The Chess King
by Kathy White
Title
The Chess King
Artist
Kathy White
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Photograph - Photography--greeting Cards Or Notes Are Cheaper By The Dozen!
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During the Age of Enlightenment, chess was viewed as a means of self-improvement. Benjamin Franklin, in his article "The Morals of Chess" (1750), wrote: "The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions; for life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effect of prudence, or the want of it."
I personally, do not play. My husband has tried to teach me, but I guess it is not my thing. But he loves it, although he does not play as much as he used to. He took this photo of one of his older chess set pieces. This is that set's "Chess King". The king in the photograph is set up on rocks out by a lake bed.
In chess, the king is the most important piece. The object of the game is to trap the opponent's king so that its escape is not possible (checkmate). If a player's king is threatened with capture, it is said to be in check, and the player must remove the threat of capture on the next move. If this cannot be done, the king is said to be in checkmate. Although the king is the most important piece, it is usually the weakest piece in the game until a later phase, the endgame.
Chess is taught to children in schools around the world today. Many schools host chess clubs, and there are many scholastic tournaments specifically for children. Tournaments are held regularly in many countries, hosted by organizations such as the United States Chess Federation and the National Scholastic Chess Foundation.
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July 20th, 2015
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