"It's now cool to play chess," says Shahade ... boldly sacrificed his queen pawn so that a path would be cleared for his knight to join in the hunt for the Black king. Eight moves later, von ...

Many chess pieces ... as a Knight, has manoeuvred himself to the edge of the board as a forced sacrifice to the White Queen, since he has checked the White King. After Ron's sacrifice, Harry ...

In freestyle chess, the bishops, knights, rooks, queen and king are randomly shuffled around the board while the pawns remain in their usual spots. The format is popular because it allows players to ...