SELF-LEARNING MODULES

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 8
THIRD QUARTER

Week 6
INDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
(CHESS)

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and created especially for you. In this module, you
will be indulged in recreational activities like scrabble and chess. This module
encompasses the basic principles and ideas about chess as one indoor recreational
activity. It will lead you to understand the nature/background of the game chess,
and the benefits derived from playing it.

Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs):

1. Reviews goals based on assessment results PE8PF-IIIa-34
2. Executes the skills involved in the sport PE8GS-IIId-h-4.
3. Displays tolerance and acceptance of individuals with varying skills and
abilities PE8PF-IIId-h-37.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Define chess.
2. Play chess appropriately.
3. Appreciate the advantages of playing chess.

What I Know

Before you start reading this module and performing your learning tasks, let us have
check what you have already know about Chess.

Activity 1: Name me!

In this activity, your prior knowledge in the game chess will be assessed. Look at the
drawing of chess pieces and equipment of the game. Identify each piece. Write your
answer on the appropriate boxes.

Chess Equipment and Pieces Name

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 What is It?

CHESS

Participating in indoor recreational activities is important for a child’s

development because it can lay a foundation for a healthy life. Playing chess is a
good Mental and physical activity for children. It develops physical body movement,
and coordination; encourages self-esteem; foster social interaction skills; improves
thinking skills; and emotional skills. Moreover, family relationship can be enhanced
when the family has something worthwhile to do altogether.

CHESS

❖ a board game for two players. It is played on a square board, made of 64

smaller squares, with eight squares on each side. Each player starts with
sixteen pieces: eight pawns, two knights, two bishops, two rooks, one queen
and one king.

BRIEF HISTORY

❖ The game of chess is believed to have originated in India, where it was called
chaturanga prior to the 6th century AD.

❖ 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 an early age.

❖ It was from India that the game became popular, and its popularity began
spreading to Persia.

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 ❖ When Persia was conquered by the Arabs in 633 AD, Muslims began to play
as well.

❖ The Arabs took on the term “Shah Mat” which translates to “the King is
dead;” this is where the word “checkmate” comes from.

❖ The modern design of chess pieces bears the name Staunton, who was an
English master in the mid-1800s.

❖ The first International Chess Tournament was London Tourney, played in

1851.

❖ Adolf Anderssen, who is a German, won the game. He became the unofficial
best player of the world because he did not receive any award or title.

❖ The first great American-born chess player is Paul Morphy. He travelled to

Europe in the 1850s where he beat all challengers including Adolf Anderssen.
However, he never became a world chess champion because the English
champion of the time, Staunton refused to play with him.

❖ The first official championship chess tournament was played in 1866 in

London, with sand clocks to restrict the length of a game. A Bohemian Jew
named Steinitz won the game and became the world’s first official chess
champion, holding his title until 1894.

❖ Recently, Russia dominated the game of chess. This result from the
establishment of government schools for talented chess players after the
communist revolution of 1917.

RULES AND CONVENTIONS OF CHESS

❖ Chess begins with the division of pieces – white and black sets.
❖ Each set contains 16 pieces, as follows:
➢ 1 king
➢ 1 queen
➢ 2 rooks
➢ 2 bishops
➢ 2 knights
➢ 8 pawns
❖ Each game board has 64 squares, alternating in color between black and
white, with 8 rows and 8 columns, called “ranks” and “files,” respectively.
❖ Typically, the person with the white set makes the first move.
❖ A piece is moved to an unoccupied square, or a square occupied by the
opponent’s piece that is captured and taken off the board, no longer in play.
❖ Chess rules state that each player must make a move on his or her turn and
must not put their own king in check.
❖ Each piece has a different way of moving. For example, pawns can move
forward unless they are capturing an opponent’s piece, in which case they can
move diagonally.

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The moves of the different chess pieces.
THE KING
The King is the most important chess
piece; however, it is also considered one
of the weakest. The king only moves one
square in any direction-up, down, to the
sides, and diagonally. The king may
never move himself into a check where
he could be captured.

THE QUEEN
The Queen is the most powerful piece. It
moves in any one straight direction –
forward, backward, sideways, or diagonal.
As all the other pieces, except the knight, it
cannot move over any intervening piece.

THE ROOK
The Rook may move to any squares as far as
it wants, but only forward, backward, and to
the sides. The rooks are particularly
powerful pieces when they are protecting
each other and working together.

THE BISHOP
The Bishop may move as far as it wants, but
only diagonally. Each bishop starts on one
color (light or dark) and must always stay on
that color. Bishop work well together
because they cover up each other’s
weaknesses.

THE KNIGHT
The Knight moves by going two squares in
one direction, and then one more moves just
like and “L: shape. Knights are the only
pieces that can move over other pieces.

THE PAWN
The Pawn moves forward but captures
diagonally. It can never move backwards.
On its first move, the pawn can advance two
squares at a time. Succeeding moves will be
one square at a time.

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Terms Used in Chess

Castling – a move of the king/ or rook of the same color along the player’s first row.

Check – is the result of a move that places the opposing king under an immediate
threat of capture by one or sometimes two of the opponent’s pieces.

Checkmate – is a situation in which one player’s king is threatened with capture (in
check) having no move to avoid that threats, thus ending the game.

Draw – a chess game where nobody ends as a winner.

En Passant – is a special pawn capture which can occur immediately after a player
moves a pawn two squares forward from its starting position and an enemy pawn
could have captured it had it moved only one square forward.

Promotion – is a special ability of a pawn wherein if it reaches the last row of the
other side of the board, it can become any other chess piece except the king.

BENEFITS FROM PLAYING CHESS

1. Chess increases mathematical and scientific skills of the students. It
enhances the problem-solving skills, concentration ability and logical thinking
ability of the students.

2. It develops a sense of confidence and self-worth.

3. It improves communication skills.

4. It gives lesson on hard work and commitment.

5. It provides entertainment and relaxation.

6. It is considered as a form of recreational therapy.

7. It strengthens family relationship.

What I Can Do

You are to create any of the following about Scrabble or Chess.

➢ Comic Booklet
➢ PowerPoint Presentation
➢ Brochure
➢ Infographic
➢ Demonstration Video

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 RUBRIC FOR PERFORMANCE TASK

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 What Can I Achieve?

Post-Assessment
This part serves as the quiz or summative assessment for this module.
Directions: Read each question carefully, and then choose the letter with the best
answer. Write your answers on the answer sheet provided in this module.

1. How many players can play chess?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

2. What is the meaning of the Arab word “Shah Mat”?

A. The King is dead. C. The King is alive.
B. The King is in check. D. The King is move.

3. How many pieces of pawns the chess has?

A. 2 B. 2 C. 1 D. 8

4. Which of the following is the indication that the game is end?

A. Draw B. Castling C. Checkmate D. Check

5. Which of the following chess term refers to a chess game where nobody ends as a
winner?
A. Draw B. Check C. Checkmate D. Castling

6. Who is considered as the unofficial best chess player of the world?

A. Paul Morphy C. Staunton
B. Adolf Anderssen D. Steinitz

7. In which country the first International Chess Tournament held?

A. England B. Persia C. London D. Europe

8. Which of the following refers to a board game played on a square board made of
64 smaller square with 8 squares on each side?
A. Scrabble B. Domino C. Chess Board D. Chess

9. Which of the following pieces moves forward but captures diagonally?

A. Knight B. Bischop C. Rook D. Pawn

10. How many pieces each set of chess contain?

A. 64 B. 32 C. 16 D. 8

11. Who is the one who makes the first move in chess?
A. The person who wins in the first match.
B. The person with the black set.
C. The person with the white set.
D. The person who moves the piece faster.

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12. Which of the following term refers to the special ability of a pawn wherein it
become any other piece when it reaches the last row of the other side of the board.
A. Promotion B. Draw C. En Passant D. Castling

13. Which of the following chess pieces may move as far as it wants, but only
diagonally?
A. Rook B. Bishop C. Knight D. Queen

14. How many rows does a chess board have?

A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5

15. Who is the English champion that refuses to play with Paul Morphy?
A. Shah Mat C. Staunton
B. Adolf Anderssen D. Steinitz

16. What is the most important piece in chess?

A. Queen B. King C. Bishop D. Knight

17. Who is the world’s first official chess champion?

A. Paul Morphy C. Staunton
B. Adolf Anderssen D. Steinitz

18. Where is the word “Checkmate” comes from?

A. Indian term “Shah Mat” C. Persian term “Shah Mat”
B. England term “Shah Mat” D. Arab term “Shah Mat”

19. Which of the following terms refers to a move of king or rook of the same color
along the player’s first row?
A. Draw B. Castling C. Checkmate D. Check

20. Which of the following is NOT a benefit from playing chess?

A. It gives lesson on hard work and commitment.
B. It improves communication skills.
C. It does not develop a sense of confidence and self-worth.
D. It provides entertainment and relaxation.

B. True or False
Direction: Write True if the statement is correct otherwise write False.

________21. The rooks are the only pieces that can move over other pieces.
________22. Russia dominated the game of chess, nowadays.
________23. Paul Morphy is the first world chess champion.
________24. Knights move in “L” shapes.
________25. Chess begins with the division of pieces: white and black sets and each
set contains 16 pieces.

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C. Visualize a chess board with chess pieces placed in their proper initial
positions. Locate the following pieces in their initial positions on the chess
board by writing the letter in the space provided.

A B C D E
F

G H I J

_____1. _____2. _____3. _____4. _____5.

_____6. _____7. _____8. _____9. _____10.

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 Answer Key

What I know?
Activity 1

1. King
2. Queen
3. Pawn
4. Bishop
5. Chess Board
6. Chess Clock
7. Rook
8. Knight

References

Department of Education (2013). Physical Education and Health- Grade 8 Learner’s

Material (pp. 117- 135).

https://www.thechesswebsite.com/chess-pieces/

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