6th century
It probably started by someone who watched/played chess somewhere else and brought it back to the Philippines
Wesley So .
Take the chess board and start beating them with it.
america
saramae pandy?
There are a total of 32 pieces at the start of a chess game - 16 of each colour.
There are a total of four Rooks at the start of the game .
At the start of a game, exactly half (50%) of the chess board squares are occupied by pieces and pawns.
A Filipino moslem from southern Philippines, an athlete and International rated player of Chess.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly
There are 4 rooks on the board at the start of a game of normal chess.
The best selling books about chess are definitely books that are designed to give the basics of chess. The book to start with might be; Chess for Dummies. I'm not calling you a chess dummy but it will give you the answers to the game you need.