#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 How does the king move? One square in any direction fun-chess-pieces-rules How does the queen move? Any number of squares in any straight line: sideways, forward, backward or diagonal fun-chess-pieces-rules How does the rook move? Any number of squares forward, backward or sideways fun-chess-pieces-rules How does the bishop move? Any number of squares diagonally, staying on its color fun-chess-pieces-rules How does the knight move? In an L shape: two squares one way and one square the other. It can jump over pieces fun-chess-pieces-rules How does a pawn move? Forward one square; on its first move it may go two fun-chess-pieces-rules How does a pawn capture? One square diagonally forward fun-chess-pieces-rules How many squares are on a chessboard? 64, in an 8 by 8 grid fun-chess-pieces-rules How many pieces does each player start with? 16 fun-chess-pieces-rules Who moves first in chess? White fun-chess-pieces-rules What is the goal of chess? To checkmate the other player's king fun-chess-pieces-rules What is check? When a king is under attack fun-chess-pieces-rules What is checkmate? A king in check with no escape; the game ends fun-chess-pieces-rules What is stalemate? A player has no legal move but is not in check; the game is a draw fun-chess-pieces-rules What is castling? Moving the king two squares toward a rook, with the rook jumping to the other side fun-chess-pieces-rules What is promotion? A pawn reaching the far end becomes a queen, rook, bishop or knight fun-chess-pieces-rules What is en passant? A special pawn capture of a pawn that has just moved two squares fun-chess-pieces-rules Which piece can jump? The knight fun-chess-pieces-rules Which pieces start on the back row? Rooks, knights, bishops, queen and king fun-chess-pieces-rules Where does the queen start? On her own color: white queen on a light square, black queen on a dark square fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a draw? A tie game fun-chess-pieces-rules What are some ways a game can be drawn? Stalemate, agreement, repeating positions, or not enough pieces fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a fork? One piece attacks two or more pieces at once fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a pin? A piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece behind it fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a skewer? A valuable piece is attacked and when it moves, a piece behind it is captured fun-chess-pieces-rules What is the touch-move rule? If you touch a piece you must move it if you can fun-chess-pieces-rules How many points is a pawn worth? 1 fun-chess-pieces-rules How many points is a knight worth? 3 fun-chess-pieces-rules How many points is a bishop worth? 3 fun-chess-pieces-rules How many points is a rook worth? 5 fun-chess-pieces-rules How many points is the queen worth? 9 fun-chess-pieces-rules What are the files? The columns of the chessboard, labeled a to h fun-chess-pieces-rules What are the ranks? The rows of the board, numbered 1 to 8 fun-chess-pieces-rules What is the center? The four middle squares: d4, e4, d5, e5 fun-chess-pieces-rules What does 'J'adoube' mean? French for 'I adjust'; said when fixing a piece without moving it fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a gambit? An opening where a player gives up a pawn for an advantage fun-chess-pieces-rules What is the endgame? The late stage when few pieces are left fun-chess-pieces-rules What is the middlegame? The part after the opening when most fighting happens fun-chess-pieces-rules What is the opening? The first moves, used to develop pieces fun-chess-pieces-rules Why develop pieces early? To get knights and bishops into the game and prepare to castle fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a blunder? A bad mistake fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a sacrifice? Giving up material to gain something better fun-chess-pieces-rules What does 'resign' mean? To end the game by giving up fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a tempo? A move or a unit of time in the game fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a passed pawn? A pawn with no enemy pawns blocking its path fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a doubled pawn? Two pawns of the same color on the same file fun-chess-pieces-rules What is the fool's mate? The shortest checkmate, in two moves fun-chess-pieces-rules What is scholar's mate? A quick four-move checkmate that beginners should watch for fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a discovered attack? Moving one piece reveals an attack from another fun-chess-pieces-rules What is zugzwang? When every move a player can make makes things worse fun-chess-pieces-rules What is a rank mate or back-rank mate? A checkmate on the back row when the king is trapped by its own pawns fun-chess-pieces-rules