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Rules of CHESS
Chess – also known as the "Game of Kings", is an ancient game that has captivated players for
hundreds of years. Chess is a simple game to learn, but can take years to master!
Basics:
• The object of the game is to force the opponent into Checkmate. Checkmate occurs when the
opponent's King cannot escape capture on the next move.
• Turns alternate between the light and dark sides
• On each turn, a player moves one piece from one square to another that is either open or
occupied by an opponent's piece.
• Each square on the board can be occupied by only one piece. When an opposing piece moves
onto a space held by an opponent, it "captures" the piece and removes it from the board.
Board Set-up:
The game board is always placed for play with a light color square in the bottom right-hand corner
for each player. The light color playing pieces are set up on the first rank from left to right as
follows: Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King, Bishop, Knight and Rook. All the light color Pawns
are then set up on the second rank, directly in front of the above-listed pieces.
ROOK
KNIGHT
BISHOP
PAWN
PAWN
PAWN
PAWN
PAWN
PAWN
ROOK
KNIGHT
BISHOP
Playing Piece Moves:
With the exception of the Knight, all playing pieces move in a straight path. The Knight moves over
or around other playing pieces. The King may move one (1) square in any direction – but never to
a square that is attacked by an opponent's playing piece (a square to which an opponent's playing
piece may move). The Queen is the most powerful piece on the board and she can move as far
as desired in any un-blocked direction. This includes moves in a straight (horizontal / vertical) or
diagonal direction. The Rook may move as far as desired in a horizontal or vertical direction. The
Bishop may move diagonally along its own color as far as desired. The Knight has the most
unique moving pattern. It moves a distance of two (2) squares vertically or horizontally, then one
(1) square at a right angle. This move looks like the letter L. The Knight is the only piece that may
"jump" over other pieces. Pieces jumped over are not captured – only the piece occupying the
destination square is.
QUEEN
KING
BISHOP KNIGHT ROOK
PAWN
PAWN
PAWN
PAWN PAWN
PAWN
PAWN
PAWN
PAWN PAWN
QUEEN
KING
BISHOP KNIGHT ROOK
Pawn Movement:
On the player's initial move of the game, they may move a single pawn straight ahead either one
(1) or two (2) squares into a vacant square. After this first move, all other moves of the Pawns are
limited to one (1) square at a time. Unlike all other playing pieces, Pawns do not capture the
opponent's piece in the direction that they normally move in. The Pawn may only capture when
moving ahead diagonally one (1) square. When a Pawn reaches the last rank of the opposing
side of the board it may be "promoted" to any other playing piece of its same color (except for the
King) regardless of what has been previously captured. The exact powers of that playing piece can
be used at once upon promotion. There is no limit to the number of Pawns that can be promoted in a
game. Promotion can also be used to exceed the normal roster of pieces (i.e. several Queens are
possible).
Castling:
Castling is a special move that allows movement of both the King and the Rook, and is the only
time that two pieces may be moved on a single turn. The King moves two (2) spaces to the left or
right of its original square and the Rook on that side moves directly to the square next to the King
but on the opposite side. Castling is not allowed under the following conditions:
• If either the King or the selected Rook has been moved. Both pieces must be in their original
squares on the board.
• If there are pieces between the King and the Rook. The three (3) squares between the King and
the Rook must be open at the time of the move.
Game Play:
The light color pieces always play first. Only one (1) playing piece may be moved on a single turn
except when Castling. The game continues until one player forces the opponent's king into
Checkmate. Any game that ends in a tie or when no player can win is called a draw.
Chess playing piece moves
Piece
King
Queen
Bishop
Knight
Rook
Pawn
King
Queen
Bishop
Spaces
Direction
1
Unlimited
Unlimited
See
See
"Playing piece moves"
"Playing piece moves"
Unlimited
See
See
"Pawn movement"
"Pawn movement"
Knight
Rook
Pawn
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