About.com Chess: Most Popular Articles

About.com Chess: Most Popular Articles http://chess.about.com/ These articles are the most popular over the last month. en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:19:18 +0000 About.com http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 <![CDATA[How to Set Up a Chess Board]]> http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/ss/Boardsetup.htm http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/ss/Boardsetup.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[10 Chess Openings to Know]]> http://chess.about.com/od/openings/tp/TopOpenings.htm http://chess.about.com/od/openings/tp/TopOpenings.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[How to Play Chess]]> http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/p/Howtoplaychess.htm http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/p/Howtoplaychess.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Guide to the Chess Pieces]]> http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/ss/PieceGuide.htm http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/ss/PieceGuide.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Five Ways to Improve at Chess]]> http://chess.about.com/od/improveyourchess/tp/FiveWaystoImprove.htm http://chess.about.com/od/improveyourchess/tp/FiveWaystoImprove.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Common Ruy Lopez Lines]]> http://chess.about.com/od/openings/ss/RuyLopez.htm http://chess.about.com/od/openings/ss/RuyLopez.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Common Sicilian Lines]]> http://chess.about.com/od/openings/ss/Sicilian.htm http://chess.about.com/od/openings/ss/Sicilian.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[The Rules of Chess]]> http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/a/Rulesofchess.htm http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/a/Rulesofchess.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[World Chess Champions]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/a/WorldChampions.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/a/WorldChampions.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Basic Chess Tactics]]> http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/BasicTactics.htm http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/BasicTactics.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Basic Checkmates]]> http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/BasicCheckmates.htm http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/BasicCheckmates.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Basic Tournament Chess Rules]]> http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/tp/BasicTournamentRules.htm http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/tp/BasicTournamentRules.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Check, Checkmate and Stalemate]]> http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/ss/CheckStalemate.htm http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/ss/CheckStalemate.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Special Rules]]> http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/ss/Specialrules.htm http://chess.about.com/od/rulesofchess/ss/Specialrules.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Basic Opening Principles]]> http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/OpeningBasics.htm http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/OpeningBasics.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Fool's Mate]]> http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/Foolsmate_2.htm http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/Foolsmate_2.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Strategy: Using the Bishops]]> http://chess.about.com/od/improveyourchess/ss/Bishops.htm http://chess.about.com/od/improveyourchess/ss/Bishops.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Understanding Chess Notation]]> http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/qt/ReadNotation.htm http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/qt/ReadNotation.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Every Move: Opera House Game]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famousgames/ss/EMEOperaHouse.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famousgames/ss/EMEOperaHouse.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Lines in the Italian Game]]> http://chess.about.com/od/openings/ss/ItalianGame.htm http://chess.about.com/od/openings/ss/ItalianGame.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Anand.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Anand.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Relative Piece Values]]> http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/qt/PieceValue.htm http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/qt/PieceValue.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Bobby Fischer]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/BobbyFischer.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/BobbyFischer.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Paul Morphy]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Morphy.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Morphy.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Wilhelm Steinitz]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/WilhelmSteinitz.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/WilhelmSteinitz.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Tactics]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Tactics.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Tactics.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Bughouse]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessvariants/a/Bughouse.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessvariants/a/Bughouse.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Checkmates: King and Queen]]> http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/KQvsK.htm http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/ss/KQvsK.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Anatoly Karpov]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Karpov.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Karpov.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Garry Kasparov]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Kasparov.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Kasparov.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Time Management]]> http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/qt/TimeManagement.htm http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/qt/TimeManagement.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[The World Chess Championship]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/a/championshiphistory.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/a/championshiphistory.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Strategy]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Strategy.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Strategy.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Review: St. Petersburg 1909]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/stp1909review.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/stp1909review.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Vladimir Kramnik]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Kramnik.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Kramnik.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[1. b4: Theory and Practice]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/SokolskyBook.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/SokolskyBook.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Chess Clock]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/ChessClock.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/ChessClock.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Chess - QuickTips]]> http://chess.about.com/cs/qt.htm http://chess.about.com/cs/qt.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Popular Chess Variants]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessvariants/tp/Variants.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessvariants/tp/Variants.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Tigran Petrosian]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Petrosian.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Petrosian.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Nottingham 1936 (Alekhine)]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/Nottingham1936.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/Nottingham1936.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Top 5 American Chess Players]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/tp/ATGAmerican.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/tp/ATGAmerican.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Lasker's Manual of Chess]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/manualofchess.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/manualofchess.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Boris Spassky]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Boris_Spassky.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Boris_Spassky.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Max Euwe]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/MaxEuwe.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/MaxEuwe.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Emanuel Lasker]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/EmanuelLasker.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/EmanuelLasker.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Check]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Check.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Check.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Let's Play Chess (Pandolfini)]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/LetsPlayChess.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/LetsPlayChess.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Alexander Alekhine]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/AlexanderAlekhine.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/AlexanderAlekhine.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Review: Dynamic 3..Qd6 (Melts)]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/Qd3ScandReview.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/Qd3ScandReview.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Opening]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Opening.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Opening.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Major Pieces]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Majorpieces.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Majorpieces.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Understanding Chess Ratings]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chesscommunities/qt/Ratings.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chesscommunities/qt/Ratings.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand: My Career]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/AnandMyCareer.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/AnandMyCareer.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Mikhail Tal]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/MikhailTal.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/MikhailTal.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Fork]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Fork.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Fork.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Kramnik: My Path to the Top]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/PathtotheTop.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/PathtotheTop.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Pin]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Pin.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Pin.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Mikhail Botvinnik]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Botvinnik.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Botvinnik.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Vasily Smyslov]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Smyslov.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Smyslov.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Algebraic Notation]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/AlgNotation.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/AlgNotation.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/AnalyticalMan.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/AnalyticalMan.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Skewer]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Skewer.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Skewer.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Rapid Chess]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Rapidchess.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Rapidchess.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Review: New York 1924]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/NewYork1924.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/NewYork1924.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Blitz]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Blitz.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Blitz.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Middlegame]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Middlegame.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Middlegame.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Rank]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Rank.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Rank.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Top 5 French Chess Players]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/tp/ATGFrench.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/tp/ATGFrench.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Draw]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Draw.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Draw.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Samuel Reshevsky]]> http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Reshevsky.htm http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Reshevsky.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[A Guide to Organized Chess]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chesscommunities/tp/organizedchess.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chesscommunities/tp/organizedchess.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Genius and Misery of Chess]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/GeniusMisery.htm The Genius and the Misery of Chess by Zhivko Kaikamjozov.]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/gr/GeniusMisery.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Minor Pieces]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/MinorPieces.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/MinorPieces.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Endgame]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Endgame.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Endgame.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[FIDE Master]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/FIDEMaster.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/FIDEMaster.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Initiative]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Initiative.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Initiative.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[About - Chess Buyer's Guide]]> http://chess.about.com/cs/bg.htm http://chess.about.com/cs/bg.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Fianchetto]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Fianchetto.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Fianchetto.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Material]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Material.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Material.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Ratings]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Ratings.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Ratings.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Blunder]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Blunder.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Blunder.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Candidate Master]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/CandidateMaster.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/CandidateMaster.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Development]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Development.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Development.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[En Prise]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Enprise.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Enprise.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Tempo]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Tempo.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Tempo.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Time Control]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/TimeControl.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/TimeControl.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Zwischenzug]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Zwischenzug.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Zwischenzug.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Stalemate]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Stalemate.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Stalemate.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Descriptive Notation]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Descriptive.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Descriptive.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Chess - Articles]]> http://chess.about.com/cs/a.htm http://chess.about.com/cs/a.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Chess Gems by Igor Sukhin]]> http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/ChessGems.htm http://chess.about.com/od/chessbooksandequipment/fr/ChessGems.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[En Passant]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Enpassant.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Enpassant.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Gambit]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Gambit.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Gambit.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z <![CDATA[Sacrifice]]> http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Sacrifice.htm http://chess.about.com/od/glossaryofchessterms/g/Sacrifice.htm hobbies 2009-07-04T10:19:18Z