Rules of chess
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The rules of chess govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves
Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop
A game in a public park in Kyiv, using a chess clock
Digital chess clock
A score sheet from a game by José Raúl Capablanca, in descriptive notation
Checkmate
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Checkmate is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
Black is checkmated and loses the game.