This game needs a chess board. It is square and it is divided in 8 lines, called horizontals and 8 columns called verticals which form 64 squares with equal areas, called fields, which are alternatively colored in black and white. At the beginning each player has 16 pieces: 8 pawns, 2 towers, 2 horses, 2 bishops, a king and a queen. A player controls the white pieces and the other one the black pieces. The players move on turns, respecting some rules. The purpose of the game is to obtain the mate. This occurs when a king is surrounded and it can’t be moved anywhere in order to avoid capture. It is a game which involves deep thinking and strategy abilities.

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