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  2. Chess - Wikipedia

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    Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on a chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White" and "Black", each control sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns.

  3. History of chess - Wikipedia

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    The 12th-century Lewis chessmen in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland. The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject of speculation. From India it spread to Persia, where it was modified in terms of shapes and rules and ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Play Chess Online for Free - AOL.com

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    Chess. Play free chess online against the computer or challenge another player to a multiplayer board game. With rated play, chat, tutorials, and computer opponents from beginner to expert! By ...

  6. Chess.com - Wikipedia

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    Chess.com is an internet chess server and social networking website. The site has a freemium model in which some features are available for free, ...

  7. List of World Chess Championships - Wikipedia

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    List of World Chess Championships. Emanuel Lasker (left) facing incumbent champion Wilhelm Steinitz (right) in Philadelphia during the 1894 World Chess Championship. The World Chess Championship has taken various forms over time, including both match and tournament play. While the concept of a world champion of chess had already existed for ...

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