The origins of Chess
The origins of Chess is highly disputed. Many schalors say it originated in India, some say Persia or China. All agree that the game of chess has been around for thousands of years. I say it has been with us, in some form, since before Adam and Eve as the two opposing forces headed by the archangels, Michael and Lucifer.
The Game of Life
There are dangers, both big and small, spiritual and physical. All are players, some know this and others do not. Some believe that there is one Big player while others only see the two kings, the forces of the Sons of Light vs the forces of the sons of darkness. For people with a very small view of time, the surface of the planet seems to be a secure place. Others of us who are versed in history and prophecy see greater dangers. So we plan our moves and precieve the counter moves of the enemy before we even make a move, some times five to seven moves ahead.
In this complex game, the game of life, we are in a simular situation like unto an observer of a chess game who don't know the rules. Many do not know their own value in the play. The universe is the play field with some of us being Pawns, Towers, Kings or Queens. There is an ongoing development from simple to complex. There are moves and counter moves, whether spiritual (thoughts and/or words) or physical (deeds, direct action or indirect action) to jockey for position and victory.
Ever since chess originated in the 17th century in ancient India, it has grown to become recognized as the most ancient, intellectual, and cultural game of its time. There is something about chess players which makes us want to accumulate far more chess books than we can possibly ever read, maybe its the intellectual competition.
Here are several key steps in Learning to play chess
The first thing to learn is how to setup the board.
The bottom right should be a white square. Next, place the pawns on the second row. Next, place the rooks, knights, bishops,
and the king and queen on the back row. The queen should be on her own color square, that is, black queen on black (or dark) square and
white queen on white (or light) square.
Learn the correct movement of the pieces. The pawns move forward. The rooks move horizontally or vertically.
The knights move in an "L" shape. The movement of the bishops are diagonally. The queen can move in any straight direction. The king can only move one
square each time, in any direction. There are some special moves to learn such as "castling".
Castling is a special move that allows the king to move two spaces toward a rook while the rook is moved over and beside the king. This is done all in
one move. Castling is the only time that two pieces can move at once. Castling and the movement of the knight are the only moves which one piece can
move over another piece.
Winning the game is called "checkmate". Checkmate is to put the king of your opponent in a position which
it cannot escape the threat of of being captured.
The fastest way to lern chess is through interactive tutorials. These platforms can provide comprehensive
learning that stay with the student.
Here are two platforms which I recommend:
iCore Electronic Chess Set Develop Thinking Chess Set for Kids, Memory Electronic Chess Board - Talking Coach 30 Skill Levels Beginners & Adults
and
Talking Chess Academy Electronic Chess Board Smart Chess Board with Voice Teaching System, Computer Chess Game with Strong Magnetic Pieces, 1-2 Player, Electronic Chess Set - Simple Portable Travel!
The Game Of Kings
Chess is commonly believed to have originated in North-West India during the Gupta empire (an Ancient Indian empire which existed approximately from 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent), where its early form in the 6th century was known as caturaá¹
ga (Sanskrit: four divisions [of the military] - infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariotry, represented by the pieces that would evolve into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook, respectively).
