Archaeologists Discover a 1300-Yr-Old Sandstone Rook Piece, Say It May Be the 'Oldest' Chess Piece Ever Found A 1,300-year-old sandstone rook, the oldest chess piece ever found, was announced by ...
It’s chess with a twist. In regular chess, positions of chess pieces on the back ranks are fixed: the rooks are stationed on the corners, the knights start on the b and g files, the bishops on the c ...
Zugzwang is particularly common in endgames due to the fewer pieces left on the board leading to fewer options. It is even common to come across positions of ‘Mutual Zugzwang’: positions where both ...