Chess in 15 minutes

The presentation covers a bit of history, the basics of the game and how to find places to compete against others.

Transcript

1. Chess in 15 minutes Hobby talk Santiago Lizardo 23-Jan-2020
2. Basic concept • Two-player strategy board game • Mind sport
3. Game’s goal • Capture opponent’s King
4. History • Derived from an Indian game • Today played by millions • First world chess championship in 1886
7. Collectors
8. Chess Game complexity TicTacToe = 10^3 Chess = 10^123 Go = 10^360
9. Chess Game complexity Avg number of moves (35) Avg number of plies (80) 35^80 = 10^123
10. Playing time Casual: 3-60 mins Tournament: 10m-6h+
11. Time control Keep track of total game time Avoid delays First time used in London
12. Chess nations
13. General rules • Goal is to capture opponent’s king (“checkmate”) • White moves first & players take turns • Piece capture others or occupy squares
14. Board • 8x8 • Ranks and files • Board orientation matters
15. Pieces • Each player begins with 16 pieces • 1 King, 1 Queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 8 pawns • Each piece types moves differently • Used to capture opponent’s pieces
16. Chess algebraic notation
17. Chess annotation symbols … Black’s move ! Good move !! Excellent move ? Bad move ?? Terrible move (blunder) !? Interesting move ?! Dubious move
22. Pawn Movement Promotion
23. Pawn En passant
24. Knight Movement Leaps
25. Bishop Movement Colour ref
26. Rook Movement Castling
27. Queen Movement
28. King Movement Castling
29. Phases Opening → Middlegame → Endgame
30. Check and checkmate
31. Typical endgame outcomes Checkmate Draw (agreement or rules) Voluntary resignation
32. Other endgame outcomes Loss on time Forfeit (not adhering to rules)
33. Playing against others offline Chess clubs https://www.dundeechessclub.co.uk/ http://www.castlehillchess.co.uk/
34. Playing against others online Lichess (and million other websites) https://lichess.org
35. Game modes Bullet (3 mins) Blitz (10 mins) Classic ...
36. Chess rating system Junior beginner : 100 Grandmaster : 2600
37. Live game Wish me luck! https://lichess.org/