by Josh Burger | Nov 28, 2016 | Kids & Family, News, Stories, Teachers
Raydell Lacey’s chess club Chess Moves Against Violence is just the beginning of strategic action toward ending violence. A September 2016 chess tournament was the brainchild of Lacey, a chess parent who lost her grandson to senseless gun violence. Raydell shares, “My...
by Josh Burger | Nov 8, 2016 | Products
DGT Pi is a chess computer that turns your beautiful wooden DGT eBoard into a powerful chess playing device, complete with chess clock. Eight different chess engines are included offering a variety of strengths and playing styles to enjoy. Simply set up the board,...
by Josh Burger | Jun 10, 2016 | Art of Chess, Gifts, Kids & Family, News
Recently we here at Chess House had the pleasure of supplying Lil’ Corkers from Blessed Trinity RCC in the United Kingdom with some bright colored plastic chess pieces. After checking in with them to see if they had received their package and if the pieces were...
by Josh Burger | May 26, 2016 | Art of Chess, Home, Kids & Family, News, Products
Sydney Gruber, an artist who grew up playing chess, found Chess House while looking for single plastic bishop pieces. Most people purchasing single pieces are trying to complete a full set of pieces Sydney, however, had a different idea. She made them into business...
by Josh Burger | May 26, 2016 | Chess Software, News, Products
The new number one best chess software has arrived and it’s the most powerful chess program ever, defeating world #6 Hikaru Nakamura despite handicaps. Combine that with the latest in training and playing, it’s a chess player’s dream, undoubtedly the best chess...
by Josh Burger | Oct 30, 2015 | Chess Software, News, Products
New Fritz, New Friend The completely reworked ‘friend” mode makes Fritz 15 the ideal training partner. During the course of a game, Fritz is able to constantly tailor its level to your playing strength and how much time you are using. The program can give...
by Josh Burger | Aug 20, 2015 | Chess Books, News
This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the...
by Josh Burger | Aug 20, 2015 | Chess Books, News
Anatoly Karpov is considered by many to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. He was the undisputed World Champion from 1975 to 1985, and also FIDE World Champion from 1993 to 1999. He was ranked the World’s number one player for 90 months –...
by Josh Burger | Aug 10, 2015 | Chess Software, News
Chess Assistant 15 is here and it is better than ever! With Houdini 4 it becomes a unique tool for managing chess games and databases, playing chess through the Internet, analyzing games or playing chess against the computer. The starter package, of course, includes...
by Josh Burger | Nov 21, 2013 | News
The 2013 World Chess Championship drew millions of viewers worldwide, even during the wee morning hours to watch the gripping games being played out match by match in Chennai India. While starting slow for the first several games, Carlsen took a decisive lead in the...