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The Unique History Of Chess Pieces

Chess pieces are not only the powerful offensive role in modern play.
rank-and-file of a chess game, but they - Bishop - The Bishop we know today
are also the heart and soul of the chess started with a severely circumscribed
game experience. Chess pieces with movement capability, although it possess
matching or unique movement qualities the modern Knight's ability to leap to
completing their intended purpose make its destination. The Bishop, or Gaja as
for a sharp strategic ballet with nearly it was once known, has lost its vertical
limitless possibilities of progression. capability but its diagonal travel equals
Pierre Mac Orlan, famous 20th century that of the modern Queen. This movement
French writer and poet, once said, "There modification has made the Bishop a
are more adventures on a chessboard than decisive tool of play from middle-game
on all the seas of the world". In fact, onwards.
there are approximately 1040 possible - Knight - The Knight has remained the
legal chess piece positions. Now consider same in its shape and movement
an average chess piece position can capabilities since it was first known as
possess as much as 218 movement an Ashva, or Horse. The Ashva was
possibilities. The resulting number of intended to act as a mounted division.
game play options rockets to a figure The Knight's power lays in its flanking
that only International Grandmasters like ability, so it shouldn't typically lead
Garry Kasparov and super-computers such the charge.
as Deep Blue are able to even begin to - Rook - Was initially known as the
grasp. Chariot and played like a heavy infantry
Sounds daunting, but if the history and division. The Rook has powerful linear
purpose of chess pieces are understood, movement capabilities, but is susceptible
this infinitely varied environment can be to diagonal attack. Therefore the Ratha,
experienced and enjoyed to its fullest. as the Rook was formally known, was used
Modern regulation chess sets have a total primarily for defense and/or pinning down
of 32 chess pieces divided evenly between opponent's chess pieces.
two players. Each player's force of chess - Pawn - To the ill informed, the pawn,
pieces consists of 2 - Rooks (Castles), 2 or foot infantry, was the most expendable
- Bishops, 2 - Knights, 1 - King, 1 - of all chess pieces. As Paul Keres,
Queen and 8 - pawns. And their particular Estonia's chess grandmaster, once said,
histories are as follows: "The older I grow, the more I appreciate
- King - The King has always been royalty my Pawns". Pawns, or Pedati as they were
among chess pieces and if popularly once known, form your line of approach,
recognized lineage were to be believed, defining your offensive game play
began as the Raja. Like most royalty, the strategy and your defensive options.
' King' has always been primarily an Pawns can also be instrumental in your
object of protection rather than one of endgame strategy, so avoid sacrificing
attack. Therefore, it has limited but your Pawn chess pieces when opening.
dexterous movement capabilities. Treat your Pawns with respect for as the
- Queen - The Queen is a creature of Irish saying goes, "When the chess game
great change in the world of chess is over, the pawn and the king go back to
pieces. What began as a Mantri, or the same box".
counselor, was as incapable of With this kind of history, it is easy to
long-reaching moves as the King, but understand why the designs of chess
equally dexterous. Now that modern chess pieces vary as they do. In conforming to
has reduced the number of battling armies each society's idea of strategic conflict
of chess pieces and players behind them, has created a world of design options for
from four to two, that familiar 64 square the avid chess player.
board that Chaturanga was born on, opened You can very easily find a plethora of
up, allowing the General, as the Queen chess piece designs over the Internet.
was also known, to assume an equally




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