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All 32 pieces of Chess
Are slaves to two masters competing to be the best
Invented in India in the sixth century AD
Play someone and soon learn all of their idiosyncrasies
Black is really brown and never goes first
Half are Pawns who can become royalty only after enduring the worst
Strategies, sacrifice and calculated moves
Play offense and defense, but choose wisely or lose!
Capture souls in a manifest destiny to dominate the board
Seeking to be loved, feared, and praised, just like the almighty lord
A game that can yield more moves than every atom in the universe
If you like war and politics, this board could be your church!
Knights and Bishops fight/flee in L-patterns and diagonally
Vertical/Horizontal Rooks who don’t castle soon may become casualties
Kings and Queens can do anything and go almost anywhere
But are still prisoners in the same 64 squares
