12 Questions
How many squares are there on a standard chessboard?
64
Which chess piece can move only one square straightforward?
Pawn
In chess, what is the term for a player’s king being under threat of capture?
Check
Which chess piece can move any number horizontally and vertically?
Rook
What is the term for promoting a pawn to a queen, rook, bishop, or knight when it reaches the last rank?
Promotion
What type of move involves the king moving two squares towards a rook while the rook moves to the square crossed by the king in chess?
Castling
How many stages are there in a game of chess?
Three
Which chess piece can move any number diagonally?
Bishop
What is the term for a pawn capturing a square crossed by an opponent's pawn that has moved two squares in one go?
En Passant Capture
Which chess piece can promote into a queen, rook, bishop, or knight when it reaches the last rank?
Pawn
In chess, what is the term for a player's king being under threat of capture?
Check
Which chess piece moves one square horizontally, vertically, or diagonally?
King
Study Notes
Chess Overview
- Chess is one of the oldest and most popular games played by two opponents
- The objective of the game is to trap the opponent's king (checkmate)
Chessboard
- The chessboard consists of 64 squares, arranged in an 8x8 grid
- The squares are divided into light-colored tiles ("light" or "white") and dark-colored tiles ("dark" or "black")
Stages of the Game
- The game is divided into three stages: Opening, Middle game, and Endgame
Arrangement of Pieces
- Ranks refer to the horizontal rows of the chessboard
- Files refer to the vertical rows of the chessboard
Chess Pieces
- King "K" moves one square horizontally, vertically, or diagonally
- Queen "Q" moves any number of squares horizontally, vertically, and diagonally
- Bishop "B" moves any number of squares diagonally
- Knight "N" moves in an L pattern, jumping to a new location
- Rook "R" moves any number of squares horizontally and vertically
- Pawn moves one square straightforward, but can move 1 or 2 squares for the first move
Special Moves
- Check: a player's king is under threat of capture
- En Passant Capture: a pawn can capture an opponent's pawn as though it had only moved one square
- Castling: the king is transferred to a new square, and the rook is transferred to the square the king crossed
- Promoted Pawn: a pawn that reaches the last rank can promote into a queen, rook, bishop, or knight
Removing Check
- Capturing the piece that's checking the king
Learn about the nature and objective of chess, the layout of the chessboard with its 64 squares and two types of colored tiles, the three stages of a chess game - opening, middle game, and endgame, and the arrangement and movements of different chess pieces like the King and Queen.
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