Origin of chess game

This article is an extract from the chess website bestofchess.com.... you can read the full article by clicking on the link below.Nobody can tell what is the precise origin of chess game, though most believe it evolved from earlier chess-like games played in India almost two thousand years ago. The game of chess we know today has been around for more than 500 years!

You and your opponent are each in charge of an army. The goal of every player is to catch the other army’s king (before they catch their) When a player  have his king attacked and he can no longer escape, it’s called “checkmate,” the attacker wins and the attecked lose!

Every player start with a trusty army of 16 pieces: the King, Queen, two Rooks, two Bishops, two Knights, and eight Pawns.
At the start of the chess game, the chessboard is laid out so that each player has the white (or light) color square in the bottom right-hand side. The chess pieces are then arranged the same way each time. The second row (or rank) is filled with pawns. The rooks go in the corners, then the knights next to them, followed by the bishops, and finally the queen, who always goes on her own matching color (white queen on white, black queen on black), and the king on the remaining square.

The player with the white pieces always moves first, so it’s only fair to take turns playing white and black. On each turn you get to move one of your pieces (except for one special move). Then it’s your opponent’s turn. And back and forth, you take turns until one of the kings is cornered… or your whole army is tired out!