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The pawn might not be nearly as intimidating as the queen, but pawns can absolutely take other chess pieces. The only exception is a pawn taking a king, since the king can only be checkmated but not taken. For the queen, this is a little bit different. While rare, the rules of chess allow a … Read more
Most chess pieces can attack or move backwards, but what about the pawn? The chess piece has a lot of unique chess rules, including a two-square leap as its first move, en passant, and pawn promotion. But all of those moves are done in a single direction. A pawn is not able to move or … Read more
In chess, the queen can move in all directions. However, she only moves in straight lines. Compare this to a knight, which makes rather strange jumps across the board. Two steps sideways, one step up. One step sideways, two steps down. But can the queen make moves similar to the knight? The rules of chess … Read more
Where the queen goes on a chessboard is often confusing to new players. The starting position of the king is no different, because both chess pieces have a similar problem: it’s different depending on if you’re playing with white or black. The correct starting position of the queen is square d1 for white and d8 … Read more
The queen is arguably the strongest chess piece, mostly thanks to her agile movements across the board. As long as no other pieces block her path, she is able to move anywhere in a straight line. The rules of chess allow the queen to move any number of vacant squares in any directional line (horizontally, … Read more
Having more than one queen of the same color at once might seem a bit unfair. So is it even possible to do this legally under current chess rules? Only if you’ve got some extra pawns to spare, and move them to the other side of the board. Chess rules allow players to have two … Read more
Pawn promotion is one of those special chess moves that might be a bit complicated to players that are still learning the game. This article will explain what happens when a pawn reaches the other side of the board, including all the chess rules related to this problem. When a pawn reaches the other side … Read more
Castling is one of those special chess moves that is commonly used in the early part of the game. It’s only possible once a few conditions are met, so should you always choose to castle your king and rook? As a rule of thumb, you should always castle in chess to protect your king, but … Read more
While king side castling might be more common, there is a lot to say for a queen side castle move as well. While some might say it is better to castle on the longer side, others might argue against it. The queen side castle move requires the rook that is furthest away from the king … Read more
In chess, players can castle to both the left or right side. Where the king is closer to the rook, castling is generally easier to pull off. There are both benefits and drawbacks compared to the less common alternative, the queen’s side castle move. The king side castle move, also referred to as the short … Read more
