chess

A board game in which pieces of different powers are moved around a checkered chessboard. The object of the game is to attack the opponent's king, and put him in a position wherein it's impossible to escape ("checkmate").

See also

• chess clock
• Shogi - the Japanese variant of chess.
• Xiangqi - the Chinese variant of chess

External links

• Wikipedia: Chess

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