What is chess???
---- a board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a chequered board on which each playing piece is moved according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible ( checkmate ).
-----The word chess comes from the Old French word 'esches' meaning 'checkmate', which is the key move of the game. The word and the game it refers to may also have origins in the ancient Sanskrit word 'chaturanga' meaning 'four members of an army' (foot soldiers, horses, chariots, elephants).
Now your question is why do you like to play chess?
---- a board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a chequered board on which each playing piece is moved according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible ( checkmate ).
-----The word chess comes from the Old French word 'esches' meaning 'checkmate', which is the key move of the game. The word and the game it refers to may also have origins in the ancient Sanskrit word 'chaturanga' meaning 'four members of an army' (foot soldiers, horses, chariots, elephants).
Now your question is why do you like to play chess?