Chess (basics)

How do pieces move?
Each piece moves in a different way
Today we are going to learn how they move
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Pawn
 A pawn on its starting position can go two/one step(s)
forward
 After that it can only go one step forward

Knight
 When I say Knight, I don’t mean Knights Of Armor
 I mean the Knight in the chess game
 It moves in Lshapes

Bishop
 A bishop can go diagonally but cannot go any other
way

Rook
 The rook can go vertically or horizontally but not
diagonally

Queen
 The queen is the most powerful piece in the chess
board
 It can move diagonally, vertically and horizontally
 Kind of like + =

 The king cannot be captured it can only be trapped
 If the king is trapped you lose the game
 The king can go ANY WAY but only by step - by step

CHECK!
 A check is when your king is in danger but you can do
CPR
 Please watch file:///C:/kirthi's%20ppt/check2.htm to
learn more

CHECKMATE!
 Checkmate is when your king is in danger and can’t do
CPR
 Watch
http://www.chesskid.com/video/player/checkmate3 to
find out more

STALEMATE/DRAW!
 Stalemate is when your king is not in danger but can’t
do CPR
 Watch
http://www.chesskid.com/video/player/stalemate

Points of Pieces
 Each piece has a point
 Were going to see how many points they are worth

Pawn
 They are 1 point so their not worthy but they can do
amazing things so don’t underestimate them
1. 1.* A pawn can turn into any piece after reaches the
end
2. .They can checkmate!
3. They can cause stalemates
*Except A Pawn
Pure Pawn Checkmate

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