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Chess piece
The king (♔, ♚) is the most important piece in the game of chess. It may move to any adjacent square that is not controlled by an enemy piece; it may also
King_(chess)
American men's clothing retailer
Chess King was an American men's clothing retailer created by the Melville Corporation. From its founding in 1968, it grew to over 500 locations by the
Chess_King
chess, Centaur chess or Cyborg chess Blindfold chess Chess handicap Correspondence chess Blitz chess Chess as mental training Chess boxing The Chess Variant
List_of_chess_variants
Traditional board game for two players
inescapable capture) the enemy king. There are also several ways a game can end in a draw. The recorded history of chess dates back to the emergence of
Chess
Topics referred to by the same term
Chess King was an American men's clothing retailer 1968–1995. Chess King or King of Chess may also refer to: King (chess), the most important piece in
Chess_King_(disambiguation)
describe chess moves. For a list of: unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems;
Glossary_of_chess
Game piece for playing chess
either white or black, and it can be one of six types: king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, or pawn. Chess sets generally come with sixteen pieces of each color
Chess_piece
Rules of play for the game of chess
The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player
Rules_of_chess
Chess opening
The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 White offers a pawn to divert Black's e-pawn from the center. If Black
King's_Gambit
English chess grandmaster (born 1963)
Daniel John King (born 28 August 1963) is an English chess grandmaster, writer, coach, journalist, and broadcaster. King achieved the International Master
Daniel_King_(chess_player)
Final phase in the game of chess
restrict the movement of the enemy king. Not all chess games reach an endgame; some of them end earlier. All chess positions with up to seven pieces on
Chess_endgame
Text characters representing chess pieces
specifies a total of 110 spread across two blocks. The standard set of chess pieces—king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, or pawn, with white and black variants—were
Chess_symbols_in_Unicode
on the fate of one piece, the king of modern chess. A common theory is that India's development of the board, and chess, was likely due to India's mathematical
History_of_chess
Chess opening
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess piece
Black's bishops. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The king's bishop is placed on f1 for White and f8 for Black; the queen's
Bishop_(chess)
Method to convey chess moves
Algebraic notation is the standard method of chess notation, used for recording and describing moves. It is based on a system of coordinates to uniquely
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
Chess piece
The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining
Queen_(chess)
Internet chess server
Chess.com is an internet chess server. The largest chess platform in the world, the site operates on a freemium model in which some features are available
Chess.com
1991 Hong Kong film by Yim Ho
King of Chess (Chinese: 棋王; pinyin: Qi wang) is a 1991 Hong Kong drama film directed by Yim Ho. Following disputes with the films producer Tsui Hark,
King_of_Chess_(1991_film)
Playing piece with non-standard chess rules
A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated
Fairy_chess_piece
Chess with a randomized starting position
article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant that randomizes the starting position
Chess960
Ending goal in chess
(often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture) and there
Checkmate
Overview of and topical guide to chess
overview of and topical guide to chess: Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard with 32 pieces. Chess can be described as all of the
Outline_of_chess
Old form of chess
chatrang) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins lie in the Indian game of chaturanga. Modern chess gradually developed from
Shatranj
Chess set used for competitive play
The Staunton chess set is the standard style of chess pieces, recommended for use in competition since 2022 by FIDE, the international chess governing body
Staunton_chess_set
English chess variant inventor (1897–1974)
December 1974) was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variants being Alice chess and Racing Kings. Many of
V._R._Parton
1988 Chinese film
Chess King (Chinese: 棋王, "Qi wang") is a 1988 Chinese drama film written and directed by Teng Wenji, based on Ah Cheng's novel of the same name. The film
Chess_King_(film)
Set of chess variants played on a board with hexagonal cells
Hexagonal chess is a group of chess variants played on boards composed of hexagon cells. The best known is Gliński's variant, played on a symmetric 91-cell
Hexagonal_chess
2014 video game
their king travels past the 4th rank. This was intended to prevent traditional "solved" chess endgames, which can be played by consulting a chess tablebase
Chess_2:_The_Sequel
Chess piece
The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square
Knight_(chess)
1998 video game
Lego Chess is a Lego-themed, chess-based strategy video game developed by Krisalis Software, published by Lego Media, and released for Microsoft Windows
Lego_Chess
Chess move
move in chess. It consists of moving the king two squares toward a rook on the same rank and then moving the rook to the square that the king passed over
Castling
Chess variant where pieces "explode" upon capture, removing surrounding pieces
concerning check such that the king may be able to move into (or remain in) check. Rules of atomic chess are the same as standard chess with a few important differences
Atomic_chess
1984 novella by Ah Cheng
The Chess Master (Chinese: 棋王; pinyin: Qíwáng; lit. 'Chess King'), is a 1984 novella by Chinese writer Ah Cheng. It features characters who are part of
The_Chess_Master
Medieval chess variants
Great chess or Large chess (Arabic: shatranj al-kabir) is a family of large board historical chess variants which were played in the Middle East and Central
Great_chess
Group of 12th-century chess pieces
article has examined how one of the king pieces projected a racialised representation of the archetypal chess king. Chess pieces envisioned human bodies which
Lewis_chessmen
Initial moves of a chess game
controlling the center, and king safety. There are also psychological goals and other gameplay-related goals. Professional chess players spend years studying
Chess_opening
as a chess variant. In addition, fairy chess pieces are used in fairy chess, an area of chess problems involving changes to the rules of chess. The following
List_of_fairy_chess_pieces
Disadvantage in a game due to obligation to move
notation to describe chess moves. Zugzwang (from German 'compulsion to move'; pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a situation found in chess and other turn-based
Zugzwang
Chess piece
The rook (/rʊk/; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may capture
Rook_(chess)
Computer hardware and software capable of playing chess
Computer chess includes both hardware (dedicated computers) and software capable of playing chess. Computer chess provides opportunities for players to
Computer_chess
Chess variant played in India
Indian chess; thus, the en passant capture is also absent. The pawn captures diagonally as Western chess. Normal castling with rook and king is absent
Indian_chess
Topics referred to by the same term
meaning "chess, king", etc. It may refer to: Chess King, 1978 novel by Taiwanese writer Shi-Kuo Chang The Chess Master (Chinese: 棋王, 'King of Chess'), a 1984
棋王
Fairy chess piece
a fairy chess piece that can move like a queen or a knight. It may thus be considered the sum of all orthodox chess pieces other than the king (because
Amazon_(chess)
Chess position where the King is attacked
In chess and similar games, check is a condition that occurs when a player's king is under immediate threat of capture on the very next turn. A king so
Check_(chess)
Chess variant using two new chessmen
Capablanca chess, also called Knighted chess, is a family of over twenty Western chess variants which incorporate two new pieces. The family includes
Capablanca_chess
Chess variant
was light, just as in modern chess. The winning objective is the same as Western chess: to checkmate the opponent's king. The stalemate rule is unknown;
Courier_chess
Defunct American clothing retailer
of American Eagle Outfitters, in 1989. In May 1993, it purchased the Chess King clothing chain from the Melville Corporation. It filed for Chapter 11
Merry-Go-Round_(retailer)
Variation of chess
Infinite chess is any variation of the game of chess played on an unbounded chessboard. Versions of infinite chess have been introduced independently
Infinite_chess
Board and pieces for playing the game of chess
A chess set consists of a chessboard and (nominally) 'white' and 'black' chess pieces for playing chess. There are sixteen pieces of each color: one king
Chess_set
2013 American film
having friends on the outside anymore. Chess Man gives him a wooden king chess piece, telling him, "take care of the King, everything else follows". Upon release
Life_of_a_King
Variants of chess with multiple boards at different levels
Three-dimensional chess (or 3D chess) refers to a family of chess variants that replaces the two-dimensional board with a three-dimensional array of cells
Three-dimensional_chess
Humorous chess puzzle
A joke chess problem is a puzzle in chess that uses humor as an element. Although most chess problems, like other creative forms, are appreciated for
Joke_chess_problem
Chess game played in London in 1851
The Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during the London 1851 chess tournament, an event in
Immortal_Game
Defunct American retail holding corporation
specialty merchandiser. This process started in 1968 with the founding of Chess King, a men's clothing store in Dedham, Massachusetts. Melville then bought
Melville_Corporation
Chess variant by Robert Abbott in 1962
Baroque chess is a chess variant invented in 1962 by Robert Abbott. In 1963, at the suggestion of his publisher, he changed the name to Ultima, by which
Baroque_chess
Aspect of chess play concerned with long-term goals and positioning
pawn structure, king safety, position of pieces, and control of key squares and groups of squares (e.g. diagonals and open files). Chess strategy is distinguished
Chess_strategy
Estonian television series
(Unicorn), Kaheksajalg (Octopus), Sinine Ahv (Blue Monkey) and Malekuningas (Chess King). The panelists and host for season one were announced on 3 March 2020
Maskis_Laulja
Three-dimensional chess variant by Gary Gygax
moving first. There is no castling. As in chess, the game is won by delivering checkmate to the enemy king. On level 3: can move without capturing one
Dragonchess
Fairy chess piece
mann or man (plural mannen), is a fairy chess piece that may move to any adjoining square. It is similar to the king, but it is not a royal piece (i.e. it
Mann_(chess)
Chess rule
In chess, promotion is the replacement of a pawn with a new piece when the pawn is moved to its last rank. The player replaces the pawn immediately with
Promotion_(chess)
Result of a chess game ending in a tie
draw In chess, there are a number of ways that a game can end in a draw, in which neither player wins. Draws are codified by various rules of chess including
Draw_(chess)
Situation in chess without a legal move
at The Chess Variant Pages BrainKing – Game rules (Chinese Chess) Janggi – Korean Chess Kaufman, Larry (2021). Chess Board Options. New in Chess. p. 104
Stalemate
Chess variant native to China
known as cờ tướng, literally 'General's chess', in contrast with Western chess or cờ vua, literally 'King's chess'. The game represents a battle between
Xiangqi
Japanese strategy board game
shōgi; English: /ˈʃoʊɡi/, Japanese: [ɕo̞ːɡʲi]), also known as Japanese chess, is an abstract strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most
Shogi
Question in combinatorial game theory
different empty square which could be reached by at most k moves of a chess king, i.e. the distance from the starting square is at most k in the infinity
Angel_problem
Intersection graph representing regions on the Euclidean plane
map graph is the king's graph, a map graph of the squares of the chessboard connecting pairs of squares between which the chess king can move. Map graphs
Map_graph
Chess position where one side has only a king
In chess and chess variants, a bare king (or lone king) is a king whose player has no other remaining pieces (i.e. all the player's other pieces have been
Bare_king
1956 chess game
The Game of the Century is a chess game that was won by the 13-year-old future world champion Bobby Fischer against Donald Byrne in the Rosenwald Memorial
Game_of_the_Century_(chess)
Reference work on chess openings
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Variant where three checks wins the game
Three-check chess, also simply known as three-check, is a chess variant where a player can win by placing their opponent in check three times. Apart from
Three-check_chess
Chess piece attacking two or more pieces simultaneously
such as when the king is put in check. A fork is a type of double attack. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. A fork is an
Fork_(chess)
Chess variant
Triangular chess is a chess variant for two players invented by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1986. The game is played on a hexagon-shaped gameboard comprising
Triangular_chess_(game)
Chess opening
The King's Indian Defence (or KID) is a common chess opening. It is defined by the following moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 Black intends to follow up with
King's_Indian_Defence
Chess piece
The pawn (♙, ♟) is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess. It can move one vacant square directly forward, or one or two vacant squares
Pawn_(chess)
Chess variant: goal is to lose pieces
Losing chess is one of the most popular chess variants. The objective of each player is to lose all of their pieces or be stalemated. Players must make
Losing_chess
Open-source online chess platform
Lichess (/ˈliː.tʃɛs/, LEE-ches) is an internet chess server that is free and open-source, run by a non-profit organization of the same name. Users of
Lichess
Chess opening
The King's Pawn Game is any chess opening starting with the move: 1. e4 It is the most popular opening move in chess, followed by 1.d4, the Queen's Pawn
King's_Pawn_Game
Family of chess variants specially designed for four players
Four-player chess (also known as four-handed chess) is a family of chess variants played with four people. The game features a special board typically
Four-player_chess
Binary operation in graph theory
product of graphs. An example of a strong product is the king's graph, the graph of moves of a chess king on a chessboard, which can be constructed as a strong
Strong_product_of_graphs
2026 film by Rory Kennedy
Griner, Billie Jean King Also Courted By Festival". "Queen of Chess". Sundance.org. Retrieved January 15, 2026. "Queen of Chess". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved
Queen_of_Chess
Chess terminology
example uses algebraic notation. In chess, a king walk, also known as a king march, steel king, or wandering king (Dutch: wandelkoning, literally "wanderking")
King_walk
Fairy chess piece
The wazir or vazir is a fairy chess piece that may move a single square vertically or horizontally. In notation, it is given the symbol W. In this article
Wazir_(chess)
Chess variant
Monster chess—or Super King chess—is a chess variant in which the White side has only a king and four pawns to fight against all the pieces of the Black
Monster_chess
2020 video game
5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel is a 2020 chess variant video game developed by Conor Petersen at American studio Thunkspace, released for Microsoft
5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
5D_Chess_with_Multiverse_Time_Travel
1950 chess set design
The Dubrovnik chess set is a style of chess pieces. These chessmen are considered to have significant historical importance and are regarded as a timeless
Dubrovnik_chess_set
Ancient Indian strategy board game
uncertainty, the prevailing view among chess historians is that chaturanga is the common ancestor of the board games chess, xiangqi (Chinese), janggi (Korean)
Chaturanga
Major chess events in 2025 include the annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Norway Chess and Grand Chess Tour. Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun defended
2025_in_chess
Point-based valuation system for chess pieces
value of the king is undefined as it cannot be captured or traded during the course of the game. Chess engines usually assign the king an arbitrary large
Chess_piece_relative_value
Fairy chess piece
Press. pp. 132–33. ISBN 0-19-280049-3. "King and Two Ferses Against King" (PDF). Variant Chess. 8 (60). British Chess Variants Society: 92–94. April 2009
Ferz
Chess tournament
The World Blitz Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Chess opening
The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. c4 A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases
English_Opening
Ways to improve winning chances against a stronger player
Handicaps (or odds) in chess are setup or rule modifications which enable a weaker player to have a higher chance of winning against a stronger one. There
Handicap_(chess)
Fairy chess piece
Foster in his large variant Chancellor Chess (chess on a 9×9 board, with a chancellor on the opposite side of the king as the queen), and the name marshal
Empress_(chess)
Fairy chess piece
The princess is a fairy chess piece that can move like a bishop or a knight. It cannot jump over other pieces when moving as a bishop, but may do so when
Princess_(chess)
Game related to chess
A chess variant is any board game related to, derived from, or inspired by orthodox chess. Chess variants can differ from standard chess in many different
Chess_variant
Chess match between Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju
The World Chess Championship 2024 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh Dommaraju to determine the
World_Chess_Championship_2024
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
(German: Schachtürke, lit. 'chess Turk'), also known as the Automaton Chess Player or simply the Turk (Hungarian: A Török), was a chess-playing machine first
Mechanical_Turk
Unusually bad move in chess
In chess, a blunder is a critically bad mistake that severely worsens the player's position by allowing a loss of material, checkmate, or anything similar
Blunder_(chess)
Fairy chess piece
The camel or long knight is a fairy chess piece with an elongated knight move. It can jump three squares horizontally and one square vertically or three
Camel_(chess)
CHESS KING
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Boy/Male
British, English
Famous; Special
Girl/Female
Muslim
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Camp of the Soldiers
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Slavic
At Peace
Boy/Male
British, English
Makes Chests
Girl/Female
Indian
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Girl/Female
Slavic
At peace.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Chest
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a chest maker, from Middle English, Old French arc ‘chest’, ‘bin’ + Middle English wright ‘maker’, ‘craftsman’ (see Wright).
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
A Flower; Nasturtium; Indian Cress
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Treasure Chest; A Box; With a Sweet Voice; A Box of Jewels; Lady with a Sweet Voice
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
A Gem on the Chest of Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Residing in chest of Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chest
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream where cress grew, from Old English cærse ‘watercress’ + lacu ‘stream’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vishnuvakshah | விஷà¯à®¨à¯à®‚வாகà¯à®·à®¾à®¹Â
Residing in chest of Lord Vishnu
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Girl/Female
Muslim
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Peaceful
Girl/Female
Indian
Purity, Righteousness, Honesty, Chest
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