</>  ===============================================================   CHESS:

Chess - "the Game of Kings & Queens"

Chess - Wikipedia

<x>  ========================================================  Chess  BOARD:

 64 squares on a chessboard – 32 White squares + 32 Black squares

-> In the horizontal ranks, odd numbers are Black squares (1, 3, 5, 7) 

-> In the horizontal ranks, even numbers are White squares (2, 4, 6, 8)

-> In the vertical files, odd letters are Black squares (a, c, e, g) 

-> In the vertical files, even letters are White squares (b, d, f, h) 

Rule for Colour Classification is:

i) Odd letter x odd number is a Black square – e.g. a1, c3

ii) Even letter x even number is a Black square – e.g. b2, d4

iii) Odd letter x even number is a White square – e.g. a2, c4

iv) Even letter x odd number is a White square – e.g. b1, d3

<x>  ==========================================================  Chess  PIECES:

(x)  Each player controls Sixteen Pieces:  16 "White" and 16 "Black".

(x)  Staunton Pattern is the default standard.

<x>  ==========================================================  Chess  CLOCK:

<x>  Chess Clock / Timer Apps

(x)  Android Google Play.  Apple Store.  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_clock>

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<x>  ======================================================  Chess  EQUIPMENT:

<x>  ==========================================================  Chess  WORLD:

English:     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess    

Francais:     https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89checs     FIDE = Fédération internationale des échecs     Monarques    

Español:     Ajedrez - Wikipedia     FIA = Federación Internacional de Ajedrez     FEDA = Federación Española de Ajedrez    

Deutsch:     https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schach    

Files:  A - Anna B - Bella C - Cesar D - David E - Eva F - Felix G - Gustav H - Hector

Ranks:  from white to black shall receive the German numbers: 1 - eins 2 - zwei 21 3 - drei 4 - vier 5 - fuenf 6 - sechs 7 - sieben 8 - acht

Castling is announced “Lange Rochade” (German for long castling) and “Kurze Rochade” (German for short castling).

Koenig, Dame, Turm, Laeufer, Springer, Bauer

zugzwang    

Bewegt sich = Moves

Verteidigung = Defense

Ausgesetzt = Exposed

Ergreifen = Capture

Opfern = Sacrifice

Überprüfen = Check

<x>  ==================================================  Chess  Game VARIANTS:

<x>  Correspondence Chess    

<x>  Amateur Ham Radio Chess    

<x>  Blitz Chess  =  Speed Chess     Fast chess - Wikipedia

<x>  Armageddon Chess?    

variant of Blitz Chess where a drawn game is counted as a win for Black. This guarantees the game ends decisively, so it can be used as a final tiebreaker game. used in tournaments Chess World Cup as a tiebreaker. To compensate for giving Black draw odds, White has more time on the clock.

<x>  ===========================================================  Chess  SETS:

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(/)  Chess Set Ancient Greek    Athenians & Spartans

(/)  Chess Set Ancient Roman

<x>  =========================================================  Chess  DENTAL:

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