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Chess is an interesting and entertaining game of position that requires lot of understanding, alertness, and smartness to win. It is played between two people on a square board with 64 squares on it. Both the opponents have to constantly evaluate the position of the pieces used in the game to achieve the objective of the game i.e to checkmate the opponent's king.
The chess board with alternate black and white squares is divided into 8 rows known as 'Ranks' and 8 columns known as 'Files'. Each player takes control of the selected black or white pieces. There are about 16 pieces with 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, and 8 pawns and each has its own distinctive move on the chess board. Each player with their own set of 16 pieces starts playing the game and the one who attack's the opponent's king leaving no move or square for escape wins the game. This situation where the opponent's king has no move left is called the checkmate, the objective of the game.
Now let's talk about the distinctive move of each piece. It's really important to keep all the specific moves in mind because one small mistake can make the player lose the game. When it comes to pawn movement, it can move only 1 or 2 square before its own position or 1 square diagonally. The diagonal movement can also take place only if the opponent's piece is positioned on the square diagonal to its own position. Knight can move in a style forming a capital 'L' shape on the game board but the best part is that it can jump pieces. It's most interesting when it comes to moving the queen as the queen has the freedom to move anywhere on the board. Queen can move any number of squares in any direction. Bishop can also move any number of squares but its movement is limited on a diagonal path. When moving the rook, keep in mind like the bishop it can also move any number of squares but only on a straight path whether front, back, or side but no movement can be made diagonally. And lastly, the king can move in all possible directions to immediate squares.
So, now what are you thinking? Start playing and check how smart and how alert your mind is. Nothing can be mastered without trying and implementing. With the basics you can try playing it once and then gradually you'll master the chess game
The chess board with alternate black and white squares is divided into 8 rows known as 'Ranks' and 8 columns known as 'Files'. Each player takes control of the selected black or white pieces. There are about 16 pieces with 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, and 8 pawns and each has its own distinctive move on the chess board. Each player with their own set of 16 pieces starts playing the game and the one who attack's the opponent's king leaving no move or square for escape wins the game. This situation where the opponent's king has no move left is called the checkmate, the objective of the game.
Now let's talk about the distinctive move of each piece. It's really important to keep all the specific moves in mind because one small mistake can make the player lose the game. When it comes to pawn movement, it can move only 1 or 2 square before its own position or 1 square diagonally. The diagonal movement can also take place only if the opponent's piece is positioned on the square diagonal to its own position. Knight can move in a style forming a capital 'L' shape on the game board but the best part is that it can jump pieces. It's most interesting when it comes to moving the queen as the queen has the freedom to move anywhere on the board. Queen can move any number of squares in any direction. Bishop can also move any number of squares but its movement is limited on a diagonal path. When moving the rook, keep in mind like the bishop it can also move any number of squares but only on a straight path whether front, back, or side but no movement can be made diagonally. And lastly, the king can move in all possible directions to immediate squares.
So, now what are you thinking? Start playing and check how smart and how alert your mind is. Nothing can be mastered without trying and implementing. With the basics you can try playing it once and then gradually you'll master the chess game
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