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  2. Chess piece - Wikipedia

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    The rules of chess prescribe the moves each type of chess piece can make. During play, the players take turns moving their own chess pieces. The rook may move any number of squares vertically or horizontally without jumping. It also takes part, along with the king, in castling. The bishop may move any number of squares diagonally without ...

  3. Rules of chess - Wikipedia

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    Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop. 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.

  4. Template:Chess names - Wikipedia

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    No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status name name Name of a column to display Unknown optional ^ The Estonian chess terms were coined by Ado Grenzstein. ^ "Handbook". www.fide.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019. The pieces bear the names: Koenig, Dame, Turm, Laeufer, Springer, Bauer ^ a b H. J. R. Murray, A History of Chess, ch. 11.

  5. Glossary of chess - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in chess, in alphabetical order.Some of these terms have their own pages, like fork and pin.For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of named opening lines, see List of chess openings; for a list of chess-related games, see List of ...

  6. Outline of chess - Wikipedia

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    Chess pieces – two armies of 16 chess pieces, one army designated "white", the other "black". Each player controls one of the armies for the entire game. The pieces in each army include: 1 king – most important piece, and one of the weakest (until the endgame). The object of the game is checkmate, by placing the enemy king in check in a way ...

  7. Chess chiefs ask why it's still mostly a man's game. Culture ...

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    A top global chess official on Friday called for more research into whether factors such as hormone levels and physical endurance might have an impact on players' abilities at the game, which has ...

  8. Algebraic notation (chess) - Wikipedia

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    The table contains names for all the pieces as well as the words for chess, check, and checkmate in several languages. [16] Several languages use the Arabic loanword alfil for the piece called bishop in English; in this context it is a chess-specific term which no longer has its original meaning of "elephant".

  9. Who Is Chess Piece on 'The Masked Singer'? - AOL

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    Chess Piece's identity and outfit are far from black and white. Decked out in a Regency-inspired dress in a checkerboard pattern, she's ready to prove she's no pawn in the game of this season. So ...