Chess is played on a square board of eight rows and eight columns . The colors of the sixty-four squares alternate and are referred to as "light squares" and "dark squares".
The players are referred to as "White" and "Black" and each begins the game with sixteen pieces of the specified color. These consist of one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights and eight pawns.
When a king is under immediate attack by one or two of the opponent's pieces, it is said to be in check.
The objective of the game is to checkmate the opponent. This occurs when a move places the opponent's king in check, and there is no legal response for the opponent that removes it from attack.
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