Introduction to Chess

What is Chess?

Chess is a two-player game, a strategy game played on a 8×8 board with 16 pieces for each sides: The pawns, bishops, knights, rooks, queens, and the kings.

What is the Goal of Chess?

The goal of Chess is to Checkmate the King, or force your opponent to resign. In other words: to win! Since the second part doesn’t usually apply to beginner games, we will focus on Checkmate. But first, we need to know about the Chess Pieces.