Chess

Board

Chess is a strategy game for 2 players and is played on an 8x8 checkered board, with a light square in each player's lower right corner.
The board is set up with the game pieces as shown below:

Object of the Game

The object of the game is to capture the other player's king. This capture is never actually completed, but once a king is under attack and unable to avoid capture, it is said to be "checkmated," and the game is over.

King

The king may move one square in any direction, including diagonally. In the above diagram, the king may move to any square with a green dot.

Queen

The queen moves any number of squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but it may not jump over other pieces.

Knight

The knight moves from one corner to the other of a 2x3 rectangle of squares. Unlike other pieces, a knight may jump over other pieces (belonging to either player) to make its move. In the diagram, the knight may move to any square with a green dot.

Bishop

The bishop moves any number of squares along diagonals, but it may not jump over other pieces. In the above diagram, the bishop may move to any square along the lines shown, provided its path is clear.

Rook

The rook moves any number of squares horizontally or vertically, but it may not jump over other pieces. In the diagram, the rook may move to any square along the lines shown, provided its path is clear.

Pawn

Pawns on their starting squares may move either one or two squares straight ahead, without jumping. Pawns no longer on their starting squares may only move one square straight ahead. In the diagram, the dots show the squares to which the pawns can move.