pe chess Flashcards
a board game played by 2 players
chess
each player controls an army of
16 pieces
one army is black , one is white. which starts first?
white
how many squares does a chess board have?
8x8 grid, 64 squares
a game of strategy and concentration
chess
dominates the game of chess
russia
many of the top world chess players have been citizens of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)
1927
origin of chess
india in the 15th century
it was considered a game reserved only for
kings and members of upper class
first international chess tournament
london tourney (1851)
who won the first international chess tournament
adolf anderssen
unofficial best chess player
adolf anderssen
First great American-born
chess player
paul Morphy
travelled to
Europe in the 1850’s where
he beat all the challengers
including Adolf Anderssen, but Never became a world chess champ.
paul Morphy
First official Championship
tournament was played in?
london in 1866
_________ won the game. He became the world’s first official chess champion, holding the title until 1894
Steinitz
move of the king
and/or either rook of the
same color along the
player first row.
castling
immediate threat of capture
check
king is threatened
with capture (in check)
having no more to avoid
the threat, thus, ending the
game.
checkmate
nobody ends a winner
draw
french for “in passing”
en passant
special ability of a
pawn
promotion
most important
chess piece; however it is also
considered the weakest
king
most powerful piece.
queen
may move as far
as it wants, but only
diagonally.
Bishop
moves by
going two squares in
one direction, and then
one mor move just like
an L shape.
knight
may move to any square
as far as it wants, but only
forward, backward, and to the
sides. The rooks are particularly
powe
rook
moves forward but
captures diagonally
pawn
both sides develop their places
opening
largest battles
middle game
tense battle between the few remainig forces
endgame
