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Chessgames.Com and Pogo.Com: Best of Both Worlds in Online Chess

January 16th, 2010

When we speak of pastime, most of us will surely say that surfing the internet is one of them. If we are in the past, surely most of us will say that chess would be the best pastime that we can have. But now, we can incorporate the traditional and new way of our pastimes with the merging of internet and chess that would yield: online chess.

When it comes to gaming, there are a lot of sites in the internet that would let you play games and even play computer as your opponent. In addition, there are also sites that enable you to post messages about a certain site and also sites where you can acquire wealthy information ranging form chess techniques, chess openings, chess rules, and so on. And among these sites, we will se that there are sites that are going to stand out among the others.

If we will scrutinize all the chess sites in the internet, we will know for a fact that the most popular of these is the chessgames.com.  Chessgames.com is probably the site that is very complete with all the chess information that every chess enthusiast would hunger to know. In terms of services, they have what is called the game for the day wherein players are able to analyze and view it. Not only that, they also have what is called the puzzle for a day wherein you will be given a position and what you need to do is to guess the move/s that would give either the black or the white pieces victory. Some of these puzzles will reckon very difficult not only for the neophytes but also for the accomplished players. Further, to those players who have never played any opening, this site will provide you just about every tournament game and any opening.

When it comes to the database, one must say that chessgames.com’s database is really massive. Of course, we cannot do away with the message board that would gives us the chance to chat and at the same time post comments on the various games in the database.

Chessgames.com is very compatible especially to those people who are really into the game of chess. On the other hand, if you want to play chess online well, the most sought-after site is the pogo.com. If you are a chess aficionado and if you would search the internet for this category, surely pogo.com would reckon to have the very first slot in the search.

By engaging yourself in the realm of pogo.com you will surely come across with a lot of chess players. In terms of its features, it is divided into rooms in terms of rating so that players would be knowledgeable enough about the player’s capacity so that he will not be playing with opponents that are stronger or better than him unless he wants to.

These are just some of the sites that would surely fire up your enthusiasm to play chess online. All you need to do is to find which one would be the best that would jive with your needs.

Playing Chess Captivates

November 11th, 2009

Of course, in every game, there is always a corresponding objective and that is to win against the opposing player. In this chess game that we are tackling now, the main object of this game is to have the opponent’s game being checkmate. That is why when the king of the other player has been attacked as well as the king cannot just escape wherever he goes, and whatever his movement would be, it is always captured by the playing king. But before we go to the movement of the playing king, let us first know the things that introduce the game of chess. And now, the online chess.

Chess has been played by two players, each armed with a group or clan of soldiers for the king. On a board of black and white, green or cream, or dark brown and cream, there are sixty four squares which are set up in such a manner as when the rooks begin the said game in its corners. Another very important piece in the chess board is the knight. The knights are also known as the horses. Some of the players, in order to avoid confusion, call is horses instead of knights. It is the next piece from the rooks. Then after of which, it is already followed by the bishops and of course from then, the king and the queen sweetly side by side fight for each other’s lives. They are situated right after the knight.

There is also something that you must know about these pieces. The first one is that both the white as well as the black queens both begin or start the game on the squares of their color. What do I mean by this? It must be known that if you are playing for the black group, then the black queen must step on the black square also. The same thing happens if you are playing for the white group, of course the white queen must step on the white square.

Now, we proceed with the playing proper of the said game of the mind, and that is the board game called as chess. Well, there is one thing that we must know about it, and that is the fact that at the beginning of the said game, you should always start with the white square which is located in the lower right corner of the said chess board. In the course of the game, the white must first move as against the white. It is always the trend of chess game playing. The game then begins and then continues until the other or one of them resigns from the game or have successfully made a checkmate as to the other.

It is like playing for your boss. What do I mean again by this? Well, it is simply putting something into your burden yet you are playing or fighting for the sake of your boss, your what is known as the master. And in this instance, you are playing for your master, the king.