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IT’S PLAYED ON
AN 8X8 BOARD
WITH 64
SQUARES AND 32
PIECES. THE
GAME IS WON BY
CHECKMATING
TRAPPING THE
KING.
ALTHOUGH THE KING
IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECE, IT’S
NOT THE MOST
POWERFUL. THE KING
CAN MOVE TO ANY
SQUARE THAT’S
DIRECTLY NEXT TO IT:
UP, DOWN, SIDEWAYS
OR DIAGONAL.
THE QUEEN IS THE
MOST POWERFUL. THE
QUEEN CAN MOVE
FORWARDS,
BACKWARD, SIDEWAYS
AND DIAGONALLY CAN
MOVE AS FAR AS IT
WANTS TO IN EACH OF
THESE DIRECTIONS.
THE ROOK CAN MOVE
FORWARDS, BACKWARD
AND SIDEWAYS LIKE A
QUEEN. HOWEVER,
UNLIKE THE QUEEN,
THE ROOK CAN'T MOVE
DIAGONALLY.
THE BISHOP CAN MOVE
DIAGONALLY LIKE A
QUEEN, BUT NOT
FORWARD, BACKWARD
OR SIDEWAYS. EACH
SIDE STARTS WITH TWO
BISHOPS, ONE ON A
LIGHT SQUARE AND ONE
ON A DARK SQUARE.
THE KNIGHT IS THE ONLY
CHESS PIECE THAT DOESN'T
GO IN STRAIGHT LINE. THE
KNIGHT MOVES TWO
SQUARES IN ONE DIRECTION
AND THEN TURNS AND GOES
ONE IN ANOTHER DIRECTION
IS THE UNIQUE IS THAT IT'S
THE ONLY PIECE WHICH IS
ABLE TO JUMP OVER OTHER
PIECES.
THE PAWNS MOVE ONE
SQUARE FORWARD
EACH MOVE CAN
ADVANCE EITHER ONE
OR TWO SQUARES ON
ITS FIRST MOVE CAN
ONLY CAPTURE A
PIECE THAT IS ONE
SQUARE DIAGONALLY