Introduction
"Every chess master was once a beginner" -Irving Chernev
Chess is a 2-player strategy board game. It consists of a board with 64 squares on an 8x8 grid. Both players "white" and "black" get 16 pieces: 8 pawns, 1 king,
1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 knights, and 2 bishops. Each set of pieces move differently, and will be covered in The Basics. Opponent's pieces can be captured by placing a piece
on one of the opponent's pieces. The main objective of the game is to get a "checkmate", where the opponent's king is surrounded and cannot escape to another square.
This site is designed to educate people, especially beginners, on how chess works. This site covers topics, such as: chess basics, popular chess openings, as well as special chess moves.
Chess can difficult for those starting out, but it will get better the more you play. There are dozens of coaches and guides online that will help you improve your skills.
In chess, the most important thing is not winning, but learning as you go. But most of all, it's about having fun.