A two-player strategy board game played on a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. Each player begins with 16 pieces, and each type of piece moves differently, with the most powerful being the queen and the least powerful the pawn. The objective is to checkmate the opponent's king by placing it under an inescapable threat of capture. To this end, a player's pieces are used to attack and capture the opponent's pieces, while supporting each other. (wiikipedia.org)