E2-E4! Chess for Kids

chess as an universal tool for kids' education about ...chess chess - is a board game and mental sport for two players. the game is believed to have originated in 1475ad as a modified game that is thought to have originated in 1000ad! it is played on a square board of 8 rows and 8 columns, giving 64 squares of alternating colour, light and dark. each player begins the game with 16 pieces that each move and capture other pieces on the board in a unique way: eight pawns, two knights, two bishops, two rooks, one queen and one king. one player controls the white pieces; the other player controls the black pieces. the object of the game is to achieve "checkmate" and this is done by capturing the opponent's king.