Understanding the basics

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Before diving into strategy, you need to know how the game works. The board has 64 squares (8x8 grid). Each player starts with 16 pieces: 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, 1 queen, and 1 king. Objective: Checkmate your opponent’s king (trap it so it cannot escape).