Zugzwang is particularly common in endgames due to the fewer pieces left on the board leading to fewer options. It is even common to come across positions of ‘Mutual Zugzwang’: positions where both ...

All the rules of chess are discussed below: 1. The King can move one square in any direction: forward, backward, diagonal, or across. But it cannot move to a square which is under threat.

After losses in Round 13, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a tie-breaker in the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, with ...

The chess match between China and the U.S. is far from over, and India should be perceived as a rook in the middle of the ...

Or maybe you attempted to play chess and realized ... You are scored based on the number of moves that it took to checkmate the black king. Try to win in the lowest number of moves.