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Chess

Chess
PLAYERS
2
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

Standard squares: 5.7cm (2.25in). Tournament boards roughly 50cm x 50cm.

HOW TO PLAY
1

Set up pieces on each player's two back rows with a light square on each player's right.

2

White moves first; players alternate one move per turn.

3

Pawns move forward, rooks in straight lines, bishops diagonally, knights in an L-shape, queens any direction, kings one square any direction.

4

Capture opposing pieces by moving onto their square.

5

Special moves: castling, en passant, and pawn promotion.

6

Game ends in checkmate, or a draw by stalemate, repetition, or agreement.