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