As an educational card deck StrangerChess Fundamentals provides aspiring chess players an exciting and thorough overview of the game — With witty explanations and engaging diagrams covering anything from basic rules to tactical and strategic ideas it serves as the perfect entry point to begin your chess journey or brush up what you have already learned.
StalemateOpeningFools MateScholars MateCalculationFianchettoPawn StormBishop PairChecklistGood GameInterferenceEqual TradeWindmillPawn ChainOppositionPoisoned PawnDiscoveryKing SafetyCastelingBig PawnRelative PinTripple PawnPromotionBad BishopGood BishopQueenside CastlePinned PieceSquare RuleSmothered MateUnderpromotionKnight ForkAbsolute PinPawn MinorityPawn MajorityClose GameDouble PawnOpening TrapPawn StructurePassed PawnDistractionDirty FlagUnderminingKnight ManeuverMinor PiecesForced DrawFlight SquarePawn BreakOverextensionBackrank MateFamily ForkMajor PiecesHorwitz BishopsKingside CastleXrayOutpostColor BoundFlanksPawn IslandsPiece ValuesExtended CenterIsolated PawnEndgameCenter HillRook Vs BishopLong DiagonalOverloadedOpen FileThreefoldTake BackConnected PassersConnected RooksBack RankPawn IslandTrapped PieceRook BatteryIllegal MoveIntermezzo
StalemateOpeningFools MateScholars MateCalculationFianchettoPawn StormBishop PairChecklistGood GameInterferenceEqual TradeWindmillPawn ChainOppositionPoisoned PawnDiscoveryKing SafetyCastelingBig PawnRelative PinTripple PawnPromotionBad BishopGood BishopQueenside CastlePinned PieceSquare RuleSmothered MateUnderpromotionKnight ForkAbsolute PinPawn MinorityPawn MajorityClose GameDouble PawnOpening TrapPawn StructurePassed PawnDistractionDirty FlagUnderminingKnight ManeuverMinor PiecesForced DrawFlight SquarePawn BreakOverextensionBackrank MateFamily ForkMajor PiecesHorwitz BishopsKingside CastleXrayOutpostColor BoundFlanksPawn IslandsPiece ValuesExtended CenterIsolated PawnEndgameCenter HillRook Vs BishopLong DiagonalOverloadedOpen FileThreefoldTake BackConnected PassersConnected RooksBack RankPawn IslandTrapped PieceRook BatteryIllegal MoveIntermezzo
The deck is designed as a starter's resource, so each description is bite-sized, and easily digested without going into a subject at nauseating length. One term per card illustrated in a striking and memorable style.
Produced using durable materials, the deck is a portable resource that you can lay out across the table to explore together with your friends and family.
Interested? Great! Then please join the waiting list below and get notified once it gets published.