Chess is a game that needs a lot of thinking and time.Chess is played on a square board of eight rows and eight columns of squares. The colors of the 64 squares alternate and are referred to as “light” and “dark” squares. The chessboard is placed with a light square at the right-hand end of the rank nearest to each player, and the pieces are set out as shown in the diagram and photo, with each queen on a square of its own color. In this game players must take into account numerous factors such as the value of the pieces on the board, control of the center and centralization, the pawn structure, king safety, and the control of key squares or groups of squares (for example, diagonals, open files, and dark or light squares).
This sport needs general mental and physical discipline strong self-confidence, mental toughness, strong self-confidence, and endurance, that can help you succeed as a chess player. Chess was started in Kenya in 1980 through Olympiad and people are slowly accepting it as a sport. Chess is called ‘the royal game’, a game historically associated with the powerful and awesome, Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Vladimir Lenin. Schools are also introducing it as a sport since they say that the sport improves someones mental ability. By Jepkemoi Chemjor
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