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clean up, typos fixed: Encyclopedia Britannica → Encyclopædia Britannica, 1888-1942 → 1888–1942 (2)
*[https://www.chess.com/openings Chess openings]
*[https://www.chess.com/openings Chess openings]
[[File:Wesley So in 2023.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Chess champion [[Wesley So]] is a devout [[Christian]] who reads the [[Bible]] daily and he attends church weekly.<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=wesley+so+Bible+reading&sca_esv=93d9039c66c2f80c&sxsrf=AE3TifMe4R0rzAbWBmGtaXQBhN8DatKzkQ%3A1752539381612&ei=9aB1aP6SJeXdwN4PhJTX0Aw&ved=0ahUKEwi-4a76zb2OAxXlLtAFHQTKFcoQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=wesley+so+Bible+reading&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiF3dlc2xleSBzbyBCaWJsZSByZWFkaW5nMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAFIuCxQggZY8SlwAXgBkAEAmAGdAaAB4w6qAQQwLjE0uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIPoAKdD8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAg0QLhiABBiwAxhDGIoFwgIOEAAYsAMY5AIY1gTYAQHCAhMQLhiABBiwAxhDGMgDGIoF2AEBwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICBRAuGIAEwgIFEAAYgATCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICBhAAGBYYHsICCBAAGBYYChgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FwgIFECEYqwKYAwCIBgGQBhG6BgYIARABGAmSBwQxLjE0oAf5PbIHBDAuMTS4B5MPwgcIMC4xMC40LjHIBy0&sclient=gws-wiz-serp Wesley So Bible reading]</ref> ]]
=== Chess middlegame ===
=== Chess middlegame ===
==== The very end of chess games ====
==== The very end of chess games ====
A chess game may end in a number of ways.
A chess game may end in a number of ways.
*'''Checkmate''': The winning player checkmates his opponent's King (see below).
*'''Checkmate''': The winning player checkmates his opponent's King (see below).
[[File:José Raúl Capablanca 1931.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Jose Raul Capablanca|José Raúl Capablanca]] (1888–1942) is considered one of the top five chess players of all time.]]
*'''Resignation''': The losing player, facing an inevitable future checkmate, ''resigns'' rather than play out an extended series of hopeless moves. A player may indicate resignation by toppling his king on its side.
*'''Resignation''': The losing player, facing an inevitable future checkmate, ''resigns'' rather than play out an extended series of hopeless moves. A player may indicate resignation by toppling his king on its side.
*'''Loss on Time''': In games with a time limit, a player may lose by failing to make a time control, causing his clock to run out.
*'''Loss on Time''': In games with a time limit, a player may lose by failing to make a time control, causing his clock to run out.
== Chess and cognitive ability: Journal article ==
== Chess and cognitive ability: Journal article ==
*[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289616301593#:~:text=Furthermore%2C%20the%20stronger%20players%20had,scale%20IQ%20and%20chess%20rating. The relationship between cognitive ability and chess skill: A comprehensive meta-analysis], ''Intelligence'', Volume 59, November–December 2016, Pages 72-83
*[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289616301593#:~:text=Furthermore%2C%20the%20stronger%20players%20had,scale%20IQ%20and%20chess%20rating. The relationship between cognitive ability and chess skill: A comprehensive meta-analysis], ''Intelligence'', Volume 59, November–December 2016, Pages 72–83
== Chess mastery and memory improvement ==
== Chess mastery and memory improvement ==
=== Journal articles on improving one's chess game via memory improvement techniques ===
=== Journal articles on improving one's chess game via memory improvement techniques ===
*[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010028596900110 ''Templates in Chess Memory: A Mechanism for Recalling Several Boards''] by Fernand Gobet and Herbert A. Simon, ''Cognitive Psychology'', Volume 31, Issue 1, August 1996, Pages 1-40
*[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010028596900110 ''Templates in Chess Memory: A Mechanism for Recalling Several Boards''] by Fernand Gobet and Herbert A. Simon, ''Cognitive Psychology'', Volume 31, Issue 1, August 1996, Pages 1–40
=== Journal articles on chess and mnemonics ===
=== Journal articles on chess and mnemonics ===
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/chess Chess], Encyclopedia Britannica
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/chess Chess], Encyclopædia Britannica
*[https://www.houseofstaunton.com/history-of-chess History of Chess]
*[https://www.houseofstaunton.com/history-of-chess History of Chess]
*[https://willproject.org/training/chess-for-personal-growth/ Chess as a Tool for Personal Growth]
*[https://willproject.org/training/chess-for-personal-growth/ Chess as a Tool for Personal Growth]