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How to Checkmate with King and Rook vs King

A situation that you may face in the endgame is when you have a rook and your king against your opponent’s king. In such a case, you will...

How to Checkmate with King and Queen vs King

A situation that you may face in the endgame is when you have a queen (possibly through pawn promotion) and your king against your...

How to Checkmate with 2 Rooks vs King

A situation that you may face in the endgame is when you have 2 rooks and your king against your opponent’s king. In such a case, you...

4 Tips to Stop Losing on Time

A big source of frustration and stress in chess is running out of time. After all, if you time out, you lose the game, even if you were...

Different Time Controls in Chess

One of the largest obstacles to making good moves is the chess clock. Not literally, of course, but the time control of a game...

4 Signs your Opponent is Cheating in Online Chess

Since the beginning of chess, players have been finding ways to gain an advantage during matches unfairly. The introductions of...

How does the chess rating system work?

One of the more mysterious parts of chess is the chess ELO rating - a number used to determine a player's skill. The higher a player’s...

Special Moves - Castling and En Passant

In chess, most pieces move consistently. Knights always move 2 spaces in one direction and another square sideways. Rooks always move...

Top 10 Chess Players in Canada 2022 (CFC Ranked)

Chess is a game filled with many talented players. In this post, we wanted to highlight the top chess players in Canada. We hope that...

8 Concepts about pawns

Although pawns are the weakest piece, a large part of the nature of any chess position lies in how the pawns are placed. Sometimes, good...

August 20 Central Library Workshop

The event was a huge success! We had around 15 people join us for our first lesson based workshop at Central Library between 12:30 - 4:30...

Panorama Hills In-Person Drop In Workshops

First Workshop: Everyone is settling in to play some fun games of chess! The "Panorama Hills In-Person Drop In Workshop" was Wednesday at...

Closer to Home Online Chess Project

The "Closer to Home Chess Project" was our first lessons. These lessons ran on Friday/Saturday between 7:00 - 8:30 PM. In total, we...