A board game in which [[chess piece|pieces]] of different powers are moved around a [[checkered]] [[chessboard]]. The object of the game is to attack the opponent's king, and put him in a position wherein it's impossible to escape ("[[checkmate]]").

h4. See also

* [[chess clock]]
* [[Shogi]] - the Japanese variant of chess.
* [[Xiangqi]] - the Chinese variant of chess

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Chess":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess
チェス 체스 國際象棋