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CHESS The Royal Game
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CHESS
THE ROYAL GAME
CHESS
THE ROYAL GAME
BENEFITS
OF
THE GAME
1. Discipline
2. Business
3. Mathematical Ability
1. Discipline
2. Business
3. Mathematical Ability
Objective of the game
to capture the king or allow the opponent to consume his time allotment
CHESS
THE ROYAL GAME
STARTING POSITION
CHESS
THE ROYAL GAME
BASIC MOVES
BASIC MOVES
KING
the most important piece, but the least powerful. It is the tallest piece and it always has a small cross on its crown. It is allowed to move one square at a time. It has a special move that the king can be done just once in the game called castling.
ROOK
came from the Arabic word rukh meaning chariot. It is also known, as castle or tower. It is a powerful piece but at the beginning of the game they were unable to move at all because they are hemmed in by the other pieces. They really come into their own later on, when the game has opened out. It is the piece responsible to hide the king in a castling. It moves It moves up and down as long as there is nothing in his way.
BISHOP
BISHOP
BISHOP
Sits near the king and queen at the start of the game. It is the heart of the government, crucial adviser to the ruling monarchs. It can move backwards and forwards along the diagonals for as many squares as it likes, as long as there is no obstacle.
KNIGHT
one of the craftiest members of the army. It is the general of the soldiers. It can move or leap two squares in a straight direction and then one to the side either to the left or right.
QUEEN
QUEEN
She has a crown. She can imitate all the moves of the pieces except the knight. It is the most powerful piece in the board.
PAWN
PAWN
The foot- soldiers, the least valuable members of the army. They are the souls of the chess game according to Andre Phildor. On the first move, they can move forward either one or two or squares at a time. It captures at one square diagonally at either side. The pawn has a special property when it reaches the other side of the board, it can be promoted into powerful piece.
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING:
1. It is the most important piece but the least powerful in the board.
Rook
Queen
King
Pawn
2. It moves in a diagonal squares either dark or light squares.
Rook
Bishop
Queen
Knight
3. It the bravest and travels in letter “L” direction.
Knight
Rook
Pawn
Queen
4. It can imitate the moves of all pieces except the knight.
King
Queen
Rook
Bishop
5. It known as the ordinary soldier that moves horizontally.
Rook
Bishop
Pawn
King
6. The Filipino term for chess is _____.
a. ahedres c. dama
b. damath d. panuto
7. The colors of the chessboard’s squares are _______.
A. green and white C. dark and light
B. black and white D. yellow and brown
8. It is the form of government which can be seen at the chess game.
A. oligarchy C. democracy
B. monarchy D. communism
9. International Chess Federation is the international governing body also known as:
A. FIFA C. FIDE
B. FIVB D. FIBA
10. The country which invested $1.5M to make chess as part of the school curriculum.
A. Armenia C. Argentina
B. Russia D. Bulgaria
ASSIGNMENT:
Read about the special moves of the pieces and the algebraic notation.
ASSIGNMENT:
“Chess is life in miniature. Chess is struggle, chess is battles.”
GM Garry Kasparov World Chess Champion