Chess
Transcript: ...an international language Nf3 ¡Hola! Addictive Great Players Is a very special piece in chess Depicted as a horse's head Knight moves differently than other pieces; moves in an L-shape two squares up, down, left, or right, then one square to the side Is the only piece that can jump over other pieces, but still captures the same way as it moves 8 S Q U A R E S ...a game all can enjoy File Thanks for listening! Discovered Attacks sacrifice: a loss of pieces to gain something more valuable e.g. checkmate deflection: distracting a piece from doing one thing, then taking advantage of the undefended thing(s) as a result Tallest piece of the set Recognizable by his cross on top Although the most valuable, he is also the weakest piece as he could only move one square in any direction Captures same as moving, but can't move or capture where he can be taken by: Steven Yuan Identified by miter, or church bishop hat, on top Moves diagonally as many squares possible, but has to stay on same-colored squares LIke Rook, it can't move around pieces but still can capture opponent's pieces Rook Files, starting from the left, are named a, b, c, d... to h Ranks, starting from White's side, are named 1, 2, 3, 4, ... to 8 Squares are named by combining file letter with rank number Conclusion Interesting Forks, Pins, & Skewers Creative Fun Some great players in the past include: François Philidor (France, 1747 - 1795), Louis de la Bourdonnais (France, 1747 - 1795), and Howard Staunton (England, 1843 - 1851) Kingside Resembles a castle turret Moves in straight lines across ranks & files Can't move around pieces or capture its own Captures, or takes, opponent pieces same way as moving 1972 1866 to 1946 1980s to 2000 Pieces also have their own symbols; King is K, Queen Q, Rook R, Bishop B, Knight N, and Pawn no letter To write down a piece moving, put the piece symbol moving plus the square moved to Bishop Queenside Only female piece of the chess set Moves as a combination of the Bishop & Rook Can't cross through other pieces; captures the same way she moves First non-Soviet Union champion, Bobby Fischer of the U.S, is crowned after defeating Boris Spassky in a championship match this year Some real champions include: Wilhelm Steinitz (Austria, 1866 -1894) Emanuel Lasker (Germany, 1894 - 1921), and Alexander A. Alekhine (France, 1927 - 1935 & 1937 - 1946) Unlimited The Pieces Tactics & Strategies Diagonal King 2007 to present Viswanathan Anand from India is the current World Champion d5 Chess is given a boost from the championship duels between Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov. During these years, there is also dispute over who gets the World Champion title. Knight The Knight The King The Chessboard The Pawn The Rook fork: an attack on two or more pieces at the same time pin: an attack on a piece that, when moved, leaves a more valuable piece undefended skewer: the opposite of a pin; a valuable piece is threatened & "pinned" to a less valuable piece Early Development Chess is... 1747 to 1851 ...a limitless game Pawn The Queen Modern Chess Removing the Defender 2000 8 SQUARES Easy Hello! Here they are! History Are the foot soldiers of the game Can't perform much on own, but if they get to the other side, it can be promoted Pawns move one space forward at a time, except for its first move, where it could move two spaces ahead Captures one space diagonally up, unlike its move Interactive Queen Chess is truly a game with unlimited possiblities; there is more to explore about chess than what you just see! As chess gains new players, new games are played, new World Champions are made, and new rules are posted. Who knows? Maybe chess will be the top sport in all countries one day. Chess Central Squares China, India, & Persia all have claimed to be the inventor of chess First written record of the history of chess credited to James Murray in his A History of Chess described how the Arabs were the first chess players & masters We know now India may have invented chess with chanturanga & spread it across Europe These three tactics are the building blocks of the most complex strategies. Sacrifices & Deflections Who am I? Algebraic Notation discovered attack: when a piece is moved out to attack two things at once Where did I come from? Vladimir Kramnik defeats Kasparov & ends the dispute over the World Champion The Bishop Rank What is chess? removing the defender: taking away a defending piece in a certain situation, then taking advantage of the undefended items(s) as a result