Chess

Chess

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The objective of each player is to place the opponent´s king "under attack" in such way that the opponent has no legal move wich avoid the capture of the king.

Pieces

Pawn

Pawn

Worth: 1 point

Worth: 1 point

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At the initial position the pawn can move 2 squares, after the first move the pawn can move only one square.

Knight

Knight

Worth: 3 points

Worth: 3 points

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The knight is the only piece that can "jump" other pieces

Bishop

Bishop

Worth: 3 points

Worth: 3 points

Rook

Rook

Worth: 5 points

Worth: 5 points

Queen

Queen

Worth: 9 points

Worth: 9 points

King

King

Worth:---

Worth:---

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The value of a king is invaluable because the capture of the king implies the loss of the game

How to put the pieces

How to put the pieces

Eight pawns in the second row

Two rooks (one in each corner)

Two kights (each one next to a rook)

Two bishops (each one next to a knight)

The queen next to a bishop

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The queen goes in the square of the color that the piece have, white or black

The king between the queen and a bishop

Some terms

Blunder: a bad move

Blitz: fast chess

Capture: remove a piece from the board

Castle

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To move your unmoved King 2 squares toward an unmoved Rook and to move the Rook on the other side of the King is the castling move.

Check: an attack on the king

Checkmate: a check from which a king cannot escape.

Draw: the result of a game ending in a tie

Ilegal move: move a piece in a wrong way

Players

Some of the best players

Gary Kasparov

Gary Kasparov

Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer

Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen

My favorite chess players

Alexandra and Andrea Botez

Jose Gascon Del Nogal

Hikaru Nakamura

Places to play Online

Chess.com

Chess.com

lichess.org

lichess.org

chess24.com

chess24.com

playchess.com

playchess.com

Chess openings

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A chess opening refers to the initial moves of a chess game.

French Defense

Sicilian Defense

Ruy Lopez

Caro-Kann Defense

Italian Game