Playing ChessPlaying Chess

The SetupThe Setup(Queen on her color) (white to (Queen on her color) (white to

right)right)

Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King …

Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King …

The KingsThe Kings

KING

The KING can move one space in any direction.

The QueensThe Queens

The QUEEN can move any number of spaces in any one direction.

The RooksThe Rooks

The ROOK can move any number of spaces up, down, left, or right.

KnightsKnights

The KNIGHT moves in an L-shaped pattern. 2 spaces up, down, left, right, and then 1 space to make L-shape.

ONLY KNIGHTS can jump over other pieces.

BishopsBishops

The Bishop moves any number of squares diagonally only.

PawnsPawns

First Move (2 spaces)

PAWNS move FORWARD one square at a time. However, they can move two spaces forward on their first move.

Pawns Capture DiagonallyPawns Capture Diagonally

The PAWN moves FORWARD one square. However, to capture another piece a pawn must move diagonally.

Capturing the EnemyCapturing the Enemy

►To capture a piece, just move your To capture a piece, just move your piece into the same square.piece into the same square.

►Only the king cannot be captured by Only the king cannot be captured by moving a piece onto the same square. moving a piece onto the same square. The king can be put in “check” but not The king can be put in “check” but not taken.taken.

►E.g. “I will take your knight with my E.g. “I will take your knight with my pawn!”pawn!”

Check! Check!

► Check! When you Check! When you move a piece to move a piece to threaten the king, threaten the king, you say “Check!” you say “Check!”

Checkmate!!Checkmate!!► When you When you

threaten the threaten the king and the king and the other player other player can’t escape can’t escape your threat, your threat, you say you say Checkmate! Checkmate! And the game And the game is over!!is over!!

In this case the black king cannot move out of check. Every square that the king could move to is threatened by a white piece.

Special Move: CastlingSpecial Move: Castling• Castling: When both your king and your rook are still located in the place where they began the game and there are no pieces between them you can castle.

• Castling is only possible if your king has not yet moved or been in check.

•To castle, move your king two squares towards the available rook. Then bring the rook and place it next to the king on the other side.

Special Move: Capturing En Special Move: Capturing En PassantPassant

• En passant: Pawns have one more special move. They can capture another pawn as it moves past them, if it moves two squares. See Illustration below: