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Peyton Carey Teaches Chess; How To Play Chess

Peyton Carey Teaches Chess; How To Play Chess

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You don't really have to read this post. This post is intended for readers who don't really know how to play or need to review the rules of the game. If you already know the rules, wait until my next post.

The Board

The chess pieces are colored Light and Dark, they are considered White and Black. Each side of the board has 16 Chess Pieces:

  • 1 King
  • 1 Queen
  • 2 Knights
  • 2 Bishops
  • 2 Rooks
  • 8 Pawns

This is what it looks like when the board is set up.

(Please note that the Queen is always set on her own color square. Also, the King is always beside the Queen. Furthermore, White moves first.)

Moving and Capturing

A move is a transfer of a chess piece from one square to another. A capture is a removal of an opponent's piece from the board; it is done by actually taking a piece away from the board and placing the capturing piece on that square (You cannot capture your own piece.)

The King can only move one square in any direction.

The king cannot be moved to a square where he may be captured. Also, the King cannot move to a square already occupied by his own pieces. The king can capture by moving to a  square in his capture zone that is occupied by an opponent's piece: 

The queen can move as far as she wants in any direction as shown:

TO BE CONTINUED...

I Will ADD ON TO THIS WITH ANOTHER POST