All Chess pieces in a Single page with their own movement patterns

Chess Guide:

This article will explain all Chess pieces in a Single page with their own movement patterns. All in One Style.

If you are interesting with more details please Click on the below link. That has more information about each of the them.

Chess Pawn

Chess Knight

Chess Queen

Chess Bishop

Chess Rook

Chess King

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How I can select Color on a Chess Game?

This article will answer few FAQs related to color of the player from Chess beginners.

How I can play as Black Color?

How I can play as White Color?

Who is going to Start the Game?

Which Color will Start the Game?

It has a very simple Explanation:

There will be a draw before start the Game. Winner of the Draw will select the Color. If Winner has chosen White Then Looser will be black. Therefore Winner of the Draw will have authority to select the Color. That means Winner has the power to make First move or make opponent to make First Move.

White has to start the Game with First move.

How I can play as Black Color?

If you win the Draw invite to opponent to play first.

How I can play as White Color?

If you win the Draw just start to play first move.

Who is going to Start the Game?

White color player will start first move.

Which Color will Start the Game?

White color player will start first move.

Can I Skip a turn?

Nope. You must play on turn. If not time out will kick you.

What is the best move in Chess?

There is nothing called best move in Chess. All moves are very important.

Is there any time out for whole Game?

Yes it is. There won’t be any time out for Friends games.

Is there any time out for a move?

Nope. You can take any time. But it will cost you.

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Chess Pawn – (Chess pieces)

   

 

Chess pawn is a Chess piece on a Chess board and know as the most weakest chess piece. This represent an infantry in Chathurangani Army. As old days soldiers are normally cheaper than officers. also the Chess pawn. Lowest Chess piece in a chess board. Due to this low cost we have 8 chess pawns in a Chess board on initial Stage for a player. So we have 16 chess pieces all together in First Stage of the Game. We have to move pawns to play other chess pieces other than Chess Knight. (Knight is always a Jumper.) White pawns are located in 2nd Row & Blacks are located in 7th Row. We use P to denote a Chess pawn but normally don't mentioned it. Movement of a Chess pawn is very Simple. If a pawn is not done any movement, means that he is in his original place He can either move 2 squares or 1 Square. This is a Special Condition. He can boost in the beginning step. Then he can only move 1 square Distance to forward. Only Forward. When he found a Chess piece in front of him he should Stop. He can't jump over any piece (Even in First boost Step). Also he can't capture a Chess piece who is in his Front. This means it is very easy  to stop a Chess pawn's Travel.







If a pawn can't capture his Front piece how he can capture any piece? When capturing it must move diagonally. For Example if an enemy(Black) chess piece on d5 and own pawn is located in c4 or e4, now any of our pawn can capture that enemy chess piece moving through diagonally.   No backward movements. Also no backward capturing. a chess pawn can perform move in columns forward or capture enemy pieces diagonally.  This is somewhat special. movements & capturing. Anyway just like other all chess pieces we have to stay on captured square. Menas that no jumping over any pieces to any square.   what happens if a pawn reach the End of the board?

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Chess Knight - (Chess pieces)

Chess Knight

Chess Knight is a chess piece on a Chess Board. Chess Knight also a very Special chess piece. It is describe as a Armed cavalry in King's Army. It is get shaped as a Horse Head in real world. Even though cavalry are the fastest unit in a real world it is bit different in a Chess Board.  Anyway He is showing his Hidden attacks pattern even in Chess board as real World. Each player will get 2 Chess Knights in the beginning. White Knights are located on b1 & g1 and Blacks are located on b8 & g8 respectively.


Chess Knight has a Special move pattern. That is not horizontally nor Vertically niter. Also not diagonally. That is actually 2 Steps. First Step Knight jump 2 Square Distance Horizontally or Vertically. Then jump a single Square Distance to Left or Right. See the image Below.  This is a Single movement. This explain Knight has a special movement pattern that all other Chess pieces.

White Knight in the image shows his attacking power. He can Attack in 8 positions. The most Special fact is that Knight is a Jumper. He will not care about other chess pieces on the Road. it needs to be Empty or Enemy's Chess pieces on any of doted Square He can travel without considering all other facts.


Chess Knight is used in fork Attacks in Chess board very Frequently. He is the Most popular attacker in for fork attacks. Whenever Knight comes to play into the ground we have to very careful with his fork attacks.



Knight has same price to a Chess Bishop. Knight has not a long range but bishop has that. Even though Bishop can cover only a single color and Half of the board. But Knight can reach to any square. But it may be too late.

Another special fact is that When a Knight make a Check it must move the King or it must capture that Knight. We can not block him attacking path. If we get a Check attack from a bishop or a Rook we can block those attacks by using any of chess piece without moving the King. But that is not happening with Knight Attacks.

Knight is the Only one who can challenge to the Queen. Queen can't attack back or capture Knight at once.  Also keep in mind that Chess Knight is getting killed or trapped easily.


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Chess Queen - (Chess pieces)

Chess Queen 

 Chess Queen is the most powerful chess piece in a Chess board. Actually She is a Combination of Rook & Bishop. So She can Travel through rows or Columns and Diagonally as well. Each player will have a Queen in the beginning of a game & She is next to the King. That is just as real World. Not Like King She owns her Color. That means her original or initial square is player's own Color. White Queen is in White Square & black Queen is in a Black Square. Also White Queen start with d1 & Black Queen start with d8 squares.   Normally we say that Queen Greater than Bishop - Castle Combination. Yes That is true. In the End Game Queen become a massive attacker. She can Check King for Continues Steps Until get Finished. So Normally Player are not going to keep opponent's Queen in the Board for Long time. All knows When She get a chance she will go for a KILL. Therefor most player used to exchange Queen in the beginning if they don't have a Great Plan. That is somewhat safer than Keeping Her silent.

Also we say that 2 Rooks are more powerful than a Queen. But Still There are significant benefits with having a Queen than a 2 Rooks.   

 This image shows a Chess Queens possible moves. Same as other Chess pieces (other than Knight) Queen also can't jump over any piece. Her travel Ends with any chess piece in her path. As you can see the image Chess Queen has a massive attack range all over the chess board.   Chess Queen is well equipped with Chess fork. (Fork is a double attack. This will be Describe  in a separate post.)

So When board get open too much She becomes a vulnerable unit.  Due to this points She became a target. Also novice players get killed their Queen in early Stage. There are several reasons for that. Anyway Experienced Players just keep Her Silence in the Start.   When Compare with Queen  with King is same possible moves in Direction. But King has power to travel  only 1 Square distance.  Keep in Mind Chess Queen made lots of Stalemates. That means a Draw. Sometimes you almost win the game but Queen has crush it.

 So MORE POWER is not a MORE CHANCE to WIN.  

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Chess Bishop - (Chess pieces)

Chess Bishop

Bishop is a Chess Piece in a Chess board. There are 4 bishops in a chess board & each player has 2 bishops in the Start. White bishops are located in c1 & f1 and Black bishops are located in c8 & f8. One bishop is in between King & Knight & other one is in between Queen & Knight. So we called them as Advisers for King & Queen. Always next to them. Bishop is a special chess piece which can't reach all of the squares in a Chess board. Each player has 2 bishops and we called then Black bishop & White Bishop without considering player color and only considering the Start square color. So White player has 2 color or 2 color controlled 2 bishops. So White bishop travels only in white Squares & black Bishop travels in black Squares. Keep in mind that is not Player's color but the travelling square Color.   We normally called them King's Bishop & Queen's Bishop. Also one bishop can cover Only a haft of the board



Below image is Describing about Bishop's is movements. He always travel in diagonally. Because He has access to travel in only one color.   Black bishop's maximum travel length is comer to corner. That is b1 to h8 as the image. also for White bishops will be h1 to a8. Same as most chess pieces bishop also can't jump over other chess pieces.

We normally say that Rook is more powerful than a Bishop. But Bishop is more powerful than a Knight. Bishop is a called a minor Chess piece. But he is more powerful in the End game. There is some stories with wrong Bishop. That means we need King's Bishop but we have Queen's Bishop. So that leads to a Draw just  because of this wrong Bishop matter. it is Better to keep in mind both Bishops are important. So don't exchange for Knights without having a plan.

In some games it will ends up with opposite color bishops. That makes very hard for the Defender. Also Some times Knights get better in Double attack called Fork.  Fork will be discussed in another post.

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Basic Rule of Chess (Very Important Rules)

This is not something about Rules of Chess pieces. This is about how to capture a Square. As we all know that in Checkers we have to jump over a piece to remove(Cut) a piece. Always we are travelling in diagonal directions. But in Chess we have pieces which can Jump & which can't Jump. The process of removing a enemy piece is not depending on Jump or not Jump.

We have to get the control of occupation on Square. That means if we need to remove any enemy piece in any Square we have to move our chess piece into that Square. And remove the enemy piece & keep your piece instead. Captured or Removed piece will be out from the Board.


Only Knight can jump over pieces. Other pieces has to move horizontally, vertically or diagonally. When they are travelling the Road should be clear. There should not be any pieces from either yours or opponents. If you found any and if that piece is your you maximum distance will be End before that Chess piece. But if the piece is your Enemy's one They either you can capture the piece & conquer that Square or you just stay below maximum Distance.

Other special Rule is that it is not necessary to capture enemy piece even we have a chance. That means it is not mandatory to capture or Cut enemy piece when you have chance. But in Checker it is a must to Cut or remove enemy piece. That is not true in Chess. This is an special feature in Chess. Normally we Defend rather than capturing as first Step.

In above image Queen can't travel beyond Knight position & Max distance will be Knights Square in that Direction. But White Queen can stop in any Square under blue Arrow. since no pieces are blocking her road.

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