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02 Jul, 2025
Did you know chess came from India? And now India is world champion in chess!
After 18-year-old genius D. Gukesh won the 2025 Chess Championship for India, full chess craze started in the country!
Give me 1 minute, I’ll show you how to play chess - even the smallest pawn can shout "Checkmate"!
Chess wasn’t invented in Europe - it was born right here in India!
Around 6th century, India created a game called Chaturanga. It was a war strategy game with four parts: infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots.
Now the whole world plays chess, because it’s "easy to learn, but hard to master". Just like life - it tests your logic, patience, and planning.
From kings to students, even your dadi can join the game!
Chessboard is 8x8 squares, with light and dark colors. Make sure the bottom-right corner is a white square - "White on right"!
How to set up the pieces
First, Get to Know Your Battlefield and Soldiers:
The Pieces: Chess has only 6 types of units, with you and your opponent each having 16 pieces.
These include 1 King, 1 Queen, 2 Rooks, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights, and 8 Pawns.
Any piece can capture any other if the move is legal, regardless of rank!
Each chess piece has a specific way to move, and mastering their movements lets you plan attacks and defenses, laying out tactics to secure victory!
The King moves one square at a time - forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally.
He is the most important piece. Protect him at all cost.
The fiercest attacker with the most freedom! She can move any number of squares in a straight line or diagonally as long as nothing blocks her path - super powerful!
Moves in straight lines - forward, backward, left or right - with no limit on steps.
Moves only in diagonal lines.
Stays on the same color square - if it starts on white, it will always stay on white.
The jumper! Moves in an "L" shape - two squares straight, then one square to the side. Can jump over other pieces.
Foot soldier, the heart of the army. On its first move, it can go forward 1 or 2 squares. After that, only 1 square forward each turn.
Can capture only by moving diagonally.
The main goal in chess is simple: Checkmate the enemy King!
(It’s not about eating the King. It means the King has no way to escape, and no other piece can block or save him.)
Once you do that - you win the game!
Yes, the game can end in a draw.
For example:
– Both sides only have Kings left.
– Same moves repeat again and again.
– Time runs out with no winner.
In official matches, a "chess clock" is used to time the game. Each player typically gets 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by an additional 30 minutes to complete the remaining moves.
One official chess match usually takes 3 to 5 hours.
It depends on the time control – like in classical games with 90 minutes + 30-second increment.
Chess isn't just about basic moves, boss. We've got some extra special masala to spice things up! These 3 special moves that beginners must know:
This is a super cool teamwork move - King and Rook move together in one turn! It does two things at once:
First, move the King two squares toward the Rook. Then, move the Rook and place it next to the King, jumping over him.
This is a special capture move only Pawns can use!
When an opponent's Pawn jumps two squares on its first move, passing right by you, it might seem out of reach to capture - right?
Don’t worry! If this just happened (in the previous turn), you can move one square and capture it diagonally this turn. That’s En Passant!
When your Pawn reaches the last row on the opponent’s side, it can "change form" into a stronger piece.
This is called Promotion.
What can a Pawn promote to?
Want to start strong? Learn these:
Controlling the center squares gives your pieces more power and flexibility.
Develop your pieces fast and castle early - it’s the best way to keep your King safe.
In 2025, the Chess World Champion is 18-year-old genius from India - Gukesh Dommaraju (D. Gukesh).
He defeated China’s Ding Liren. Whole India is celebrating! 🥳🥳🥳
Gukesh started playing chess at age 7 and became a Grandmaster in 2019 - the third youngest GM in history!
At 18, he even defeated Magnus Carlsen - yes, that Carlsen! Totally changed the game’s history.
His rise sparked a chess wave across India. Now every kid wants to be the next "Gukesh".
For many years, the title was held by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen. In 2023, China’s Ding Liren became champion. Then in 2024 and 2025, India’s Gukesh Dommaraju took the crown.
In recent championships, the total prize pool is usually around $2 million (₹16.7 Crore).
The winner gets about 60%, and the runner-up takes around 40%.
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