Hi Ann,
Other than the references to the pictures, I hope this might help.
Let's Play Chess
Let's Play Chess
Chess is a game for two players, one with the "White" pieces and one
with the "Black" pieces. At the beginning of the game, the pieces are set up
as pictured at right. (See diagrams below to identify pieces.) These hints
will help you to remember the proper board setup:
1. Opposing Kings and Queens go directly opposite each other.
2. The square in the lower right hand corner is a light one ("light on right")
.
3. The White Queen goes on a light square, the Black Queen on a dark square
("Queen on color").
<a>chessboard set up White always moves first, and then the players
take turns moving. Only one piece may be moved at each turn (except for
"castling," a special move that is explained later). The Knight is the only
piece that can jump over other pieces. All other pieces move only along
unblocked lines. You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one
of your own pieces. But you can capture an enemy piece that stands on a
square where one of your pieces can move. Simply remove the enemy piece from
the board and put your own piece in its place.
The Pieces and How They Move
The Queen
<b>possible queen moves The Queen is the most powerful piece. She can
move any number of squares in any direction ù horizontal, vertical, or
diagonal ù if her path is not blocked. She can reach any of the squares with
dots in this diagram.
The Rook
<c>possible rook moves The Rook is the next most powerful piece. The
Rook can move any number of squares vertically or horizontally if its path is
not blocked.
The Bishop
<d>possible bishop moves The Bishop can move any number of squares
diagonally if its path is not blocked. Note that this Bishop starts on a
light square and can reach only other light squares. At the beginning of the
game, you have one "dark-square" Bishop and one "light-square" Bishop.
The Knight
<e>possible knight moves The Knight's move is special. It hops directly
from its old square to its new square. The Knight can jump over other pieces
between its old and new squares. Think of the Knight's move as an "L." It
moves two squares horizontally or vertically and then makes a right-angle
turn for one more square. The Knight always lands on a square opposite in
color from its old square. The King
<f>possible king moves The King is the most important piece. When he is
trapped, his whole army loses. The King can move one square in any direction
ù for example, to any of the squares with dots in this diagram. (An exception
is castling, which is explained later.) The King may never move into check ù
that is, onto a square attacked by an opponent's piece. The Pawn
<ggpossible pawn moves The pawn moves straight ahead (never backward),
but it captures diagonally. It moves one square at a time, but on its first
move it has the option of moving forward one or two squares. In the diagram,
the squares with dots indicate possible destinations for the pawns. The White
pawn is on its original square, so it may move ahead either one or two
squares. The Black pawn has already moved, so it may move ahead only one
square at a time. The squares on which these pawns may capture are indicated
by an X.
If a pawn advances all the way to the opposite end of the board, it is
immediately "promoted" to another piece, usually a Queen. It may not remain a
pawn or become a King. Therefore, it is possible for each player to have more
than one Queen or more than two Rooks, Bishops, or Knights on the board at
the same time. Special Moves Castling
Each player may "castle" only once during a game and when conditions are
met. Castling is a special move that lets a player move two pieces at once ù
the King and one Rook. In castling, the player moves his King two squares to
its left or right toward one of his Rooks. At the same time, the Rook
involved goes to the square beside the King and toward the center of the
board (see illustrations at left). In order to castle, neither the King nor
the Rook involved may have moved before. Also, the King may not castle out of
check, into check, or through check. Further, there may not be pieces of
either color between the King and the Rook involved in castling.
Castling is often a very important move because it allows you to place
your King in a safe location and also allows the Rook to become more active.
When the move is legal, each player has the choice of castling Kingside
or Queenside or not at all, no matter what the other player chooses to do.
<h>castling
En Passant
This French phrase is used for a special pawn capture. It means "in
passing," and it occurs when one player moves a pawn two squares forward to
try to avoid capture by the opponent's pawn. The capture is made exactly as
if the player had moved the pawn only one square forward.
<i>en passant In the diagram, the Black pawn moves up two squares to the
square with the dot. On its turn the White pawn may capture the Black one on
the square marked with the X. If the White player does not exercise this
option immediately ù before playing some other move ù the Black pawn is safe
from "en passant" capture for the rest of the game. But new opportunities may
arise for each pawn in similar circumstances.
About Check and Checkmate
The main goal of chess is to checkmate your opponent's King. The King is
not actually captured and removed from the board like other pieces. But if
the King is attacked ("checked") and threatened with capture, it must get out
of check immediately. If there is no way to get out of check, the position is
a "checkmate," and the side that is checkmated loses.
You may not move into check. For example, moving into a direct line with
your opponent's Rook, when if there are no other pieces between the Rook and
your King, is not a legal move. Otherwise, the Rook could "capture" the King,
which is not allowed. Û
If you are in check, there are three ways of getting out: Û
1. Capturing the attacking piece; Û
Û
2. Placing one of your own pieces between the attacker and your King (unless Û
the attacker is a Knight); Û
3. Moving the King away from the attack. If a checked player can do none of Û
these, he is checkmated and loses the game. Û
Û
Û
If a King is not in check, but that player can make no legal move, the Û
position is called a stalemate and the game is scored as a draw, or tie. Û
Jim
The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He
acquired his size from too much pi.
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