In Chess, each player has 16 pieces each and since there are 2 players there are 32 pieces on the board!
1 King
1 Queen
2 Bishops
2 Knights
2 Rooks
8 Pawns
Now that you know the pieces lets learn how they move!
- The King
- Can only move one space at a time but can move two spaces when castling with the rook. It's the most important piece on the board so it's a good idea to protect it!
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| King's moves |
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| Castling |
- The Queen
- The most powerful piece, can move as many spaces anywhere as long as its valid.
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| Queen moves |
- The Bishop
- Can move diagonally as many spaces as possible. If you Bishop is on a black square, then it can move diagonally within a black square, same goes with white
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| Bishop moves on a white square |
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| Bishop moves on a black square |
- The Knight
- Can move in an "L" shaped format only and can jump over pieces but not land on the same color piece, is the most trickiest piece on the chess board
- The Rook
- Moves Vertically and horizontally as many places possible, used for castling with king
- The Pawn
- The simplest piece on the board, moves up one space, moves twice if unmoved
Now that you know about the Chess Pieces and their moves, Lets Play Chess!
