The Game of Chess
Hey guys!!
This week we'll be talking about Chess!
A game as old as Islam.
Recently, my school held a Chess Tournament, and I found many tips and tricks. I came across so much impressive new information about Chess.
Today I'll display my favourite openings, defences and a few facts. Let's begin!
First up, "The 4-move Checkmate"!
The 4-move checkmate was a pretty impressive new trick I learned.The 4-move checkmate only works if you are white (from what I have learned).
Alright, so this is your chess board.
We're gonna start the 4-move checkmate by opening your pawn to e4. White now controls the centre line and opens a way for the Queen and the f1 Bishop.
Now, typically black responds with pawn to e5.
Regardless, white should move the Bishop to c4 (unless black moved a threatening piece earlier). You do this by pointing to the f7 square.
Black usually moves their knight to c6. Sometimes, they will, however, play Bishop to c5.
In either case, white should move their Queen to h5 to assist the bishop and control square f7. Most times, knight f6 is played to threaten the Queen.
The Queen must go where it was initially planning to, f7, delivering a Checkmate.
Since the square is controlled by white, the king can not kill the Queen as the Bishop prevents him from doing so.
Now imagine if black could have avoided this situation.
The best way black could have prevented this tragic ending was after the Queen moved to H5. Black should have moved pawn g6, blocking the Queen.
This video explains the concept above better!
Defences -
From my research, the best two defences I found were the Caro-Kann defence and the Sicilian Defence.I can't really explain them, so I'll link the videos I used. How to CRUSH with the Caro-Kann! Learn the Caro-Kann Defense | 10-Minute Chess Openings The Sicilian Defense | 10-Minute Chess Openings
Gotham chess was by far the best at teaching Chess.
Openings
The opening I liked best was the London system. The video I used - How to WIN with the London System!
Trivia-
Listed below are a few facts I learned during my research.
There are 64 squares on a chessboard. This does not include the board itself.
William Steinitz was the world's first official Chess World Champion. His reign was from 1886-1894.
Deep Blue was the first computer to beat a Chess World Champion.
The longest chess game possible is 5,949 moves.
There are over 1000 different openings, including variations within larger openings/defences that can be learned.
Well, that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed this article.
Have fun playing this quiz I made: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/63898f2dff33c8001d2c4ff7?source=quiz_share
Au revoir!
See you next week!