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 pieces still on the board and still win the game if your opponent were to run out of time.
Castling, otherwise known as the rook and king switch, is one of the more distinguished chess rules, a move that involves the King and the Rook. This is the only situation in which you would move two of your own 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. This special move involves the Pawn. As mentioned earlier, the pawn has the unique ability to move two spaces for its first move on the chessboard.
Some use this chess rule as an opportunity to avoid capture from an approaching pawn by passing the opposing 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 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.
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After All, with over 2, chess sets, chess boards, chess pieces, chess computers and more, we need to be detailed! No matter what you are looking for, from chess board to chess program, our knowledgeable staff is ready to help. What Are The Rules of Chess? The King in chess can also castle. Part 2: The Chess Board and how to set up your Chess Set A chessboard consists of 64 squares in a checkerboard pattern. They are placed on the second row and are only allowed to move one square at a time, except on their very first move, where they can move two squares.
Although limited in their movement, Pawns can promote to another piece when they reach the other end of the board.
They can turn into a Bishop, Rook, Knight, or Queen. There are no limits to how many pieces are allowed a promotion. Each player has 2 castles. These pieces can move as many squares as possible, providing they stay in a straight line. They can move either horizontally or vertically as long as no piece of the same color is blocking their way.
There are also 2 knights per color. Here are a few things to know about how a pawn chess piece moves:. Not all pawns are created equal. Each pawn is named after the piece behind it. For example, the two outer pawns are called "Rook Pawns", while the pawns in front of the King and Queen at the start of a game are called "King Pawn" and "Queen Pawn" respectively. In addition, pawns on each side of the board are named. The pawns on the Queen's side of the board are called Queen side and the pawns on the King's side of the board are called King side.
For example, at the start of the game, the pawn on the far left side would be called the QR-pawn Queen Rook Pawn. The pawn second from the right at the start of the game would be called the KN-pawn King Knight Pawn. Often, pawns are referenced as opposition. Your opponent's pawn directly across the board from your own pawn is called the "Counterpawn". Each pawn on your board begins the game with its own counterpawn. At the start of the game, all pawns are considered "unfree", or not able to reach the opposite side of the board because of its counterpawn.
Once its counterpawn has been captured, the pawn is then considered "half-free". Each pawn on the board also has opposing pawns called "sentries".
Sentries are the opponent's pawn chess pieces that sit directly across from it, but are to the left and right by one square. These pawns are the pieces your opponent could use to capture your pawn. While sentries can make it difficult for your pawn to cross the board, their obstruction of your piece is not absolute.
Each of your own pawn chess pieces has "helpers". These are its neighboring pawn pieces that can be used to help the pawn chess piece cross the board. When trying to reach the other side of a board, a pawn piece is known as a "candidate". In most cases, your candidate piece would advance first, followed by its helper pieces, trying to ensure its safety. Once the sentries of a pawn piece have been captured, the pawn is now considered "free".
This means it no longer has any opposing pawns in its path to reaching the other side of the board. When two pawns meet at squares directly in front of each other, they are considered part of a "ram". In basic terms, a ram occurs when two pawn pieces are blocking each other's movements across the board. When helper pawns get involved, a ram can be broken, allowing the pawn chess piece to move forward.
Avoiding rams is important when attacking an opponent as it eliminates your ability to use the pawn in the attack. Pawns can be very useful tools as you play the game of chess. Gaining a more in-depth understanding of how to use pawns in chess is crucial to becoming a better chess player. Here are some great books we recommend for studying pawn play in chess:. The straight piece. That's the easiest way to describe the rook chess piece. In traditional sets, the piece looks kind of like a castle tower and begins each chess game as the outside corner pieces.
Each player has two rook pieces to begin. The rooks are the most simple-moving chess pieces on the board. Their movements are only straight, moving forward, backward or side to side. If it is a pawn's first move, it can move forward one or two squares. If a pawn has already moved, then it can move forward just one square at a time.
It attacks or captures each square diagonally to the left or right. In the following diagram, the pawn has just moved from the e2-square to the e4-square and attacks the squares d5 and f5.
Each side starts with two bishops, one on a light square and one on a dark square. When a game begins, White's bishops are located on c1 and f1, while Black's bishops are located on c8 and f8.
The bishop is considered a minor piece like a knight and is worth three points. A bishop can move diagonally as many squares as it likes, as long as it is not blocked by its own pieces or an occupied square. An easy way to remember how a bishop can move is that it moves like an "X" shape. It can capture an enemy piece by moving to the occupied square where the piece is located. Each side starts with two knights—a king's knight and a queen's knight.
When a game starts, White's knights are located on b1 and g1, while Black's knights are located on b8 and g8. The knight is considered a minor piece like a bishop and is worth three points. The knight is the only piece in chess that can jump over another piece!
It moves one square left or right horizontally and then two squares up or down vertically, OR it moves two squares left or right horizontally and then one square up or down vertically—in other words, the knight moves in an "L-shape. Each side starts with two rooks, one on the queenside and one on the kingside.
All four rooks are located in the corners of the board. White's rooks start the game on a1 and h1, while Black's rooks are located on a8 and h8.
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