Knowing The Moves That Chess Pieces Can Make

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HomeHome, Auto, & Hobbies ArticlesGames ArticlesBoard Games ArticlesChess ArticlesChess Pieces and How They MoveByJames Eade Updated2023-08-16 15:38:55From the bookChess For DummiesShare

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Download E-BookChess For Dummies Explore Book Chess Openings For Dummies Explore BookBuy NowBuy on AmazonBuy on WileySubscribe on PerlegoDownload E-BookChess For DummiesExplore Book Chess Openings For DummiesExplore BookBuy NowBuy on AmazonBuy on WileySubscribe on Perlego Before you can play a game of chess, you need to know how to move the pieces (legally). A chess piece’s power is tied to its mobility. The more mobile a piece is, the more powerful it is. Here's how the various pieces can move:

• Pawns: Pawns can only move forward. On their first move, they can move one or two squares. Afterwards, they can move only one square at a time. They can capture an enemy piece by moving one square forward diagonally. They can only move diagonally when capturing an enemy piece.

• Bishops: Bishops can move any number of squares diagonally.

• Knights: Knights can move only in an L-shape, one square up and two over, or two squares over and one down, or any such combination of one-two or two-one movements in any direction.

• Rooks: Rooks can move any number of squares, up and down and side to side.

• Queens: Queens can move any number of squares along ranks, files and diagonals.

• Kings: Kings can move one square at a time in any direction.

  

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Chess For Dummies

About the book author:

James Eade is a United States Chess Federation (USCF) chess master as well as a chess writer, tournament organizer, and teacher. He is the author of Chess For Dummies.

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