How To Win In The Chess Openings

Chess pieces are the physical entities, apart from the chess board, that are required to play a game of chess. Chess itself is a popular indoor game played between two players on a board of sixty four squares of alternating color. There are 16 chess pieces to a set, i.e. a total of 32 pieces. Of these, 16 are white in color and the remaining 16 are white. The chess pieces consist of one King, one Queen, two of Bishops, two Knights, two Rooks and eight Pawns. In the olden days, when the game was exclusive to India the pieces had different names, which sounded more ethnic. The King was called the Shah, The Queen was called the Wazir or the counselor, The Bishop as called the Fil, the Knight is also called the Asp (Knight), and the Rook is also called the Rukh. The pawn finally, is called the Piad (or the Pawn). Over time, when the western powers took over the reigns of India, they renamed each of these to the closest translations in English. Each chess pieces move in its own unique way. The player with the white pieces gets to make the first move. The aim of the game is to eliminate the opponent's King. The purpose of the other 15 chess pieces is to help the King stay out of the clutches of the rival pieces. The main chess piece on the Board in terms of criticality to the continuation of the game is the King. He can move one square horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Sometimes during an enemy attack, the King may find himself trapped. If the King is trapped and there is some chance of his coming out of that trap, the King is said to have been checked by the opposing players. However, if it becomes difficult to save the king from the clutches of the other players' pieces the situation is called 'Checkmate'. The side whose King is checkmated loses the game. There are unique moves associated with all the different players for. The Queen can move any number of squares diagonally, horizontally and vertically. It, however, cannot jump over any of the other chess pieces. Another such chess piece, the Rook, moves any number of squares horizontally as well as vertically. These pieces too cannot ump over blocks with opposing chess pieces. The Bishop can move across any number of squares diagonally. However, he can't jump over any pieces. The Knight can move from one corner to other of any 2x3 rectangle of squares. The Knight is the only piece that can jump over the other chess pieces. The color of the square on which the knowing arrives at after a move is different from the color of the square he started out the move on. The Pawn, on the other hand, can move only linearly, straight ahead. From its starting square it can move two squares straight ahead. While not on its starting square, it can move only one square straight ahead. Chess pieces come in a variety of styles and materials ranging from cheap plastic to finely designed pieces that can be hand carved or made out of precious metals and gems. Of the various materials, pieces made out of plastic and wood are low-priced and convenient enough to use in chess clubs and tournaments. Learn the Chess Rules and you will play better.