Welcome if you are a new player to chess this will help you learn how the pieces move and the special moves of chess.
The game of chess has been around for hundreds of years one of the most studied and ancient games. In this forum we will go over all 6 unique pieces with different abilities and 3 special moves.
1. The pawn
The pawn is at the front of the attack they are place in the 2 and 6 row from ranks A-H. The pawn is able to move forward twice only when it has not been moved and is at its starting position. After the pawn has been moved once's for the remainder of that pawns moves it will go forward only once's. The pawn can only capture pieces to its side and if a opponent pawn is in front of your pawn your pawn cannot move.
2. The Knight
The knight is positioned on b1 g1 b8 and g8. The knight attacks/captures and move in a L pattern and is the only pieces that can move in a L shape as well as jump over other pieces.
3. The bishop
The bishop is place on c1 f1 c8 and f8. The bishop attacks/captures and moves on the diagonals.
4. The rook
The rook place on a1 h1 a8 and h8. The rook attacks/captures and moves in straight lines.
5. The queen
The queen is the most powerful pieces on the board. The queen attacks/captures and moves on the diagonals and in a straight line, it has the moves of the rooks and the bishop together.
6. The king
The king is the most important pieces of the game if it is lost it is game over. The King is lost when the king can't move when in check or a piece cannot block for the king. The king can only move one square at a time. The king is also allowed to capture other pieces but if that pieces is protected the king cannot captures as the king cannot volunteer move into a check.
special moves
1. en passant
En passant is a French word for in passing. This is a move that can be played when "A pawn attacking a square crossed by an opponent’s pawn which has advanced two squares in one move from its original square may capture this opponent’s pawn as though the latter had been moved only one square. This capture is only legal on the move following this advance and is called an ‘en passant’ capture"-Fide.com
Example of en passant
2. Castling
Castling is used to get the king to a safe square. This happens when the rook and king have not been moved and there are no pieces between them as well as no way for the king to be in check or walk through a check. There's are two ways to castle this is long castling and short castling. Long castling is when the king castles using the queen side rook short castling occurs when the king used the king side rook.
Examples of short and long castling
Examples of when a you can and cannot castle
The king cannot castle through a check
The king can castle when the rook is under attack
You cannot castle when the king is in check.
3.Promotion
Promotion occurs when a pawn reach's the other side of the board. When a pawn reach's the other side of the board it can promote to any pieces Queen Rook Knight Bishop it cannot promote to a pawn or a king. When a pawn promotes to a rook knight or bishop it is called a underpromotion.
Welcome if you are a new player to chess this will help you learn how the pieces move and the special moves of chess.
The game of chess has been around for hundreds of years one of the most studied and ancient games. In this forum we will go over all 6 unique pieces with different abilities and 3 special moves.
1. The pawn
The pawn is at the front of the attack they are place in the 2 and 6 row from ranks A-H. The pawn is able to move forward twice only when it has not been moved and is at its starting position. After the pawn has been moved once's for the remainder of that pawns moves it will go forward only once's. The pawn can only capture pieces to its side and if a opponent pawn is in front of your pawn your pawn cannot move.
2. The Knight
The knight is positioned on b1 g1 b8 and g8. The knight attacks/captures and move in a L pattern and is the only pieces that can move in a L shape as well as jump over other pieces.
3. The bishop
The bishop is place on c1 f1 c8 and f8. The bishop attacks/captures and moves on the diagonals.
4. The rook
The rook place on a1 h1 a8 and h8. The rook attacks/captures and moves in straight lines.
5. The queen
The queen is the most powerful pieces on the board. The queen attacks/captures and moves on the diagonals and in a straight line, it has the moves of the rooks and the bishop together.
6. The king
The king is the most important pieces of the game if it is lost it is game over. The King is lost when the king can't move when in check or a piece cannot block for the king. The king can only move one square at a time. The king is also allowed to capture other pieces but if that pieces is protected the king cannot captures as the king cannot volunteer move into a check.
special moves
1. en passant
En passant is a French word for in passing. This is a move that can be played when "A pawn attacking a square crossed by an opponent’s pawn which has advanced two
squares in one move from its original square may capture this opponent’s pawn as
though the latter had been moved only one square. This capture is only legal on the
move following this advance and is called an ‘en passant’ capture"-Fide.com
Example of en passant
2. Castling
Castling is used to get the king to a safe square. This happens when the rook and king have not been moved and there are no pieces between them as well as no way for the king to be in check or walk through a check. There's are two ways to castle this is long castling and short castling. Long castling is when the king castles using the queen side rook short castling occurs when the king used the king side rook.
Examples of short and long castling
Examples of when a you can and cannot castle
The king cannot castle through a check
The king can castle when the rook is under attack
You cannot castle when the king is in check.
3.Promotion
Promotion occurs when a pawn reach's the other side of the board. When a pawn reach's the other side of the board it can promote to any pieces Queen Rook Knight Bishop it cannot promote to a pawn or a king. When a pawn promotes to a rook knight or bishop it is called a underpromotion.
examples of promotion and underpromotion