The game does contain a King.
“The game does contain a King.”
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Yes and the game is over when the King is trapped in a position from which he cannot escape. Interestingly the strongest protecter the King has is the Queen and if the Queen is captured by the other side her King is almost certainly doomed to defeat...hmmm. Normally the most numerous and relatively insignificant pieces which are called “pawns” are the first to be sacrificed to protect the more important pieces. Any and all other than the King himself are apt to be sacrificed to protect the King but in the end one King or the other will fall and even the winning King will lose many of his troops in the process of defending his kingdom. No wonder the game has been around so long, it’s life reduced to a board game.