Alive in Wonderland
a red and white chess pieces on a chess board
Chessboard. It is where we put the chess pieces on and play games. The board consists of 64 squares of alternate colors. Popular chessboards usually falls into one of two types: wooden chessboard and vinyl coated chessboard, the latter can be rolled and put into a tube to be carried arround easily. Some wooden chessboard can be folded and contains the chess pieces inside.
There are 16 chess pieces per player = 32 total .
Chess pieces move on the chessboard in specific ways based on their type. Each piece has its own unique movement rules, such as the pawn moving forward, the knight moving in an L-shape, and the queen moving in any direction.
"The chessboard seemed to hold her eyes with a mesmeric power." (Personification of the chessboard) "The pieces stood like an army ready for battle." (Personification of the chess pieces)
The chess piece with a cross on top is the rook. It moves horizontally or vertically across the chessboard, as many squares as it wants, but cannot jump over other pieces.
240 peices. 30 times 8 = 240
The chess field is commonly referred to as the "chessboard." It consists of 64 squares arranged in an 8x8 grid, alternating in color between light and dark squares. The chessboard is where the game is played, with pieces placed on the squares according to specific rules.
The starting position of the chess king is on the square e1 for White and e8 for Black on the chessboard.
A "file" in chess is a vertical column of squares on the chessboard.
Bishops are long distance pieces that can travel diagonally until they reach the end of the chessboard, or obstructed by another piece.
The queen in chess can move in any direction - horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - as far as she wants, as long as there are no pieces blocking her path.