Some Chess rules for beginners

Hi players,here are some basic rules for beginners playing chess: 1. **Board Setup**: Place the board so each player has a white square on their right-hand side. Arrange the pieces as follows: Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King, Bishop, Knight, Rook on the back row. Place pawns on the second row. 2. **Piece Movement**: - **King**: Moves one square in any direction. - **Queen**: Moves any number of squares diagonally, horizontally, or vertically. - **Rook**: Moves any number of squares horizontally or vertically. - **Bishop**: Moves any number of squares diagonally. - **Knight**: Moves in an "L" shape: two squares in one direction (horizontally or vertically) and then one square perpendicular to that direction. - **Pawn**: Moves forward one square, but on its first move, it can choose to move forward two squares. It captures diagonally one square ahead. 3. **Capturing**: If a piece moves to a square occupied by an opponent's piece, the opponent's piece is captured and removed from the board. 4. **Check and Checkmate**: - **Check**: When a player's king is under direct attack by an opponent's piece. - **Checkmate**: When a player's king is in check and there is no legal move to remove the threat. The game ends, and the player in checkmate loses. 5. **Pawn Promotion**: When a pawn reaches the opponent's back rank (eighth rank for White, first rank for Black), it can be promoted to any other piece except a king. Typically, players choose to promote to a queen for its versatility. 6. **Castling**: A special move involving the king and one of the rooks. The king moves two squares towards a rook on its original square, then that rook moves to the square next to the king. Conditions for castling: - Neither the king nor the rook involved in castling has moved before. - There are no pieces between the king and the rook. - The king is not in check, and the squares the king moves over and lands on are not under attack. 7. **En Passant**: A pawn capturing rule. If a pawn moves two squares forward from its starting position and lands next to an opponent's pawn, the opponent's pawn has the option to capture it "en passant" by moving diagonally behind the pawn that just moved two squares. Remember, these are just the basic rules to get started. As you play more, you'll learn more advanced strategies and tactics.