CBSE Reading Comprehension 1

Read the following passage and answer the following questions

People have been playing chess for more than 500 years . The chess we play today came from Europe. Chess is a two player game . One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the black pieces. each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king and each player has one. The player takes turns moving their pieces . If a player lands on a piece , he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are few more rules, but these are the basics.

The players of chess believe that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players use their brains . They take their time. They think about what will happen next . These skills are useful in life and in chess . Chess is like a workout for the brain.

You don't always have lot's of time to think while playing chess. There is a type of chess with short time limits. It's called blitz chess. In blitz chess each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game . Your clock runs during your turn . you hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the other players clock. If you run out of time , you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast paced.

Chess is not just fir people . Computers have been playing chess since the 1970's . At first they didn't play well . They made mistakes . As time went on they grew stronger . In 1977 , a computer beat the best players in the world . Chess has surely come a long way . Don't you think so ?

a) where did modern chess originate?

b) Which is the most important piece in chess?

c) How does it effect the brain?

d) What is the relationship between chess and life?

e) What is blitz chess?

f) How much time does each play get in blitz chess?

g) When did the computer start playing chess?

h) How have computer chess programs change over time ?

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