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Chess is an intellectual game that allows you to not only have fun with your friends, but also to engage your mind, delve into a game that reveals your skills, and create competitive situations where everyone wants to win. To play chess successfully, you must first understand the rules, the names of the pieces, and the most important moves. Continue reading to learn about the chess rules.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Names of Chess Pieces and Moves<\/h2>\n

To understand the game of chess, you must first become familiar with the pieces and their possible moves. Chess is made up of six different pieces, totaling 16 in the set: a king, queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns.<\/p>\n

King’s Moves<\/strong> – this piece can move to any adjacent square if they are not under attack by the opponent. The king is the only piece that cannot move to a square that is directly attacked by the opponent.<\/p>\n

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Rook’s Moves<\/strong> – a rook can move an infinite number of squares in both vertical and horizontal directions. The exception is made during casting*.<\/p>\n

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Bishop’s Moves<\/strong> – a bishop can move an infinite number of squares diagonally.<\/p>\n

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Queen’s Moves<\/strong> – the queen is capable of moving in both the rook and bishop trajectories. It has the ability to move an unlimited number of squares vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.<\/p>\n

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Knight’s Moves<\/strong> – the knight may move two squares away from him, either horizontally or vertically, with one additional move following the first two, either vertically or horizontally. The horse’s gait is similar to the letter “L,” which can be turned at any angle.<\/p>\n

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Pawn Moves<\/strong> – the most difficult piece to move on the chessboard. A pawn can move two squares forward from its starting position (if they are not occupied), but it is the only piece in chess that cannot move backward. Notably, pawns capture opponent’s pieces in a different way than regular moves: pawns capture pieces diagonally in front of them.<\/p>\n

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Pawns can make two special moves: turning** and capture while passing***.<\/p>\n

Special Chess Moves<\/h2>\n

* Castling<\/strong> – is the simultaneous movement of the king and rook. The purpose of castling is to strengthen the king’s position. Castling is classified into two types: short and long. During a game, only one castling per player is permitted – one for you and one for your opponent.<\/p>\n

Casting is permitted if the king has not yet moved from his current position and no moves have been made with the rook. There can’t be any other pieces between the king and the rook, the king can’t be checked, and the squares the king should move through during casting can’t be controlled by the opponent, or he’ll be checked.<\/p>\n

** Turning<\/strong> – when the pawn reaches the eighth horizontal and the opponent’s pawn reaches the first. The pawn must be replaced with the same suit: knight, bishop, the rook\u00a0or queen. It is forbidden to place a king or nothing at all.<\/p>\n

*** Capture while passing<\/strong> – If the opponent’s pawn moves two squares further after completing its move,\u00a0lands to the right or left of the opponent’s pawn – with the next move, allow the pawn to capture its opponent by leaving the permitted straight path and moving into the opponent’s vertical.<\/p>\n

Rules of Chess<\/h2>\n

Chess’s fundamental goal is to checkmate your opponent’s king. Which means the king is under attack and has no legal move to escape the danger. If neither player achieves this, the game ends in a tie.<\/p>\n

Even if you’ve never played chess, you’ve probably heard words like “check” and “checkmate.” In chess, “check” refers to when your opponent’s king is under direct attack, and “checkmate” refers to when your opponent’s king is under check and cannot escape capture.<\/p>\n

There are three ways to defend against checkmate: 1) capturing the checking piece, 2) blocking the check with another piece (except for a pawn or knight check), 3) moving the king to a safe square.<\/p>\n

Chess rules that are most commonly used in competitions but are also followed by enthusiasts:<\/p>\n