There are two sets of chess pieces, each set is a different color signaling which side it is for. Each has the following pieces: a king, a queen, a pair of bishops, a pair of knights, a pair of rooks and eight pawns. Each chess piece has a different manner of moving on the chessboard.
The king's movement is forward, backward, left, right or diagonally, one square at a time. Because the king is the main chess piece, its capture (or "checkmate") ends the game. A checkmate occurs when the king can no longer move anywhere and can't be helped by its other chess pieces. The initial position of the king is on the first row of your side, occupying the fourth square opposite its color. So if your king is black, it occupies the fourth square colored white; if your king is white, it occupies the fourth square colored black.
The queen can move forward, backward, left or right, or diagonally using any number of squares. Its movement restricted only when a chess piece is blocking her path. This makes the queen the most powerful chess piece of them all. The queen's starting position is always beside the king, occupying the fourth square of the fourth row. Note that if you're playing a white queen, it should occupy the fourth square colored white, and if you're playing a black queen, it should occupy the fourth square colored black.
The bishop can only move diagonally, using any number of squares. It cannot jump over any chess piece blocking its path. The initial starting positions of your two bishops are beside the king and queen on the first row of your side.
The Knight. The knight has a unique movement among all other chess pieces. It moves in an "L" pattern, utilizing two squares either in its front, left or right side, or in its back, and one square either left or right (forming an "L"). It is the only chess piece that can jump over other pieces. At the initial set up, one knight occupies the first row, second square from your left; and the other knight occupies the second square from your right.
The rook can only move two ways, using any number of squares: horizontal and vertical. Like other pieces, it also cannot jump over if a piece is blocking its path. The starting position of the the two rooks are on both ends of the first row, beside each knight.
The pawn has only one movement: forward, using one square at a time. On its first position, the pawn can move forward, with one or two squares. Note that a pawn can "capture" another chess piece by moving one square forward in a diagonal direction. The starting position of all eight pawns is on the second row, right in front of the king, queen, bishops, knights and rooks.
The king's movement is forward, backward, left, right or diagonally, one square at a time. Because the king is the main chess piece, its capture (or "checkmate") ends the game. A checkmate occurs when the king can no longer move anywhere and can't be helped by its other chess pieces. The initial position of the king is on the first row of your side, occupying the fourth square opposite its color. So if your king is black, it occupies the fourth square colored white; if your king is white, it occupies the fourth square colored black.
The queen can move forward, backward, left or right, or diagonally using any number of squares. Its movement restricted only when a chess piece is blocking her path. This makes the queen the most powerful chess piece of them all. The queen's starting position is always beside the king, occupying the fourth square of the fourth row. Note that if you're playing a white queen, it should occupy the fourth square colored white, and if you're playing a black queen, it should occupy the fourth square colored black.
The bishop can only move diagonally, using any number of squares. It cannot jump over any chess piece blocking its path. The initial starting positions of your two bishops are beside the king and queen on the first row of your side.
The Knight. The knight has a unique movement among all other chess pieces. It moves in an "L" pattern, utilizing two squares either in its front, left or right side, or in its back, and one square either left or right (forming an "L"). It is the only chess piece that can jump over other pieces. At the initial set up, one knight occupies the first row, second square from your left; and the other knight occupies the second square from your right.
The rook can only move two ways, using any number of squares: horizontal and vertical. Like other pieces, it also cannot jump over if a piece is blocking its path. The starting position of the the two rooks are on both ends of the first row, beside each knight.
The pawn has only one movement: forward, using one square at a time. On its first position, the pawn can move forward, with one or two squares. Note that a pawn can "capture" another chess piece by moving one square forward in a diagonal direction. The starting position of all eight pawns is on the second row, right in front of the king, queen, bishops, knights and rooks.
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