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3 Reasons Why You Should Record Your Chess Games

Algebraic Chess Notation is the universally accepted chess language. Every chess player needs to know how to read and write it, so they can communicate with other players around the world. Here are three reasons why you should consider notating your chess games.

How to Read and Write Algebraic Chess Notation

Algebraic chess notation is the standard way to record and communicate chess moves. It is easy to learn, simple to use, and universally understood by both humans and computers. This article will explain how to read and write algebraic chess notation.

Chess Board Size Guide

In order to choose the best chess board square size for your chess pieces, you must first consider the height of the tallest piece and the diameter of the largest piece, which is often the King.

Regulation Chess Sets for Schools and Chess Clubs

A regulation-size chess set is perfect for players looking to play with the standard chess set used for scholastic and adult chess clubs. These plastic sets have a 3.75" King height fitting a 2.25” square on a 20” chessboard. They can either be weighted or solid plastic and are often patterned off a traditional Staunton set with a “French” knight. The board is typically composed of green and white squares due to its ease on the eyes during long games. Club Chess Sets are perfect for those who want to get serious about the game but are budget conscious.

How to setup a chessboard?

Before you learn how to play, you must know how to set up a chessboard. Every traditional chess game starts from the same position and it’s import to get it right!

In your chess set, there are 32 pieces on the board - 16 pieces on each side. Some sets have extra queens for each color. You can set those aside for now. They are used in cases during game play where a pawn reaches the last rank and promotes to a queen when another queen is already on the board.

5 Reasons Why You Need a Good Chess Set

A chess set can not only help you improve, but it can also serve as the first inspiration to take up the game. But most importantly, it makes the game a lot more fun to play.

In this article, we will share 5 reasons why a chess set is so important. Also, we'll share a few interesting stories on how some chess legends were inspired to play by their family chess set.

How can beginners improve?

So you’ve just learned how chess pieces move and are fascinated by the game. Now are ready to level up. But you don’t know what steps to take, and how to improve as a beginner?

There’s a lot of information available on the internet. It can be very overwhelming, and you might end up feeling confused.

But in reality, there are very few things you should be focused on to improve as a chess beginner. This is exactly what we’ve covered in the article.

Apart from that, there’s one thing that’s a no-brainer for professionals, which most beginners take too casually. What’s that?

Keep reading to find out!