Chess for Beginners

August 26th, 2019

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Chess is a very popular two-person strategy board game that is played all over the world by millions of people of all ages. Its roots are believed to have sprouted from a 7th century game from India, Chaturanga. Each player starts with 16 pieces:

one king
one queen
two rooks
two knights
two bishops
eight pawns

Every piece moves in a different way and the objective of the game is to checkmate the king or to end in a draw. Competitive chess games have been played since 1886.

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