What Is Chess? The Goal of the Game

Meet the two sides and see how a king can be trapped to end a game.

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Chess is a game for two people, White and Black. Your goal is checkmate: attack the other king so it has no safe move. You never capture a king.

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Chess is a game for two people, White and Black. Your goal is checkmate: attack the other king so it has no safe move. You never capture a king.

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