Many of my chess games ended up in draws. During the initial learning stage, I used to end up in lots of stalemate positions. Some of you may think – what is stalemate and how to avoid stalemate positions. In chess, when the player to move has no legal move and his king is not in check, it is called…
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Chess basic articles that focus on fundamentals of chess like how to play chess, movement of pieces etc
Queen in Chess – How Does the Queen Move in Chess
The queen is the mighties piece on the chessboard. She is strong, far-reaching, and dominating; she truly is a majestic piece. This is all thanks to how she moves. So, how does the queen move in chess? The queen can move in any direction diagonally, vertically, or horizontally on the board and can travel as many unoccupied squares as she…
King in Chess – How Does the King Move in Chess?
The king is the most important piece on the chessboard. It’s the only piece that can not be captured and the one piece that the whole game revolves around. Thankfully, the movement of the king in chess is a very simple one, probably the simplest of all pieces. So, how does the king move in chess? The king in chess…
Bishop in chess – How does Bishop move in chess?
If you are new to chess, here is some good news; the bishop is one of the easiest chess pieces to master. Within a few days of learning the basics of how they move, you will know by heart how to use them, and you will never forget it. It’s like riding a bicycle. So, how do bishops move in…
Knight in Chess – How does Knight Move in Chess?
Knights are the trickiest chess pieces in terms of movement. They are very different in that their movement is a bit complex and it has some different rules, but they also don’t have any special moves like pawns or rooks do. So, how do knights move in chess? Knights move in an L-shape by moving two squares in a horizontal…
Pawn in Chess – How do Pawns move in chess?
Whenever you are learning how to play chess, the first piece you are taught how to move is the pawn, and that’s for a good reason; they have the simplest moves. So, how do pawns move in chess? Pawns move forwards only on the same file, they can move one square forwards, but they can also move two squares forwards…