ChessWary

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About this game

Chess is a board logic game with chess pieces on a 64-cell board that combines elements of art, science and sports. Chess is usually played by two players against each other. Greetings, dear player! As you know, chess is one of the oldest strategy games in the world. A great game for developing such qualities as tactics, logic and memory. The goal of the game is to "take" the opponent's king, having 12 pieces at his disposal. I suggest you try your hand and wish you victory! Each set of figures includes: king (♔, ♚), queen (♕, ♛), two rooks (♖, ♜), two elephants (♗, ♝), two horses (♘, ♞) and eight pawns (♙, ♟). At the initial position, the figures of both sides are placed as shown in the diagram. Whites occupy the first and second horizontals, blacks occupy the seventh and eighth. The pawns are located on the second and seventh contours, respectively.

How to play

Click on the shape you want to move, then hover over the square of the board where you want to place the figure. The goal of the game is to "take" the opponent's king, having 12 pieces at his disposal. I suggest you try your hand and wish you victory! Board and starting position The initial position of the pieces The game takes place on a board divided into equal square cells or fields. The size of the board is 8×8 cells. Vertical rows of fields (verticals) are indicated by Latin letters from a to h from left to right, horizontal rows (horizontals) - with numbers from 1 to 8 from bottom to top; each field is indicated by a combination of the corresponding letter and number. Each set of figures includes: king (♔, ♚), queen (♕, ♛), two rooks (♖, ♜), two elephants (♗, ♝), two horses (♘, ♞) and eight pawns (♙, ♟). At the initial position, the figures of both sides are placed as shown in the diagram. Whites occupy the first and second horizontals, blacks occupy the seventh and eighth. The pawns are located on the second and seventh contours, respectively