Beginning Chess:

Chess is a game of strategy having its roots in India and the Middle East. The game has not changed a lot since then, just minor changes. There were many famous players in the history of this game who contributed a lot to standardize the game rules in usual play as well as world championships. This game has simple rules as compared to many of the similar nature games but due to so many outcomes of the moves it is very difficult to master it. A great strategy with the ability to foresee correctly and patience is very important in order to win the game.

Chess is a board game with two players on opposite sides.Beginning chess requires the player to set up the chess board. It is very important for the player to know the basics of setting up a chess board. Placing the chess board correctly is the first thing; it is done with rule Ôwhite on rightÕ which says that right-hand corner of each player should have the white square. Then the next thing is to know about the pieces of chess; they are white and black in color. Each player has 16 pieces (8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, one queen, and one king), that is 16 black and 16 white. Arranging them correctly on the chess board is very important.

After setting up the chess board the game begins. Beginning chess moves needs the player to know which move will bring what outcome. Knowing this will help them move the pieces in order to gain the checkmate at the end. All pieces have unique movements like a pawn can only move one square at a time (except first move). Rooks, bishops and queen may move unlimited number of squares in vertical/horizontal, diagonal and in any direction respectively. Whereas, the king can move in any direction but only one square! Lastly knights can jump over other pieces as well as their movement is in “L” shape.

So knowing the movements correctly and also the special moves like capturing a pawn, castling etc is very important for a player. By practicing the right game one can master it with the passage of time.