a
board game for two players, each possessing an initial
force of a
king, a queen, two
bishops, two knights, two rooks and eight
pawns, all maneuvered
following individual rules of
movement with the
objective of attacking the opponent's
king in such manner that no escape or defense is possible, thus ending the
game.
a
game of
skill played by two players on a
board marked with 64
squares. Each player has 16 pieces
limited in movements according to kind; the
object being to
win the
game by checkmating the opponent's
king, i.e., putting the opponent's
king into a
position where the opponent cannot save or protect it from being taken.
a
game of
skill played by two players on a
board marked with
squares. Each player has 16 pieces
limited in movements according to kind; the
object being to
win the
game by checkmating the opponent's
king, i.e., putting the opponent's
king into a
position where the opponent cannot save or protect it from being taken.
a
game of
skill played on a checkered
board (divided into 64
squares), by two players, each possessing an initial
force of 16 pieces, including a piece called a "
king." There are
individual rules of
movement for each
different kind of piece. Players make
alternate moves, each seeking to
attack the other's
king in such a manner that no escape or defense is possible, thus ending the
game.