George Walker (chess player) — George Walker (born March 1803 – died April 1879) was an English chess master and writer.He was an author of The Celebrated Analysis of A D Philidor (London, 1832), A New Treatise on Chess (London, 1832), A Selection of Games at Chess played by… … Wikipedia
Chess Player's Chronicle — The Chess Player s Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant from 1841–56 and 1859–62, was the world s first successful English language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated but identically or similarly named… … Wikipedia
Chess theory — The game of chess is commonly divided into three phases: the opening, middlegame, and endgame.[1] As to each of these phases, especially the opening and endgame, there is a large body of theory as how the game should be played. Those who write… … Wikipedia
Index of chess articles — Contents 1 Books 2 General articles 2.1 0–9 2.2 A … Wikipedia
George Walker — may refer to:In arts and letters: *George Walker (Puritan) *George Walker (chess player) (1803 1879), English chess player and writer *George Walker (composer) (born 1922), African American composer *(George) Benjamin Walker (born 1913), author… … Wikipedia
Rules of chess — The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) are rules governing the play of the game of chess. While the exact origins of chess are unclear, modern rules first took form during the Middle Ages. The rules c … Wikipedia
World Chess Championship — Current World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India. The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title. The official world championship is… … Wikipedia
Development of the World Chess Championship — Further information: World Chess Championship The concept of a world chess champion started to emerge in the first half of the 19th century, and the phrase world champion appeared in 1845. From this time onwards various players were acclaimed as… … Wikipedia
List of chess players — This list of chess players depicts men and women who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … Wikipedia
London 1851 chess tournament — London 1851 was the first international chess tournament. [Byrne, Robert. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9907E1DD1338F937A25752C0A961958260 Chess ] , The New York Times , January 14 1997. Accessed July 21 2008. Indeed, it was not … Wikipedia
