Chess is a board game and mental-skill game for two players. It is played on a square board of eight rows (called ranks) and eight columns (called files), giving 64 squares of alternating colour, light and dark, with each player having a light square at the near right corner when facing the board. Each player begins the game with 16 pieces which can move in defined directions (and in some instances, limited range) and can remove other pieces from the board: each player's pieces comprise eight pawns, two knights, two bish ...

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• Chess - Introduction
• Chess - History
• Chess - Gameplay
• Chess - Rules of chess
• Chess - Strategy and tactics
• Chess - Ways to play chess
• Chess - Modern chess
• Chess - Notation
• Chess - Chess and education
• Chess - Computer chess
• Chess - Chess variants
• Chess - Famous chess games
• Chess - History of chess
• Chess - World chess champions
• Chess - Chess literature
• Chess - Chess in the arts and literature

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Chess, Chess - Introduction, Chess - History, Chess - Gameplay, Chess - Rules of chess, Chess - Strategy and tactics, Chess - Ways to play chess, Chess - Modern chess, Chess - Notation, Chess - Chess and education, Chess - Computer chess, Chess - Chess variants, Chess - Famous chess games, Chess - History of chess, Chess - World chess champions, Chess - Chess literature, Chess - Chess in the arts and literature

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Main article: Computer chess Serious work on machines that play chess has been going on since 1890, and chess-playing computer programs featured prominently in the artificial intelligence boom of the 1950s - 1970s. At first considered only a curiosity, the best chess playing programs — like Shredder, Fritz etc. — have become extremely strong players. In blitz chess, they can beat the best human players; at regular time controls, however, battles between the very best chess programs and the very best human players have been ...

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Chess, Chess - Introduction, Chess - History, Chess - Gameplay, Chess - Rules of chess, Chess - Strategy and tactics, Chess - Ways to play chess, Chess - Modern chess, Chess - Notation, Chess - Chess and education, Chess - Computer chess, Chess - Chess variants, Chess - Famous chess games, Chess - History of chess, Chess - World chess champions, Chess - Chess literature, Chess - Chess in the arts and literature

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Chess - Rules of chess. See Rules of chess for some important details not covered here. When a game of chess begins, one player controls the sixteen white pieces while the other uses the sixteen black pieces. The colors are chosen either by a friendly agreement, by a game of chance, or by a tournament director. White always moves first and therefore has a slight advantage over black. The chess pieces should be set up on a standard chessboard with a white squ ...

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Chess, Chess - Introduction, Chess - History, Chess - Gameplay, Chess - Rules of chess, Chess - Strategy and tactics, Chess - Ways to play chess, Chess - Modern chess, Chess - Notation, Chess - Chess and education, Chess - Computer chess, Chess - Chess variants, Chess - Famous chess games, Chess - History of chess, Chess - World chess champions, Chess - Chess literature, Chess - Chess in the arts and literature

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Chess - Origins of chess. Main article: Origins of chess Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form. The most commonly held belief is that chess originated in India, where it was called Chaturanga, which appears to have been invented in the 6th century AD. Although this is commonly believed, it is thought that Persians created a more modern version of the game after the Indians. In fact, the oldest known chess pieces have been found in excavation ...

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Chess, Chess - Introduction, Chess - History, Chess - Origins of chess, Chess - Modern chess, Chess - World chess champions, Chess - Computer chess, Chess - Gameplay, Chess - Rules of chess, Chess - Strategy and tactics, Chess - Alternative ways to play chess, Chess - Chess variants, Chess - Famous chess games, Chess - History of chess, Chess - Chess literature, Chess - Chess in the arts and literature

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A chess table is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game of chess. A chess board is usually integral to the table top and often two drawers are provided to hold the pieces when not in use. Chess tables can be extremely decorative, well made and potentially expensive pieces of furniture. Most chess tables have the board inlaid or engraved though cheaper tables may have it painted on. A chess table is not necessary to play chess and is not restricted only to playing chess, but many chess players enjoy o ...

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A chess variant is any game derived from, related to or similar to chess in at least one respect. The difference from chess can include one or more of the following: Different board (larger or smaller, another board form, e.g. hexagonal or circle). Fairy pieces, different from those used in chess. Different rules for capture, move order, game goal, etc. The national chess variants like xiangqi and shogi are traditionally also called chess variants in western world. They have many ...

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• Chess variant - Chess-derived games
• Chess variant - Chess with different starting position
• Chess variant - Chess with unusual rules
• Chess variant - Multimove variants
• Chess variant - Multiplayer variants
• Chess variant - Chess with unusual pieces
• Chess variant - Games inspired by chess
• Chess variant - Chess-related national games
• Chess variant - Chess variants software

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Chess and mathematics have been pursued intellectually for centuries by many researchers and scientists, especially mathematicians. Naturally, the logic and symmetries in chess appeal to mathematicians. The following mathematicians either played or studied chess in their life: George Airy Adolf Anderssen George Atwood Harry Bateman Jacob Bronowski Max Black Jerome Cardan Lewis Carroll Henry Dudeney Albert Einstein Noam Elkies

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Chess and music has been a favored recreation for centuries by many researchers and artists, especially musicians. The following are individuals who were known both as chess players and musicians in their life: Igor V. Ivanov François-André Danican Philidor Vasily Smyslov Mark Taimanov The Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev was a very good chess player in his youth. He drew with Emanuel Lasker in a 1909 exhibition in which Lasker was playing against several opponents simultaneousl ...

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Blitz chess (also known as speed chess or blitzkrieg chess) is a game of chess where each side is given very little time to make all of their moves. Generally, each side has between three and fifteen minutes (five minutes is common) timed by a chess clock. Blitz chess is quite popular on many Internet chess services. The word blitz means lightning in German. The short time controls naturally reduce the amount of time available to consider each move, and result in a frantic game, especially as time runs out. ...

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A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he can nearly always beat players of the general strength found in chess clubs, who themselves typically can nearly always prevail against the level of play generally possessed by the average player in the general population. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context. From the dawn of recorded chess, to the establishment of the first chess organizations, the term master was simply ...

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Chess clubs are clubs with the intent of getting together and playing chess with others. There are chess clubs associated with schools and sometimes these clubs compete with other clubs. Very often the chess clubs are run by a more knowledgeable chess player who can teach less experienced players. ________________________________________________ Chess Club is also the name of a power-pop/indie-rock band located in Memphis, Tennessee. The band has undergone many transformations since it was founded in 2003 by Jason ...

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Bullet chess is a very fast game of chess where each side only has less than 3 minutes to complete all of their moves. The Internet Chess Club (ICC) definition [1] of bullet chess is any game where Time + (2/3)Increment < 3. Time is the initial time setting for each clock (in minutes). Increment is the time regained on the clock per move (in seconds). Bullet chess is even faster and more hectic than blitz chess. The bullet in bullet chess refers to the fast speed of a bullet. Often bullet chess is so fast that tactics and skill are secondary to quick moves. ...

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This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see chess problem terminology. See also: Sample chess game Chess terminology - A. Active: Describes a piece that is able to move or control many squares. See also passive. Adjournment: Suspensi ...

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• Chess terminology - A
• Chess terminology - B
• Chess terminology - C
• Chess terminology - D
• Chess terminology - E
• Chess terminology - F
• Chess terminology - G
• Chess terminology - H
• Chess terminology - I
• Chess terminology - J
• Chess terminology - K
• Chess terminology - L
• Chess terminology - M
• Chess terminology - N
• Chess terminology - O
• Chess terminology - P
• Chess terminology - Q
• Chess terminology - R
• Chess terminology - S
• Chess terminology - T
• Chess terminology - U
• Chess terminology - V
• Chess terminology - W
• Chess terminology - X
• Chess terminology - Z

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Due to mergers and acquisitions in recent years there are only two chess libraries of major significance and only a few other specialist collections. They are, The John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection at Cleveland Public Library. Largest chess and draughts library in the world. Built on the donation of quarter of a million dollars and 11,000 books from John G. White's private library upon his death. The Chess & Draughts collection at the Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Nieme ...

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Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, usually through a correspondence ches server, through e-mail or by the postal system; less common methods which have been employed include fax and homing pigeon. It is in contrast to over-the-board (OTB) chess, where the players sit at a chessboard at the same time (or perhaps play at the same time remotely). Correspondence chess allows people or clubs who geographically distant to play one another without meeting in person. The length ...

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• Correspondence chess - Structure of correspondence chess
• Correspondence chess - Current branches of correspondence chess
• Correspondence chess - Official correspondence chess
• Correspondence chess - Casual correspondence chess
• Correspondence chess - Over the board players who also play correspondence chess
• Correspondence chess - ICCF World Champions
• Correspondence chess - Men
• Correspondence chess - Women

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The exact location, time and method of the entry of chess into western Europe is unknown, however linguistic evidence suggest that it was almost certainly obtained from the Arabs. However the earliest western evidence of chess is dated to the eleventh century at the very earliest, still a significant time after the arabs themselves had discovered chess. Given that prior to eleventh century the arabs had substantial settlements in Spain, France and Italy knowing that our version of chess came from th ...

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• Chess in Europe - Chess in Britain

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The idea of creating a chess-playing machine dates back to the eighteenth century. Around 1769, the chess playing automaton called The Turk became famous before being exposed as a hoax. After that, the field of mechanical chess research languished until the advent of the digital computer in the 1950s. Since then, chess enthusiasts and computer engineers have built, with increasing degrees of seriousness and s ...

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• Computer chess - Motivation
• Computer chess - Brute force vs. strategy
• Computer chess - Computers vs. humans
• Computer chess - Endgame databases
• Computer chess - Chronology of computer chess
• Computer chess - Computer chess implementation issues
• Computer chess - Board representations
• Computer chess - Search techniques
• Computer chess - Leaf evaluation
• Computer chess - Using endgame databases
• Computer chess - Other optimizations
• Computer chess - Standards
• Computer chess - Playing strength vs. the computer speed
• Computer chess - Other chess software
• Computer chess - Computer chess theorists
• Computer chess - The future of computer chess?
• Computer chess - Solving chess

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The longstanding popularity of chess has paved the way for a rich tradition of chess-related puzzles and composed problems. These puzzles assume a familiarity with the pieces and rules of chess, but set different objectives than a standard game. For example, one might be called upon to deduce the last move played, or the location of a missing piece, or whether some player has lost the right to castle. Sometimes the objective is antithetical to normal chess, such as helping (or even compelling) the opponent to checkmate one's own king. Including:

• Chess puzzle - Chess problems
• Chess puzzle - Chess miner
• Chess puzzle - Tactical puzzles
• Chess puzzle - Other kinds of chess puzzles

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Battle Chess is a computer game version of chess released for the PC, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, Amiga, CD32, Atari ST, Apple Macintosh, Acorn Archimedes and Nintendo Entertainment System in which the chess pieces came to life and battled one another when capturing. There were 35 animations, one for each possible combination of battle (thus there was no animation for the King-takes-King battle). The rook, for example, would turn into a rock monster and kill a pawn by crushing him. Introducing this new twist to a classi ...

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