Anne Sunnucks — Patricia Anne Sunnucks (born 21 February 1927) is an author and the several time British Women s Chess Champion (1957, 1958, 1964).Although she learned how to play chess at age 8, she did not play seriously until age 21 when she joined the same… … Wikipedia
Chess Player's Chronicle — The Chess Player s Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant from 1841–56 and 1859–62, was the world s first successful English language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated but identically or similarly named… … Wikipedia
Tournoi d'échecs d'Hastings — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hastings. Le tournoi d’échecs d’Hastings (Hastings International Chess Congress) est un tournoi d échecs annuel qui se déroule à Hastings à la fin de l année et au début de l année suivante. Le tournoi principal… … Wikipédia en Français
List of world records in chess — This is a list of world records in the game of chess as achieved in organized tournament, match, or simultaneous exhibition play. Longest gameThe longest tournament chess game ever to be played under modern time rules was Nikolić Arsović,… … Wikipedia
Dice chess — can refer to a number of chess variants in which dice are used to alter gameplay; specifically that the moves available to each player are determined by rolling a pair of ordinary six sided dice. There are many different variations of this form… … Wikipedia
Grandmaster (chess) — The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life. In chess literature… … Wikipedia
Rook (chess) — A rook, (unicode|♖ unicode|♜, borrowed from Persian رخ rokh , Sanskrit rath , chariot ) also known as a castle, is a piece in the strategy board game of chess. Each player starts with two rooks, one in each of the corners nearest their own side.… … Wikipedia
Rules of chess — The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) are rules governing the play of the game of chess. While the exact origins of chess are unclear, modern rules first took form during the Middle Ages. The rules c … Wikipedia
Stalemate — Example of stalemate a b c d e f g h … Wikipedia
Mir Sultan Khan — This article is about the Indian chess player. For other uses, see Sultan Khan (disambiguation). Mir Sultan Khan Mir Sultan Khan Full name Malik Mir Sultan Khan Born 1905 Punjab … Wikipedia
