This document provides an overview of chess including what chess is, who invented it, how to play, and some fun facts. Chess is a recreational board game between two players that evolved from similar games originating in India and Persia. It is played on a checkered board with pieces of two colors that each have unique movement rules. The goal is to checkmate the opponent's king by placing it under an inescapable threat of capture. Fun facts include that a computer first beat a grandmaster in 1988 and the longest recorded game went 269 moves.

1. chess
By Sahasra siri N

2. Contents
1)What is chess ?
2) Who invented chess ?
3) How to play chess ?
4) Is chess a indoor game or an
outdoor game
5) Fun fact ( 10 facts )
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3. What is chess ?
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Chess is a recreational and competitive board game played between two players. It is sometimes
called Western or international chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi. The
current form of the game emerged in Southern Europe during the second half of the 15th
century after evolving from similar, much older games of Indian and Persian origin. Today,
chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home,
in clubs , online, by , correspondence and tournaments

4. Who invented chess ?
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The earliest predecessor of the game
probably originated in India by the
7th century CE, from where it
spread to Persia. Following the
Arab invasion and conquest of
Persia, chess was taken up by the
Muslim world and subsequently
spread to southern Europe.

5. How to play chess ?
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Setup:
The board is setup as shown. There should always be a white square at the closest right-hand side for both players. Remember
that the queen must be on a square that matches her color.
Turns:
White always moves first, and players alternate turns. Players can only move one piece at a time, except when castling
(explained later).
Taking Pieces:
Players take pieces when they encounter an opponent in their movement path. Only pawns take differently than they move
(explained later). Players cannot take or move through their own pieces.
Pawns only move forward. On the first move a pawn can move one or two spaces, every subsequent move can only be one
space. Pawns move diagonally to take opponents.
Pawn Promotion:
If a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, it is promoted to a higher piece (except king). There is no limit to how many
pawns can be promoted.

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Rooks move in a continuous line forwards, backwards and side-to-side.
Knights are the only pieces that "jump" off the board. Unlike other pieces they are not blocked if there are pieces between
them and their destination square.
To make it easier to remember how a knight moves think of an L. Two spaces in a direction forward, backward or side-to-
side, and one space at a right turn.
Bishops move in continuous diagonal lines in any direction.
The queen moves in continuous diagonal and straight lines. Forward, backward and side-to-side.
The king can move in any direction, one square at a time.

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Castling is the only move that allows two pieces to move during the same turn.
During castling a king moves two spaces towards the rook that it will castle with, and the rook jumps to the other side. The
king can castle to either side as long as:
1. The king has not moved.
2. The king is not in check.
3. The king does not move through or into check.
4. There are no pieces between the king and castling-side rook.
5. The castling-side rook has not moved.
It does not matter:
A. If the king was in check, but is no longer.
B. If the rook can be attacked by an opponent's piece before castling.
A king is in check when an opponent's piece is in a position that can attack the king. A player must move their king out of
check, block the check or capture the attacking piece.
A player cannot move their king into check.

8. Is chess a indoor game or an outdoor game ?
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Chess: Chess is a most popular indoor game played by two people. This improves thinking
capability and keeps the brain active

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1.A computer called Deep Thought became the first computer to beat an international grandmaster in November 1988, Long Beach,
California.
2.The folding chessboard was invented by a priest who was forbidden to play chess. The priest found a way around it by making a folding
chessboard. When folded together and put ona bookshelf, it simply looks like two books.
3.If you put one grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard, two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth, and so on,
how many grains of wheat do you need to put on the 64th square? The answer is 9,223,372,036,8 54,775,808(appr oximately 9.22x10 18 )
grains of wheat.
4.The new pawn move, where pawns were allowed to advance two squares on its first move instead of one, was first introduced in Spain in
1280.
5.The longest chess game ever was I.Nikolic - Arsovic, Belgrade 1989, which ended in 269 moves. The game was a draw.

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1.The folding chessboard was invented by a priest who was forbidden to play chess. The priest found a way around it by
making a folding chessboard. When folded together and put ona bookshelf, it simply lookslike two books.
2.If you put one grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard, two on the second, four on the third, eight on the
fourth, and so on, how many grains of wheat do you need to put on the 64th square? The answer is 9,223,372,036,8
54,775,808(appr oximately 9.22x10 18 ) grains of wheat.
3.The new pawn move, where pawns were allowed to advance two squares on its first move instead of one, was first
introduced in Spain in 1280.
4.The longest chess game ever was I.Nikolic - Arsovic, Belgrade 1989, which ended in 269 moves. The game was a draw.

11. Thank you
By Sahasra siri N