While a pawn seems like a simple chess piece, its moves can be complicated. With eight pawns moving around on the board, it’s important to learn about how they work. How does a pawn move in chess? According to the rules of chess, pawns move one step forward in a vertical direction. The first move … Read more
Different from other chess pieces, the knight moves and jumps across the board in a unique way. That makes it a very exciting piece to learn about, because its movements are one of a kind. Knights move two squares in any direction vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically. … Read more
In chess, bishops move fast and have significant strategic value, mainly thanks to their diagonal orientation. If you’re still learning how to play the game, this overview will explain all the ways in which bishops are allowed to move. According to the rules of chess, the bishop may move any number of unoccupied squares in any … Read more
Are you still learning how the rook moves in chess? This overview will provide you with a visual guide to every possible move this ‘tower’ piece can make, including the infamous castle move. The rook can move any number of unoccupied squares in a straight line, both vertically and horizontally. A rook may not move … Read more
Every chess piece has a unique way to move on the board, but some pieces are similar. Diagonal moves are surprisingly common in the game of chess, since the majority of pieces can move in this manner. There are four chess pieces that are allowed to move diagonally: the bishop, king, queen, and pawn (when … Read more
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
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
