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Chess Instructions for BeginnersINTRODUCTION
The game of chess is over 1300 years old and is one of the most popular games in the world.It has received more total thought time than many great works of art and literature. Like agreat work of art, chess is a paradox on many levels. It's easy to learn but can take a lifetimeto master. There are few games which can match its usefulness as a tool for developingmental abilities, yet it's downright fun.Intuitor.com has provided these online instructions to assist beginners and help promote the outstanding game of chess.Chess is a two-person board game which simulates a battle between two opposing armies.The board has sixty-four squares of alternating colors. Each player has a set of sixteen piecesas shown below. One player will have a set of dark or black pieces and the other a light or white set. These symbolize opposing armies.8 Pawns2 Bishops2 Knights2 Rooks, or Castles1 Queen1 King
Moving and capturing:
White moves first followed by black. The players continue takingturns using only their own pieces until the game ends. A turn consists of a single act of either moving or capturing. When a piece is moved, it is relocated in the center of a differentsquare. A player can only capture an opponent's piece, not their own. When a chess piece iscaptured, it is removed from the board and replaced by the attacking piece. Unlike checkers,multiple captures are not allowed during the same move. Captures are also optional. Theexception is when the king is in jeopardy and the only way to save him is to capture athreatening piece.
BOARD SETUP
The playing board is the battlefield of the game. It's traditionally oriented so that each player has a white square on the corner to his or her right. The pieces are arranged on the board asshown. Note that the queen always is placed on a square of her own color.
 
figure 1. Chess Board Setup
DESCRIPTION OF PIECESPawn:
The pawn is considered the weakest piece on the board. It moves laterally one squareat a time, as shown in figure 2, with one exception. Each pawn can be advanced by twosquares the first time it's moved. Pawns can only move in the forward direction. When theyreach the last row, and can be moved no further, they can be promoted to any type of piece onthe board except for a king. Generally they are promoted to a queen since this is the most powerful piece on the board. Hence, a player can have more than one queen.figure 2. Pawn's Movement and CapturePawns capture other pieces diagonally in the forward direction. They are the only pieceswhich do not capture in the same direction in which they move.
 
Bishop:
The bishop has the strength of about three pawns and moves diagonally (see figure3). Unlike a pawn it can move backwards or forwards. It can also move more than one squareat a time as long as it moves in a straight line. In other words, a bishop can move across theentire board. A bishop cannot jump over pieces and can also never move to a different-colored square. Bishops capture by moving in their normal manner to the square occupied byan opponent's piece and replacing it.figure 3. Bishop's Movement 
Knight:
Like the bishop, knights have about the same strength as three pawns. Knights aremoved in a rather unique manner, one square diagonally and one square laterally (see figure3). They can move forwards or backwards and are the only pieces which can jump over other  pieces (see figure 4). Knights capture by moving in their normal manner to a square occupied by an opponent's piece and replacing it.figure 4. Knight's Movement
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