Chess

Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is... Wikipedia

• Years active:  c. 1475 to present (predecessors c. 900 years earlier)
• Genre(s):  Board game, Abstract strategy game, Mind sport
• Players:  2
• Playing time:  Casual games usually last 10 to 60 minutes, tournament games last anywhere from about 10 minutes (fast chess) to 6 hours or more.
• Random chance:  None
• Skill(s) required:  Strategy, tactics
• Synonym(s):  International chess, Western chess
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo