Chess Piece Names: How Many Chess Pieces Are There and How Do They Move? Chess is one of the oldest strategy games in the world. It's been played for centuries. The rules are fairly simple to learn, but incredibly difficult to master. Learning these rules starts with understanding the pieces and what they do. Key[…]
21 April 2026∙6 minutes to read
Important Tactics All Chess Players Should Know Do you have ambitions of becoming the very first chess grandmaster to grace the island of Ireland or would you just like to learn more about the game that you have seen played by the elderly on the streets or online across Twitch and YouTube? This article will[…]
5 July 2023∙7 minutes to read
Learn how to Play Chess If you are a complete beginner to chess and have bought yourself a chess board or have been gifted one by a friend then you are probably looking to get started. Before you get around to dishing out challengers to your friends and family, you might want to familiarise yourself[…]
30 November 2022∙7 minutes to read
Chess Has Many Faces To see chess as just a game does not do it justice. To think of it as the narrative around which an award-winning Netflix series was built definitely sells it way short and to think of chess as Dullness Incorporated misses the mark entirely. Remarkably, some people do think of chess[…]
7 September 2021∙7 minutes to read
Chess is an extremely popular pastime for many people in Ireland. Not only is chess a fun way to pass an afternoon, but it also provides a number of benefits. Chess helps you to improve your memory, develops rational thinking, exercises the brain, and can even make you more intelligent!
If you are interested in learning to play chess, why not take private sessions with a chess teacher?
Of Art and Chess If you're any kind of chess fan, you know the moves, strategies and gambits have a beauty all their own. And clinching your first tournament win? What a beautiful feeling! Beauty is generally a quality associated with art in all its forms. Can chess - a beautiful game, be associated with[…]
4 September 2021∙7 minutes to read
History of Chess Now’s as good a time as any to learn about the cerebral game of chess. Off the back of the hit show ‘Queen’s Gambit’ on streaming platform Netflix, the popularity of the classic board game is on the rise. What’s more, due to the COVID-19 pandemic which for some was a stark[…]
20 July 2021∙7 minutes to read
Seven Top Chess Openings to Improve Your Game In chess as in everything else, humans are fickle. Some players are mad for speed chess or blitz chess while others consider themselves chess purists: only conventional games will satisfy. Some particularly enjoy the middlegame while, for others, the endgame is what really counts. And, at any[…]
13 July 2021∙7 minutes to read
What Skills Do You Need for a Good Chess Strategy? "Life is like a game of chess. To win, you have to make a move. Knowing which move to make comes with in-sight and knowledge and by learning the lessons that are accumulated along the way. We become each and every piece within the game[…]
21 June 2021∙7 minutes to read
Chess for Children Chess is a cerebral board game that requires quick thinking and sharp decision-making skills. These are just a few of the reasons to get your kids into the game from an early age. However, there are many more since chess poses unique problems and forces the player to adapt to emerging situations[…]
14 June 2021∙7 minutes to read
Who Are the Top Chess Grandmasters? If the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit ignited in you a passion - or, at least an interest in chess, you might be keen to know a few interesting facts behind the story. Chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov consulted on the series, as well as[…]
23 May 2021∙7 minutes to read
How The Most Famous Chess Players Met With Fame There's a 12-year-old American chess player about to break a few longstanding records. Abhimanyu Mishra learned how to play chess when he was just two-and-a-half years old. When he was seven - the age when most children are only just getting used to primary school, he[…]
16 May 2021∙7 minutes to read
Analysing the Best Chess Resources for Learners "You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you." -Barbara Sher Do you like the process of starting over and learning new things?[…]
5 May 2021∙7 minutes to read
How to Play Chess “The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it… Life is a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to[…]
26 April 2021∙8 minutes to read
The Beginner's Guide to Chess Strategy Life conditions lately have necessitated finding pastimes that, in normal circumstances, we might not have embraced. Turning into a couch potato is a fine example of such; it's hard to imagine anyone wanting to remain confined at home, doing nothing but watching television. Indeed, binge-watching entire series in one[…]
13 April 2021∙7 minutes to read