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This write-up gives you a preview of one fascinating board game that has challenged and amused the generations of yesterday and today. This contemporary and age-old game goes by one familiar name: chess.
Chess is a strategy-playing recreational activity; it's a mind sharpening exercise, one which needs you to be one step ahead all the time. Knowledge is vital to trumping a chess match.
You need to have a sound theoretical foundation of the game to win. Thus you really need to know the names and usage of each chess game piece to become a champion.
A chess game is turn-based. It requires two opponents who control their pieces from opposite ends of the board. In this respect, chess is just like any other board game. The two players decide which pieces to call their own: black or white. And resembling the medieval adventures, you let your pieces execute cuts and thrusts; one game piece is moved at a time, with the singular intention of conquering the enemy King. Whoever captures the other player's king first trumps the match!
Let's now tackle the details; the piece we will look at first is called a Bishop. You get to move this piece diagonally across the board. This chess piece can take up as many squares as you would like across the board. Then, there's the rook. If you look at it, it is reminiscent of a miniature-sized tower. You can move the rook in either a horizontal or vertical direction only. Just like the bishops, rooks can move in one direction over as many steps possible.
In terms of power, the queen tops the rank. The Queen has established quite a high reputation simply because this game piece has unbounded choices in that she can be moved in any direction allowed, and across any amount of squares too. Of course, the queen's freedom to move across the board varies greatly from the king's. Even though the King is the key piece in the game, it is restricted to one square at a time. However, in terms of direction, the king can be quite flexible. You may let this main piece advance sideways, diagonally, horizontally or vertically, if you want.
The knight is another of the powerful chess pieces in your army. The chess piece with a horse head form is your knight. Moving this piece requires you to trace an imaginary L-shaped route. This game piece is different in that it can leap over all other pieces. Come to think of it, real equine animals do take jumps too... literally!
Finally, let me introduce you to the humble Pawn. Of course, "weak" would describe the piece more precisely than "humble." In a chess game, Pawns have limited movement in that you can move them only in a forward direction. Although the pawns are small workers, they play a very important role when it comes to manipulative tactics. Whenever a pawn reaches the edge of your opponent's board, you can redeem one piece that was seized previously.
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