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**A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CHESS**
==**Chess is an ancient game played between two players. Occasionally, Chess is played on teams (2 v 2). Chess is a strategy game played on an 8 x 8 board. Chess consists of 32 pieces, (all listed below). A Chess game is won when one players King is captured, (how the pieces capture another is also listed below). Chess has come along way since it was invented. In the early days, (6th Century) it was called Chaturanga. Chaturanga consisted of different pieces to what we know today. The current Wold Chess Champion, (WCC) is Viswanathan Anand. **==

**PIECES INVOLVED IN A GAME OF CHESS **
**King: A King is the most valuable piece on the board, but not the most powerful. The King is the most valuable piece because in a game of Chess, if your King is captured by your opponent, you lose. A King can move in any direction but only one square at a time. There is 1 King per team.** ==Queen: The Queen is a lethal piece. Although it's not the most valuable, it is undoubtedly the most powerful piece. The Queen holds the ability to move as far as it wants in any direction. There is only 1 Queen per team. == ==Bishop: A Bishop is not as valuable as the King or the Queen but it certainly is handy. A Bishop can move as far as it wants diagonally. There are 2 Bishops per team. == ==Knight: A Knight is once again not as powerful as the King or the Queen but the Knight in a way is confusing. Your opponent will find it hard to predict your next move because the Knight moves around in 'L' shapes. The 'L' shapes are made up of 3 spaces. There are 2 Knights per team. == ==Rook: A Rook is a good piece to have on your side when the odds are against you. A Rook can move as far as it wants horizontally and vertically. There are 2 Rooks per team. == ==Pawn: The pawns are the weakest, most invaluable piece on the board, in fact, many players sacrifice their pawns during a game as part of a plan to capture a more powerful piece. On each pawns first move, they have the choice to move 2 spaces in one go, but afterwards they can only travel one space ahead. Pawns are only allowed to attack diagonally forward. There are 8 pawns per team. ==



**Backup Copy of Chess Analogy**

Analogy

How is Life like a Game of Chess?
 * 1. In a Game of Chess, there are pieces that are more powerful than others. This applies in life. There are Kings and Queens and then there are just ordinary less powerful pawns, or citizens. Occasionally, citizens have their say on how the Kings and Queens should run things, but not often. **
 * 2. If you’ve ever played a game of Chess, you’d know that pawns are sometimes sacrificed tactically. This happens in life when someone sets a goal and attempts to achieve it. **
 * 3. In a game of Chess, Kings and Queens have the ability and freedom to move in any direction they would like. Pawns however, can only move forward and are able to only attack diagonally forward. In life, Kings and Queens have freedom to make their own choices and rules. We, the citizens (pawns) have to work under their guidelines. **