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Chess is a game, played between two players. Two Kings

and their forces come to face to face in the battle field on

chessboard. Each forces are assigned two different

colors. Generally Black and White are used. Players can

choose the colour by wining the toss.Black Forces

White Forces

King

King

Our intention is to

conquer the enemy

King, with or without

destroying his military.

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Chessboard is divided

into 8 rows and 8

columns (8x8 = 64). The

intersected area is

colored with white and

black alternately.

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Intersected areas of rows

and columns are called

SQUARE. There are

8x8=64 Squares. All are

alternately colored with

white and black.

It is a white

squareIt is a black

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Rank/Rows are numbered

from 1 to 8.

Column are called a File

and Rows are called Rank.

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Files

Files/Columns are

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A6 B6 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 H6

A5 B5 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 H5

A4 B4 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 H4

A3 B3 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 H3

A2 B2 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 H2

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Each square can be represented by File(column) letter and Rank(row) number.

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It is Square in the Bth column of 5th row.

It is Square in the ath column of 1st row.

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Each square can be represented by File(column) letter and Rank(row) number.

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Square at Bth

File(Column), 5th

Rank(Row) is called B5.

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B + 5 = B5

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In Chess, these divisions infantry, cavalry, elephantry and chariotry are evolve into Pawn, Knight, Bishop and Rook.

infantry

Infantry is represented by PAWN.

Cavalry

Cavalry is represented by KNIGHT.

Chariotry.

Elephantry

Chariotry is represented by ROOK.

Elephantry is represented by BISHOP.

Pawn

Black Pawn Black Knight

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Head of the Force

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Namasthe to all.

We are THE KINGs.

Look at our Crown.

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I am White King.Head of White

Army

I am Black King.Head of Black

Army.

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The prime duty of chess player is to protect his KING

from enemy’s attack through the tatic movements .

We are QUEENs.2nd in the Army.

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Each king has only one Queen.

Total 2 Queen will be present on the

board. One is White and Other is Black.

White QUEEN Black QUEEN

How KING looks differ from QUEEN ?.

Queen is little shorter than

The King and have no crown.

Can you find some other

differences?

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We are ROOKs.

Each King has a pair

of Rooks. Total 4

Rooks will be present on the

Board.

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White King with 2 ROOKS.

Black King with 2 ROOKS.

We are KNIGHTs.Each King has 2

Knights. So 4

Knights will be present on the

Board.

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White King with 2 KNIGHTs.

Black King with 2 KNIGHTs.

We are BISHOPs.Each King has 2

Bishops. So 4 Bishops

will be present on the Board.

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White King with 2 BISHOPs.

Black King with 2 BISHIPs.

We are PAWNs.Each King has 8 Pawns.

So 16 Pawns will be

present on the Board.

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How Pawn looks differ

from Bishop ?.

Pawn is shorter than Bishop and

have no mole in his face.

Can you find out other differences ?

Bishop Pawn

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Each King has one Queen, two

Rooks, two Bishops, two

Knights and eight Pawns.

PawnRook KnightBishopQueen

King

2 221 8+ + + + = 15The total strength of a Force is One king with 15 Crew

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Rook

Knight

Bishop

Queen

Salutation to King

Whi t e K i ng

wi t h 15 Cr ew

Bl a c k K i ng

wi t h 15 c r ew

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Queen

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Black King and

His Crew

White King and

His Crew

King

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Bishop 1

Rook 2

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for Rook. for kNight.

is the KING

for Bishop. for Queen.

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ROOK KNIGHT BISHOP QUEEN KING BISHOP KNIGHT ROOK

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White Pawns

Black Pawns

Each King has 2 Rooks and they

are placed in the left and right

end in the 1st row of each player.

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Place of ROOKs

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Each King has 2 Knights and they

are placed in the adjacent

square of Rooks.

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Each King has 2 Bishops and

they are placed in the adjacent

square of Knight.

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Queen always sit on her own

color. ie White Queen placed at

White Square and Black Queen

is at Black Square.

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White KING is placed at Black

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arrange all 16 pieces. Let

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Arrange Pawns.

King

I am KING. Where is my

Chair ?

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I am Rook.

Where is my

seat ?

Knights.

I am Knight.

Where I sat ?

Bishops.

I am Bishop.

Where is my

seat ?Queen

I am Queen.

Where is my

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Now, you know how to arrange all 16 pieces. Let us summarize it.

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Piece Location

White Pawns 8 squares in 2nd Rank

Black Pawns 8 squares in 7th Rank

White Rooks A1 and H1 Squares

Black Rooks A8 and H8 Squares

White Knights B1 and G1 Squares

Black Knights B8 and G8 Squares

White Bishops C1 and F1 Squares

Black Bishops C8 and F8 Squares

White QueenD1, ie White square adjacent to bishop.

Black QueenD8, or Black square adjacent to Bishop.

White KingE1, or Black square left to the Queen.

Black KingE8, or White square left to the Queen.

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Most of the cases, Pawns moves one square forward.In very first move of each Pawn, it can move twosquare forward as the like of player. Backwardmovement is not allowed. If the Pawn is promoted to8th Rank or Row,, It shall transformed to any otherPiece.

Pawn captures enemy piece sitting in the top left square or top right square by a diagonal movement. It can’t capture enemy pieces sitting in the front square.

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Most of the cases, Pawns

moves one square forward.

Backward movement is notallowed.

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Rank or Row, It shalltransformed to any other Piece.

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Most of the cases,Pawns moves onesquare forward.

In very first moveof each Pawn, Itmay move twosquares forward asplayer’s wish.

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Each piece has the ability to remove enemy pieceson their pathway. This is called Capturing.

In the case of Pawn,Capturing was done in thediagonal direction. OnePawn can capture enemy’spieces, only if enemy’spiece is sitting in the leftor right squares in frontmy Pawn.

Enemy piece sit here

Enemy piece sit here

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QUEEN THE KINGIN CHECK

Pawn Captures its enemy’s piece sitting in the left orright squares in front of that Pawn. A Pawn has not theability to capture in any other direction except Top-Leftand Top-Right.

Rook BISHOP

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ROOKs moves onlyin straight pathtowards down orup or left or rightdirections. It havethe ability tocaptures enemy’spieces in its path. Itcan’t jump over itssiblings.

Don’t Jump over

siblings

If you capture my sibling Knight, I will Also Capture You.

Shall I Capture black KNIGHT.

She is an obstacle in my

path.

Will White Rook catch Me ?

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Bishop moves only in diagonal path. They willcapture enemy’s pieces sitting in their path. Likeother pieces, it don’t jump over his siblings.

Each King has a pair of Bishops. One is sitting in the white square andother is in black square and remains their seat color till the end.

Movement of white bishop sittingon the black square. Movement of white bishop sitting

on the white square.

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Bishop moves onlyin diagonal path.

Each King has a pairof Bishops. One issitting in the whitesquare and other is inblack square andremains their seatcolor till the end.Pieces except Knightcan’t jump over otherpieces.

Black Seat White Seat

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Knight moves in “L” shape in

up/down/left/righdirections.

KNIGHT can jump over otherpieces to the destination square.

move 2 squares up andTurn left or right.

move 2 squares left andturn up or down.

move 2 squares downand turn left or right.

move 2 squares rightand turn up or down.

Knight can capture enemy’s pieces sitting in destination square

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Queen moves in straight or diagonal path.

Queen can’t jump over

other pieces .

Queen can capture enemy’s

pieces on its path.

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King can move only to adjacent squares

King plays from behind all the pieces

and tries to maintain a safe position.

He is soft tempered

(“ ”). King can move only

to adjacent squares and can capture

enemy pieces in that square

provided they are not supported

properly.

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Each piece has theability to removeenemy pieces ontheir pathway. Thisis called Capturing.

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Check is a directthreat to king byany of the enemypieces. At thistime king has tochange his squareor to defend histhreat by placingsome of his soldierpieces in between.

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1. Move one square up.

To avoid Check, the KING can move to any one among a 4 adjacent squares except Top-Right.

2. Move one square up-left.

3. Move one square left.

4. Move one square right.

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Check is a directthreat to king byany of the enemypieces. At thistime king has tochange his squareor to defend histhreat by placingsome of his soldierpieces in between.

May I make a Check ?

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3. Or moves the king to asafe adjacent square.

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In Check Mate,the King is indeadlock. He issurrendered byenemy forces. Asconcerned withthe KING, King isnever suicide orkilled by enemy.The Result isdefeat.

This is the apt time to conquere black Forces.

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