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Chess composition whose solution is a mate or other clear objective
A chess problem, also called a chess composition, is a puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with
Chess_problem
Problems in mathematics concerning chessboard or the sport chess
A mathematical chess problem is a mathematical problem which is formulated using a chessboard and chess pieces. These problems belong to recreational
Mathematical_chess_problem
of chess problems explains commonly used terms in chess problems, in alphabetical order. For a list of: unorthodox pieces used in chess problems, see
Glossary_of_chess_problems
Humorous chess puzzle
A joke chess problem is a puzzle in chess that uses humor as an element. Although most chess problems, like other creative forms, are appreciated for serious
Joke_chess_problem
Mathematical problem
870,912.) The problem appears in different stories about the invention of chess. One of them includes the geometric progression problem. The story is
Wheat_and_chessboard_problem
Traditional board game for two players
books, chess magazines, newspaper chess columns, and internet chess sites. Richard Réti Ostrauer Morgenzeitung, 1921 Chess problems (also called chess compositions)
Chess
The world records in chess listed here are achieved in organized tournament, match, or simultaneous exhibition play. This article uses algebraic notation
List of world records in chess
List_of_world_records_in_chess
Chess compositions with nonstandard rules (e.g. with fairy pieces)
fairy chess", invented many fairy pieces and new conditions. He was also problem editor of Fairy Chess Review (1930–1951). Although the term fairy chess is
Fairy_chess
unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; named opening lines, see List of chess openings;
Glossary_of_chess
Title for chess players awarded by FIDE
Titles for correspondence chess, chess problem composition and chess problem solving are no longer administered by FIDE. A chess title, usually in an abbreviated
FIDE_titles
Playing piece with non-standard chess rules
conventional chess but incorporated into certain chess variants and some unorthodox chess problems, known as fairy chess. Compared to conventional pieces, fairy
Fairy_chess_piece
Software to solve or assist people in creating or solving chess problems
or solving, chess problems – puzzles in which pieces are laid out as in a game of chess, and may at times be based upon real games of chess that have been
Software for handling chess problems
Software_for_handling_chess_problems
Mathematical problem set on a chessboard
The eight queens puzzle is the problem of placing eight chess queens on an 8×8 chessboard so that no two queens threaten each other; thus, a solution requires
Eight_queens_puzzle
Special pawn move in chess
In chess, en passant (French for 'in passing') describes the capture by a pawn of an enemy pawn on the same rank and an adjacent file that has just made
En_passant
Chess move
Castling is a move in chess. It consists of moving the king two squares toward a rook on the same rank and then moving the rook to the square that the
Castling
Chess problem
Loyd's most famous chess problems, originally published in London Era in 1861. In 1867, it participated together with five other problems as a set in an international
Excelsior_(chess_problem)
Topics referred to by the same term
problem in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A problem is a difficulty which may be resolved by problem solving. Specific types include: Chess problem
Problem_(disambiguation)
Puzzle based on chess
chess puzzle is a puzzle in which knowledge of the pieces and rules of chess is used to logically solve a chess-related problem. The history of chess
Chess_puzzle
Chess piece
The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square
Knight_(chess)
Creator of endgame studies or chess problems
A chess composer is a person who creates endgame studies or chess problems. Chess composers usually specialize in a particular genre, e.g. endgame studies
Chess_composer
Chess piece
The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining
Queen_(chess)
as a chess variant. In addition, fairy chess pieces are used in fairy chess, an area of chess problems involving changes to the rules of chess. The following
List_of_fairy_chess_pieces
Chess rule
In chess, promotion is the replacement of a pawn with a new piece when the pawn is moved to its last rank. The player replaces the pawn immediately with
Promotion_(chess)
Type of chess problem
Zdravko Maslar, 1981 A helpmate is a type of chess problem in which both sides cooperate in order to achieve the goal of checkmating Black. In a helpmate
Helpmate
1951 chess program
Chess, also known as Robot Chess and Mate-in-Two, was a chess program developed by German scientist Dietrich Prinz, which first ran in November 1951 on
Chess_(Dietrich_Prinz)
The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject
History_of_chess
Notation indicating the writer's assessment of a chess move
bad or good are ubiquitous in chess literature. Some publications intended for an international audience, such as the Chess Informant, have a wide range
Chess_annotation_symbols
Title in chess awarded by FIDE
composers and solvers of chess problems, awarded by the World Federation for Chess Composition (see List of grandmasters for chess composition). The International
Grandmaster_(chess)
Chess piece
The bishop (♗, ♝) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the
Bishop_(chess)
Macro theory of human motivation and personality
intrinsic motivation. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups. A chess-problem task was used in this study. Data was collected in two sessions. Participants
Self-determination_theory
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
Solving chess consists of finding an optimal strategy for the game of chess; that is, one by which one of the players (White or Black) can always force
Solving_chess
British Chess Problem Society is considered the oldest chess problem society in the world. The inaugural meeting of the British Chess Problem Society
British_Chess_Problem_Society
Game related to chess
addition to orthodox chess. In the context of chess problems, chess variants are also called heterodox chess or fairy chess. Fairy chess variants tend to
Chess_variant
Genre of chess problem concerned with determining previously played moves
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. In chess problems, retrograde analysis is a technique employed to determine which moves were
Retrograde_analysis
Game piece for playing chess
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one
Chess_piece
American conservationist and chess expert
(March 3, 1880 to April 12, 1951) was an American conservationist and chess problem composer in the first half of the 20th century. He played a pivotal
Alain_C._White
Old form of chess
chatrang) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins lie in the Indian game of chaturanga. Modern chess gradually developed from
Shatranj
Special checkmate position
from being an economical mate. Economical mates are of interest to chess problem composers for their aesthetic value. In real gameplay, their occurrence
Economical_mate
Mathematical problem set on a chessboard
knight's tour problem is the mathematical problem of finding a knight's tour. Creating a program to find a knight's tour is a common problem given to computer
Knight's_tour
Methods for describing chess moves and/or positions
Chess notation systems are used to record either the moves made or the position of the pieces in a game of chess. Algebraic notation is the standard method
Chess_notation
Chess opening
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian
King's_Indian_Attack
Russian and American novelist (1899–1977)
Award for Fiction. He also was an expert lepidopterist and composer of chess problems. Time magazine wrote that Nabokov had "evolved a vivid English style
Vladimir_Nabokov
Wikipedia page. Dexterity puzzle Ball-in-a-maze puzzle Brain teaser Chess puzzle Chess problem Computer puzzle game Cross Sums Crossword puzzle Cryptic crossword
List_of_puzzle_topics
Problem in the game of chess
An Albino is a type of chess problem, "in which, at some point in the solution, a white Pawn on its starting square makes each of its four possible moves
Albino_(chess)
Problem or enigma that tests a person's ingenuity
three cups problem, and three utilities problem Sangaku (Japanese temple tablets with geometry puzzles) A chess problem is a puzzle that uses chess pieces
Puzzle
Competition to determine the World Chess Champion
are also chess world championships in rapid, blitz, correspondence, problem solving, Fischer random chess and computer chess. The game of chess in its modern
World_Chess_Championship
Chess problem theme
([ˈalʊmˌvandlʊŋ], German for "complete promotion", sometimes abbreviated AUW) is a chess problem theme where, at some stage in the solution, a pawn (or sometimes pawns)
Allumwandlung
Chess variant
cylindrical board is used in some fairy chess problems. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The game is played as if the left
Cylinder_chess
English chess grandmaster (born 1955)
(born 25 April 1955) is an English chess grandmaster, a three-time world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician
John_Nunn
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
(German: Schachtürke, lit. 'chess Turk'), also known as the Automaton Chess Player or simply the Turk (Hungarian: A Török), was a chess-playing machine first
Mechanical_Turk
Advantage of White over Black in chess
In chess, there is a consensus among players and theorists that the player who makes the first move (White) has an inherent advantage, albeit not one
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Retrograde analysis chess problem
describe chess moves. A proof game is a type of retrograde analysis chess problem. The solver must construct a game starting from the initial chess position
Proof_game
Type of chess problem
A selfmate is a chess problem in which White, moving first, must force Black to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves. Selfmates were once
Selfmate
"while not all artists are chess players, all chess players are artists." Duchamp composed an enigmatic endgame chess problem in 1943, included in the announcement
List_of_amateur_chess_players
German chess player (1818–1879)
important figure in the development of chess problems, driving forward the transition from the "Old School" of problem composition to the elegance and complexity
Adolf_Anderssen
A. G. Corrias, Good Companion, 1917 A Grimshaw is a device found in chess problems in which two pieces (usually a rook and bishop) arriving on a particular
Grimshaw_(chess)
On domino tiling after removing two corners
ISBN 978-94-010-5542-0; see especially Section 13.1, "The mutilated chess board problem", pp. 271–274 Archived 2022-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Golomb
Mutilated_chessboard_problem
mathematical problem-solving in children, which is why several local governments, schools, and student organizations all over the world are implementing chess programs
Chess_as_mental_training
Hindu joke Holocaust humor In-joke In Soviet Russia Jewish humor Joke chess problem Knock-knock joke Lawyer joke Lightbulb joke Little rabbit jokes Mathematical
Index_of_joke_types
Type of move in chess
in actual play, but are popular in chess problems since they make for a relatively unobvious solution. In the problem shown to the right, White is to move
Cross-check_(chess)
Composed chess endgame position
In the game of chess, an endgame study, or just study, is a type of chess problem that starts with a composed position—i.e. one that has been made up rather
Endgame_study
Annual chess puzzles competition
The World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) is an annual competition in the solving of chess problems (also known as chess puzzles) organized by the World
World Chess Solving Championship
World_Chess_Solving_Championship
Internet chess server
Chess.com is an internet chess server. The largest chess platform in the world, the site operates on a freemium model in which some features are available
Chess.com
Chess variant where every move must cross a grid line
governs Grid chess: for a move to be legal, the piece moved must cross at least one grid line. Grid chess is also used in chess problems. This article
Grid_chess
Type of go problem
plays are in the solution (as would be usual in a chess problem), because the goal of the problem is rarely to capture stones; as soon as the correct
Tsumego
Special checkmate position
may also be considered as pure mate. Pure mates are of interest to chess problem composers for their aesthetic value. In real gameplay, their occurrence
Pure_mate
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
Romantic chess is a style of chess popular in the 18th century until its decline in the 1880s. This style of chess emphasizes quick, tactical maneuvers
Romantic_chess
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played
Correspondence_chess
Chess term
Nowotny, even in non-German sources) is a device found in chess problems named after a problem from 1854 by Antonín Novotný, though the first example was
Novotny_(chess)
Topics referred to by the same term
(typeface), a serif typeface well-suited to newsprint Excelsior (chess problem), a chess problem by Sam Loyd Excelsior Amusement Park, located on Lake Minnetonka
Excelsior
board games; terms specific to chess, see Glossary of chess; terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems. Directory: A B C D E F G H
Glossary_of_board_games
Beauty in chess
Chess aesthetics or beauty in chess is the aesthetic appreciation of chess games and problems, by both players and composers. This is evident, for example
Chess_aesthetics
Fairy chess piece
Dawson in 1913 in problems published in the Cheltenham Examiner newspaper. It is one of the most popular fairy pieces used in chess problems. In this article
Grasshopper_(chess)
Estimate of number of possible chess games
Claude Shannon, is a conservative lower bound of the game-tree complexity of chess of 10120, based on an average of about 103 possibilities for a pair of moves
Shannon_number
Point-based valuation system for chess pieces
In chess, a relative value (or point value) is a numerical value conventionally assigned to each piece. Piece valuations have no role in the rules of
Chess_piece_relative_value
International Grandmasters for chess composition, for both chess problems and studies International Honorary Masters for chess composition International Solving
List of grandmasters for chess composition
List_of_grandmasters_for_chess_composition
Type of metric geometry
Taxicab geometry or Manhattan geometry is geometry where the familiar Euclidean distance is ignored, and the distance between two points is instead defined
Taxicab_geometry
Chess game played in London in 1851
The Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during the London 1851 chess tournament, an event in
Immortal_Game
Ending goal in chess
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture)
Checkmate
Type of chess problem
A Babson Task (or simply Babson) is a directmate chess problem with the following properties: White has only one key, or first move, that forces checkmate
Babson_task
Overview of and topical guide to chess
Sittuyin Chess boxing Human chess Shot chess Strip chess ChessV Fairy-Max Wizard's chess Chess portal Glossary of chess Glossary of chess problems Hippogonal
Outline_of_chess
City in Slovakia
Lačný, chess problem composer Master MS, Hungarian painter Samuel Mikovíny, mathematician, engineer, and cartographer Alexander Pituk, Hungarian chess problem
Banská_Štiavnica
Chess opening
The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 c6 Black prepares to contest the centre with 2...d5. It is a common defence against
Caro–Kann_Defence
Topics referred to by the same term
Python programming language; see Stepping Chess Problem Database Server (PDB Server), a repository for chess problems Pousette-Dart Band, an American band
PDB
Chess endgame study
Plaskett's Puzzle Gijs van Breukelen, 1970 Plaskett's Puzzle is a chess endgame study created by the Dutch endgame composer Gijs van Breukelen (February
Plaskett's_Puzzle
Reference work on chess openings
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Computer hardware and software capable of playing chess
Computer chess includes both hardware (dedicated computers) and software capable of playing chess. Computer chess provides opportunities for players to
Computer_chess
focuses primarily on some aspect of chess. Canadian chess periodicals Chess library Chess columns in newspapers List of chess books The place, dates and frequency
List_of_chess_periodicals
Chess tournament
The World Blitz Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Form of entertainment in mathematics
Rubik's Cubes, magic squares, fractals, logic puzzles and mathematical chess problems, but this area of mathematics includes the aesthetics and culture of
Recreational_mathematics
Chess tactic
Example of interference In the game of chess, interference occurs when the line between an attacked piece and its defender is interrupted by sacrificially
Interference_(chess)
International chess governing body
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE (/ˈfiːdeɪ/ FEE-day, Fédération Internationale
FIDE
Variants of chess with multiple boards at different levels
Three-dimensional chess (or 3D chess) refers to a family of chess variants that replaces the two-dimensional board with a three-dimensional array of cells
Three-dimensional_chess
Topics referred to by the same term
gargoyles Grotesque (album), a 1980 album by The Fall Grotesque (chess), a chess problem Grotesque (typeface classification), a style of sans-serif typefaces
Grotesque_(disambiguation)
Type of chess problem, often humorous
In chess, a grotesque is a problem or endgame study which features a particularly unlikely or impossible initial position, especially one in which White
Grotesque_(chess)
2020 American television miniseries
strong player and chess problem enthusiast, friend of Benny Jonjo O'Neill as Mr. Ganz, a teacher and coach of the local high school chess team who invites
The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)
The_Queen's_Gambit_(miniseries)
Special checkmate position
uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Miroslav Havel 1st Prize, Zlata Praha 1910 This example shows a problem by Miroslav Havel. The key 1. Bc5
Model_mate
American chess player, composer, puzzle author and mathematician (1841-1911)
composer, he authored a number of chess problems, often with interesting themes. At his peak, Loyd was one of the best chess players in the US, and he was
Sam_Loyd
Chess opening
Attack, also called the Fegatello Attack (named after an Italian dish), is a chess opening variation of the Two Knights Defense in which White sacrifices a
Fried_Liver_Attack
Thieves" "In the House of the Enemy" "The Yellow Jasmine Mystery" "The Chess Problem" "The Baited Trap" "The Adventure of the Peroxide Blonde" "The Terrible
Agatha_Christie_bibliography
CHESS PROBLEM
CHESS PROBLEM
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Camp of the Soldiers
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chest
Girl/Female
Indian
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
A Gem on the Chest of Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
British, English
Makes Chests
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a chest maker, from Middle English, Old French arc ‘chest’, ‘bin’ + Middle English wright ‘maker’, ‘craftsman’ (see Wright).
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Treasure Chest; A Box; With a Sweet Voice; A Box of Jewels; Lady with a Sweet Voice
Girl/Female
Slavic
At peace.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
A Flower; Nasturtium; Indian Cress
Boy/Male
British, English
Famous; Special
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream where cress grew, from Old English cærse ‘watercress’ + lacu ‘stream’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Chest
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Peaceful
Girl/Female
Indian
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Residing in chest of Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vishnuvakshah | விஷà¯à®¨à¯à®‚வாகà¯à®·à®¾à®¹Â
Residing in chest of Lord Vishnu
Vishnuvakshah | விஷà¯à®¨à¯à®‚வாகà¯à®·à®¾à®¹Â
Girl/Female
Muslim
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Girl/Female
Muslim
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Slavic
At Peace
CHESS PROBLEM
CHESS PROBLEM
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, French, German, Hebrew, Lebanese
Variant of Mary Bitter; Bitter; Beloved
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
One who Gathers the People Together
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English, Shakespearean
Marshland Dweller; Marsh Settlement
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Worshiper of One's Ideal Person; Cute
Girl/Female
Tamil
Flower, Shining Sun
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Generous
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Hattie, HATTY means "little home-ruler."
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Brave Girl
Girl/Female
Muslim
Smile, Happiness
Boy/Male
Muslim
Hateful
CHESS PROBLEM
CHESS PROBLEM
CHESS PROBLEM
CHESS PROBLEM
CHESS PROBLEM
imp. & p. p.
of Chest
imp. & p. p.
of Cess
n.
A chest, or coffer.
v. i.
To deposit in a chest; to hoard.
n.
A move, as at chess or checkers.
n.
A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.
v. t. & i.
See Guess.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cess
n.
A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus.
n.
A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
n.
One who chews.
n.
The chief piece in the game of chess.
pl.
of Cress
n.
A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.
n.
A cress.
n.
Indian cress.
n.
A piece used in the game of chess.
n.
A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess.