Chess is an ancient board game that goes back centuries. It is a board game which involves two players. It is sometimes called  international chess  or  Western chess  to distinguish it from  related games  such as  xiangqi  (Chinese chess) and  shogi  (Japanese chess). Chess is an  abstract strategy game  that is played on a  chessboard  with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as  "White" and "Black" , each control 16  pieces 1 King  1 Queen  2 Rooks 2 Knights 2 Bishops 8 Pawns How is Chess Played? White moves first , followed by Black . The game is won by checkmating the opponent's king, In other words, threatening it with inescapable capture. There are several ways a game can end in a draw or stalemate. Each Chess piece moves a certain way: •The Queen moves diagonally, horizontally & vertically in all directions. •The King can move one square at ...