Thursday, December 23, 2010

Two Chess Mates....

It's fun to watch kids play chess especially little ones.  They may not know all the rules but the game is still fascinating and fun for them.  I enjoy playing a game of chess but I almost never win and that's ok.  I can capture plenty of my opponents pieces but I just haven't figured out how to trap the king.  The check mate eludes me every time.  **Did you know that the term check mate comes from the Arabic language.  Mat means death and Shek means King.  To Shek Mat meant the King is dead.**


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