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1. Garden Chess Sets for Family Fun
November 11, 2012
The summer is a time when families should try and spend more time together, catch up with each other's news and do some serious bonding. Invite relatives to the house for a barbeque on the few warm nights the UK gets, set up some chairs and a table, crack open a beer, and gossip about family, friend...
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2. Staunton and other Chess Sets
November 08, 2012
Chess is a game that's enjoyed by millions all over the world and has been for generations. One of the very first board games to be invented the game was played as far back as Roman times. It takes practice, study, and skill to play and these days it can be seen enjoyed everywhere you go. Although i...
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3. Why are Games Like Chess so Popular?
November 06, 2012
The popularity of board games, like chess and draughts or backgammon, have increased in past years mainly due to the fact that they can now be played online, just like many other types of games, puzzles, and brain teasers. This doesn't mean that players online don't also play in the real world howev...
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4. Improve Your Brain Simply by Playing Chess
November 04, 2012
Keeping your body fit is easy enough to do if you have the motivation, book some sessions at the local gym, hire a personal trainer, or get your running shoes on and pound the streets. However, there is another part of us that also needs training and exercise if it's to keep fit and active, but i...
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5. Are Chess Players a Particular Type?
November 02, 2012
Is there a particular type of person that is attracted to the game of chess? Ask around and the most common answer you'll receive is that they tend to be intellectuals, serious, studious, and maybe even boring! Well, we dispute that - the stereotypical image of a player in tweed jacket and black-fra...
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6. What is the Appeal of Chess?
October 23, 2012
What is it about chess that people seem to like so much? How exciting can it be, sitting opposite an opponent moving various shaped pieces around a board? Well, there are hundreds of millions of players all over the world, making it one of the most popular games ever, so there has to be something th...
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7. Chess Sets and Where to Buy Them
October 21, 2012
Finding decent quality chess sets isn't as easy as you might think it should be, particularly if you are out shopping in the high street. A specialist store is hard to find - there might be one in a busy city centre but otherwise most high street specialist games retailers have closed their doors, ...
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8. Easy Tips for New Players of Chess
October 17, 2012
Learning the rules for chess is obviously the first thing to study when you want to become a good player. The rules are easy to find, they're included in the box when you buy your first chess set, or simply look them up online.
If there's a club nearby then it might be worth joining as they...
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9. Celebrities, Fame & Backgammon
October 15, 2012
You might have thought that that nobody plays board games anymore, but you couldn't be more wrong. There are lots who enjoy these traditional games, and amongst them are many whose faces are very familiar as they are celebrities and famous for all kinds of reasons. Movie stars, pop idols, and celebs...
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10. Books on Backgammon to Improve Your Play
October 11, 2012
There are various ways to learn how to play backgammon and pick up tips on how to improve your game. Books discuss the rules, elements and strategies, and they offer a lot of valuable advice and experience to beginners and professionals. Just like chess and checkers, there is are opening, middle, an...
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