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  2. Rules of chess - Wikipedia

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    The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king; checkmate occurs when a king is ...

  3. Algebraic notation (chess) - Wikipedia

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    Algebraic notation. Algebraic notation is the standard method for recording and describing the moves in a game of chess. It is based on a system of coordinates to uniquely identify each square on the board. [1] It is now almost universally used by books, magazines, newspapers and software, and is the only form of notation recognized by FIDE ...

  4. Password (American game show) - Wikipedia

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    Password is an American television game show. Two teams, each composed of a celebrity and contestant, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues, in order to win cash prizes. The show was created by Bob Stewart and originally produced by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions.

  5. Password Plus and Super Password - Wikipedia

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    Password Plus was a Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Production and Super Password was a Mark Goodson Production. Password Plus aired from January 8, 1979 to March 26, 1982, for 801 episodes. The program also won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1982. [3] Super Password aired for 1,151 episodes from September 24, 1984 to March 24, 1989.

  6. Chess notation - Wikipedia

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    Chess notation systems are used to record either the moves made or the position of the pieces in a game of chess. Chess notation is used in chess literature, and by players keeping a record of an ongoing game. The earliest systems of notation used lengthy narratives to describe each move; these gradually evolved into more compact notation ...

  7. Touch-move rule - Wikipedia

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    This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The touch-move rule in chess specifies that a player, having the move, who deliberately touches a piece [a] on the board must move or capture that piece if it is legal to do so. If it is the player's piece that was touched, it must be moved if the piece has a legal move.

  8. Cheating in chess - Wikipedia

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    Cheating in chess. Cheating in chess is a deliberate violation of the rules of chess or other behaviour that is intended to give an unfair advantage to a player or team. Cheating can occur in many forms [1] and can take place before, during, or after a game. Commonly cited instances of cheating include: collusion with spectators or other ...

  9. Tower of Hanoi - Wikipedia

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    The Tower of Hanoi (also called The problem of Benares Temple[1] or Tower of Brahma or Lucas' Tower[2] and sometimes pluralized as Towers, or simply pyramid puzzle[3]) is a mathematical game or puzzle consisting of three rods and a number of disks of various diameters, which can slide onto any rod. The puzzle begins with the disks stacked on ...