Chess

How to Play

In the beginning moves of chess, white always goes first. Pawns can move forward once a turn but can move forward two spaces on its first move when it moves. It can only claim pieces if the piece it wants to claim is diagonal to it.

Rooks can move as many sqaures as they can see as long as they are horizontal and vertical. They can also only move in a direction if it is clear and has no other pieces in its way. If a piece is obstructing its path it may only move there if it wishes to claim the piece. After it claims the piece it may not move any more and cannot claim anymore pieces.

Bishops may move diagonaly as much as they want as long as no pieces block there way. If they capture a piece they must stop moving and cannot advance any more until next turn. They are able to move quite a lot a in a turn and attack enemys if they leave an opening. One bishop starts on the black square and the other starts on white. They must remain on the same colour sqaure that they started on for the whole game.

The knights move in an L shaped pattern. it move two spaces in one direction and then 1 space left or right. It can also start by moving forward one space and then moving left or right twice. It can move over pieces and may not claim pieces it jumps over only the piece it lands on.

The queen may move in any direction as much as it wants as long as there are no pieces obstructing its path. It is one of the most valuble pieces on the board and there is only one of them.

The last piece is the king. The king is the most valuable piece on the boared even though it does not have a value. If this piece is captured the side loses the game. If this piece is in danger it is called check. If the piece is in danger and it cannot be saved by being blocked by a friendly piece or cannot move out of the way this is called checkmate. The side will lose the game and the opposing side wins. A stale mate is when a king is safe but he cannot move any were without putting himself into check. If a stale mate happens no one wins but no one loses.