Chess rules for beginners
- 2. CHESS IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT GAME EVER INVENTED Source: chess-teacher.com It trains you to use all your resources to the maximum extent It teaches you that administration is to extract work from all your subordinates Chess is a battle between two monarchs
- 3. EVOLUTION OF CHESS RULES Source: chess-teacher.com The modern rules first took form in Italy during the 13th century, giving more mobility to pieces that previously had more restricted movement (such as the queen and bishop) Pawns originally did not have the option of moving two squares on their first move
- 4. THE CHESS BOARD Source: chess-teacher.com
- 5. CHESS IS PLAYED ON A SQUARE BOARD DIVIDED INTO 64 SQUARES (EIGHT-BY-EIGHT) OF ALTERNATING COLOR Source: chess-teacher.com
- 6. The lighter-colored squares are called "light" or "white", and the darker-colored squares are called "dark" or "black" Sixteen "white" and sixteen "black" pieces are placed on the board at the beginning of the game According to FIDE equipment standards, the length of side of a square should be twice the length of the diameter of the base of a Pawn. Horizontal rows are called ranks and vertical rows are called files Source: chess-teacher.com
- 7. SYMBOLS OF CHESSMEN Source: chess-teacher.com
- 8. A CHESS PIECE, OR CHESSMAN, IS ANY OF THE 32 MOVABLE OBJECTS DEPLOYED ON A CHESSBOARD USED TO PLAY THE GAME OF CHESS Source: chess-teacher.com King Queen Knight Rook Pawn Bishop
- 9. IN A STANDARD GAME OF CHESS, EACH OF THE TWO PLAYERS BEGINS A GAME WITH THE FOLLOWING 16 PIECES Source: chess-teacher.com One One Two Two Eight Two
- 10. ARRANGEMENTS OF PIECES Source: chess-teacher.com
- 11. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME, THE PIECES ARE ARRANGED AS SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM Source: chess-teacher.com Each side one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two Knights, and eight pawns are placed
- 12. THE PIECES ARE PLACED, ONE ON A SQUARE, AS FOLLOWS: Source: chess-teacher.com The rooks are placed on the outside corners, right and left edge. The knights are placed immediately inside of the rooks. The bishops are placed immediately inside of the knights. The queen is placed on the central square of the same color of that of the player: white queen on the white square and black queen on the black square. The king takes the vacant spot next to the queen. The pawns are placed one square in front of all of the other pieces.
- 13. YOU CANNOT PLACE MORE THAN ONE PIECE ON A SQUARE AT ANY TIME Source: chess-teacher.com X