Chess
Chess
Chess
Chess is a board game played by two players which is white and black. The goal of this
game is to checkmate the opponent's King while each player controls an army of chess
pieces.
History of Chess
Around the 6th Century AD, chess was invented by the Queen of Ceylon (now Sri
Lanka), besieged by God Rama.
Timeline of Chess
● 6th Century- Its ancestor, “Chaturanga,” a Sanskrit name for a type of battle
formation. Chaturanga is a popular four-player war game that has several critical
aspects of modern chess.
● In Sassanid Persia, the name for the game became chatrang, which
subsequently evolved to shatranj.
● The game was taken up by the Muslim world after the early Arab Muslims
conquered the Sassanid Empire.
● 9th Century- Chess spread directly from the Middle East to Russia, where chess
became known as shakhmaty, literally "checkmates")
● The game reached Western Europe and Russia by at least three routes.
● 10th Century- It was introduced into the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors.
● 13th Century- Chess spread throughout the world and many variants of the
game soon began taking shape. Buddhist pilgrims, Silk Road traders and others
carried it to the Far East where it was transformed and assimilated.
● 15th Century- The game was developed extensively in Europe. It had survived a
series of prohibitions and Christian Church sanctions to almost take the shape of
the modern game.
● 18th Century- Chess games of this period emphasized quick, tactical
maneuvers rather than long-term strategic planning.
● 2nd half of the 19th Century- modern chess tournament play began, and the
first official World Chess Championship was held in 1886.
● 20th Century- Saw great leaps forward in chess theory and the establishment of
the World Chess Federation.
● 21st Century- Later developments in the 21st century made the use of computer
analysis far surpassing the ability of any human player accessible to the public.
Pawn promotion
Pawn promotion occurs when a pawn reaches the farthest rank from its original
square—the eighth rank for White and first rank for Black. When this happens, the
player can replace the pawn for a queen, a rook, a bishop, or a knight.
Capture
The piece captures as it moves. The rule is simple: if an opponent's piece is on a
square controlled by one of your pieces, then on the next move, your piece can go to
the square occupied by the opponent's piece and capture it.
En Passant
In chess, en passant means "in passing" describes the capture by a pawn of an enemy
pawn on the same rank and an adjacent file that has just made an initial two-square
advance. The capturing pawn moves to the square that the enemy pawn passed over,
as if the enemy pawn had advanced only one square.
Castling
Castling is the only time in chess that two pieces can move at once, and the only time a
piece other than the knight can move over another piece. The king moves two spaces to
the left or to the right, and the rook moves over and in front of the king, all in one move!
Abegail: 7. Court dimensions 8. Hand Signals 9. Equipment
The chess pieces are then arranged the same way each time. The second row
(or rank) is filled with pawns. The rooks go in the corners, then the knights next to them,
followed by the bishops, and finally the queen, who always goes on her own matching
color (white queen on white, black queen on black), and the king on the remaining
square.
● Get your king to the corner of the board where he is usually safer.
● Don't put off castling.
● You should usually castle as quickly as possible.
● Remember, it doesn't matter how close you are to checkmating your opponent if
your own king is checkmated first!
You should try and control the center of the board with your pieces and pawns.
If you control the center, you will have more room to move your pieces and will make it
harder for your opponent to find good squares for his pieces.
4.4. Use All Of Your Chess Pieces
Your pieces don't do any good when they are sitting back on the first row.
Try and develop all of your pieces so that you have more to use when you attack the
king.
Using one or two pieces to attack will not work against any decent opponent.
Chess Dimensions:
In the realm of chess, a timeless game of strategy and wit, the battlefield is a
checkered board of 64 squares (8 rows by 8 columns). Players command armies of 16
pieces on each side, each with a unique role to play. The game begins with a king,
queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns facing off across the
board, poised for a battle of minds.
Hand Signals:
In the quiet game of chess, hand signals are replaced by an unspoken tension.
Players strategize silently, some using words while others communicate through the
eloquent moves of the pieces, capturing and defending with calculated precision. Chess
requires simple yet vital equipment. The sturdy chessboard reflects the game's
time-honored nature, while the intricately designed chess pieces represent each
player's power and cunning. Whether made of elegant wood or sturdy plastic, these
tools embody the players' skill and strategy.
Equipment:
In competitive chess, where time is crucial, the chess clock controls the pace and
intensity of the game. Players must balance their chess moves with the ticking clock,
adding a thrilling element to the intellectual challenge. The chessboard becomes a
battlefield for minds, with every move echoing centuries of strategy and tradition. As the
game progresses, players engage in a timeless battle of intellect and cunning,
uncovering the true spirit of chess: a harmonious blend of logic, creativity, and
unwavering resolve.
Equipment needed for chess includes a chessboard and chess pieces, often made of
wood or plastic.
A chess clock may also be used in competitive play to regulate the time each player has
to make their moves.
References:
How to Play Chess: 7 Rules To Get You Started. (2023, October 30). Chess.com.
https://www.chess.com/learn-how-to-play-chess#special-rules-chess
Chess Board Dimensions Basics and Guidelines. (2021, October 4). Chess.com.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-board-dimensions