What is Chess?

Chess is a board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board.

Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces that are moved and used to capture opposing pieces according to precise rules.

The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible ( checkmate ).

Games Very Similar to Chess

• Chaturanga (Indian chess)
• Chess (Western chess)
• Courier chess (German chess)
• Djambi (modern French chess variant)
• Fortress chess (Russia)
• Four-player chess
• Hexagonal chess
• Hiashatar (Mongolian chess variant)
• Janggi (Korean chess)
• Makruk (Thai chess)
• Senterej (Ethiopian chess)
• Shatar (Mongolian chess)
• Shatranj (Persian and Arabian chess)
• Shogi (Japanese chess)
• Sittuyin (Burmese chess)
• Three-player chess
• Xiangqi (Chinese chess)