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Chess is played between two players by moving chessmen on a square board called a chessboard. The queen is one of the chessmen. The object of the game is to put your opponent’s king in checkmate. The game ends and you win when you do this by legal moves.
The official FIDE laws of chess are found at this link Orientation of chessboard Starting position of chessmen on chessboard Which player makes the first move Moves Capturing How pawns move How rooks move How knights move How bishops move How kings move How queens move En passant capture Promotion of pawns Castling Check Forbidden moves Stalemate Draws Checkmate Free chess graphics Chess links |