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Many people like to play chess. It is a board game played by two people. Each player needs to mate the king of the other player. At the same time they need to protect their own king. The rules of the game are very difficult. A beginner usually finds it hard to learn them. You may need to take some lessons to learn the basics of the game. An instructor can teach you good moves in this game. Playing chess makes you clever. It develops your tactics and skills of planning. It is very interesting to play chess because it's a competition.