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Where are all the Chess Articles?
Where is the index of About Chess articles?

The Tools: Basic Chess Concepts
The tools of chess. Here's what every chess player should know -- chess notation, draws, the relative value of the pieces, the phases of the game, tactical play, and more. This is basic knowledge you need to get started on the winner's path.

The Rules: How to Play Chess
The Rules of Chess. How to set up a chess board, move the pieces, castle, capture, checkmate, and more. Chess by the rules.

Award Winning Chess Books
The chess books listed here have all won a prestigious Book of the Year award from at least one of the following chess book reviewers: British Chess Federation (BCF), ChessCafe.com, Fred Cramer / Chess Journalists of America (CJA). Click any title to compare prices for that particular recommendation.

Garry Kasparov
A brief biography of Garry Kasparov.

Prolific Chess Writers
Like most subjects, chess has its honor roll of prolific writers. We looked at a few sources of book information and derived a list of chess writers who have produced a whopping share of chess book titles.

Chess Bibliography
Compare prices for our list of recommended chess classics especially chosen for the beginning and intermediate player.

Themed Chess Sets
Imagine a game of chess featuring cats versus dogs. Who gets the White pieces? Do the dogs always win?

Themed Chess Sets
You often hear chess used to describe more physical contests -- 'the Monday night football game was a real chess match' -- when a game involves lots of strategy and oneupmanship. Chess sets are also used to depict long-standing sports rivalries, like the Mets vs. the Yankees.

Themed Chess Sets
Chess sets for children feature cartoon characters, movie characters, book characters, and at least one well known soft drink. They are for children of all ages! (Almost all ages : please be sure that the youngest children know not to put the pieces in their mouths.)

Themed Chess Sets
Chess is a war game and it follows that many specialty sets depict famous battles. Chess can also be used to symbolize less warlike situations where political adversaries fight over competing agendas.