the game. While the player with the white pieces always goes first, there are still many strategies and defenses you can set up if you’re ...

How to Play Chess by Yourself

Practice your chess strategies without a real life opponentWhen playing traditional chess, you must anticipate your opponent’s moves with concentration, strategy, patience, and practice. To develop this skill, play so...

Can a Queen Move or Jump Like a Horse in Chess?

Master how each piece moves in a game of chessThere’s a chess piece you could easily capture if you had a knight in position, but you have your queen there instead. Queens can move the same way as most other pieces ...

How to

Annotate Chess

Notation makes it easy to keep track of moves throughout a game of chess so you can study from them later on. If you want to learn how to notate chess, first start by learning how to list the pieces and squares so you ca...

How to

Read Algebraic Chess Notation

Algebraic chess notation, based on a system introduced by Philipp Stamma, is a system for recording chess movements. Being more concise and less ambiguous, algebraic chess notation has become the standard method for rec...