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In November of 2020, I sent a direct message on Twitter to a British man named Phil Makepeace. “Hi!” I wrote. “I need a chess coach! Are you the person to talk to?” I knew that Phil was a professional ...

I love the game of chess, and that stems back to my childhood. When I was growing up in Australia in the '60s and '70s, we didn't have the internet or modern technology kids have now, so we often ...

The length/width of the chess board is 12-by-12 inches—enough space that one can manipulate the pieces without disturbing the ones surrounding it, and can visually distinguish the rows and files. It ...