Chess For Beginners

02/06/2026

Kind of advanced, but interesting!

Efim Geller and Mikhail Tal played a very complex game in 1975. White is up a piece and is threatening mate in two — but it is Tal’s turn, and that makes all the difference. Black is winning.
Dive in and see how deep you can calculate!

https://play.chessclub.com/daily-puzzle/2026-02-06

01/31/2026

Clermont County Chess Club (Ohio) meets Tuesday evenings. Lately I'm usually the only female there. Everyone isxerlcome but I'd especially love to see some other women join!

The Clermont County Chess Club meets from 6pm to 11pm. We welcome chess players of all levels and ages. We can also be found online at www.ClermontCountyChessClub.com or www.clermontchess.com

01/31/2026

Black to Move and Win
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12/27/2025

I bought this book for my 8 year old grandson. Looking through it, I realized this would actually be good for ANY beginner. It covers the basics very well and also includes some strategies. Highly recommended for young people or beginners of any age.
(I earn nothing from the sale of this book. I just like it.)

12/10/2025

Trivia.
I've never heard this one before, but I've definitely been in this spot.

12/08/2025

Cool, but very expensive. Still, some may like it.

10/22/2025

Chess is a great game for children. It helps develop critical thinking skills, logic, strategy, and in-person play helps social skills, instead of having a tablet in front of them all day. Try it!

Identifying The Chess Pieces:
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The actual pieces:

10/21/2025

I also like the Chess (dot com) app. It's a tad pricey but you can play on your phone. Solve puzzles, play bots, play friends... lots of options.

10/19/2025

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
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This is a highly recommended book for beginners who are learning chess. Paperback version is available for about $10.

11/24/2023

Me.

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11/24/2023

Movement of the pieces:

En Passant: (French, meaning "in passing". A somewhat advanced move. Total beginners shouldn't worry about this yet. I'm only posting it because I saw a good example.)

See the 3 pics, in order as captioned below.

11/15/2023

Movement of the pieces:

QUEEN

The Queen is the most powerful piece on the board. Her moves effectively combine those of the Rook and the Bishop.

She can move forward or backward on the board - vertically, horizontally, or diagonally - as many spaces as she wants (one direction per move). She cannot hop over anything, but can capture an opposing piece if it's in her path.

Now... this part is NOT actually a rule as far as I know. But SOME players will say "guard Queen" when putting your Queen in a dangerous position. I do it when playing with a relatively new player, but you're not required to.

Note: Initial placement on the board:
The Queen always starts out "on her color". Meaning the light colored Queen will start on a light space. The dark colored Queen will start on a dark space. After the initial movement, she could be on any color.