Known as the Royal Game, Chess has evolved over many centuries as it spread from its place of origin in the Far East through the Middle East and into Europe.
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History
The current form of international chess--also known as Western chess or orthodox chess, to distinguish it from xiangqi (Chinese chess), shogi (Japanese chess), and other related games--has remained largely unchanged for the past 400 years.
There is evidence that the earliest chess game was invented in China in 204-203 B.C.E. by Han Xin, a military leader, to give his troops something to do during a winter encampment.
Basic info
Chess is a strategy game for two players and is played on an 8x8 checkered board, with a light square in each player's lower right corner.
Each player controls an army of pieces, or chessmen, which are set up at the start of the game as shown. The letters and numbers around the board in the diagram show the coordinates used for recording games in algebraic notation.
To move a piece in Yahoo! Chess, a player clicks on it, drags it to its destination square,and releases the mouse.
One player, known as White, controls the white pieces; the other player, Black, controls the black pieces.
The object of the game is to capture the other player's king. This capture is never actually completed, but once a king is under attack and unable to avoid capture, it is said to be "checkmated," and the game is over.
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The king may move one square in any direction, including diagonally.
The queen moves any number of squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but it may not jump over other pieces.
The knight moves from one corner to the other of a 2x3 rectangle of squares. Unlike other pieces, a knight may jump over other pieces (belonging to either player) to make its move.
The bishop moves any number of squares along diagonals, but it may not jump over other pieces.
The rook moves any number of squares horizontally or vertically, but it may not jump over other pieces
Pawns on their starting squares may move either one or two squares straight ahead, without jumping. Pawns no longer on their starting squares may only move one square straight ahead.
source: games.yahoo.com
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