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How to Play Chess

Chess is a historical game and the leader of board games. Many consider playing chess as a symbol of higher intellectual and thinking ability of a person. This game although requires much thinking and mental effort to win but it only requires understanding of basic rules to play it. Here is an EASY GUIDE on How to Play Chess : 1. Exactly 2 people can play against each other over a board. 2. A chess board has 64 squares in total i.e 8 rows called as ranks and 8 columns called as files . 3. The game starts with 16 pieces on each side which are: 1 king 1 Queen 2 bishops 2 Knights 2 Rooks 8 pawns 4. The initial position of chess pieces on each side is: 5. White has the first move and can move any piece. Each piece has its unique move and this defines its strength. Pawns always move one square forward but capture opponent's piece on one square diagonal. Don't forget that on its first move, a pawn has the choice to move two squares forward. The K...