Chess
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Books
[[modern-chess-openings-15th-edition.pdf]]
Modern Chess Openings (MCO) is a one-volume reference book covering all the chess openings. It has been the standard English language work on openings for almost a century—the first edition came out in 1911, written by Griffith and White.
Thoughts
Got Story Time Chess (2019) for Zoey and Alyssa to try.
Michelle and I ended up getting a nice set from the House of Staunton, The Reykjavik II Series Chess Set.
Why are fancy chess sets so expensive
https://youtu.be/-Tg9xiJ6D6k?si=lTYcSgz2v9necr8K
Interesting rules
In most chess tournaments and casual games, the player with the black pieces usually gets to choose which side of the board the clock is placed on, says the US Chess Federation. This is often placed on the right side of the board for the black player. The rule is that the player must use the same hand to move the pieces and press the clock
It’s not possible to castle when the king is in check
I learned that the move I enjoy is called the King’s Fianchetto
Openings for offense
London System
The London System is an opening where White aims to achieve a solid set up by placing his pieces in the same squares, regardless of what moves black plays.
It is called a “System” for this reason - opening theory is not very important, and neither are move orders, and that is why it is the preferred weapon of many chess players.
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Openings for defense
Caro-Kann
The Caro Kann is a very patient and stubborn defense that is hard for White to break.While White gets a nice space advantage, Black has no weaknesses and a very solid position.
If Black plays correctly, White probably can't achieve any substantial attack and will go into a disadvantageous position in an endgame (since Black ends up with better pawn structure).
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