How to Play Chess: Rules and Basics - Chess.com Chess.com Forums Learn to Play Chess It's never too late to learn how to play chess - the most popular game in the world! If you are totally new to the game or even want to learn all of the rules and strategies, read on! Getting Better at Chess History of Chess The origins of chess are not exactly clear, though most believe it evolved from earlier chess-like games played in India almost two thousand years ago.The game of chess we know today has been around since the 15th century where it became popular in Europe. The Goal of Chess Chess is a game played between two opponents on opposite sides of a board containing 64 squares of alternating colors. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns. The goal of the game is to checkmate the other king. Checkmate happens when the king is in a position to be captured (in check) and cannot escape from capture. Starting a Game At the beginning of the game the chessboard is laid out so that each player has the white (or light) color square in the bottom right-hand side.

The chess pieces are then arranged the same way each time. The second row (or rank) is filled with pawns. The rooks go in the corners, then the knights next to them, followed by the bishops, and finally the queen, who always goes on her own matching color (white queen on white, black queen on black), and the king on the remaining square. The player with the white pieces always moves first. Therefore, players generally decide who will get to be white by chance or luck such as flipping a coin or having one player guess the color of the hidden pawn in the other player's hand. White then makes a move, followed by black, then white again, then black and so on until the end of the game. How the Pieces Move Each of the 6 different kinds of pieces moves differently. Pieces cannot move through other pieces (though the knight can jump over other pieces), and can never move onto a square with one of their own pieces. However, they can be moved to take the place of an opponent's piece which is then captured.

Pieces are generally moved into positions where they can capture other pieces (by landing on their square and then replacing them), defend their own pieces in case of capture, or control important squares in the game. The King The king is the most important piece, but is one of the weakest. The king can only move one square in any direction - up, down, to the sides, and diagonally. Click on the '>' button in the diagram below to see how the king can move around the board. The king may never move himself into check (where he could be captured). The Queen The queen is the most powerful piece. She can move in any one straight direction - forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally - as far as possible as long as she does not move through any of her own pieces. And, like with all pieces, if the queen captures an opponent's piece her move is over. Click through the diagram below to see how the queens move. Notice how the white queen captures the black queen and then the black king is forced to move. The Rook The rook may move as far as it wants, but only forward, backward, and to the sides. The rooks are particularly powerful pieces when they are protecting each other and working together!

The Bishop The bishop may move as far as it wants, but only diagonally. Each bishop starts on one color (light or dark) and must always stay on that color. Bishops work well together because they cover up each other’s weaknesses. The Knight Knights move in a very different way from the other pieces – going two squares in one direction, and then one more move at a 90 degree angle, just like the shape of an “L”. Knights are also the only pieces that can move over other pieces. The Pawn Pawns are unusual because they move and capture in different ways: they move forward, but capture diagonally. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time, except for their very first move where they can move forward two squares. Pawns can only capture one square diagonally in front of them. They can never move or capture backwards. If there is another piece directly in front of a pawn he cannot move past or capture that piece. Promotion Pawns have another special ability and that is that if a pawn reaches the other side of the board it can become any other chess piece (called promotion). A pawn may be promoted to any piece.

[NOTE: A common misconception is that pawns may only be exchanged for a piece that has been captured. That is NOT true.] A pawn is usually promoted to a queen. Only pawns may be promoted. En Passant The last rule about pawns is called “en passant,” which is French for “in passing”. If a pawn moves out two squares on its first move, and by doing so lands to the side of an opponent’s pawn (effectively jumping past the other pawn’s ability to capture it), that other pawn has the option of capturing the first pawn as it passes by. This special move must be done immediately after the first pawn has moved past, otherwise the option to capture it is no longer available. Click through the example below to better understand this odd, but important rule. Castling One other special rule is called castling. This move allows you to do two important things all in one move: get your king to safety (hopefully), and get your rook out of the corner and into the game. On a player’s turn he may move his king two squares over to one side and then move the rook from that side’s corner to right next to the king on the opposite side.

(See the example below.) However, in order to castle, the following conditions must be met: it must be that king’s very first move it must be that rook’s very first move there cannot be any pieces between the king and rook to move the king may not be in check or pass through check Notice that when you castle one direction the king is closer to the side of the board. That is called castling kingside. Castling to the other side, through where the queen sat, is called castling queenside. Regardless of which side, the king always moves only two squares when castling. Check & Checkmate As stated before, the purpose of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s king. This happens when the king is put into check and cannot get out of check. There are only three ways a king can get out of check: move out of the way (though he cannot castle!), block the check with another piece, or capture the piece threatening the king. If a king cannot escape checkmate then the game is over. Customarily the king is not captured or removed from the board, the game is simply declared over. Draws Occasionally chess games do not end with a winner, but with a draw.

There are 5 reasons why a chess game may end in a draw: The position reaches a stalemate where it is one player’s turn to move, but his king is NOT in check and yet he does not have another legal move The players may simply agree to a draw and stop playing There are not enough pieces on the board to force a checkmate (example: a king and a bishop vs.a king) A player declares a draw if the same exact position is repeated three times (though not necessarily three times in a row) Fifty consecutive moves have been played where neither player has moved a pawn or captured a piece Chess 960 Chess960 follows all the rules of standard chess, except for the starting position of pieces on the back rank, which are placed randomly in one of 960 possible positions. Castling is done just like in standard chess, with the King and Rook landing on their normal castled squares (g1 and f1, or c1 and d1). 960 plays just like standard chess, but with more variety in the opening. Some Tournament Rules Many tournaments follow a set of common, similar rules.

These rules do not necessarily apply to play at home or online Touch-move If a player touches one of their own pieces they must move that piece as long as it is a legal move. If a player touches an opponent’s piece, they must capture that piece. A player who wishes to touch a piece only to adjust it on the board must first announce the intention, usually by saying “adjust”. Introduction to Clocks and Timers Most tournaments use timers to regulate the time spent on each game, not on each move. Each player gets the same amount of time to use for their entire game and can decide how to spend that time. Once a player makes a move they then touch a button or hit a lever to start the opponent’s clock. If a player runs out of time and the opponent calls the time, then the player who ran out of time loses the game (unless the opponent does not have enough pieces to checkmate, in which case it is a draw). Basic Strategy There are four simple things that every chess player should know: #1 Protect your king Get your king to the corner of the board where he is usually safer. Don’t put off castling. You should usually castle as quickly as possible.

Remember, it doesn’t matter how close you are to checkmating your opponent if your own king is checkmated first! #2 Don’t give pieces away Don’t carelessly lose your pieces! Each piece is valuable and you can’t win a game without pieces to checkmate. There is an easy system that most players use to keep track of the relative value of each chess piece: A pawn is worth 1 A knight is worth 3 A bishop is worth 3 A rook is worth 5 A queen is worth 9 The king is infinitely valuable At the end of the game these points don’t mean anything – it is simply a system you can use to make decisions while playing, helping you know when to capture, exchange, or make other moves. #3 Control the center You should try and control the center of the board with your pieces and pawns. If you control the center, you will have more room to move your pieces and will make it harder for your opponent to find good squares for his pieces. In the example above white makes good moves to control the center while black plays bad moves. #4 Use all of your pieces In the example above white got all of his pieces in the game!

Your pieces don’t do any good when they are sitting back on the first row. Try and develop all of your pieces so that you have more to use when you attack the king. Using one or two pieces to attack will not work against any decent opponent. Getting Better at Chess Knowing the rules and basic strategies is only the beginning - there is so much to learn in chess that you can never learn it all in a lifetime! To improve you need to do three things: #1 – Play Just keep playing! Play as much as possible. You should learn from each game – those you win and those you lose. #2 – Study If you really want to improve quickly then pick up a recommended chess book. There are many resources on Chess.com to help you study and improve. #3 - Have fun Don’t get discouraged if you don’t win all of your games right away. Everyone loses – even world champions. As long as you continue to have fun and learn from the games you lose then you can enjoy chess forever! Names Of All Chess Pieces - Chess Glossary Article WaddenCC Photography Names Of All Chess Pieces If you've been hunting around for the Names Of All Chess Pieces, then hunt no more, as this page has what you're looking for ...

A game of Chess involves two opponents, each having a total of 16 pieces, made up of 6, er, characters. These are they: Names Of All Chess Pieces - Pawn - Being a war game, the Pawn is kind of like your common foot soldier - often the first ones into battle, while being more expendable than those of a higher rank, such as the Knight. In total, each player begins a game of Chess with 8 Pawns on the board. On a Pawns first move, it may move either 1 or 2 squares forward, depending on your opening strategy. However, thereafter, a Pawn may only move one square forward per turn and it can never move backwards. As for capturing, a Pawn can only capture on either one of the diagonal squares in front of its current position ... This means that when another piece is on a square directly in front - on the straight line, your Pawn is stuck and cannot move forward until the blocking piece moves, or an enemy piece is within legal range for capture.

Read More About The Pawn Names Of All Chess Pieces - Knight - The Knight is the piece that often looks like a horse - well, a horse's head (kind of like in The Godfather, but without the blood). Each player begins a game of Chess with 2 Knights on the board. We've said that it is often one of the Pawns that moves first, at the start of a game ... Often, but not always, as the Knight's ability to jump over pieces allows it to be the only other piece that can make a move at the very beginning of a game. The Knight is also unique in the way it moves ... Whereas other pieces go in straight lines - be it on the staights, or along the diagonals - the Knight moves in an L-shape. It goes either two squares forward and one to the left or right; or one square to the left or right and two squares forward ... Which you choose will, naturally, depend on potential for positional advantage, capture, to avoid being captured, or for lack of options when your other pieces are blocking certain squares within the Knight's legal range of movement.

Read More About The Knight Names Of All Chess Pieces - Bishop - At the start of a game, each player has 2 Bishops on the board. One patrols the light-colored squares; the other goes along the dark-colored squares. As for range of movement, the Bishops move only on the diagonals but are able to go from one corner of the board to the other, on their colored squares. This makes the Bishop a great, long-distance threat to your opponent - though, obviously, the flip side is your pieces are at an equal risk from the enemy Bishops. When it comes to realtive value, two Bishops are considered more valuable than either two Knights, or a Knight and a Bishop working together. Though, of course, the threat of the two Bishop pieces are only as good as the skill of the player who controls their movement. Read More About The Bishop Names Of All Chess Pieces - Rook - Each player gets 2 Rooks, at the start of a game of Chess. Their range of movement is along the straights - if they have the space, they can get from one side of the board to the other, in a single move. The Rooks are most effective in the middle of the board.

As they start a game in the corner squares, part of your opening strategy will be to, somehow, bring your Rooks inwards, while trying to mobilize your other pieces, ready for the carnage that takes place during the Middlegame stage. Two Rooks operating together can be more potent than a single Queen, if used wisely. The obvious threat is from the diagonals, which means one of the greatest threats to the Rook are from the Bishop and Queen, at distance; while at more close-range, Pawns that have good support can also prove hazardous to your Rooks. Read More About The Rook Names Of All Chess Pieces - Queen - The Queen is by far the most potent, attacking piece on the board. At one time, when the game of Chess was played in Medieval times, the Queen was restricted to one square move per turn and only on the diagonals. She was a much weaker piece back then. However, it must have been when PMT was fully recognized as a potential threat to man, that the Queen, in a game of Chess, suddenly took on a more devastating range of attacking options ... She combines the diagonal power of the Bishops, with the straight-line threat of the Rooks.

Read More About The Queen Names Of All Chess Pieces - King - Even with the Queen's attacking prowess, the King is your most precious piece on the board ... If it is attacked in such a way that there are no legally-safe places to move, your King will find itself in a situation known as "Checkmate" - and you'll lose the game, immediately. It doesn't matter if you have all your good pieces still on the board, if your King succumbs to Checkmate, it's gameover! So, use your pieces wisely, to protect your King, while you somehow exploit weaknesses in your opponent's setup. Does this mean a King is totally useless? It's vulnerable, for sure, but the King can work to secure a Win - though not on its own; you'll usually have a majority of pieces, over your opponent's ... The King can be used to capture stray Pawns and, as Kings cannot be next to each other, on the board, you can use your King to tactically cut off escape routes for the enemy King. Read More About The King Chess what piece can jump over other pieces?

(5 replies) - Gaming & Games Gaming & Games In a game of chess, what is the only piece able to jump over other pieces? ANSWER #1 of 5 the knight/horse ANSWER #2 of 5 I don't know im not a dork I dont play that game but my boyfriend says the knight but I dont think you schould trust him haha wink wink JUMPING CHESS Jumping Chess By Peter Aronson Introduction Jumping Chess is a Chess Variant where captures, instead of being by replacement, are made by jumping over a piece, as in Checkers/Draughts. The standard orthodox chess array is used, but in order to avoid uncapturable pieces at the edge of the board, two extra ranks and two extra files of edge squares are added. These edge squares can only be entered as the result of a capturing jump, and pieces sitting on them are obliged to capture if possible.

Board and Setup +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 10 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 9 | * | R |:N:| B |:Q:| K |:B:| N |:R:| * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 8 | * |:P:| P |:P:| P |:P:| P |:P:| P | * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 7 | * | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 6 | * |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| | * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---

+---+---+ 5 | * | |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 4 | * |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| | * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 3 | * | p |:p:| p |:p:| p |:p:| p |:p:| * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 2 | * |:r:| n |:b:| q |:k:| b |:n:| r | * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ a b c d e f g h i j Squares marked with a

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Squares marked with are edge squares. General Rules The rules of Jumping Chess are identical to those of orthodox chess , except when noted below. The major changes are that pieces capture by jumping over opposing pieces instead of capturing them by occupying the same square, and that the object of the game is to capture the opposing King, not to checkmate it. Thus it is legal, if perhaps undesirable, to move your King to a square that is threatened by one of your opponent's pieces. A player who is unable to move (stalemated), loses. Capturing Moves One of the most significant difference between Jumping Chess and International Chess is in how captures are made. Pieces are captured by an opposing piece jumping over them and landing on an unoccupied square past the piece being captured (except for the Knight -- see below). Only a single capture may be made per turn, and (except for the Knight) you may neither jump over one of your opponent's pieces without capturing it, nor jump over a friendly piece at all. All capturing moves must land on a square; thus, it is not possible to capture a piece on an edge square if the capturing move would result in the capturing piece attempting to land beyond the edge of the board.

A Pawn captures by jumping two squares diagonally forward, over an opposing piece, and landing on the square diagonally past its target. For example: +---+---+---+ |:::| |:#:| +---+---+---+ | |:P:| | +---+---+---+ |:p:| |:::| +---+---+---+ The white Pawn could capture the black Pawn by jumping over it to the square marked with a "#" (red circle on graphic). If there was a piece, either friendly or belonging to the opponent, on the square marked with a "#", the capture could not be made. A Pawn may capture another Pawn that is making an initial double move en-passant as in orthodox chess if there is not a piece occupying the square in which the capturing Pawn would to need to land. Knights capture by moving in a normal Knightwise manner. There are always two squares adjacent to both the Knight's starting and ending squares: a Knight may capture a piece belonging to the opponent on either one of these squares (but not both).

For example: +---+---+---+---+ |:::| |:#:| | +---+---+---+---+ | |:P:| R |:::| +---+---+---+---+ |:::| n |:::| | +---+---+---+---+ | |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+ The white Knight could capture either the black Pawn or the black Rook by jumping to the square marked with a "#" (black circle on graphic). The Knight is not required to capture any piece it jumps over. The Bishop captures like a Queen in International Draughts, except that it may only make a single capture per turn. It moves diagonally until it reaches the target piece, leaps over it, then lands on unoccupied square some distance in the direction of movement beyond the piece captured.

For example: +---+---+---+---+---+---+ |:::| |:::| |:::| P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+ | |:::| |:::| 3 |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+ |:::| |:::| 2 |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+ | |:::| R |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+ |:::| 1 |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+ | b |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+ The white Bishop could jump over and capture the black Rook, landing in the square marked with a 2 (black circle) or with a 3 (white circle).

If there was a piece, either friendly or belonging to the opponent, on the squares marked with a 1 (red circle) or 2 (black circle), then the capture could not be made. The Rook captures like a King in Turkish Draughts (Dama), except that it may only make a single capture per turn -- in other words, like a orthogonal Bishop. It moves up, down, left or right until it reaches the target piece, jumps over it, then lands some distance in the direction of movement beyond the piece captured.

For example: +---+---+---+---+---+---+ |:p:| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+ | 1 |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+ |:b:| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+ | |:::| |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+ |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+ | R |:n:| 2 |:3:| P |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+ The black Rook above could capture the white Bishop and land in the square marked 1 (red circle), or capture the white Knight, landing on the square marked 2 (black circle) or 3 (white circle). The Queen may capture either like a Rook or like a Bishop.

The King captures like the Queen, but may only capture adjacent pieces, and must land on the first square past the piece captured in the direction of the jump. The Edge Squares Only a capturing move may end on one of the 36 edge squares. A player with a piece on an edge square that has a possible capture (even a pawn with an en-passant capture), must make that capture, even if it results in their King being captured.

Consider the following example: +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | * |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | * | |:::| k |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | * |:::| |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | * | |:::| N |:::| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | * |:::| |:R:| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | q | |:::| |:1:| |:::| +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | * |:::| K |:::| |:::| | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | +---+---+---

+---+---+---+---+ It is black's move and the rest of the board is empty.

White's Queen is on an edge square (marked otherwise with a "*" or a green circle on the diagram). If black moves their Knight to the square marked 1 (red circle) on the diagram, then white is required to capture it with their Queen, allowing black to capture white's King with their Rook. If a player has on their turn more than one possible capture by a piece or pieces on edge squares, it is the player's choice which capture to make. Note that Pawns on edge squares are trapped unless a capturing move presents itself, and Rooks on corners are similarly trapped, since in both cases the piece's noncapturing move would land on an edge square, which is which is only allowed on a capturing move. Pawn Promotion , and add two ranks and two files of edge squares to bring the board up to eight by eight. (5) Quick Evacuation Edge Squares Instead of pieces on edge squares being required to make captures when possible, pieces on edge squares are simply required to move off the edge square as soon as possible. So, if a player has a piece on an edge square they would be required to move the piece on the edge square before any other piece.

(6) Checkmate It is possible to play Jumping Chess with object being to checkmate rather than to capture the opposing king, but it is then necessary to add the following rules defining the interaction between the edge squares and check: A piece on an edge square that has a possible capture, must make that capture, with the following exceptions: If it is the King, and the capturing move would place it into check; If the capturing move would expose the moving player's King to check; Elsewhere on the board, it is necessary to move a piece not on an edge square in order to relieve check; There are more than one piece of the player's on edge squares with possible captures, and the player chooses to move a different one. Additionally, if there are multiple moves possible to relieve check, and one or more of them make use of a capture by a piece on an edge squares, then a piece on an edge square must make a capturing move to relieve check. Or in general, moving out of check, or not moving into check, or not exposing your King to check take precedence over forced jumps, and forced jumps take precedence over everything else. Also, in this subvariant, all of the normal restriction on castling are in effect.

Notes The King and the Knight have similar attack patterns in this game, being able to capture any adjacent piece, unless other pieces block the squares to jump to, or the target piece is on an edge square and the square that would have to be jumped to in order to make the capture is off of the board's edge. The Knight however, is harder to block, and is the only piece that can ever attack pieces on edge squares without being on an edge square itself (but pieces on the corners can not be attacked at all). Checkmate was eliminated to avoid having complex rules describing the interaction between the forced jumps for pieces on edge squares, and the requirement to relieve check (see subvariant (6) Checkmate, above for such rules). This also has the nice side-effect of potentially making the game easier to implement for Zillions of Games . The edge squares were added to the board in order to avoid pieces hanging around edges and corners to avoid being captured. The requirement that they only be entered as part of a capturing move was to avoid them becoming a place to flee to in turn, and the must capture rule was added so that even if pieces do end up on edge squares, they still can be lured out and attacked. The game of Shatra .

A game from Altai in Russia that combines Chess pieces with Checkers-like capture (including captures being obligatory), a special board with a fortress at each end, and drops of pieces from out of the fortress. Web page by Ivan A. Derzhanski. A sample game Peter Aronson and Köksal Karakus played a game of Jumping Chess, and Köksal Karakus sent the following animated diagram of the game. Download Peter has written a ZRF file for playing Jumping Chess with Zillions of Games. You can download it here: Jumping Chess is a competing entry in the 100 Squares Contest . Written by Peter Aronson. Diagram of game by Köksal Karakus. WWW page created: February 10, 2000.Last modified: October 20, 2000. ﻿ This site is supported by advertising and by donations. You can help out by making a small donation or by using this site's affiliate links when you shop at ebay.com , Amazon.com , or the House of Staunton .

Chess Moves - Extensive Insight To The Jump Chess Move Delivering Online Chess To The World The Jump Chess Move In chess, the knight is the only piece that may jump pieces, provided that the destination square must be either empty or occupied by one of the opposing pieces. The knight is considered to be one of the most unique chess pieces you have to play with. This horse-like piece can move in strange L shapes and is the only chess piece that is allowed to jump over other chess pieces according to official chess rules. The knight's movement is rather different from other pieces as it moves in an L shape; either 2 squares forward, backward, left, or right and then 1 square left or right. This special jumping feature can make the knight a very useful chess piece, especially at the start of the game. The king has a small range of movement and may move only 1 square in any direction so long as it move doesn’t leave the moving side in check and the destination square isn’t currently occupied by a friendly piece. The king is not allowed to jump. Although the queen is a lot more mobile, she may not jump any pieces like the knight piece can. However, she may slide any number of squares in any direction.

The queen’s destination square can either be empty or occupied by one of the opponent’s piece. The move mustn’t leave the moving side’s King in check. The rook has quite a wide range and may slide any number of squares either horizontally or vertically but may not jump pieces. As usual, the destination square must be either empty or occupied by an opposing piece. None of the rook’s moves must leave the moving side in check. The bishop piece may slide any number of squares in a diagonal direction but may not jump pieces. The destination square must be empty or occupied by an opposing piece. The move must not leave the moving side in check. The chess pawn is often in the line of fire because it may only move 1 square forward as long as its destination square is empty. The pawn may move 2 squares on its first move if there are 2 squares open, as pawns are also not allowed to jump over other pieces. The pawn can only capture a piece that is 1 square diagonally in front of it and the move mustn’t leave the moving side in check. One exception to the pawn moving rules is the en passant rule.

If you are looking for chess variant that allows for a bit more jumping, with pieces other than knights, you can always try jumping chess. In this variant, queens, rooks and bishops can choose to jump over one intervening chess piece of either color. Jumping Chess is a Chess Variant where captures are made by jumping over a piece, as in Checkers. The standard chess array is used, but in order to avoid many un-captured pieces at the edge of the board, 2 extra ranks and 2 extra files are added. Chess: Pieces - Chess.com Chess.com Apr 15, 2010, 3:19 PM 3,825 Reads 4 Comments I'm creating this for a couple of my friends and others that are new to chess. This is just to cover the basics of each piece. As well, with facts on each of the pieces there will be a video that explains it visually. 1. Pawns The pawn is the most numerous and (in most circumstances) the weakest piece in the game of chess, representing infantry, or more particularly armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins the game with eight pawns, one on each square of the second rank from the view of the player.

Movement: Pawns are unusual in movement and use. Unlike all the other pieces, pawns may not move backwards. Normally a pawn moves by advancing a single square, but the first time each pawn is moved from its initial position, it has the option to advance two squares. Pawns may not use the initial two-square advance to jump over an occupied square, or to capture. Any piece directly in front of a pawn, friend or foe, blocks its advance. Capturing: Unlike other pieces, the pawn does not capture in the same way as it moves. A pawn captures diagonally, one square forward and to the left or right. Promotion: A pawn that advances all the way to the opposite side of the board (the opposing player's first rank) is promoted to another piece of that player's choice of a queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color. The pawn is immediately (before the opposing player's next move) replaced by the new piece. The choice of promotion is not limited to captured pieces. It is both legal and possible for one player to simultaneously have as many as ten knights, ten bishops, ten rooks or nine queens.

Strategy: The pawn structure(or the way a player sets up his/her pawns) mostly determines the strategic flavor of a game. While other pieces can usually be regrouped more favorably if they are temporarily badly placed, a poorly placed pawn cannot retreat to a more favorable position. Because pawns capture diagonally and can be blocked from moving straight forward, opposing pawns often become locked in diagonal pawn chains of two or more pawns of each color, where each player controls squares of one color. Isolated Pawn: Pawns on adjacent files can support each other in attack and defense. A pawn which has no friendly pawns in adjacent files is an isolated pawn. The square in front of an isolated pawn may become an enduring weakness. Passed Pawn: A pawn which cannot be blocked or captured by enemy pawns in its advance to promotion is a passed pawn. Double Pawn: After a capture with a pawn, a player may end up with two pawns on the same file, called doubled pawns. Doubled pawns are substantially weaker than pawns which are side by side, because they cannot defend each other, and the front pawn blocks the advance of the back one. 2.

Knight The knight is a piece in the game of chess, representing a knight (armoured cavalry). It is normally represented by a horse's head, leading some to refer to it informally as a "horse". Each player starts with two knights, which start on the rank closest to the player. Movement/Capturing: The knight move is unusual among chess pieces. When it moves, it can move two squares horizontally and one square vertically, or two squares vertically and one square horizontally. The complete move therefore looks like the letter 'L'. Unlike all other standard chess pieces, the knight can 'jump over' all other pawns and pieces (of either color) to its destination square. It captures an enemy piece by moving into its square. The knight's ability to 'jump over' other pieces means it is at its most powerful in closed positions. The move is one of the longest-surviving moves in chess, having remained unchanged since before the seventh century AD. Because of this it also appears in most chess-related national games. The knight moves alternately to white and black squares. Strategy: The knight is the only piece that can be in position to attack a king, queen, bishop, or rook without being reciprocally attacked by that piece.

The knight is thus especially well-suited for executing a fork (a tactic that uses one piece to attack two or more of the opponent's pieces at the same time). 3. Bishop A bishop is a piece in the board game of chess. Each player begins the game with two bishops. One starts between the king's knight and the king, the other between the queen's knight and the queen. Movement/Capturing:The bishop has no restrictions in distance for each move, but is limited to diagonal movement. Bishops, like all other pieces except the Knight, cannot jump over other pieces. A bishop captures by occupying the square on which an enemy piece sits. The bishops may be differentiated according to which wing they begin on, i.e. the king's bishop and queen's bishop. As a consequence of its diagonal movement, each bishop always remains on either the white or black squares, and so it is also common to refer to them as light-squared or dark-squared bishops. Good and Bad Bishop: A player with only one bishop should generally place his pawns on squares of the color that the bishop cannot move to.

This allows the player to control squares of both colors, allows the bishop to move freely among the pawns, and helps fix enemy pawns on squares on which they can be attacked by the bishop. Such a bishop is often referred to as a "good" bishop. Conversely, a bishop which is impeded by friendly pawns is often referred to as a "bad bishop" (or sometimes, disparagingly, a "tall pawn"). However, a "bad" bishop need not always be a weakness, especially if it is outside its own pawn chains. Fianchetto: A bishop may be fianchettoed, for example after moving the g2 pawn to g3 and the bishop on f1 to g2. This can form a strong defense for the castled king on g1 and the bishop can often exert strong pressure on the long diagonal. A fianchettoed bishop should generally not be given up lightly, since the resulting holes in the pawn formation may prove to be serious weaknesses, particularly if the king has castled on that side of the board. 4. Rook A rook is a piece in the strategy board game of chess.

The piece has been called the castle, tower, marquess, rector, and comes, and is still sometimes popularly (but not under official chess terminology) called a "castle". Using the rook in a specialized double-movement with the king is still referred to as castling. Each player starts with two rooks, one in each of the corners nearest his own side. Movement/Capturing: The rook moves horizontally or vertically, forward or back, through any number of unoccupied squares. Like other pieces, it captures by occupying the square on which an enemy piece stands. The rook also participates, along with the king, in a special move called castling. Strategy: In the opening, the rooks are undefended by other pieces, so it is usually desirable to connect one's rooks on the first rank by castling and clearing all pieces except the king and rooks from the first rank. In that position, the rooks protect each other, and can easily move to threaten the most favorable files. A common goal with a rook is to place it on the first rank of an open file, i.e. one unobstructed by pawns of either player, or a half-open file, i.e.

one unobstructed by friendly pawns. From this position, the rook is relatively unexposed to risk but can control every square on the file. If one file is particularly important, a player may advance one rook on it, and move the other behind, doubling the rooks. A rook on the seventh rank (the opponent's second rank) is usually very powerful, as it threatens the opponent's unadvanced pawns and puts pressure in the enemy king. A rook on the seventh rank is sufficient compensation for a pawn. In this position, the rook on the seventh rank enables White to draw, despite being a pawn down. Two rooks on the seventh rank are often enough to force victory, or at least a draw by perpetual check. These rooks are sometimes colloquially referred to as "pigs on the seventh", because they often threaten to "eat" the opponent's pieces or pawns. Rooks are most powerful towards the end of a game (i.e. the endgame), where they can move unobstructed by pawns and control large numbers of squares. They are somewhat clumsy at restraining enemy pawns from advancing towards promotion, unless they can occupy the file behind the advancing pawn.

By the same token, a rook best supports a friendly pawn towards promotion from behind it in the same file. 5. Queen The queen is the most powerful piece in the game of chess and can move in any direction. Each player starts the game with one queen, placed in the middle of their first rank next to their king. The white queen starts on a white square, and the black queen on a black square, thus the mnemonic "queen gets her color" or "queen on color". Moving/Capturing: The reason the queen is more powerful than a combination of a rook and bishop, even though they control the same number of squares, is twofold. First, the queen is a more mobile unit than the rook and bishop, as the entire power of the queen can be transferred to another location in one move while transferring the entire firepower of a rook and bishop requires two moves. Second, the queen is not hampered by the bishop's inability to control squares of the opposite color to the square on which it stands on.

A factor in favor of the rook and bishop is that they can attack (or defend) a square twice, while a queen can only do so once, but experience has shown that this factor is usually less significant than the points which favor the queen. The queen is at her most powerful when the board is open, when the enemy king is not well-defended, or when there are loose (i.e. undefended) pieces in the enemy camp. Because of her long range and ability to move in more than one direction, the queen is well-equipped to execute forks. Compared to other long range pieces (i.e. rooks and bishops) the queen is less restricted and more powerful also in closed positions. Strategy: Beginners often develop the queen as soon as possible, in the hopes of plundering the enemy position and possibly even delivering an early checkmateScholar's mate. This strategy is disadvantageous against experienced players. With no other pieces developed, an attack by the queen alone can be easily repelled. Moreover, because the queen is too valuable to exchange for a lesser piece, the defender can often gain time and space by threatening an exposed queen and forcing her to retreat.

Nonetheless, the Scandinavian Defense, which in the main line features queen moves by Black on the second and third moves, is considered sound and has been played at world championship level. Even the Parham Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Qh5!?), which is widely considered a chess opening suitable only for beginners. 6. King In chess, the King is the most important piece. The object of the game is to trap the opponent's king so that its capture is unavoidable (checkmate). If a player's king is threatened with capture, it is said to be in check, and the player must move so as to remove the threat of capture. If it cannot escape capture on the next move, the king is said to be in checkmate, and the player which owns that king loses the game. Although it is the most important piece, it is one of the weakest pieces in the game (until the endgame). Movement/Capturing: White starts with the king on the first rank to the right of the queen. Black starts with the king directly across from the white king. With the squares labeled as in algebraic notation, the white king starts on e1 and the black king on e8.

A king can move one empty or enemy-occupied square in any direction (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) unless such a move would place the king in check. As a result, the opposing kings may never occupy adjacent squares, but the king can give discovered check by unmasking a bishop, rook, or queen. The king is also involved in the special move of castling. As with all pieces except the pawn, it captures by moving onto a square occupied by an enemy piece. Castling: In conjunction with a rook, the king may make a special move called castling, in which the king moves two squares toward one of its rooks and then the rook is placed on the other side of the king. Castling consists of moving the king two squares on its first rank toward either one of the original rooks, then moving the rook onto the square over which the king crossed. Castling is allowed only when neither the king nor the castling rook has previously moved, when no squares between them are occupied, when the king is not in check, and when the king will not move across or end its movement on a square that is under enemy control.

Check/Checkmate: If a player's move places the opponent's king under attack, that king is said to be in check, and the player in check is required to immediately remedy the situation. There are three possible methods to remove the king from check: Moving the king to an adjacent non-threatened square Interposing a piece between the king in check and the attacking piece in order to break the line of threat (not possible when the attacking piece is a knight, or when in double check). Capturing the attacking piece (not possible in double check, unless the king captures) If none of these three options are possible, the player's king has been checkmated and the player loses the game. Stalemate: A stalemate occurs when, for the player with the move: The player has no legal moves, and The player's king is not in check If this happens, the king is said to have been stalemated and the game ends in a draw. A player who has very little or no chance of winning will often try to entice the opponent to inadvertently place the player's king in stalemate in order to avoid a loss. Hope this has helped all that who read this wanting to know about chess.

The credit to the one that made these videos is by thechesswebsite, which more of his videos going over gambits, traps, openings, etc. can be found on his YouTube channel: The Child Custody Chess Game | Colorado child custody Insight Colorado child custody Insight Child Custody Tips by First Hand Accounts Menu / Eduardo Gomez If you were to play a game of chess, you would see a standard game of chess starts out with 32 chess pieces. Out of those 32 chess pieces, each player receives 16 chess pieces. Out of 16 chess pieces, each player is in possession of 1 x king; 1 x queen; 2 x rooks; 2 x bishops; 2 x knights; and 8 x pawns. Each chess piece has a strength that no other piece possesses; to be moved and utilized however the player sees fit. The rook moves forwards, backwards, left, right, in a straight line; or can perform a maneuver called “castling.” Starting and ending on opposite colors, the bishop can only move diagonally. Each bishop will remain on a single color for the duration of the game.

The queen, the most powerful single chess piece of the game, can move onto any number of squares in any direction: forwards, backwards, left, right, or diagonally, in a straight line. The king can move only onto one square in any direction per turn: forwards, backwards, left, right, or diagonally. It can also castle with a rook. The knight maneuvers in an L-shaped pattern (2 squares x 3 squares). The knight is the only piece in the game that has the capability to jump over any other chess piece(s) (castling being the unique circumstance in which pieces jump over the other). Last but not least is the pawn. The pawn moves forward one space per turn, or optionally, two spaces when on its starting square, toward the opponent’s side of the board. When there is an opposing piece, the pawn can travel one space diagonally, either left or right, in order to engage the opposing chess piece. In addition, if a pawn reaches the end of the opponent’s side of the board, the player can promote their pawn to a queen, rook, bishop, or knight. As outlined above, all chess pieces have a role to play.

Pawns as individuals may be perceived to be weak pieces. However when synergized with the strength of other chess pieces, pawns can become one of the greatest assets in any game of chess. Pawns can sometimes change the momentum of a game, if you can hold onto them long enough to promote them to a higher chess piece as your more valuable pieces become captured by the opposing force. Overall, a game of chess will ultimately come down to the strategy the player chooses to employ; strategies that must always be deliberate versus reactive. So what’s my point? As in a game of chess, a child custody situation requires deliberate strategy. Your most powerful piece in the “child custody game” is the district judge (queen). The judge has the power and discretion to determine the final outcome of your case. However, like the queen in a game of chess, the judge is only one piece out of many. And you as the player would want to ensure to avoid checkmate because of your failure to employ good and deliberate strategy. Child Custody Strategy In a situation of child custody, you are the “king.” Your power is limited, and you must leverage the strength of others to see you through to victory.

So in order to avoid becoming “checked or checkmated,” you must first develop a good and deliberate child custody strategy. Each part of the strategy is important to follow to a tee. If you fail to follow the strategy, it could lead to momentum being turned over to the other player. And recovery can become increasingly more difficult when you are constantly “in check.” Now what composes a good strategy? (As a hint… your attorney is a good resource, but does not make the overall strategy go). A good strategy starts with you. It starts with educating yourself on the laws; studying and understanding the process; doing your homework; and prepping accordingly. So with that said, let’s dissect this further. Education: Educate yourself on all aspects of child custody prior to having your first consultation with an attorney. Read books and leverage the experiences of those that have gone through the process themselves. If you are going to leverage a lay person’s experience with family court, listen to those that can provide you with an objective outlook on the family court process; and refrain from listening to those that say “I got screwed in court.” The process of educating yourself should take between 50 to 100 hours of study.

There are also pro se clinics people can attend for a very reasonable cost, but often times they are free! Bottom-line the resources are there, use them. Now that you educated yourself, find out exactly what an attorney is going to need from you if you elect to hire an attorney. Six months of paystubs (salary, bonuses, freelance work, etc). Last two to three years of tax returns. Original copies of text messages; e-mails; voice recordings (bonus if you have them transcribed); social media posts; and any other correspondence. Parenting time records (how much time did you spend with your children). If you spent more time at the office than required or more time with friends, note that this could impact your ultimate parenting schedule. Do not let providing for your family get to a point that it minimizes the time with your family. Log how often you attend medical appointments; daycare pickup / drop-off; parent teacher association involvement; extra-curricular activity involvement; etc. Develop a reasonable parenting schedule. Take some a parenting and co-parenting classes; and take a parental conflict resolution class.

Find a therapist you can rely on in order to help you keep your emotions in check; and to coach you on how to communicate in such a way that is acceptable and businesslike; especially in a high-conflict scenario. Continue to support your children; provide an adequate amount of support via certified funds (ie: money order); and keep the receipt as proof. Do not be-friend your soon to be ex unless you know without a sign of doubt that you two will be able to work it out amicably. It takes only one small thing to change the momentum of the situation. Set up a communication schedule between you and your ex to discuss parenting related items; and stick to it. Now if there is an emergency involving the children; notify the other parent immediately. Find a good coach and mentor who has been there and done the process successfully that can provide you with objective insight. Attorney: If you elect to have an attorney, refrain from calling them unless you absolutely have to. Just remember that 15-minute phone call or 5-second e-mail can cost you $50 dollars. Well, I left you with some tips to think about. Know that child custody is not impossible to get through if you keep your head on straight along the way.

Do not lose your mind, and know that most judges are truly there to do what is in the best interest of the children. The problem is that approach, mindset, and lack of preparation are what change the momentum. It all comes down to strategy. And most importantly remember, an attorney is just one piece in the greater strategy. It’s not the attorney the opposing party is trying to put in “checkmate;” it’s you. Disclaimer: This blog is not intended to take the place of any professional legal council or psychological therapy. The information provided to you is based on personal life experience; and is meant to be used as supplemental information. Share this: Your Move Chess & Games: A Quick Summary of the Rules of Chess A Quick Summary of the Rules of Chess (How do I use this chess set, anyway?) So you now have your chess set and you're ready to go. One Problem: You don't know the rules yet! Never fear, we have included the basics of the gameplay below. No Purchase Necessary, of course. Now you'll know what to do with those chess serts that have been collecting dust in the closet. The Rules of Chess Chess is one of the oldest and most popular board games in the world.

Most Believe the origins of chess begin in either India or Asia many thousands of years ago. While chess sets have sometimes become fanciful pieces of artwork and decoration bringing elegance to most any home, chess endures first and foremost as a classic game of skill and strategy, with nearly limitless combinations and possibilities. Chess is surprisingly easy to learn, yet can take a lifetime of hard work to master! Part 1: The Chess Pieces The King The King is the most important chess piece on the chessboard. If he is checkmated (see objectives, below) the game is over! The King can move one space in any direction (see the diagram). He can never move in to "check" (where he is threatened by another piece). This means the king can never be in the space adjacent to the opposing King. The king can also castle. "Castling" is described in the special moves section below. The Queen The Queen is often considered the most powerful chess piece on the chessboard. She is placed next to the king, on her own color. The game is not over when she is lost, but if your opponent has a Queen and you do not, you may find yourself at a considerable disadvantage!

Like the King, the Queen can move in any direction. However, she is not limited to just one space - she can move any number of spaces in any direction, as long as she is not obstructed by another chess piece (see the diagram) Of course, if that obstruction is an opposing chess piece, she is free to capture it! The Bishop There are two Bishops for each player on the chessboard, situated next to Queen and the King, respectively. These chess pieces move along the diagonals of the chessboard. You can see that this means that the Bishop is bound to the color square it starts on. One Bishop starts on a white square, and one starts on a black square. They can move any number of spaces on the diagonals as long as they are not obstructed by another chess piece(see the diagram). Of course, if that obstruction is an opposing chess piece, they are free to capture it! The Knight There are two Knights for each player on the chessboard, situated between the Bishop and the Rook. These chess pieces have the unique trait of being able to 'leap' over other chess pieces. They move in an "L" shape (see the diagram).

If they land on an opposing chess piece, it is captured. The Rook (sometimes known as The Castle) There are two Rooks for each player on the chessboard, situated on the corners, next to the Knight. These chess pieces move up and down the rank and file of the chessboard, and can move any number of spaces as long as they are not obstructed by another chess piece (see the diagram). If the obstructing chess piece belong to their opponent, they are free to capture it. The Pawn Each player has eight Pawns, providing the first line of defense for their King. The Pawn has several unique attributes. In their first move, each pawn has the option to move forward one space or two spaces. After this move, they can only move one space forward. However, they are also the only chess piece that captures in a method different from how they move. To capture, the Pawn moves diagonally one space (see the diagram). The Pawn can never move backwards. The Pawn also has a special move called "En Passant", which you can read about in special moves section below. If the Pawn reaches the opposite side of the chessboard, it has the unique ability to promote to another chess piece.

The pawn can become a Queen, Bishop, Rook, or Knight. There are no restrictions to how many pieces of a given type you can have via promotion. Part 2: The Chess Board and how to set up your Chess Set A chessboard consists of 64 squares in a checkerboard pattern. There are light colored squares (referred to as white) and dark colored squares (referred to as black). There are 8 rows and columns, referred to as the "rank" and "file", respectively. The bottom right corner should be a white square. Setting up chess sets is fairly straightforward. The chess pieces are set up in an identical manner for both players. The Rooks are at the corners, the Knights are next, and then the Bishops. the middle two pieces are the King and the Queen. Remember, the Queen goes on her color. The entire second rank for each player is occupied by their Pawns. Part 3: The Objective of Chess The objective in chess is to checkmate your opponents King, and there are three potential ways the game can end: First, you can checkmate your opponent.

This means that the King is in check (under potential attack from an opposing chess piece) and the player can not make any legal move to remove the King from check. At this point, the game is over and the checkmated player loses. The amount of material on the chessboard is of no concern. Second, you and your opponent can reach a stalemate - the opponents King is not currently in check, but would be force to move in to check with their next move. Because you can never put your own King in check, you would have no legal moves to make. A stalemate does not mean the attacking player has won. Instead, it is a draw - neither player is victorious. In timed games, each player has a specific amount of time to make their moves. Once their time runs out, they lose, regardless of the material on the board. That means that you could have only your King legt and deftly avoid mate attempts from an opponent with most of their chess pieces still on the chess board and still win the game if your opponent were to run out of time. Part 4: Special Moves Castling Castling is a special move in chess that involves the King and the Rook.

This is the only situation in which you would move two of your own chess pieces in the same move. The King and the Rook move towards each other and swap places. To do this, move your King not one, but two spaces towards the Rook you are castling with. Then place the Rook on the opposite side of the King (shown in the diagram to the right). This can be done on either the King side or Queen side, however there are several prerequisites: The king and rook may not have moved, there must not be any obstructing pieces between them, and the King must not move through check in order to complete the move. En Passant This special move involves the Pawn. As mentioned earlier, this chess piece has the unique ability to move two spaces for its first move on the chessboard. Some may use this as an opportunity to avoid capture from an approaching pawn by passing the opposing chess piece with that double move. If this is done, the other player may make an "en passant", or "in passing" capture.

Although the pawn has passed the capture square of the opposing side, that player can move his or her chess piece diagonally, as it does in capture, to the square that the other player had skipped. The pawn that made the double move has been considered captured in passing, and is removed from the chessboard.

Question: In a game of chess, what is the only piece able to jump over other pieces?
Answer: Knight