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  NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: List of chess openings
Birds Opening is a chess opening characterised by the move (in algebraic notation) 1.
The Philidor Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves (in algebraic notation): 1.
The Torre attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves (in algebraic notation) 1.
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 Chess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chess is sometimes seen as an abstract wargame; as a "mental martial art", and teaching chess has been advocated as a way of enhancing mental prowess.
Chess is played on a square board of eight rows (called ranks) and eight columns (called files), giving 64 squares of alternating color, light and dark, with each player having a light square at the near-right corner when facing the board.
Chess openings are a sequence of moves, often memorized, which will help a player build up their position and prepare for the middlegame.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Chess openingChess openings are a sequence of moves, often memorized, which will help a player build up their position and prepare for the middlegame.
Openings are often designed to take hold of the center of the board (e4, e5, d4 and d5), develop pieces, protect the king, and create a strong pawn structure.
The ECO scheme is given at list of chess openingslist of chess openings.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-chess-openings.htm   (256 words)

  
 Chess opening
In all openings there is a struggle for key territory, in particular the center squares, and an effort to deploy pieces and pawns in useful positions.
This section briefly lists a few of the more well-known chess openings, emphasizing common approaches to starting chess (currently or historically) and their purpose.
The opening is still in active use as the double king's pawn opening most commonly used in master play; it is a favorite of Gary Kasparov and Bobby Fischer.
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 List of chess openings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This is a list of chess openings by the ECO classification: See also Chess and chess openings.
Chess master, chess journalist, and chess composer Richard Reti participated in most of the great tournaments of the 1920s until his early death from Scarlett fever in 1929.
The name of the opening suggests a passive approach, but the games in this line tend to be very sharp and double edged, with white attacking on the kingside and fl on the queenside.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-List_of_chess_openings.html   (944 words)

  
 Chess Glossary
This glossary page is an alphabetical list of Chess related definitions of technical terms or specific subjects with their meanings and explanations.
The opening moves are meant to gain control of the center.
An opening maneuver in which at least a pawn is offered in return for a strong position, a chance to attack or gaining tempo which permits development.
www.chess-poster.com /english/glossary.htm   (4360 words)

  
 Chess opening   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This section briefly lists a few of more well-known chess openings emphasizing common approaches starting chess (currently or historically) and their Algebraic chess notation is used throughout.
Some of these openings are briefly described For a more comprehensive description of openings the list of chess openings.
The opening is still in active as the double king's pawn opening most used in master play; it has been by almost all players at some point their careers.
www.freeglossary.com /Chess_opening   (2501 words)

  
 List of chess openings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of chess openings by the ECO classification:
A07 Reti Opening, King's Indian attack (Barcza system)
A39 English Opening, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_chess_openings   (278 words)

  
 Chess Theory/Chess problems
Chess Channel has produced hundreds of webbased audio-visual lessons about chess openings, including classic videos and TV shows originally released by GM Video, and now digitally re-mastered for Chess Channel.
Chess Openings Statistics - Adam Bozon has investigated a great number of GM-games since 1991 to find out which openings, which are most advantageous for white respective fl, and the worst ones.
Chess Theory is dedicated to chess theory, opening theory, chess practice, chess learning and analysis ”and will guide you from classical chess theory to modern”.
www.schackportalen.nu /English/eschackteori.htm   (3213 words)

  
 chess openings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
There are a number of openings, some defensive, and some offensive; some are tactical, and some are strategic; some openings focus on the...
The number of legal positions in chess is estimated to be between 1043 and 1050, and the game-tree complexity approximately 10123.
Nunn`s Chess Openings Nunn`s Chess Openings is written by a team of experts -- four writers who are acclaimed as outstanding chess writers and experts in their fields.
www.jordanmagnuson.com /game/chess+openings   (1148 words)

  
 Online Games - Chess Opening Moves Chess Beginners And Novices Should Have Simple, Forcing Chess Openings. There Are ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
There are two things that overpower most chess players when learning their chess opening and defensive systems.; Chess Openings- Opening Moves in Chess.
D. Chess moves and their memomics: a framework for the evolutionary set of defining opening moves, just as living organisms have their genome).
Purpose and Assumptions of an opening was to search through lengthy text books of Chess Openings, looking for a specific sequence of moves the first two moves of a typical opening: 1.
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 Chess Guide > French Defence
The French Defence is an opening in chess.
Whatever variation of the opening is played, certain themes tend to recur in the French Defence.
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings includes an alphanumeric classification system for openings which is widely used in chess literature.
chess.freegames.eu.com /strategy-tactics/opening/defence/french.html   (1412 words)

  
 The Kenilworthian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In a Chessville.com discussion on "Marketing Chess in the 21st Century" (something about which he obviously knows a great deal, as evidenced by his work with Susan Polgar), Paul Truong makes a similar point, emphasizing that the aesthetics of chess are especially important for getting girls into the game.
Chess, after all, is played at remote control, in correspondence chess, or one to one.
Chess is both a symbol of and a tool for maintaining his king-like stature in an increasingly feudal order.
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 Chess Software / Chess Engines, Databases, Training Software, and more [Chessopolis > Chess Links]
Chess Assistant - The main competition to ChessBase, this is a full-featured database with plenty of supporters.
Chess Assistant - The makers of the CA database have a whole line of high quality chess training/improvement programs, and add new titles frequently.
Chess Graphics - New board textures/colors to use with your favorite chess software, including the Chessbase/Fritz line and ChessWorks for the Mac.
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 Chess
Chess expert helps beginning players grasp essentials of playing chess to win.
World champion who dominated chess in the 1940's and 50's selects and annotates his own best games to 1946.
25 chess games played between master and amateur—chosen, arranged and annotated to help amateurs learn how to play chess, and avoid a variety of weak strategic and tactical moves.
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 Chess Openings
MCO-13: "The English master H.E. Bird demonstrated the aggressive potential of this opening in the second half of the 19th century." White's strategy is control of the dark squares.
This opening was used in the 19th century by Rev. Owen, Nimzowitsch in the 1920s and by Larsen and Ljubojevic in modern times.
Historically, this opening has been part of mainstream theory but in the past 80 years or so, its presence in master tournaments is rarely seen.
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 Amazon.com: Nunn's Chess Openings (Everyman Chess Series): Books: John Nunn,Joe Gallagher,John Emms,Graham Burgess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
As World Champion Garry Kasparov once said in an interview, 'A really good opening survey should be written by a team of experts.' Nunn's Chess Openings is indeed written by a team of experts: four players who are acclaimed as outstanding chess writers and experts in their fields.
This ultimate survival guide to the chess openings is up-to-date and comprehensive, written by four experts under the leadership of John Nunn, contains crystal-clear tables for maximum ease of reference, and is computer-checked for accuracy.
Take a look also at Standard Chess Openings by Schiller which is filled with prose desriptions, discussion, and analysis of the openings, as well as opening tips, repertoire possibilities.
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 Chess Guide > Chess Opening   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
A comprehensive guide of chess: history, famous games and players, rules, strategy, tactics, chess and the computer, documentation and literature, variants, Chess Directory, Top Chess Awarded Websites
White Opens with Something Other Than "e4" or "d4"
It analyzes openings used in tournament play and archived in Chess Informant since 1966.
chess.go.ro /strategy-tactics/opening   (2562 words)

  
 SearchEngine.net - List Of Chess Moves
Chess Moves, Independent Estate Agents, Located in Tewkesbury Gloucestershire...
Chess Moves for Chess Improvement is written by acclaimed author Bill Wall.
Player grading list, results, DBS chess move recorder program, and humour.
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 Chessville - Instruction - Chess Openings - The Mokele Membe Lives! - by Clyde Nakamura   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Whenever I moved my tummy at the chess board, the stripes would go up and down and he got distracted by my tee shirt.
I have compiled a an updated chess database of 580 Mokele Mbembe games (zipped 118 kb pgn format) and made it available both on the UCO site and also here at Chessville's Downloads by Opening page.
The Mokele Mbembe had been discussed in prior messages 1360, 1365, 1370, 1375, 1379, 1380, 1382, 1383, 1389, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, and 1398 on the Unorthodox Chess Openings list.
www.chessville.com /instruction/Openings/MokeleMbembe.htm   (774 words)

  
 Category:Chess openings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Various classification schemes for chess openings are in use.
The ECO scheme is given at List of chess openings.
There are 2 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Chess_openings   (78 words)

  
 US Chess Federation
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The links are for sites which provide chess related material on a (more or less) periodic basis, and where the actual contents are available on line.
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 Learn more about List of chess openings in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Learn more about List of chess openings in the online encyclopedia.
You are here: Online Encyclopedia > List of chess openings
Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
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 Chess Openings Viewer
This searcher gets the data from the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code list.
The results will show the openings that belongs to the entered code (Ej.
The results will show the openings that belongs to the entered code/s.
www.ajedrezaranjuez.com /openings.htm   (128 words)

  
 DB Books - List
Second Book of Chess: The Nine Bad Moves, and How to Avoid Them
Fifth Book of Chess: How to Win When You're Ahead
The Winning Way The how what and why of opening stratagems
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