Chess is one of the most popular games in the world, played by millions of people all over the world at home, in clubs, online and in tournaments. It is a board game played by two players on a chess board. A chessboard is a 64- square board with checks arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. The colors of the 64 squares alternate between light and dark shades and are known as,' light squares' and 'dark squares'. A chess game is played with sixteen pieces for each player and consists of one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops and eight pawns. The pieces are divided into white and black sets. The players are referred to as White' and 'Black'. Each player commences the chess game with all the sixteen pieces intact. These pieces are moved on the board in specific directions depending on their type, as laid down in the rules and are used to launch an assault and capture the opponent's pieces.

The present form of chess has its origin in Europe during the 15th century, which evolved from an older Indian game, known as Shatranj or Chaturanga. Competitive chess games were first organized during the 16th century. The first official World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed the title in 1886. The present World Chess Champion is Viswanathan Anand from India who won the title in 2007.

Chess is a 2-player classic board game played on a chessboard; it is a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an 8-by-8 grid. Each player begins the game with 16 pieces: One king, one queen, two bishops, two knights, two rooks and eight pawns. Pieces move in different pre assigned ways according to their type, and accordingly are used to move and attack and capture the opponent's pieces. The object of the board game is to checkmate the opponent's king, whereby the king is under immediate attack in check and there is no way to defend or move it.

The Chess Store is the world's best and leading chess retailer specializing in premium quality wood chess sets and also chess boards. They have the world's largest selection of nice plastic chess sets and tournament packages. Consumers will find over 100 theme sets on every imaginable subject, luxurious metal, travel sets, marble and onyx chess sets. They have every brand of chess clock and also chess computers to play against. They have everything the chess player will ever needs and much more.

A chess board available in stores is the Elegant Inlaid Wood Chess Set: Take players gaming to the next level with the nice royal game of chess. Very beautiful chess set has been cleverly made and designed. The board game features fabric-lined drawers on each side for very convenient piece storage. Staunton pieces are perfectly and excellently crafted from extravagant woods and also feature a polished finish.

All the pieces are easily stored safely inside the board for safekeeping. The detailed Staunton wooden chess pieces with sparkling polished finish and have felt lined bottom. There are magnetic pieces and also a playing surface. The board features fabric lined drawers to hold pieces. Board dimensions: 1.375 x 9.875 x 9.875 inches. King height: 2.125 inches. A Chess board game great for all ages.