The game of chess is inexhaustible, the total possible number of moves in one game is enormous. Such complexity can scare a beginner player, but there is nothing to be afraid of, because the whole variety of chess positions and combinations is based on simple movements of pieces.
It is necessary
Chess board, a set of chess pieces
Instructions
Step 1
At the beginning of a chess game, each player has 16 pieces at his disposal - eight pawns, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen and one king, which occupy a standard starting position for all games. The game is started by the player in command of the White Chess Army. Each type of figure has its own characteristics of movement.
Step 2
Pawns are the most numerous and weakest pieces on the board, usually they can move one square vertically per move, but from the starting position the player can move them either one or two squares forward. Unlike other pieces, the usual pawn move and its capture move are different - it beats the pawn one square forward along the diagonal. If a pawn reaches the opposite starting rank, it can turn into any piece of the player's choice.
Step 3
The knight is the only chess unit that can jump over other pieces. The knight's move can be compared with the Russian letter "G". The player making the knight's move first moves it two squares vertically or horizontally, and then one square perpendicular to the initial direction. Due to the fact that the knight jumps over other pieces, it can make a check to the king, which cannot be blocked by another piece.
Step 4
The bishop, along with the knight, belongs to minor pieces and moves diagonally to any number of squares. At the beginning of the game, each player has two bishops, one occupies a white square, the other black, during the game the bishops cannot in any way leave the diagonals of their original color, therefore the player always has an bishop that moves only along the white diagonals and an bishop that moves only in black.
Step 5
The rook can move any number of squares vertically or horizontally in one move. The rook, like the queen, belongs to the class of heavy pieces. The rook, together with the king, can participate in castling.
Step 6
The queen is the strongest piece on the board, it combines the capabilities of a rook and a bishop, that is, it can move to any number of squares along the diagonal, vertical and horizontal.
Step 7
The king is the most important piece, all actions of the player are ultimately aimed at defending his king and mating the opponent's player, that is, attacking him so that the opponent cannot defend his king with another piece or retreat. The king can only move one square in any direction.
