Chess is a logical game which contains elements of art, science and sport. It is one of the oldest games on the Earth that people still play. For a long time it was a game of kings and aristocrats. Every year there are lots of chess competitions. People believe that chess develops mental capacity, memory and creative thinking.

The game is played on a board divided into equal square cells, or the field. Board size - 8×8 cells. Vertical rows of fields (vertical) are denoted by Latin letters ‘a’ to ‘h’ from left to right horizontal rows (horizontal) - the numbers from ‘1’ to ‘8’ from the bottom up, each field is marked by corresponding letters and numbers.

Played by two players, who early in the game are on the same set of figures, conventionally called "white" and "black". Players are also called respectively "White" and "Black". Each set of figures includes: king, queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights and eight pawns. A game of chess begin "White" on the parties make their moves in turn, each turn moving one piece. The game ends one of the parties win or a draw.