Originally posted by Harry00I've been a beginner too. In fact, everyone's been there.
Beginner here. Could someone explain "En passant" to me? The book I'm reading doesn't explain it very well.
Thanks
Three difficulties when you just learned the rules of moving pieces:
(1) Castling. Even a GM didn't fully understand this move once. (He wanted to move a just checked king with castling.)
(2) Stalemate. Why only have a draw when one is so materially superior? Well, just to give the inferior an extra chance of not losing.
(3) En passant. Seems to be a funny move but it has its merits in some positions.
Read the Help page here at RHP (you find it on the right part in the red bar above). It'll give you a full explanation of en passant and other things that is good to know.
Good luck in the future.
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Originally posted by FabianFnasWhich GM didn't know this rule?
I've been a beginner too. In fact, everyone's been there.
Three difficulties when you just learned the rules of moving pieces:
(1) Castling. Even a GM didn't fully understand this move once. (He wanted to move a just checked king with castling.)
(2) Stalemate. Why only have a draw when one is so materially superior? Well, just to give the inferior an ...[text shortened]... and other things that is good to know.
Good luck in the future.
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Originally posted by FabianFnasI heard a different version of this story. Korchnoi didn't know whether he could castle when his *rook* was attacked, or maybe it was when his rook was moving through a square that was attacked (ie b1 or b8). Sounds more plausible to me although I forget the source...
(1) Castling. Even a GM didn't fully understand this move once. (He wanted to move a just checked king with castling.)
EDIT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castling#Notable_castling
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Originally posted by TommyCYes, that's my understanding too.
I heard a different version of this story. Korchnoi didn't know whether he could castle when his *rook* was attacked, or maybe it was when his rook was moving through a square that was attacked (ie b1 or b8). Sounds more plausible to me although I forget the source...
EDIT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castling#Notable_castling
I'm not aware of a GM who didn't know the rules about check and castling.
Originally posted by RedmikeThat reminds me of the famous story of how Kasparov learnt to play chess. One day, Kasparov's parents were trying to solve a chess problem from a newspaper. It had them stumped; they set up the pieces, silently moved them around for half an hour on their board, and then gave up and got on one with something else.
It is disputed.
Some christians argue that the universe has not existed for this long.
They argue that fossilised records showing Korchnoi as a mere IM have been put there by god to test our faith.
Now, at that time, Kasparov was only a baby, still inside Klara's - his mother's - womb. But from listening to the noise of the pieces shuffling about, Kasparov was not only able to deduce the rules of chess, but also solve the very puzzle they were trying to solve. And how is this known? Because a few weeks later, as little Garry punched his way out into the open air, rather than scream and cry like most new-borns, he immediately announced the position was a mate in six, and then added suavely that "Of course, the paradoxical 1. Ng6 and then 4. Nh4 is hard to spot."