Chess is an abstract strategy board game for two players. It is played on a square board of eight rows (called ranks) and eight columns (called files), giving sixty-four squares of alternating color. Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces, which are progressively eliminated (captured and removed from the board by opposing pieces) as the game proceeds. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king. This occurs when no further move can prevent the king from being captured.

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Chess is one of the world's most popular games; it has been described not only as a game but also as an art and a science. Chess is sometimes seen as an abstract wargame; as a "mental martial art", and teaching chess has been advocated as a way of enhancing mental prowess. Chess is played both recreationally and competitively in clubs, tournaments, online, and by mail (correspondence chess). Many variants and relatives of chess are played throughout the world. Chess or shatranj has its origins in India. The most popular, in descending order by number of players, are xiangqi in China, shogi in Japan, janggi in Korea, and makruk in Thailand. The game described in this article is sometimes known as Western Chess or International Chess to distinguish it from other variants.

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@buttsbuttsbutts whatre you talking about, he was kind of sexy in the first movie... charging across that chess board... mmm.
kiahpierson (kiah pierson) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:58:58 -0000
@buttsbuttsbutts whatre you talking about, he was kind of sexy in the first movie... charging across that chess board... mmm.
baking my red velvet cake.then chess pie & pecan pie...and then my ham.then some tv & still a little cleaning..waiting to c what the temp is
smartgirl1961 (sheri wright) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:56:58 -0000
baking my red velvet cake.then chess pie & pecan pie...and then my ham.then some tv & still a little cleaning..waiting to c what the temp is
Natalia vs The World RT @Pogonina: I played 1.e4 in my vote chess game against World at Chess.com. replies are welcome: http://bit.ly/5LHEjO
IanRobinson (Ian Robinson) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:55:50 -0000
Natalia vs The World RT @Pogonina: I played 1.e4 in my vote chess game against World at Chess.com. replies are welcome: http://bit.ly/5LHEjO
Apparently "winning" at chess against my 7yr old nephew means I'm "cheating"...write that down.
andrewsmhay (Andrew Hay) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:52:47 -0000
Apparently "winning" at chess against my 7yr old nephew means I'm "cheating"...write that down.
not everyone holds nitel tonight RT:@ejokes: For a $ 100 donation to kupat ha'ir, a minyan of talmidei chachamim will play chess for you t
Butcher42 (Butcher42) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:51:42 -0000
not everyone holds nitel tonight RT:@ejokes: For a $ 100 donation to kupat ha'ir, a minyan of talmidei chachamim will play chess for you t
lol! nice. RT @kchodorow @igrigorik mongodb just pawn in game of life, but mongo play chess: http://bit.ly/7qKQwq #nosql
igrigorik (Ilya Grigorik) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:50:14 -0000
lol! nice. RT @kchodorow @igrigorik mongodb just pawn in game of life, but mongo play chess: http://bit.ly/7qKQwq #nosql

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