The Isle of Lewis (pronounced Lews) is in the northernmost of the Outer Hebrides gives its name to oldest known chess set. In 1831 a stone building was uncovered following the erosion of a sea bank and the famous discovery was made.
The pawn is the most underrated piece on the chessboard. Usually, these pieces are depicted as a single line with a ball for a head. These pieces can open with a single move forward or jump ahead two spaces. After this, they can only move one space forward until blocked. When a piece is directly diagonal to them, the pawn can capture it. Many people use pawns to snag pieces as part of a trap, but if they make it across the board, they can give you a piece back. There are eight pawns that line up in front of your heavy hitters.
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