Chess

Introduction❐

Chess is one of the oldest board games that is believed to be originated in India and is now played worldwide. It is a 2-player strategy game that is played by millions, making it one of the most popular games in the world. Speaking in numbers, Chess is played on 64 squares, with 16 (8 pawns, 2 knights, 2 bishops, 2 rooks, 1 queen, and 1 king) pieces for both the black and white player, whose goal is to corner the King and deliver checkmate. Chess is known to improve cognitive thinking, memory power, self-confidence, critical & logical thinking, and many other life skills. Kids who begin early are known to have better calculative abilities and do well in maths and academics.

  Pawn:

   Pawns, in the beginning, are the smallest pieces on the Chessboard and the first line of defence in every game.    Pawns can move 1 square upwards.

1. Only in the first move of the Pawn it has the option to move either 1 square upwards to 2 square upwards.
2. Pawns can move one square forward diagonally only to capture a piece.
3. When a Pawn reaches the last rank of the board, it can be exchanged with any other piece except the King.

          Knights:

                    Knights are the most unique pieces on the Chessboard. Their movement is trickier to                     visualize as they move in a very specific way. Imagine the capital letter ‘L’. It can move 2                     squares in any direction then 1 extra square in any perpendicular direction. Here is an                     illustration to make you understand better.

Bishop:

Bishops are considered to be the snipers of your Chessboard with an ability to attack pieces on a long-range and sneakily. If you have both your bishops intact in the middle game, you can block your opponent’s movements effectively. Every player has 2 Bishops, to begin with, one on the white square and one on the black square. And they can be moved diagonally in any direction and up to any number of squares that are free. The white square bishop can only move on all the white squares of the board, and the black square Bishop can only move on all blacks.

          Rooks:

                    Rooks do not come into play at the beginning of the game as they are stuck in the                    corners of the Chessboard. They are the second most powerful piece on the board after                    the Queen. Rooks can move left or right and up and down up to any number of squares                    that are free.

Queen:

Queen is the most dangerous piece on the Chessboard. Players protect their Queen at all costs as losing it cheaply is, in most cases, is a game lost. Queen’s movement is a mix of Bishop’s and Rook’s movements. It can move in any diagonal, up & down, and left & right up to any number of squares. Thus, making it the piece that covers and attacks the most number of squares in the game.

          King:

                     King is the deciding piece in your arsenal. It is not exactly known for its attacking power,                      but losing it is Game Over. The entire objective of the game and all the other pieces is to                      defend the King. King is the deciding piece in your arsenal. It is not exactly known for its                      attacking power, but losing it is Game Over. The entire objective of the game and all the                      other pieces is to defend the King.