CHESS

THE HISTORY OF CHESS

• People have been playing chess for more than 1500
years. Invented in India in the 6th century CE, its
earliest known form was called Chaturanga.
• The pieces originally represented the military units
common in warfare at that time: infantry, cavalry,
elephants, chariots, a general, and a king.
• The game spread from India to Persia in the 7th
century and then westward to the wider Muslim
world following the Islamic conquest of Persia.
• Islamic influence then spread the game to Southern
Europe, reaching Western Europe by about 1000 CE.
An example of an early European chess set is the Isle
of Lewis chessmen.
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• In the 20th century, chess competition became a worldwide
affair. The international chess federation, FIDE, was founded in
1924, and it began to administer the world chess championship
in 1948. Many strong players contested the world championship,
with legends like Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer,
and Garry Kasparov emerging as victors.
• One of the goals of early computer
scientists was to create a chess-playing
machine, which in 1997, Deep Blue became
the first computer to beat the reigning World
Champion in a match when it defeated Garry
Kasparov.
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Chess Board
A chess board is a square board with a checkered
pattern. It consists of 64 squares in alternating colors
usually black and white, but some boards have
distinctive colors replacing black. Typically, it’s made
of wood or plastic. It’s also often foldable for easy
storage and transportation.

Chess bag
A chess bag is where you store chess equipment (and
other relevant items).
What makes it stand out from the average bag is it’s
designed specifically for chess players.
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Chess Clock
A chess clock is a device that times each player’s moves
during a game. It consists of two independent clocks
placed side by side.
It’s vital in competitive chess games, where players
only have a limited time to make a move.

Chess Set
A chess set is a collection of chess pieces.
When playing chess, you arrange the pieces on a chess
board in the first two rows. Typically, a set consists of
32 chess pieces.
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The pieces in a chess set are: King, Queen, Rooks, Knights, Pawns, Bishops.

King: The most essential chess piece; must be protected at all costs it moves in one square in
any direction.
Queen: The most powerful chess piece, capable of dominating the game it can move vertically,
horizontally, and diagonally in any direction.

The King The Queen

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Rook: The chess piece that controls files and ranks; can attack or defend other pieces in
long distances it moves horizontally in any number of squares.
Knight: The only chess piece that can jump over other pieces as it moves two squares in a
straight direction and one square perpendicular to the other direction, kind of like how an
L looks.

The Rook The Knight

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Bishop: The chess piece that controls long diagonals; can attack or defend other pieces in
long distances it moves diagonally on any number of squares.
Pawn: The chess piece that often serves a sacrificial purpose; a set of pawns acts as the first
line of defense it Moves forward one square (or two squares during its first move) can
capture other chess pieces diagonally.

The Bishop The Pawn

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• The game of chess has two opposing sides, light

colored and dark colored.
• The two sides are briefly called White and Black,
White always goes first.
• The pieces stand on the board until they are captured.
• Each piece is on its own square, and moves from one
square to another.
• When an hostile piece is captured it will be removed
from the board.
• All pieces are subject to capture except the King;
which the player must always defend. It perishes only
when no possible resource can save it from capture.
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How Does a Chess Game End?
The King of one side is captured, or the contestants agree to a draw issue
Stalemate
A kind of draw that happens when one side has NO legal moves to make.
the king is NOT in check, but no piece can be moved without putting the
king in check
then the game will end with a stalemate draw
Checkmate
Occurs when a player cannot save their King from capture. When this
occurs, the game is over.
--Extra: the pawn can be promote to another piece when the pawn
reaches the opposite side of the board it can be a Queen, Bishop, Rook, or
Knight.
THE MECHANICS OF CHESS
1. The player with the white pieces makes the first move.

2. Each player takes turns making one move at a time.

3. Every Chess piece moves in a unique way.

Each type of chess piece has its own method of movement.
A piece moves to a vacant square except when capturing an
opponent's piece. Except for any move of the knight and
castling, pieces cannot jump over other pieces.
A piece is captured (or taken) when an attacking enemy
piece replaces it on its square.
THE BENEFITS OF CHESS
1. Chess Brings People Together
-Chess is one of the oldest games in the world dating back over 1500
years. The game of chess has evolved as it spread around the globe to
the game we play today. As a result, this journey has brought people
together from different cultures, ages, and backgrounds over a common
bond and passion for the game.
2. Chess Teaches You How To Win And Lose
-Of course, everyone likes to win, but it is just important to learn how to
accept losing. As the saying goes—sometimes you give the lesson, and
sometimes you receive the lesson! Most importantly, try to learn from
those losses and come back as a better player. Just as in life, we need to get
back up when confronted with failure and come back stronger and wiser.
Winning with grace is an important character trait that chess can teach a
person.
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3. Chess Helps To Develop Creativity.
-They say a persons' personality comes out in their chess
game. The wonderful part of chess is that there is room for
everyone's styles and personalities. In your own personal
way, you can show your creativity in the type of moves,
plans, and tactics that you come up with on the board.
4. Chess Helps Develop Problem-Solving Skills
In every chess game, you are faced with challenges and problems
that you have to solve in order to play your best game. Chess can
help you to think ahead, not rush your decisions, and weigh the
pluses and minuses of your choices. This correlates to challenges
we face in everyday life, and just as in chess, we try to make the
best choices to develop positive outcomes for our lives.
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5. Chess Helps You Learn How To Be Calm
Under Pressure Judit Polgár
An intense game of chess where you have given
everything, your time is running low, and you still
have to make critical decisions to bring the point
home teaches us to remain calm under pressure.
You have to be intensely focused, while at the
same time remaining calm so that your brain can
work to its maximum. We are all faced with Wesley So
deadlines, presentations, interviews, and tests
throughout our life. Just as in a chess game, we
have to remain confident and calm to perform our
best.