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CHESS GAME

MODULE 1

Chess is a game of strategy and tactics for two players, played on an 8x8 chequered
board. Although chess sets come in many varieties and colours, the traditional colours are white
and black, and that is how we will be referring to the two players on this website. The aim of the
game is to trap your opponent's king, which is called Checkmate. A game can also be won if your
opponent gives up (in chess, we call this 'resigning'), and there are a variety of ways a game can
end in a draw, in which case neither player wins.

The History of Chess – How Did It All Begin?

The history of chess can be traced back


around 1500 years; started in the North of India
and then spread throughout the Asian continent.
Chess made its way via the expanding Islamic
Arabian Empire to Europe.

The rules of chess changed numerous


times until the 1880’s (the romantic era of chess).
The first official World Chess Championship
was hosted in 1886.
The 20th century revolutionized chess with the
invention of databases and chess engines.

Who Invented Chess?


The history of chess goes back many years, decades and even centuries! But who really
invented the game we all love? What was the origin of this famous mental exercise many millions
of people play?

Chess is known the world over, played by numerous fans, but its roots and origins are not
clear and are highly debatable. There are a variety of legends, stories, and plain guesses,
starting from a dispute over where it came from and ending with when chess
Chess was introduced to Persia from India and became a part of the princely or courtly
education of Persian nobility. In Sassanid Persia around 600 the name became chatrang, which
subsequently evolved to shatranj, due to Arab Muslims' lack of ch and ng native sounds, and the
rules were developed further. Players started calling "Shāh!" (Persian for "King!") when attacking
the opponent's king, and "Shāh Māt!" (Persian for "the king is helpless" – see checkmate) when
the king was attacked and could not escape from attack.

Initial setup
Chess is played on a chessboard, a square board divided into 64 squares (eight-by-eight)
of alternating color, which is similar to that used in draughts (checkers) (FIDE 2008). No matter
what the actual colors of the board, the lighter-colored squares are called "light" or "white", and
the darker-colored squares are called "dark" or "black". Sixteen "white" and sixteen "black"
pieces are placed on the board at the beginning of the game. The board is placed so that a white
square is in each player's near-right corner. Horizontal rows are called ranks and vertical rows
are called files.
Each player controls sixteen pieces:

King Queen Rook Bishop Knight


Piece Pawn
K Q R B N

Number 1 1 2 2 2 8

Symbols
At the beginning of the game, the pieces are arranged as shown in the diagram: for each side
one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. The pieces are
placed, one on a square, as follows:

 The rooks are placed on the outside corners, right and left edge.
 The knights are placed immediately inside of the rooks.
The bishops are placed immediately inside of the knights.

 The queen is placed on the central square of the same color of that of the player: white
queen on the white square and black queen on the black square.
 The king takes the vacant spot next to the queen.
 The pawns are placed one square in front of all of the other pieces.

Activity 1:
Setting-up of Board!

Draw the Chess board with its corresponding chess pieces in A4 bond paper.

Rubric 10 5

Art Skills Demonstrates advanced Demonstrates some


understanding of concepts. understanding of concepts.
Performs skills in high level. Performs skills at a basic level.

Craftsmanship Presents a neat and clear output. Presents work with little neatness
and Work and care.
Quality

Total

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