Rules of chess Movement Basic moves Each type of chess piece has its own method of movement. A piece moves to a vacant square except when capturing an opponent's piece. Except for any move of the knight and castling, pieces cannot jump over other pieces. A piece is captured (or taken) when an attacking enemy piece replaces it on its square (en passant is the only exception). The captured piece is thereby permanently removed from the game. The king can be put in check but cannot be captured
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Shogi - Japanese Chess Roger Hare 13th September 2003 Revision: Last change: Generated: 39 August 10, 2010 August 10, 2010 1 Attribution These rules are extracted from Roger Hare’s Shogi site http://www.shogi.net/rjhare/ and reformatted for offline use by Bromsgrove Abstract Game Club. I have also added the Westernised pieces to tie in with Tony Boyles’s set. For the full text and links to many more resources, please see his original pages at the above address. 2 Introduction Shogi
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History of Chess The origins of chess are not exactly clear, though most believe it evolved from earlier chess-like games played in India almost two thousand years ago. The game of chess we know today has been around since the 15th century where it became popular in Europe. The Goal of Chess Chess is a game played between two opponents on opposite sides of a board containing 64 squares of alternating colors. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and
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One real world problems I have encountered would be the day my husband and I got fired from our jobs in the same week. This incident happened about two years ago when the economy was starting to go down and the recession was just a reflection on what was to come. I had just started working as a call center agent for Kaiser Permanente working the graveyard shift; this had been the first job I had taken with those hours. In order to work permanently for Kaiser Permanente there is a probation period
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in the story, which opens with father and son playing chess in their cozy cottage on a rainy night, while Mrs. White, knitting by the fire, comments on their game. Clearly, the Whites live a contented, if somewhat contained, life. Later in the story, the grandest thing Mr. White can think of to wish for is to clear the mortgage on their little house. White does have reckless tendencies, though. In the first paragraph of the story, in the chess game with his son, he puts his king “into such sharp
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pebbles. The land is framed proportional to the sky, juxtaposing the kingdoms of heaven and earth. A chess set sits to the right of Antonius. The camera pans away from him, zooming in on the chess pieces. It symbolically equates Antonius as a piece of the game. A man cloaked in black approaches, revealing himself to be death. He states that he has come for them. Antonius challenges him to a chess match. Death agrees that if Antonius is able to defeat death he shall go free. The game is continued
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Medication errors are flaws in the healthcare system that can result in injury, disease, and even death. There are ways to prevent these mistakes and to make a facility more safe by enforcing certain rules and regulations. In order for these rules to be effective, the entire healthcare team including doctors, nurses, pharmacy, etc., need to cooperate and work together. It's very common for someone to make a clumsy move which is why triple checking is becoming more and more effective today.
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Black Chess Champion and Activist Earns Prestigious Cover The U.S. Chess Federation (US Chess) is a nonprofit organization for chess players and supporters. The group has over 85,000 members in over 2,000 clubs, sanctions over 10,000 tournaments and upwards of 500,000 games every year including 25 national championship events, and represents the United States in the World Chess Federation. This year, the group also hosted an essay contest on how a players' club activities advance the purpose of
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Promotion Board 1. This purpose of this memorandum is to provide you with information that will help you to better prepare for the local Promotion Board. 2. The Promotion Board will evaluate you in the following areas: Personnel Appearance, Bearing, Self-Confidence, Oral Expression, Conversational Skills, Knowledge of World Affairs, Awareness of Military Programs, Knowledge of Basic Soldering, and Attitude. 3. The following three actions will ensure you have a successful Promotion Board appearance:
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I have a 50 gallon hot-water tank that was purchased 120 days ago. It was heating fine then all of a sudden stopped heating. I had a Electrician come by and check. He check the heating coil and reset and both were working but still no hot water. I have a 50 gallon hot-water tank that was purchased 120 days ago. It was heating fine then all of a sudden stopped heating. I had a Electrician come by and check. He check the heating coil and reset and both were working but still no hot water. I have
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