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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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Here are the symbols of chess pieces in Unicode. If you cannot see any chess symbols in the above table, take a look at the picture below, where they are depicted using two fonts (Arial Unicode MS and Tahoma). Categories: Chess | Unicode ...

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The game starts with determining colors. This can be done by mutual agreement or by random means such as coin flipping. A common method is for one player to take a pawn of each color, mix them up out of sight, hold one pawn concealed in each hand, let the other player select one of the hands, and play that color. The player controlling the white pieces moves first. While this gives white an advantage, with white winning approximately a 10% more games than black in tournament play, it is not believed that whit ...

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Rules of chess, Rules of chess - Synopsis, Rules of chess - The board, Rules of chess - Gameplay, Rules of chess - Movement, Rules of chess - Capturing pieces, Rules of chess - Check checkmate, Rules of chess - Draws, Rules of chess - Timing, Rules of chess - Playing well

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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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Martian Chess - Initial setup. Each player starts with nine pieces: three small, three medium, and three large. The color of the pieces is irrelevant; for reasons given below, a mix of colors should be used. In a two-player game, only half the board is used; a folding checkerboard is useful. The pieces are placed in the corners of the board as shown: The players decide who moves first by a random method or by agreement. Play passes to the left after each move. Martian ...

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Martian Chess, Martian Chess - Rules, Martian Chess - Initial setup, Martian Chess - Movement and capturing, Martian Chess - End of game and scoring, Martian Chess - Strategy

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Djambi - Material. The game is played on a 9x9 board whose central square (called "the maze") is marked with a different color or a sign. Each player has 9 pieces : 1 Chief 1 Assassin 1 Reporter 1 Troublemaker 1 Necromobile 4 Militants. Djambi - Objective. The objective of the game is to capture the chiefs of the other players before they capture your one. Although informal alliances can be temporarily conclude, there is no team: each player plays against the other ones.

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Djambi, Djambi - Rules, Djambi - Material, Djambi - Objective, Djambi - Start position, Djambi - Movements, Djambi - Captures, Djambi - Death and surrounding of a chief, Djambi - The maze, Djambi - Alliances and betrayals, Djambi - End of the game, Djambi - Variants, Djambi - Three-player variant, Djambi - Five-player variant

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Note: While there are many theories on various aspects of House of Leaves, there is no overarching theory capable of completely explaining House of Leaves. It is convoluted on purpose, and many theories that are suggested by the book contradict and/or overlap each other. Danielewski took ten years to write the book, and the book shows it, with its painstaking attention to detail and multiple levels of narrative. The story of the Navidson Record is told through the blind Zampanò's written criticism of it, and Zampanò's ...

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House of Leaves, House of Leaves - Plot summary, House of Leaves - The Navidson Record, House of Leaves - Johnny's story, House of Leaves - The Whalestoe Letters, House of Leaves - Characters, House of Leaves - Zampanò, House of Leaves - Johnny Truant, House of Leaves - Pelafina H. Lièvre, House of Leaves - Format, House of Leaves - Typography, House of Leaves - Title, House of Leaves - Foreign languages, House of Leaves - Authorship questions, House of Leaves - Pelafina as true author, House of Leaves - Danielewski as true author, House of Leaves - Other discrepancies and strange links, House of Leaves - Mythological references, House of Leaves - The Minotaur, House of Leaves - Orpheus and Eurydice, House of Leaves - Yggdrasil, House of Leaves - Influences, House of Leaves - Other Houses, House of Leaves - Companion works

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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 is not a game of chance; it is based solely on tactics and strategy. Nevertheless, the game is so complex that not even the best players can consider all contingencies: although only 64 squares and 32 pieces are on the board, the number of possible games that can be played far exceeds the number of atoms in the universe (see Shannon number). Chess is one of the world's most popular games; it has been described not only as a game but also as an art and a science. Chess is sometimes seen as an abstract wargame; as a "mental martia ...

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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 is not a game of chance; it is based solely on tactics and strategy. Nevertheless, the game is so complex that not even the best players can consider all contingencies: although only 64 squares and 32 pieces are on the board, the number of possible games that can be played far exceeds the number of atoms in the universe (see Shannon number). Chess is one of the world's most popular games; it has been described not only as a game but also as an art and a science. Chess is sometimes seen as an abstract wargame; as a "mental martia ...

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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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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 - 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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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 tantalizingly finely balanced. However, it ...

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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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Capturing with a queen often allows the opponent to immediately recapture, leading to a back-and-forth battle until one player runs out of pieces in the line(s) of capture. This is more common in two-player games, since other players may interfere in the four-player version. The net point difference is usually minor with two players, but can give the players involved a significant lead over the others in a four-player game. More generally, remember that any piece used to capture becomes the opponent's, and conside ...

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Martian Chess, Martian Chess - Rules, Martian Chess - Initial setup, Martian Chess - Movement and capturing, Martian Chess - End of game and scoring, Martian Chess - Strategy

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Chess - Rules of chess. Main article: Rules of chess 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 - 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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Chess is played on a square board that is divided into 64 squares (8-by-8) of alternating color (32 "white", 32 "black"), which is very similar to that used in draughts (checkers). Upon the board move 16 "white" and 16 "black" pieces. The actual colors of chess sets are usually white and black, cream and brown, red and black, or buff and green; but the pieces and squares are always referred to as "white" and "black". Sets used for play are commonly made of wood or plastic, although ornamental sets exist made of stone, glass, or metal, ...

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Rules of chess, Rules of chess - Synopsis, Rules of chess - The board, Rules of chess - Gameplay, Rules of chess - Movement, Rules of chess - Capturing pieces, Rules of chess - Check checkmate, Rules of chess - Draws, Rules of chess - Timing, Rules of chess - Playing well

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There is a flourishing movement to use the game of chess as a tool to aid the intellectual development of young people. Encouraged by the promising results of a number of research studies, school districts and organizations across the globe are implementing chess programs. New York based Chess-In-The-Schools, Inc.,[1]. has been active in the public school system in the city since 1986. They currently reach more than 30,000 students annually. The Americas Foundation for Chess[2] has initiated programs in partnership with local school districts in several US cities, includin ...

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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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House of Leaves - Zampanò. Zampanò is a blind writer, in the line of numerous blind prophets and poets throughout history, going all the way back to Homer. It is speculated that this character is based on the famed Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. "...no one realized that the book and the labyrinth were one and the same..." Borges is actually mentioned in the book in footnote 67 ...

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House of Leaves, House of Leaves - Plot summary, House of Leaves - The Navidson Record, House of Leaves - Johnny's story, House of Leaves - The Whalestoe Letters, House of Leaves - Characters, House of Leaves - Zampanò, House of Leaves - Johnny Truant, House of Leaves - Pelafina H. Lièvre, House of Leaves - Format, House of Leaves - Typography, House of Leaves - Title, House of Leaves - Foreign languages, House of Leaves - Authorship questions, House of Leaves - Pelafina as true author, House of Leaves - Danielewski as true author, House of Leaves - Other discrepancies and strange links, House of Leaves - Mythological references, House of Leaves - The Minotaur, House of Leaves - Orpheus and Eurydice, House of Leaves - Yggdrasil, House of Leaves - Influences, House of Leaves - Other Houses, House of Leaves - Companion works

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House of Leaves begins with a first person narrative by Johnny Truant, a Los Angeles tattoo parlor employee. Truant is searching for a new apartment when his friend Lude tells him about the apartment of the recently deceased Zampanò, a blind, elderly man who lived in the same building as Lude. In Zampanò's apartment, Truant discovers a manuscript written by Zampanò which turns out to be a very academic study of a documentar ...

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House of Leaves, House of Leaves - Plot summary, House of Leaves - The Navidson Record, House of Leaves - Johnny's story, House of Leaves - The Whalestoe Letters, House of Leaves - Characters, House of Leaves - Zampanò, House of Leaves - Johnny Truant, House of Leaves - Pelafina H. Lièvre, House of Leaves - Format, House of Leaves - Typography, House of Leaves - Title, House of Leaves - Foreign languages, House of Leaves - Authorship questions, House of Leaves - Pelafina as true author, House of Leaves - Danielewski as true author, House of Leaves - Other discrepancies and strange links, House of Leaves - Mythological references, House of Leaves - The Minotaur, House of Leaves - Orpheus and Eurydice, House of Leaves - Yggdrasil, House of Leaves - Influences, House of Leaves - Other Houses, House of Leaves - Companion works

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