ORIGIN

• Chess is a game that has been played for centuries and was thought to have originated in India over the 15th century.
• Long ago, it was considered a game reserved only for Kings and members of the upper classes.
• Nowadays, chess is played by common people even at early age.

ANDERSSEN
• London Tourney – the first international chess tournament played in 1851
• Adolf Anderssen – a German who won the game, London Tourney.
• He became the unofficial best chess player of the world because he did not receive any award or title.
MORPHY
• Paul Morphy – the first great American-born chess player
• Paul traveled to Europe in the 185O's,where he beat all challengers, including Adolf Anderssen.
• However, the English champion of the time(Staunton) refused to play with him, so Morphy never became a world
chess champ.

GOAL
Chess is a game played between two opponents on opposite sides of a board containing 64 squares of alternating
colors. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns.
• The goal of the game is to checkmate the other king. Checkmate happens when the king is in a position to be
captured (in check) and cannot escape from capture.

CHESS BASICS

⊙How to Set Up the Chess Board

⊙Basic Rules
How the Pieces Move
Rules for Castling
En Passant Pawn Captures
Checkmate – How a game is won
The Ways to Draw a Game

SETTING UP THE PIECES

“Queen on her color”

⊙ White Queen is on a white square.
⊙ Black Queen is on a shaded square.
“A lady wants her shoes to match her dress.” Check this before you start the game.

PIECES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Add the pieces in alphabetical order, going out from the King &Queen.”
Bishops next to K & Q
Knights next to Bishops
Rooks in the Corners
Switching a Bishop and a Knight is a common mistake in setting up the board.