A chess set thrown out as rubbish by one of north Wales's biggest landowners could fetch £5,000 for relatives of the butler who saved it from the bonfire. The French carved ivory figures which once belonged to Lord Mostyn are due to be auctioned by Christie's in London. They are being sold ... Read More

A chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game. Recognized sequences of opening moves are referred to as openings as intiated by white or defenses, as created on reply to black. There are many dozens of different openings, and hundreds of named variants. ... Read More

I have found this excellent resource over at about.com I have been casually following Mark Weeks for a couple of years now and he continues to provide quality information for the general chess community. Below is his list of the top ten chess openings currently being used. Feel ... Read More