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Chess Basics
The rules, the board, notation and the fundamentals for anyone picking up the game for the first time.
Chess Basics
How to Set Up a Chessboard Correctly: A Beginner’s Guide
Learn the correct chessboard orientation, piece order and queen placement, plus the simple checks that prevent common beginner setup mistakes.
Chess Basics
Castling: The Rule That Often Decides Club Games
Learn when you can castle, how kingside and queenside castling differ, and why moving your king to safety can decide a close club...
Chess Basics
En passant explained: the chess pawn capture beginners miss
En passant is chess’s most misunderstood pawn capture. Learn the three conditions, the one-move deadline and a simple way to spot it at...
Chess Basics
Stalemate, Repetition and the 50-Move Rule Explained
Learn how chess games are drawn, from stalemate and agreement to threefold repetition and the 50-move rule, and when a claim is required.
