Chess

1. #1Chess

   Keys: chess

   Chess is an abstract strategy game which involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on a square game board called a chessboard containing 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White" and "Black", each control sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. White moves first, followed by Black; then moves alternate. The object of the game is to checkmate (threaten with inescapable capture) the enemy king.

2. #2Capturing

   Keys: capturing, capture

   In chess, capturing is a tactical move where a player moves their piece to the same square as their opponent's piece, removing the opponent's piece from the board.

3. #3King

   Keys: king, king piece

   In chess, the king is the most important piece, able to move only one square in any direction (forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally), and the goal of the game is to "checkmate" the opponent's king by putting it in a position where it is directly threatened and cannot escape, resulting in a loss for that player; although it has limited mobility, the king must be protected at all costs to win the game.

4. #4Queen

   Keys: queen piece, queen

   The queen is the most powerful piece in chess. It can move in any direction, including diagonally, vertically, or horizontally, as long as it's not blocked.

5. #5Rook

   Keys: rook, rook piece

   The rook is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may capture an enemy piece on its path; it may participate in castling. Each player starts the game with two rooks, one in each corner on their side of the board.

6. #6Bishop

   Keys: bishop piece, bishop

   The bishop is a piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the game with two bishops.

7. #7Knight

   Keys: knight, knight piece

   The knight is a piece in the game of chess, represented by a horse's head and neck. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically, jumping over other pieces. Each player starts the game with two knights

8. #8Pawn

   Keys: pawn, pawn piece

   The pawn is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess. It may move one square directly forward, it may move two squares directly forward on its first move, and it may capture one square diagonally forward. Each player begins a game with eight pawns, one on each square of their second rank.

9. #9Checkmate

   Keys: mate, checkmate

   Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.

10. #10Check

    Keys: check

    In chess and similar games, check is a condition that occurs when a player's king is under threat of capture on the opponent's next turn. A king so threatened is said to be in check. The player must get out of check if possible by moving the king to an unattacked square, interposing a piece between the threatening piece and the king, or capturing the threatening piece.

11. #11Black and White

    Keys: black piece, white piece, white side, black side · Secondary: black, white

    In chess, the player who moves first is called White and the player who moves second is called Black. Their pieces are the white pieces and the black pieces.

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