https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd en-us 2017-06-05 19:15:40 UTC 2025-11-13 05:52:24 UTC hello@padlet.com hlin0015 https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268069 Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered game-board with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid.The game is played by millions of people worldwide.

]]> 2017-06-05 19:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268069 hlin0015 https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268129 Each player begins with 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. Each of the six piece types moves differently, with the most powerful being the queen and the least powerful the pawn. The objective is to checkmate the opponent's king by placing it under an inescapable threat of capture. To this end, a player's pieces are used to attack and capture the opponent's pieces, while supporting each other. In addition to checkmate, the game can be won by voluntary resignation of the opponent, which typically occurs when too much material is lost, or checkmate appears unavoidable. A game can also in several ways end in a draw.]]> 2017-06-05 19:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268129 hlin0015 https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268138 Since the second half of the 20th century, computers have been programmed to play chess with increasing success, to the point where the strongest home computers play at a higher level than the best human players. Since the 1990s, computer analysis has contributed significantly to chess theory, particularly in the endgame. The IBM computer Deep Blue was the first machine to overcome a reigning World Chess Champion in a match when it defeated Garry Kasparov in 1997. The rise of strong computer programs (called "engines") runnable on hand-held devices has led to increasing concerns about cheating during tournaments.]]> 2017-06-05 19:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268138 hlin0015 https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268155 2017-06-05 19:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268155 hlin0015 https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268161 2017-06-05 19:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268161 hlin0015 https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268172 At the beginning of the game the chessboard is laid out so that each player has the white (or light) color square in the bottom right-hand side. The chess pieces are then arranged the same way each time. The second row (or rank) is filled with pawns. The rooks go in the corners, then the knights next to them, followed by the bishops, and finally the queen, who always goes on her own matching color (white queen on white, black queen on black), and the king on the remaining square.]]> 2017-06-05 19:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268172 hlin0015 https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268429 Each of the 6 different kinds of pieces moves differently. Pieces cannot move through other pieces (though the knight can jump over other pieces), and can never move onto a square with one of their own pieces. However, they can be moved to take the place of an opponent's piece which is then captured. Pieces are generally moved into positions where they can capture other pieces (by landing on their square and then replacing them), defend their own pieces in case of capture, or control important squares in the game.]]> 2017-06-05 19:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268429 hlin0015 https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268816 2017-06-05 19:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hlin0015/e0xol2lm9qtd/wish/175268816