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- Chess is a type of game played between two players by using a chessboard.
- Chessboard has 64 squares arranged in an eight by eight grid.
- Chess pieces are divided into two different colours, usually black and white.
- Each set consists of sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns.
- White set moves first, after which opponent players alternate turns, moving one piece per turn.
- The aim of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s king.
- In chess, there are a number of ways that a game can end in a draw.
- The rules of chess are published by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
- It is a game played with strategy by using skills and tactics.
- It is one of the most popular game played worldwide.
