The game of Chess of those days was not, however, the game that we now know. Written documents, a thousand years old, referring to Chess, have been found. Games similar to Chess have been discovered on Egyptian sculptures. We know some fables treating of the origin of the game, fables that are true to history only in so far as they lay the place of origin in Asia and the time of origin in a very distant past. The chess game and its rules has a history that at all times has awakened interest but of which very little is known. You will find all the chess rules here so that you can begin to play chess games and rule the board! The following explanation of chess rules is from the ' Manual of Chess' by 2nd World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker. Learning the rules of chess game will of course lead to the better enjoyment of any chess game.

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