World tour in 64 days #1 Chess rules
Hey everyone! Chamo here!
NB: This series will become more advanced as we progress through the chapters, so beginners to low-tier intermediates are welcome!
This will all be written by me, no need to quote any other sources.
I encourage you to read the following blog if you are a complete beginner. Remember to share it with other beginners as this will help all the newbies out there.
Here is the program for this series:
- How to move the pieces and rules of chess
- Special rules + algebraic notation
- Tactics!
- Opening principles
- Endgame principles
- Middlegame principles + basic strategic ideas
- Common openings
- Checkmate patterns
- Must-know endgames
- And much, much more in our 64 chapter virtual book!
We'll start with how to move the pieces.
The goal of the game: Checkmate the opponent's king by putting it in check* without it having any safe squares to move to
- How do the pieces move:
- Knight: Can move two squares vertically and one horizontally or vice versa, some people compare it to an "L" or a "7"... it can jump over other pieces
- Bishop: Can move to any square diagonally: It must not jump over other pieces:
- Rook: Can move to any square vertically or horizontally. It must not jump over pieces
- Queen: Can move to any square diagonally, horizontal or vertically. It must not jump over pieces and is a bit like a rook and bishop combined:
- King: can move just like a queen with a limit of one square per move:
