How to Play Chess.
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Learn the game of kings and queens.
You will need Chess board Chess pieces and opponent.
Step 1.
Place the board so the right corner square, nearer to you, is white.
Put the queens on their corresponding colors in the back row: white, four squares from
the left, and black, four squares from the right.
Step 2.
Add the bishops to either side of the royal couple, and the knights next to the bishops.
Place the castles, or rooks, at either end.
The pawns fill the second row.
Step 3.
The object of the game is to corner your opponent's king so that it can't move anywhere without
you capturing it.
Step 4.
The queen can move in any direction, over any number of empty spaces.
The king can move only one space at a time, in any direction.
You cannot move the king to a space where it could be captured during your opponent's
next move.
Pawns move forward one space at a time.
On their first move, they may move forward either one or two squares.
If one of your pawns makes it to the other side of the board, you can exchange it for
any other piece.
Step 5.
Rooks move in straight lines, forward, back, or sideways on the board, over any number
of empty squares.
Bishops move diagonally in any direction, also over empty squares.
Knights move in an L shape, two squares in any direction, and then one square to either
side.
Knights can jump over other pieces.
Step 6.
Now you're ready to play!
White always moves first, which gives that player the advantage of always being one step
ahead.
On the first move, white can only move a pawn or a knight (since only knights can jump other
pieces).
The player who controls the center of the board has a strong advantage.
Step 7.
Capture pieces by landing on a square occupied by an opponent's piece and removing the piece
from play.
Pawns can only capture by moving one square, forward and diagonally.
Try to capture your opponent's most valuable pieces: the queen, castles, knights, and bishops.
Step 8.
Use your pawns to capture your opponent's pawns en passant.
If your opponent moves a pawn two spaces on its first move and you have a pawn in a position
where you could have captured it if it had moved only one space, you can capture their
pawn as if it had moved only one space.
Step 9.
Either rook can make a special move to protect its king.
If you haven't moved the king or the rook yet, and there are no pieces between them,
you can move the king two squares toward the rook, and transfer that rook toward the middle
of the board, in the space right next to the king.
You cannot castle if your king is in check, or would pass through check in making the
move.
Step 10.
When you move a piece so that it is in position to capture your opponent's king on your next
turn, the move is called "check."
If they move their king out of check, or move another piece to block your attack, the game
continues.
If they can't move out of check, you have put them in "checkmate" and won the game.
Did you know The number of possible variations in a chess game has been calculated at 10
to the power of 120 – more than the number of electrons in the universe.