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BASIC RULES OF CHESS Introduction the lower right by the black Knight. 8 Chess is a game of strategy believed to have been invented more then 1500 years ago in India. It is a game for two players, one with the light pieces and one with the dark pieces. The chessboard is eight squares long by eight squares wide. When sitting across the board from another player, the lighter color square goes on each player’s right hand side (“light on right”) and the white queen is placed on a white square and the black queen on the black square (“queen on her own color”). The starting position of the pieces is shown in the following chessboard: 7 6 5 4 3  2 1 a   b c d e f g h  8 7     Rook Moves 6 The Rook is the next most powerful piece. The Rook can move any number of squares in one direction – vertically or horizontally– if its path is not blocked. For example, the squares this black Rook can move to are highlighted in the chessboard below. It can capture the white Pawn to its left but its path is blocked if it wants to move downward–by its black King. 5 4 3 2   1   a   b c  d e f g h 8 7 6 The player with the white pieces moves first and the players then take turns moving. One piece may be moved at each turn except for castling (which is described below). 5  4 3  2 1 a b c d e f g h Queen Moves  Bishop Moves The Queen can move in a straight line any number of squares in any one direction - horizontal, ve ...
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