Chess

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(Uncredited)
BGG Geek Rating
7.0
based on 39,404 ratings
BGG Average Rating
7.2
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BGG Ranking
#454
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Players
2-2
Weight
3.64/5.00
Age
6+
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⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Static Capture Grid Movement Pattern Movement Square Grid Once-Per-Game Abilities Sudden Death Ending

📂 Categories

Abstract Strategy

🎨 Artists

Anika Fairooz Chowdhury (Uncredited) F. Lanier Graham Günter Griebel Honoré Daumier J. R. R. Tolkien Jutta Griebel Karim Rashid Néstor Romeral Andrés Olin Jeong Paolo Chiari Peter Ganine Rafael Guigou

🏢 Publishers

3M ABRA Adams Brothers & Shardlow Ltd. Air France Alexander Allied Van Lines Ancient Chess Arrco Playing Card Co. Bar-Zim Bayerwald Spiele Berwick's Toy Co. Ltd. Big League Promotions Corp. Biltema Bisonte Blatz Bozart Toys BulbHead Cardinal CCI India Chad Valley Co Ltd. Challenge Master Game Co Ltd Character Games LTD Chess Armory Chess Geeks ChessUSA CHH Games Chupa Chups Classic Games Coca-Cola Colombine BVBA Comedy Central Comedy Partners Creative Crafthouse Creative Educational Aids Pvt. Ltd. Crisloid Dal Negro Darmon Diffusion David Westnedge De La Rue DeAgostini Deuce DGT Dilemma Games Dourios DreamWorks Dynamic Games / Dynamic Design Industries E. S. Lowe Company Inc. Efko EnumeroCribbageBoards Epoch Playthings Estrela Excalibur Electronics F. W. Woolworth Company Fame Products Fifth Avenue Crystal Ltd. FridgePlay Fundex Game Factory Gibsons Golden Guigou H. Baron Handfaste Hartung-Spiele Hasbro Hausemann & Hötte N.V. HAY Hearth & Hand with Magnolia Hexagames (I) Heyne Holdson Homas Spelen House Martin House of Marbles House of Staunton Imaginarium innovative KIDS Inovac Rima SA Intex Syndicate Invicta Games Italocremona John Jaques of London Jumbo K & C Ltd K.E. Mathiasen A/S King International Kingsway Inc Kitfix Swallow Group Klee Klopffleisch Kärnan L. P. Septímio Lagoon Games Lardy International LEGO Lindop (William Lindop LTD) Longfield Games Ludens Planet Magnetic Poetry Inc Majora Manchester United Football Club Marigó Masters Games MB Jeux MB Spellen MB Spiele MEGAPLAST Melissa & Doug Meridian Point Products Merit Millenium Milton Bradley Mixlore Monkey Pod Games Musketeer Chess Neroulia nestorgames Noris Spiele O'Gowna Studio Olin Studio Open Board Games Oriental Trading Company Outside Inside Pacific Game Company Parker Brothers Patch Products Paul Lamond Games Ltd Pavilion Peri Spiele Petit Collage Piatnik Pin International PlayMonster Pleasantime Games Poptoy Pressman Toy Corp. (Public Domain) Ramsons Revanche Spelen Robin and Nell Dale Rong Fa Rosiness Rot Ceramic Saitek Schmidt International Schmidt Spiele Selchow & Righter (Self-Published) Si-Si-Spiele Skor-Mor Sophisticated Games Spear's Games Spencer Gifts Spin Master Ltd. Sterling Games StirlingFox Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) Sunrise Chess & Games Super Accord Super Impulse Søstrene Grene Tactic Tesco Tezuka Productions The Mark of Westminster The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) The Noble Collection The Op Games The Purple Cow Thomas Salter Ltd Toy Brokers Ltd U3 United Labels AG (Unknown) Vilac Volume-One Products Waddington Sanders Ltd. Waddingtons Walt Disney Productions (Disney) Western Publishing Company Westside Fun Games WHSmith Winning Moves Games (USA) Wizards of the Coast WizKids (I) Wood Expressions Węgiel Xinliye à la carte AG Οδύσσεια Киевпластмасс

📖 About This Game

Chess is a two-player, abstract strategy board game that represents medieval warfare on an 8x8 board with alternating light and dark squares. Opposing pieces, traditionally designated White and Black, are initially lined up on either side of the board. Each type of piece has a unique form of movement and capturing occurs when a piece, via its movement, occupies the square of an opposing piece. Players take turns moving one of their pieces in an attempt to capture, attack, defend, or develop their positions. Chess games can end in checkmate (when the king cannot escape from the opponent's pieces), resignation (when one player recognizes that defeat is inevitable and ends the game), or one of several types of draws. Chess is one of the most popular games in the world, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. Between two highly skilled players, chess can be a beautiful thing to watch, and a game can provide great entertainment even for novices. The 2020 Netflix series, The Queen's Gambit was enjoyed by both chess players and non-players alike. There is also a large literature of books and periodicals about chess, typically featuring games and commentary by chess masters. Chess is so well known and highly regarded that it is often used as a metaphor in journalism, poetry, fiction, and film. Chess has its origins in the Indian game Chaturanga, which became Shatranj when introduced to the Persians. The current form of the game emerged in the second half of the 15th century when the Persians brought Shatranj to Southern Europe. The tradition of organized competitive chess began in the 16th century. The first official World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed his title in 1886. Chess is also a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee.