Chess Pieces, Moves, Set-Up, And Rank And Files Page 2

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Knights
jump over
The Knight is the only piece on the board that can
another piece to get to another square - be it to
capture or move.
OR
The Knight moves in an L-shape either first two squares, then one to left or right;
first one square, then
two to the left or right.
Besides the Pawn, the Knight is the only other piece that has a legal move from the very start of a game.
The Knight CANNOT capture merely by jumping over, it has to actually land on the square containing an
enemy piece, at the end of its legal move pattern.
Bishops
A Bishop can only move and capture along the diagonals; it cannot move on the straights, be it
forward/backward, left/right.
A Bishop may move to any square providing it's in line of sight along its diagonal move pattern.
Rooks
Rooks can only move and capture along the straight lines; they cannot move along the diagonals, unlike the
Bishop
A Rook may move to any square providing it's in line of sight along the straights - be it forward/backward,
left/right.
The Rook is involved in the Castling manouvre with the King, BUT it's the King that makes the initial move.
Queens
The Queen can move and capture on any square in line of sight. She can move on the straights, like the Rook,
and on the diagonals, like the Bishop.
Kings
The King is restricted to one square move per turn, but can move in any direction - straights or diagonals.
The King may capture in any direction providing it's within its legal move range and as long as it won't be put
in Check by doing so.
Castling
Only the King and Rook are involved in the Castling manouvre
Castling can take place on either the Queen's side OR the King's side of the board - but NOT both in one
game.
To Castle, first move the King toward the Rook and then hop the Rook over to the outside square, thus
protecting the King.
Castling can only take place if there are no pieces between the King and the Rook, whether it's on the King's
side, OR the Queen's side of the board.
Castling CANNOT take place if the King has already moved prior to the opportunity becoming available.
If the King is currently in Check, Castling CANNOT be used to escape. Either the King would have to move out
of Check - thus void opportunity to Castle - or a supporting piece would have to move or capture to get the
King out of Check, which would keep the Castling option available.
Pawn Promotion:
Knight
Bishop
Rook
By getting a Pawn to the opponent's back-row, it may be exchanged for either an extra:
,
,
, or
Queen

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