Board is the base for carom game. Usually, the board surface is very smooth and the striker is approximately 2-3 times heavier than the carrom pieces. Being a touch game, it requires a huge amount of skill. Players must know all the techniques to manage the board such as: sinking pieces, arranging future shots, misleading adversary’s shots by changing their piece’s location.
Now let us see how to arrange and strike the carrom coins:
Arrangement
In starting of the game, red color coin is positioned in the middle of the board and 3 white and 3 black carrom coins are placed around it as an alternative form. Rests of the pieces are placed in a next circle straightly touching the initial one and this second circle also utilizes alternate color of coins. White piece from first and second circle must be in line and it should be towards the player who strikes first.
Striking
When a player places the striker on the board to hit, he/she must situate it in such a way that it touches both baselines. The striker has to be knocked in such a manner that it crosses the border baseline. Remember that it should not go toward the backside or horizontal.
An international master of chess Irwanto Sadikin played in Manila (the capital of Philippines), He is a south Sumatra chess player made a position in the top six places by receiving an Elo ranking of 2419 at the latest sixth Prospero A. Pichay Junior Cup. Mr. Alsaputra who is chess coach of south Sumatra said on Saturday- All the top five players are leading Grandmasters, whereas Sadikin is the single international master among the top ten contestants.The tournament that has taken place on August 21 to 27 in Manila, there were around 47 chess players participated in which eleven contestants were grandmasters and 9 were international masters.
Anton Filippov – who is a grandmaster from Uzbekistan has scored a ranking of 2609 and won the event, whereas John Paul Gomez grandmaster of Philippines has ranked 2527 to grab the fifth place. After seeing the outcome, chess coach Alsaputra said – Irwanto Sadikin is nearer to a title of grandmaster because a chess participant requires an Elo score of 2500 or above to get a crown of a GM. He continued by saying that Irwanto need to compete more in opposition to other global players to improve his ranking further.
Playing game is a good exercise. In this blog we will find out why games are important to play and different types of games. Playing games is the best way to relax. It keeps your body and mind fit and active. There are two types of games- Indoor and outdoor games. Games that can be played inside the house are called indoor games. Some of these games are chess, snakes and ladders, scrabble, carom, ludo etc. Games that can be played outside the house are called outdoor games. Cricket, football, hockey are outdoor games.
When children play indoor games they don’t just play, they learn something new. Parents must keep this in mind. Learning can be child’s play and child’s play can be learning. Children need interaction, visual stimulation and adult contact if they want to continue learning and thriving. If parents play snakes and ladders with their 3 to 4 year old kid they can teach them numbers from 1 to 100 and sportsmanship. Most important thing is to participate whether you win or lose is secondary. Children can be taught chess game. In this game they will improve on their critical thinking skills.
The Best indoor games are Carrom and chess.
If you’re fond of playing chess in a moving vehicle, such as bus, back seat of a car, train or airplane you may know how difficult it is t keep all the pieces in their proper squares. A magnetic chess set solves this problem.
If you’re on a long trip with your children by car, a magnetic chess set will make your children concentrate on the game and will make the trip go by much faster and much less stressful for you. Each chess piece is fitted with a small magnet that is strong enough to keep the piece in place, yet easy enough to move with thumb and forefinger.
Magnetic chess sets, also known as travel chess sets are ideal gifts for children, adolescents and even adults. Magnetic chess sets are smaller than “land based” chess sets. Magnetic chess sets are affordable and will give you hours of enjoyment. Buy Magnetic chess set from “Carrom Shop Online” at less than $10.
Third seeded Indian Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi earned full point after getting a walk over in the opening round of the World Junior Chess Championship. Sagar Shah was the only blot who lost opening game while S P Sethuraman who is fresh from a fine performance at the Czech open, had to settle for a draw. However, M R Lalith Babu, Swapnil Dhopade and Anwesh Upadhyay cruised to fine victories over their respective opponents.
In the girls game, B.Pratyusha caused a mild flutter when she held sixth seed Sopiko Guramishvili of Georgia to draw. Amongst the other two Indian contestants, Padmini Rout got off to a flier against her lower rated opponent in the first round while Bhakti Kulkarni conceded half point.
