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Chess (1475)

Average Rating: 7.06/10
Board Game Rank: 224
Abstract Games Rank: 47
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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
1475
# of Players
2 − 2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2 players
(104 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
6 and up
User Suggested Ages
6 and up
(42 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(53 voters) [poll]
Subdomain
(103 voters) [vote]
Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Chess
Alternate Names
Ajedrez
Escacs
Familie Feuerstein
FIDE chess
Harry Potter Wizard Chess
Le Jeu d’échecs
The Lord of the Rings Chess Set - The Fellowship of the Ring Edition
Male
Renaissance Chessmen
Šachmatai
Šah
Sakk
Šakki
Ŝako
Scacchi
Schaak
Schaakspel
Schach
Schack
Schaken
Shakki
Sjakk
Skák
Super Mario Brothers Chess
Szachy
Xadrez
Σκάκι
Шахи
Шахматы
אישקוקה
שח
שח מט
チェス
西洋棋
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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. 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, resignation, 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. There is also a large literature of books and periodicals about chess, typicially featuring games and commentary by chess masters.

The current form of the game emerged in Southern Europe during the second half of the 15th century after evolving from a similar, much older game of Indian origin. The tradition of organized competitive chess began in the 16th century. The first official World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed his title in 1886. The current World Champion is Viswanathan Anand. Chess is also a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee.

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Contents

  • Chessboard
  • 16 "Black" Pieces
  • 16 "White" Pieces

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mb Dark Horse Fan
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mb Chess Fan - The Pawn
mb Chess Fan - The Bishop
mb Chess Fan - The Queen
mb I am a King at Chess
mb Chess Fan - The Rook
mb Chess Fan - the Knight

with white background:
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Super Mario Brothers Chess
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Super Mario Edition
Publisher: (Unknown)
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Year: 2009
Size: 10.70 x 10.70 x 3.30 inches
3.20 pounds
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Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest Edition
Publisher: USAopoly
Artist: 
Year: 2006
Product Code: B001PCUHA0
Size: 15.30 x 11.40 x 2.20 inches
6.00 pounds
English
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Chess
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Cardinal Simpsons Metal Tin Edition
Publisher: Cardinal
Artist: Matt Groening
Year: 2005
Product Code: 52971
Size: 12.00 x 12.00 x 3.40 inches
4.50 pounds
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Harry Potter Wizard Chess
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Mattel Edition 2002
Publisher: Mattel
Artist: 
Year: 2002
Product Code: 43533
Size: 11.00 x 11.00 x 3.00 inches
2.25 pounds
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Fifth Avenue Crystal 3-in-1 Edition
Publisher: Fifth Avenue Crystal Ltd.
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Year: 2002
Product Code: 326227
Size: 16.50 x 16.50 x 3.25 inches
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0 EveryGame Chess
These are all of the files required to play Chess using EveryGame (available from the App Store for the Apple iPad and iPhone). Simply unzip the archive and copy the individual files onto your iPad to play, or edit them first to create your own modified version.
2010-06-07
0 Chess cards
Can be used in stead of playing pieces.
2009-06-27
10 Historical Chess Variant
by Nader Daoud Daou (2007) Hisrules to several games in the chess family with citations.
2009-04-26
3 Chess (International Chess) Rules
A nicely formatted colour bifold guide to the pieces and basic rules of chess from ancientchess.com The author permits non-profit redistribution.
2008-07-21
3 Chess - Cyberboard Version by Rob Robinson (zombiegod)
Cyberboard version with Scenario.
2008-02-27
5 Chess openings v1.doc
A simple player aid, for beginners only - it is only meant to fascilitate learning the names of some common chess openings.
2006-10-03
5 ZineletteIssue3Vol1back.jpg
Rules for Chess with board and pieces (back)
2002-10-28
4 ZineletteIssue3Vol1front.jpg
Rules for Chess with board and pieces (front)
2002-10-28
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 224
Abstract Games Rank: 47
Num Ratings: 8871
Average Rating: 7.06
Standard Deviation: 1.85
Num Views: 141433
GeekBuddy Analysis: Analyze
Similarly Rated: View
Avg. Game Weight: 3.8
Fans: 135
Personal Comments: 3050
Users Owning: 10297
Users Wanting: 12
Users Trading: 57 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 7
Want Parts In Trade: 2
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Total Plays: 130924
Plays This Month: 19
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Num Ratings 1
Average Rating 10.00
Average Weight 4.00
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Comments 1
Year Published 0
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Num Ratings 16
Average Rating 7.81
Average Weight 3.00
Num Owned 23
Prev. Owned 0
For Trade 1
Want in Trade 9
Wishlist 8
Comments 9
Year Published 1994
 
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Year Published 1983
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