Chess

Chess is the ultimate ‘brain game’ – a player vs. player battle that when played by sharp, trained minds - produces a tense, thrilling duel.

The game originated from ancient India and Persia, but the concept of chess as we know it today, became established in southern Europe during the 15^th century.

Whatever your gaming level, chess can be played both recreationally and competitively……and the basics of the game can be grasped and developed while you play. Chess’ mass appeal is aided by the ability to play in societies, tournaments, in the home or increasingly like many other casino games, on the web.

The basics of Chess are relatively simple; played on a chess board containing 64 squares in an eight-by-eight format. Each chess player starts the game with 16 pieces (king, queen, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, and 8 pawns).

Every chess piece has rules governing their movement (for example, Rooks/Castles can move unlimited times in a straight line, but cannot move diagonally, while Pawns can generally only move straight ahead one square at a time, unless they are taking another piece or it’s an opening play).

The ultimate chess move is Check Mate, which essentially beats your opponent into submission by making it impossible to for them remove the King from the line of fire with a single move).

Some people will tell you that you’re either blessed with the power to be a chess master – or you’re doomed to never become anything but average! However, while being able to analyse the chess board with awesome power may be natural for some – everyone’s chess ability and skill can be quickly enhanced. This is also the case with certain game at an online casino, the more you practice blackjack, the better you get!

There are countless examples of players who have gone from novice to pro remarkably quickly. Quite simply – the more you play and more you search for tougher opponents – the better your chances of realizing your true chess potential.

However – researchers have proven that chess success seems to require a highly developed, computer like brain. For example, in the late 1990’s, scientists developed a computer to play against the reigning world champion, Garry Kasparov. Incredibly, man against the machine resulted in a facile victory for the computer!

Ever since this fateful event, chess players have used the power of computer systems to develop better strategies and hone their skill on the web in preparation for offline competitions. Some computer chess programs and websites have become very powerful training tools for every level of chess player. What’s more, some advanced games even allow players to replicate famous chess games and scenarios – fancy seeing if you can also beat a chess world champion?

Whatever you chess ability, there’s never been a better time to try the game or develop your skill level. With options to play in your home, join-up to clubs and societies both on and off the web and hone your skills with computer chess, the game continues to be one of the world’s most popular leisure pursuits.