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How to Play Chess

Methods

  • Openings (See ECO (Encyclopedia of Chess Openings))
  • Middlegame Strategies
  • Endgames

Outline

  • The field is 8x8
  • You have 8 pawn
  • You have 2 knights, 2 bishops, 2 rooks and a queen

Special Moves

  • A pawn can transform into a knight, bishop, rook or queen if he reaches the end
  • Castle
    • The space between king and rook has to be empty
    • The king or rook should not have moved
    • No square in between should be a check for the king
    • The king should not be at check when castling
  • En Passant
    • The pawn can attack another pawn which made two moves at first, as though it has only made one move
    • This is only applicable immediately after the pawn has moved two steps

Related Games

  • Chathuranga
    • The Ferz replaces Queen (can move one step diagonally)
    • The Elephant replaces Bishop (can move two squares diagonally, with jumps)
    • The Chariot replaces Rook
    • The Pawn can only move one step forward
    • There is no castling
  • Go
  • Backgammon
  • Checkers
  • Monopoly
  • Scrabble
  • Battleship
  • UNO
  • Snakes and Ladders
  • Cards Against Humanity
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