can u explain chess?
There are thousands of books on chess.
Those authors have struggled to explain chess.
Millions have learned from them.
No need to reinvent the wheel.
Chess is a game invented in the medieval times, and still widely popular to this day. The goal is to capture your opponent's king, also known as "checkmate."
the board is a checkerboard, and there are 32 pieces: 16 pawns, 4 knights, 4 bishops, 4 rooks, 2 queens, and 2 kings.
THE BOARD: Coordinates on the board are a thing, with the same idea of battleship. x=a-h and y=1-8. To set up, set White's Pawns on a2-h2, and Black's on a7-h7. Put all other pieces behind the pawns. The rooks go on a and h columns, knights go aside rooks, bishops aside them, and then the queens on the d column and kings on e.
The center is a key area of the board as it can have pieces stationed there to have good control. The center consists of d4, d5, e4 and e5.
PAWNS: Pawns can move one space toward the other side of the board from their starting area, and diagonally to capture. They can also move 2 spaces on their 1st move, but other pawns can capture in front of them right after they do. This is called, "en passant", which is French for "in passing." If a pawn reaches the end of the board, they can turn into a knight, bishop, rook, or queen. This is called "promotion."
KNIGHTS: Knights move in an l. 2 spaces one way and one space across from that direction. So basically 2 spaces x and 1 space y or vice versa. Knights also have a special skill: They can jump over pieces. When they move their 2 spaces, they jump over pieces in the way of their 1st space moved. When they land on an enemy piece, they capture it.
BISHOPS: Bishops move diagonally in any direction. They can move until they capture, or when they are blocked by an ally pieces or when they reach the edge of the board.
ROOKS: Rooks are similar to bishops, with a couple of differences; They move straight, and can do something interesting: Castling. When no pieces are in the way of the king and a rook, the king can move 2 spaces towards the rook and the rook next to the king the opposite side of the king's direction. When either the rook or the king moves, They cannot castle. Also, you cannot castle while in check.