How to play chess
(click the article first and scroll down)
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There are 4 things to know:
1: The board
2: The pieces
3: Basic rules and tactics
4: Practice
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1: The board
Before you start playing any kind of chess, you need some kind of board. You probably seen a board before, but this is an example of a board:
After you get a board, you need to setup the board. This is an example of a setup board:
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2: The pieces
Now, you didnt just come here to look at boards. What about the pieces?
1: The pawn
This is a pawn
A pawn is worth 1 point. Here is how the pawn moves:
2: The knight
The knight is worth 3 points. This is how it moves:
3: The bishop
This is a bishop.
A bishop is also worth 3 points. This is how is moves:
4: The rook
This is the rook.
It is worth 5 points. It moves like this:
5: The queen
The queen is the most powerful piece on the board. It looks like this:
The queen is worth 9 points. It moves like this:
6: The king
The king is the slowest piece on the board. It looks like this:
You cannot play chess without a king. It moves like this:
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3: Basic rules and tactics
1: Killing pieces
