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Chess (basics): The board is 8×8 = 64 squares, alternating light and dark. 16 pieces each: king, queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights and eight pawns. An attack on the king is called check. 'Checkmate' (from Persian 'shah mat': the king is defeated) ends the game at once. The strongest piece is the queen. The knight moves in an L-shape. In castling the king moves two squares toward the rook, which jumps over it: the only move using two of your own pieces. The pawn is promoted (promotion). This draw is called stalemate. Good to know: On 8×8 squares billions of positions arise after just a few moves; the number of possible games (the Shannon number, about 10 to the 120th) exceeds the number of atoms in the visible universe. Eight pawns and eight pieces per side: each moves by its own rule, and only the knight may jump over others. When the king is in check, the player must deal with the threat at once. The word comes from the Persian „shah mat“: „the king is defeated“. The queen combines the moves of the rook and the bishop. The knight is the only piece that can jump over others.
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64
The board is 8×8 = 64 squares, alternating light and dark.
💡 Did you know? On 8×8 squares billions of positions arise after just a few moves; the number of possible games (the Shannon number, about 10 to the 120th) exceeds the number of atoms in the visible universe.
16
16 pieces each: king, queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights and eight pawns.
💡 Did you know? Eight pawns and eight pieces per side: each moves by its own rule, and only the knight may jump over others.
Check
A check must be answered: by moving the king, blocking, or capturing the attacker.
💡 Did you know? When the king is in check, the player must deal with the threat at once.
Checkmate
'Checkmate' (from Persian 'shah mat': the king is defeated) ends the game at once.
💡 Did you know? The word comes from the Persian „shah mat“: „the king is defeated“.
Queen
The queen was once a weak piece; only in the 15th century did she become the most powerful on the board.
💡 Did you know? The queen combines the moves of the rook and the bishop.
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