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Everyone is familiar with the board game called chess. It is played by millions of people all over the world and tournaments are arranged regularly, both small and big scale. Chess is believed to have been invented in India some 1400 years ago, but no one knows for sure how it came to be and what persons should be acknowledged for its invention. However, it is likely that chess is a development of the Indian game Chaturanga . The rules for chess, as we know them today, were standardized in Europe in the lat
The chess board is usually a foldable, square box, so that the pieces can be safely stored inside the board while not in use. When unfolded the chess board reveals 8*8 checks, traditionally shifting in black and white. Each player has 16 pieces, also in black or white. The player with the white pawns start the game. The pieces in a chess game are as follows: