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ParticipantI’d recommend going to the library and picking up a bunch of chess books. Complete Idiot’s Guide to Chess is a good beginning book that covers the basics and some strategy and tactics.
You might want to learn for yourself how to set up a board, what the different pieces do and their material value, and good opening principles.
In setting up the board, think “white in the lower right” which means the square in the low right corner needs to be white. Also remember “queen on color,” which means that the white queen starts on a white square and the black queen starts on a dark square.
The material value of pieces is expressed in terms of pawns (or points) as follows: pawns= 1 pawn; knights & bishops= 3 pawns; rooks= 5 pawns; queen= 9 pawns; king= priceless.
Some basic opening principles are to move the king or queen pawn out 1 or 2 squares, develop the “knights before bishops,” and then castle. A general rule of thumb is to not move the same piece twice in the opening. This isn’t always the case, but it’s a good fundamental to stress sound piece development in the opening rather than moving a single pawn all the way down the board or bringing out the queen too early.
You also might consider getting a game on your PC or smartphone. Chessmaster is a pretty good one and I have the Chess Free app on my Android. This way they can play and explore how the pieces move.
The toughest piece for kids to grasp is usually the knight, which moves in an L shape and can jump over other pieces. I stress to my kids that knights are best in the middle of the board and in the middle of the action and I’ll use pennies to show where the knight can possibly move and ask them which moves are best and why. Remember, “a knight on the rim is grim,” meaning that a knight on the rim or edge of the board can’t cover as many squares (4 or 2) as it can in the middle (8).
I play against my 7yo now and again and I have her set up both sides of the board. She can identify the different pawns (king pawn, bishop pawn, etc.), and she knows to develop her knights and bishops and castle. She likes the taking part of a transaction, but I’m trying to teach her now about the what if? and if/then aspects of a move.
ParticipantWhy don’t y’all just obey? What do you have to hide?
ParticipantIt doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realize that it’s the large corporations, coupled with the lobbyists and interest groups that they fund, who assist (bribe) the politicians in(to) writing the legislation that marginalizes those who stand in the way of their own profits. Last one to the gov’t trough is a rotten egg!
ParticipantIt doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realize that it’s the large corporations, coupled with the lobbyists and interest groups that they fund, who assist (bribe) the politicians in(to) writing the legislation that marginalizes those who stand in the way of their own profits. Last one to the gov’t trough is a rotten egg!
ParticipantIt doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realize that it’s the large corporations, coupled with the lobbyists and interest groups that they fund, who assist (bribe) the politicians in(to) writing the legislation that marginalizes those who stand in the way of their own profits. Last one to the gov’t trough is a rotten egg!
ParticipantIt doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realize that it’s the large corporations, coupled with the lobbyists and interest groups that they fund, who assist (bribe) the politicians in(to) writing the legislation that marginalizes those who stand in the way of their own profits. Last one to the gov’t trough is a rotten egg!
ParticipantIt doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realize that it’s the large corporations, coupled with the lobbyists and interest groups that they fund, who assist (bribe) the politicians in(to) writing the legislation that marginalizes those who stand in the way of their own profits. Last one to the gov’t trough is a rotten egg!
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano]Sorry greekfire, I have added you to the spam blocker whitelist. I’ve tried to add all active posters but over time some have slipped through, so I add them piecemeal when I find them — I guess you were one of them! But you are good to go now.[/quote]
Ok, I see what you mean now…I no longer have to use the CAPTCHA field when I post. That’s what I get for not having posted here in a while!
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano]Sorry greekfire, I have added you to the spam blocker whitelist. I’ve tried to add all active posters but over time some have slipped through, so I add them piecemeal when I find them — I guess you were one of them! But you are good to go now.[/quote]
Ok, I see what you mean now…I no longer have to use the CAPTCHA field when I post. That’s what I get for not having posted here in a while!
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano]Sorry greekfire, I have added you to the spam blocker whitelist. I’ve tried to add all active posters but over time some have slipped through, so I add them piecemeal when I find them — I guess you were one of them! But you are good to go now.[/quote]
Ok, I see what you mean now…I no longer have to use the CAPTCHA field when I post. That’s what I get for not having posted here in a while!
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano]Sorry greekfire, I have added you to the spam blocker whitelist. I’ve tried to add all active posters but over time some have slipped through, so I add them piecemeal when I find them — I guess you were one of them! But you are good to go now.[/quote]
Ok, I see what you mean now…I no longer have to use the CAPTCHA field when I post. That’s what I get for not having posted here in a while!
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano]Sorry greekfire, I have added you to the spam blocker whitelist. I’ve tried to add all active posters but over time some have slipped through, so I add them piecemeal when I find them — I guess you were one of them! But you are good to go now.[/quote]
Ok, I see what you mean now…I no longer have to use the CAPTCHA field when I post. That’s what I get for not having posted here in a while!
Participant[quote=jpinpb]I just think the Constitution back in 1789 was not considering the Federal Reserve intervening and/or taking control of monetary policy. I don’t think all that is factored into the Constitution. It’s a game changer, imo.[/quote]
I think you’re right JP. The Founders were very well aware of the dangers of giving banks the power to control the issue of a currency. Here’s the famous quote about banks by Thomas Jefferson:
“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered…I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies… The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.” http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Private_Banks_%28Quotation%29
I think that’s exactly what we’re seeing today. First inflation, then deflation – aka the business cycle. With each cycle the banks and corporations that have grown up around them tighten their grip, like a boa constrictor. This isn’t a perfect analogy, but you get the point. Don’t get me wrong, I love capitalism, just not crony capitalism.
Participant[quote=jpinpb]I just think the Constitution back in 1789 was not considering the Federal Reserve intervening and/or taking control of monetary policy. I don’t think all that is factored into the Constitution. It’s a game changer, imo.[/quote]
I think you’re right JP. The Founders were very well aware of the dangers of giving banks the power to control the issue of a currency. Here’s the famous quote about banks by Thomas Jefferson:
“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered…I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies… The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.” http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Private_Banks_%28Quotation%29
I think that’s exactly what we’re seeing today. First inflation, then deflation – aka the business cycle. With each cycle the banks and corporations that have grown up around them tighten their grip, like a boa constrictor. This isn’t a perfect analogy, but you get the point. Don’t get me wrong, I love capitalism, just not crony capitalism.
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