Learn and Play Chess

It's never too late to learn how to play chess - the most popular game in the world! Learning the rules of chess is easy. Chess is a very popular game, thought to have originated in eastern Asia many centuries ago. Although it has a set of easily comprehended rules, it requires a lot of practice in order to defeat a skilled opponent. To win, a player must use his or her pieces to create a situation where the opponent's king is unable to avoid capture. This article offers a beginner the information he or she needs to get started playing this complex but fascinating game.

This is an explanation of the rules of chess. I know that there are other tutorials explaning the way to play, and I hope that this will help the chess community.

I tried to explain as much as I could using illustrations. If the written directions are confusing, take a look at the pictures. For the more complicated rules, I illustrated them in sequence.