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The Queen is the most powerful piece, as it can either move diagonally (cross) or in a straight line, which makes it like a bishop and rook put together.

The Rook moves in a straight line and side line in any direction, as many spaces as it likes, without jumping.

The Bishop moves diagonally (cross), any distance along a diagonal, without jumping over any pieces. A bishop that starts on a black square will always be on a black square, A bishop that starts on […]

Giraffe moves in long L-shape with 3+1 or 1+3 squares with total 4 squares. A Giraffe moves one square over and three squares up, or three squares over and one square up, one square over […]

Knight jumps in small L-shape with 2+1 or 1+2 squares with total 3 squares. A knight moves one square over and two squares up, or two squares over and one square up, one square over […]

White pawns start on rank 2, black pawns on rank 7. The first time a pawn is moved it can move forward either one or two ranks. It cannot jump over another piece. After it […]