[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":38},["ShallowReactive",2],{"game-chess":3},{"id":4,"slug":4,"name":5,"group":6,"useCases":7,"image":10,"imageAlt":11,"shots":12,"description":17,"specs":18,"howToPlay":28},"chess","Chess","Board Games",[8,9],"Friends","After Class","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fchess.webp","Folding chessboard on a tree stump with black and white pieces sealed in bags.",[13,14],{"image":10,"imageAlt":11},{"image":15,"imageAlt":16},"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fchess-2.webp","Brains Chess box showing a chessboard and pieces on the cover.","Chess is a two-player strategy game played on an eight-by-eight board. Each player starts with sixteen pieces and tries to checkmate the opposing king. The moves are quick to learn, but the game rewards planning, patience and pattern recognition. A set works for a quiet evening, a club meeting or a friendly match at home. The rental includes a full board and a complete set of black and white pieces.",{"players":19,"playTime":20,"setupSize":21,"included":22,"spaceNeeded":25,"recommendedAge":26,"difficulty":27},"2","30–60 min","Board of about 45 × 45 cm",[23,24],"Board","32 pieces","Indoor table of about 60 × 60 cm","6+","Medium",[29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37],"Set the board so each player has a light square in their right-hand corner.","Place the back rank as rook, knight, bishop, queen, king, bishop, knight, rook, then the eight pawns in front.","White moves first; players then take turns moving one piece each.","Move each piece by its own rule and never onto a square occupied by your own piece.","The king moves one square in any direction; the queen moves any distance in a straight line, horizontally, vertically or diagonally.","The rook moves horizontally or vertically, the bishop diagonally, the knight in an L-shape and may jump, and pawns move forward one square and capture diagonally.","Put the opposing king in check by attacking the square it occupies; the opponent must answer the check.","The game ends in checkmate when the king is in check and cannot escape.","Castling, en passant and pawn promotion follow the standard rules.",1794355008717]