Category: Movement of Pieces

The most important piece on the board is the King. The king can move any side one square(left, right, forward, backward, and diagonally).

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 […]