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Chess

Games that empower the mind with mental challenge, especially with a counterchallenge, not only for entertainment, but also food for the brain.

     The game of Chess, a two-player checkerboard, with sixty squares arranged in an eight by eight square grids. Where one player is assigned a white piece, by either flipping a coin or hiding a piece in one’s hands and the opponent picks.  Its game pieces consisting of a white and a black king and queen, two rooks or castle, knights, and bishops, eight white and black pawns. A total of thirty-two black and white playing pieces. The chessboard is laid out so that each player has the white color square in the bottom right-hand side. The board's first set of squares is set left to right; black rook, knight, bishop, king, queen, bishop, knight, rook, next row eight pawns. Opposite side of the board the white set of pieces facing each other. Each piece has a different move. They can be moved to take the place of an opponent's piece, which is then captured; besides defending their own pieces in case of capture or control important squares in the game. 

     Chess is a war strategy game of capturing the other player’s king, a game of concentration, faultless decision, and situation management.


10/16/2020

Games - Mental Or Physical Poetry Contest
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Fowler Avatar
October 21, 2020 at 6:03 AM
Well described Eve. Congratulations on the win! Linda
Gondolf Avatar
October 20, 2020 at 3:32 PM
Chess is a challenging mental game requiring one to plan several moves ahead. Nice explained, Eve. Congrats on your win. My game of chess, though still a mental game, was a bit different than yours. Hugs, John
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
October 20, 2020 at 3:05 PM
Wondrous instructions scrutinizing the preliminaries and game pieces, Eve, readying prospected players of the nouveau riche, a venue of well-planned moves forward to its goal, my compliments on your honorable placement, Aloha! William
Callus Avatar
October 19, 2020 at 1:12 PM
You appear to be quite knowledgeable in this strategic game, Eve. Many years ago I played chess in the junior national championships...alas I lost in the final game!! Hope you are keeping well. Hugs // paul
One Avatar
October 17, 2020 at 3:26 AM
Indeed it is, sometimes it is like life..
Buhagiar Avatar
October 17, 2020 at 1:54 AM
I never had the patience with board games and especially chess which I always find difficult. ~~
Seeker Avatar
October 16, 2020 at 11:56 PM
Chess. A game of both pattern recognition and cold calculation, combining strategic harmony and tactical chaos ... life symbolised on 64 squares
Krutsinger Avatar
October 16, 2020 at 9:11 PM
I have enjoyed this Eve. I play chess with students, and my grandson learned chess at the age of five when he joined a chess club.
Roper Avatar
October 16, 2020 at 9:17 PM
I use to play and I did quite well at the game. I am glad you and the students play It shows them patients plus learning skills of strategy.
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