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THE BOARD AND THE MEN
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and one half of the board is called the King's Side, and the other half the Queen's Side, but the beginner will understand the arrangement more clearly when he is familiar with the men.
The Men.
The Game of Chess is played with thirty-two men, sixteen of which are light in color and referred to as White; and sixteen dark and spoken of as Black. The player or party on one side of the board has the Black men while the player or party on the other side has the White men. The Chessmen are divided into two classes: Pieces and Pawns. When the board is set up the Pieces stand on the first rank and include:
| One King of each color, indicated by K. |  |
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| One Queen of each color, indicated by Q. |  |
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