Magnetic Chess and Checkers (24 x 24 cm)

Chess

A game with a history of one and a half years, which originated in India and was modified in Arab countries. Now chess is a very popular sport with its own federation and regular international tournaments. It is an abstract dueling game in which opponents control symmetrical sets of pieces. The game is played on an eight-by-eight board. Participants take turns. Victory is awarded to the one who kills the opponent`s king (or, scientifically speaking, puts checker and checkmate).

All figures, except for the horse, move in a straight line. The king moves anywhere one cell away. The queen-queen moves any distance diagonally, vertically or horizontally. Rook - for any distance orthogonally, and bishop-officer - diagonally. A foreign piece is removed from the field if it is in the way. The horse walks in the form of the letter G or L, it is able to jump over other figures. Unlike the older pieces, the pawn moves one square forward, and hits diagonally.

Checkers

A dueling abstract game played on an eight-by-eight board. Players place twelve of their checkers on the dark cells of the board. They take turns. Checkers move forward diagonally. They also hit diagonally - both forward and backward, if the next cell behind the opponent`s figure is empty. The checker jumps to this cell, and the beaten piece is removed from the field. The fight is mandatory. You can eliminate several enemy checkers in one move. If a checker reaches the opposite side of the board, it becomes a checker. The checker walks (and hits) any distance diagonally. The winner is the one who manages to destroy all the checkers of the opponent.