Each of the 6 different kinds of pieces moves differently. Pieces cannot move through other pieces though the knight can jump over other pieces , and can never move onto a square with one of their own pieces. However, they can be moved to take the place of an opponent's piece which is then captured. Pieces are generally moved into positions where they can capture other pieces by landing on their square and then replacing them , defend their own pieces in case of capture, or control important squares in the game.
The king is the most important piece, but is one of the weakest. The king can only move one square in any direction - up, down, to the sides, and diagonally. The king may never move himself into check where he could be captured. When the king is attacked by another piece this is called "check".
The queen is the most powerful piece. She can move in any one straight direction - forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally - as far as possible as long as she does not move through any of her own pieces. And, like with all pieces, if the queen captures an opponent's piece her move is over. Notice how the white queen captures the black queen and then the black king is forced to move. The rooks are particularly powerful pieces when they are protecting each other and working together! The bishop may move as far as it wants, but only diagonally.
Each bishop starts on one color light or dark and must always stay on that color. Pawns are unusual because they move and capture in different ways: they move forward but capture diagonally. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time, except for their very first move where they can move forward two squares. Pawns can only capture one square diagonally in front of them. They can never move or capture backward.
If there is another piece directly in front of a pawn he cannot move past or capture that piece. There are a few special rules in chess that may not seem logical at first. They were created to make the game more fun and interesting. Pawns have another special ability and that is that if a pawn reaches the other side of the board it can become any other chess piece called promotion excluding a king or pawn, for that matter. A pawn may be promoted to a knight, bishop, rook, or queen.
A common misconception is that pawns may only be exchanged for a piece that has been captured. That is NOT true. A pawn is usually promoted to a queen. Only pawns may be promoted. If a pawn moves out two squares on its first move, and by doing so lands to the side of an opponent's pawn effectively jumping past the other pawn's ability to capture it , that other pawn has the option of capturing the first pawn as it passes by. This special move must be done immediately after the first pawn has moved past, otherwise the option to capture it is no longer available.
Click through the example below to better understand this odd, but important rule. One other special chess rule is called castling. This move allows you to do two important things all in one move: get your king to safety hopefully , and get your rook out of the corner and into the game. On a player's turn he may move his king two squares over to one side and then move the rook from that side's corner to right next to the king on the opposite side.
See the example below. However, in order to castle, the following conditions must be met:. Notice that when you castle one direction the king is closer to the side of the board. That is called castling " kingside ". Castling to the other side, through where the queen sat, is called castling " queenside ".
Regardless of which side, the king always moves only two squares when castling. The player with the white pieces always moves first. Therefore, players generally decide who will get to be white by chance or luck such as flipping a coin or having one player guess the color of the hidden pawn in the other player's hand.
White then makes a move, followed by black, then white again, then black, and so on until the end of the game. Players cannot take or move through their own pieces. Pawns only move forward. On the first move a pawn can move one or two spaces, every subsequent move can only be one space. Pawns move diagonally to take opponents. Pawn Promotion: If a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, it is promoted to a higher piece except king.
There is no limit to how many pawns can be promoted. Knights are the only pieces that "jump" off the board. Unlike other pieces they are not blocked if there are pieces between them and their destination square.
To make it easier to remember how a knight moves think of an L. Two spaces in a direction forward, backward or side-to-side, and one space at a right turn. The king can move in any direction, one square at a time. A king cannot move to a square that is under attack by the opponent.
Castling is the only move that allows two pieces to move during the same turn. During castling a king moves two spaces towards the rook that it will castle with, and the rook jumps to the other side.
The king can castle to either side as long as: 1. The king has not moved. The king is not in check. The king does not move through or into check. There are no pieces between the king and castling-side rook. The castling-side rook has not moved.
It does not matter: A. If the king was in check, but is no longer. If the rook can be attacked by an opponent's piece before castling. En passant is a special movement for pawns attacking pawns. It only applies if your opponent moves a pawn two spaces, and its destination space is next to your pawn. You can take the opposing piece by moving forward-diagonal to your pawn's attacked square.
A king is in check when an opponent's piece is in a position that can attack the king. Develop your pieces early by advancing them toward your opponent's side of the board. Do this first with your knights, bishops, and rooks, then your queen. Control the center of the board the four middle squares by attacking those squares with your pieces.
Look for opportunities to exchange one of your weaker pieces knight or bishop for one of your opponent's stronger pieces queen or rook. Try to promote your pawns by advancing them to your eighth rank and exchanging them for a stronger piece. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 7. No, nobody has found a checkmate that's faster than Fool's Mate it's already 2 moves, which is pretty fast! Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Keep playing games of chess with a variety of players so you can continue practicing and building your skills.
Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Work on getting your pawns to the other side of the board. That way, you can promote them to queens and get better control of the board.
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The king remains on the board until the very end of the game. If your king can be captured on your opponent's next move, you are in check and must get out of check immediately. You can do so by moving your king to a safe spot, by putting one of your own pieces between your king and the attacking piece, or by capturing the attacking piece. If you are in check and cannot immediately get out of check in one move, you are in checkmate, and the game is over without your opponent's actually having to remove your king.
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