Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-15
THE MOVES OF TIE cHKss-For Learner r,

. Every piece on the board has q move
peculiar 10 itself.
The king moves one step at time,
that is to say, one square in any direc-
ton, provided the space is open, and he
can move without exposing himself to
check. The meaning of the term .'check"
will be explained presently. The king
can take an adversary's piece ifthe latter
occupies square adjoining that which
the king occupies, provided always, that
he can do so without exposing himself to
a check. 1t is the prerogative of the
king not to be taken prisoner in any Cir
cumstances; but when he is in such posi-
ton that he might be taken if he were
not king, is said to be in check. In
that case, he must be moved out of check,
or you must move some other piece be-
tween him and the piece that checks him.
If you cannot get your king out of check
by either method, it is check-mate-tha
is to say, you have lost the game.
The queen has the Largest liberty"
by the co Irtesies Of chess. She can move
from the square she occupies in any di-
reetion. as far as the track is open, and
shecan take any opposing piece that stands
in her way. When piece is taken it
must be removed from the board. and it's
place is occupied by the piece which took
it. The queen moves in straight lines,
backward or forward, to the left or right,
or diagonally, having the moves of the
castle and bishop both, it Is, therefore,
the most useful piece on the board.
The bishop moves in straight lines
diagonally, keeping On the same colored
spots from the beginning to the end OF
the game. He can proceed as far IS the
track is open, and take any opposing
piece Except the king, of course,) that
stands in his way.
The movements of the knight are as
eccentric as those of Don Qui1otte him
self, and are not easy to describe on pa
per. At each move he jumps from the
square he occupies to one of different
color, skipping over one intermediate
square. This may require little illus.
trstion, as we wish to make everything
perfectly clear to the readers appreben-
tensions. Well then, consider your
chess board as eight lines of squares,
extending from left to right, and mum bsred
one, two, three, and so on, from the side
nearest you. Now begin at the left hand,
and call the first square in each line A,
the second square B, and So on 10 the
eighth and last. Now place your knight
on E of the third line, and from that point
he may move to ID or F in line one, to @
or G in line two, to or G in line four,
or to d or T in line five. Observe, he
only makes one jump at time and the
square to which he moves must be unoc
cupied, or if it is possessed by one of your
adversary's pieces, your knight may take
that piece, and occupy its place
The rock or castle moves in straight
lines, forward or backward, to the left or
right, (but not diagonally,) as far as the
track is open, or any shorter distance if
you please.
The pawns may move two squares
straight ahead at the first move ; alter
wards they can only move one square at
time, always ahead except when they
take an adverse piece, which they can
only do diagonally, viz il: when the piece
TO be taken occupies a square the corner
OF winch touches corner of the square
which the pawn occupies. The pawn
can move forward only, and it can only
take piece which is in the line before it.
All the other pieces may advance or re.
treat as occasion may require