Basic Chess Rules - learn how to play Chess!Chess is the greatest game on earth, you just don't know it yet. Learn the basic Chess Rules first to understand how to move the chess pieces. After some years of playing you will finally understand the true spirit of this wonderful game. Then the magic of chess will capture you for the rest of your life, I promise. Start now and learn chess online. The Man who invented ChessWho invented Chess?How to set up the board?Learn here how to put the pieces on to the right squares.Chess Board Setup The BoardI explain to you first the chess board itself, so you get to know the squares. Please click on the links to read the articles, after reading always come back here and go to the next article.The Chess Board The PiecesSo you know now how each square of the board is described.Now it's time for you to understand, how the king, a bishop, a knight, a rook or a queen are moving. Look at them as energy units. What energy has each piece? How the Chess Pieces move?This was just to get a general idea about how the pieces move, but we will get into more detail and try to understand the moves of each piece on its own. Each piece has its own character. The PawnThe Pawns are the soul of the chessgame. That's what the french composer Francois-Andre Danican Philidor (1726-1795) said. He was at his time the best chess player in the world.However, the rules of the Pawn will be explained in: The Chess Pawn Study this material slowly and then come back here. Chess Pawns Structures The KnightThe Knights love it when they sit right in the area where the enemy King lives. With unpredictable forks they can decide a game very fast. Always check the Knights of your opponents. What do they want and where do they possibly go? Once the enemy Knight has penetrated into your position you often have a hard time to remove it.The Chess Knight The BishopThe Bishop moves fast on the diagonals. You have two Bishops, one for each color. The Bishop has about the same value as a Knight but the value can change when the position changes. Study now:The Chess Bishop The RookThe Rook is a bit slow, but strong. Give him open files and ranks then he will be happy. Learn about the Rook here.The Chess Rook Hey! Do you understand the chess rules now? Take your time. It is just a matter of time until you grasp it. The QueenThe Queen is very strong. If you let her come close to your King, she is going to mate you with the help of another piece quite easily. Study the way she moves.The Chess Queen The KingYes, the king can be a fighter eating up enemy pawns in the endgame, but you will learn about that later. Just study now how the king can move.The Chess King The Value of Chess PiecesThe Chess Pieces ValueThe Castle.basic Chess Rules for Chess CastleThe Stalemate.What is a Chess Stalemate?The Zugzwang.What is Zugzwang?The En Passant Rule.How do I take En Passant? ( chess en passant rules )The DrawThe Chess Draw - half a point eachThe NotationChess NotationNow you finally made it, you know the basic chess rules now. It's time for you to go further and learn more... Return from Basic Chess Rules to Chess Strategies - Home
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