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  • The Basics of Chess

    The Pieces







    Chess is played by two opponents, "White" and "Black", who take turns making their moves. White always makes the first move.
    At the beginning of the game, each player has 16 chessmen. White always takes the light-colored
    chessmen; Black the dark-colored. The names of the pieces are:




    WHITE
    BLACK
    one KING
    one QUEEN
    two ROOKS
    two BISHOPS
    two KNIGHTS
    eight PAWNS