How Game of Chess is a Part of Talent Grooming Classes?

The game of Chess is played between two opponents. It is renowned all over the world for complicated gimmick and strategic tactics and moves thereon.

You can learn the basics of Chess and have a good time playing it, or you can learn Chess notation and find out how the great players of the world think. It is played on a checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid along with specially designed pieces of contrasting colors, commonly white and black. Each player begins with 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. White moves first, after which the opponent’s alternate turns in accordance with fixed rules, each player attempting to force the opponent’s principal piece, the King, into checkmate—a position where it is unable to avoid capture and does the submission. Chess was discovered in India about the 7th century AD. It is believed that the game originated from India as a successor to Chaturanga or Shatranj. By the 10th century had spread from Asia to the Middle East and Europe. Since at least the 15th century, chess has been known as the “royal game” because of its popularity among the nobility. Rules and set design slowly evolved until both reached today’s standard in the early 19th century. Once an intellectual stream favored by the upper classes of society, chess went through a gradual growth in interest during the 20th century as professional and state-sponsored players competed for an officially recognized world championship title and increasingly lucrative tournament prizes. Organized chess tournaments, postal correspondence games, and Internet chess now attract men, women, and children around the world. Chess attracts various moves and strategies. Here is a summarized list of the different pieces and the moves they are allowed make on the board:

The King: This piece is the most important piece and, ironically, one of the least powerful. The King can only move one square in any direction and unable to move far. If the king is captured, the game is over and the opponent wins. The primary objective of Chess is to capture your opponent's King while keeping your own well-guarded. When your King is trapped and cannot avoid capture, your opponent calls “checkmate” and the game is complete. If your King is threatened with capture, your opponent calls “check” and you have to figure out how to move out of that position.

The Queen: It’s your most valuable player. She is the most powerful with ability to move forward, backward, and diagonally for as many squares.

The Rook: It’s often looks like a castle and can move forward and backward along any row as long as its path is blocked.

The Bishop: It can move on a diagonal and can move as many spaces as needed, provided there is no other piece in its path.

The Knight:  It is an important part as it can move in an L-shape, it can also jump other pieces on a crowded board.

Pawns: It can only move one square at a time (if its path is not blocked), except on the first play when it can move two squares forward. Pawns can only capture opposing pieces when moving on a diagonal, and even then this piece can only move one square at a time. If the Pawn manages to survive its way to the eighth row, it can promote itself to any other piece except the King.

Chess has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to chess Grandmaster and former World Champion Viswanathan Anand. The All India Chess Federation is the governing body for chess in India.

By: Anuja Arora

Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess