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The Game of Chess is played on a board by two persons or parties, each having sixteen men; eight on the first rank called Pieces, and eight on the second rank, called Pawns.

A Chess Board is a perfect square which is further divided into sixty-four smaller squares of alternate, contrasting colors; one light or white, and one dark or black. The light colored square is always referred to as White, and the dark colored square is always referred to as Black. The board is placed between the two players so that each has a white square at his right hand,