https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess puzzles, tutorials and historyhttps://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-history-origins/https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-history-origins/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Chess is believed to have begun as chaturanga in India around the sixth century, then spread through Persia and Europe. https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-history-famous-games/https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-history-famous-games/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000From the Immortal Game of 1851 to the day a computer beat a world champion: five games you should recognize. https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-history-famous-players/https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-history-famous-players/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Short, careful portraits of five giants of the game: Steinitz, Tal, Fischer, Kasparov, and Carlsen. https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-fun-facts/https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-fun-facts/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000More possible games than atoms in the universe, a word that means "the king is helpless," and chess played in space. https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-history-champions/https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-history-champions/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000From a 19th-century agreement between two players to FIDE's modern match cycle: how the world title is decided. https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/how-to-play-chess/https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/how-to-play-chess/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Set up the board, learn what each piece does, and understand check, checkmate, castling, and en passant. https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-tactics-basics/https://chess.fdhcl.com/blog/chess-tactics-basics/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Learn the short, sharp ideas that win material: forks, pins, skewers, and counting exchanges before you trade.