Chess

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the game origin?India, circa 6th century CE
2. What is the AI milestone?Deep Blue defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in 1997
3. What is chess and how many pieces does each player have?Chess is a board game played on an 8x8 board with 64 squares. Each player has 16 pieces: a king, a queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns.
4. How did chess start?Chess began in India around the 6th century CE as a game called chaturanga. It later spread to Persia and the Arab world and became shatranj.

Grandmaster: The highest title awarded to a chess player by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
Pawn Promotion: When a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, it can be exchanged for any other piece except a King.
En Passant: A special pawn capture that can occur immediately after a pawn moves two squares forward from its starting position.