Encyclopediachesschess, game for two players played on a square board composed of 64 square spaces, alternately dark and light in color. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on chess from Fact Monster:
- chess: Bibliography - Bibliography A good book for beginners is Capablanca's A Primer of Chess (1935, repr. 1963). ...
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- chess: Basic Rules - Basic Rules The board is positioned so that a light-colored square is in the corner to the right of ...
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