The final goal of chess is to conquer the king of the opponent, which if productive, will effectively cease the battle (and game). To do so is to checkmate their opposition. Note that a game may also end in a impasse, if it’s evident that no honest checkmate is possible.

As said, a chess board consists of 64 squares, which has been the way for more than 1,300 years now, dating back to the game’s beginning with the Indian game Chaturanga. The rows are viewed as rank and the columns file. Ranks are numbered 1-8, while files are notated as a-f. Therefore, every square has its own affiliated name on the board.

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