IX . 2 Rules for chess
Chess is played on a chessboard , a square board divided into 64 square boxes ( eight by eight ) with two alternating colors , similar to the checkers used in checkers . Regardless of the real color of the fields , the brighter ones are called " white " ( or " light "), while the darker ones are called " black " ( or " dark "). The names of the players and his gaming are also contractual : lighter pieces are called " white ", darker chessmen in turn are called " blacks "; for this reason , the player using white pieces is called " white ", and the player using black coins - " black ". The checkerboard is set so that in the lower left corner of the board there is a black box ( hence the white bottom must be white ). Each player has sixteen pieces :
KING HETMAN MESENGER TOWER JUMPER DIVISON
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IX . 3 Famous chess players
Wilhelm Steinitz
The first official world chess champion . He contributed greatly to the development of chess theory , especially in the field of positional games . His ideas were well received by other eminent chess players , such as Aron Nimzowitsch , Siegbert Tarrasch and Emanuel Lasker . Steinitz was the world champion from 1886 to 1894 . During this time , he defended the title in four official matches against Zukertort , Czigorin ( twice ) and Gunsberg . He lost two matches with his successor Lasker . In 1883 , Steinitz settled in New York , in 1888 he was granted American citizenship , previously representing Austria .
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