![]() This means that, if there is a game piece directly in front of a pawn, that pawn is unable to move (except by attacking diagonally). Any other time, the pawn is restricted to a singe-space forward movement. This angular movement can only be made while attacking an opponent’s piece. The pawn may only attack by moving forward diagonally (at a 45-degree angle) one space forward one and to the left, or forward one and to the right. However, a pawn cannot attack any opponent’s piece with a forward movement. After this initial move, a pawn may only move forward one space. Legal movements are as follows: Pawn (x8)Ī pawn can be moved straight forward one or two spaces the first time it moves from it’s original position. Pawns are the most restrictive, and Queens the most liberal. Which brings us to… Legal Game Piece MovementsĮvery game piece – remember there are only six different types – is capable of moving in a different manner. The two take turns from there on out until one player wins. Player 2, controlling the dark colored pieces, goes second. Traditionally, the player in control of the light colored pieces is Player 1, and will therefore go first. The other half – the dark colored ones – belong to Player 2.Įach player will set up their pieces as follows, left to right, with the “back row” being the line closest to the player, and the “front row” being the line directly in front of the back row (see diagram below).īack Row: Rook – Knight – Bishop – Queen – King – Bishop – Knight – Rookįront Row: Pawn – Pawn – Pawn – Pawn – Pawn – Pawn – Pawn – PawnĬhess is a turn-based game. ![]() ![]() Half of them – the light colored ones – belong to Player 1. There are 32 game pieces you’ll need to place on the board. ![]() Setting Up the Chess BoardĪ chess board is made up of an 8×8 grid 64 squares alternating in color from dark to light. We’ll talk more about the advantages of AI bot play in our next section on game improvement. Traditionally, both would be human players, but computer technology has given us the option to compete against ‘bots’ (computer robots). ![]() Northwest Territory – Nunavut – Ontario – Prince Edward Island – Quebec – Saskatchewan – YukonĬhess is a game for exactly two players. Alberta – British Columbia – Manitoba – Newfoundland & Labrador – New Brunswick – Nova Scotia ![]()
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