The knight can capture a piece only if he lands on it, not if he is jumping over it. This particular move of the knight allows it to potentially control 8 squares on the board. To move the knight we can advance two squares in the horizontal or vertical direction and then move one square in such a way that forms an L shape. The knight is the only piece that can jump over other pieces and its movement has the shape of an L. Two knights per side are present at the beginning of the game, placed on squares b1 and g1 for White, while for Black they are located on squares b8 and g8. The knight represented as a horse is considered a minor piece like the bishop. John Van der Wiel shows in the next game the attacking power of the rooks when they work together in the seventh rank Van der Wiel-Ernst Rotterdam 1998 The Knight It is important to highlight their collaboration in castling, a special movement that helps to protect the king. They also put a lot of pressure on the enemy’s position when it infiltrates the seventh rank. It’s very powerful working in open and semi-open columns, increasing their power when they work together or in collaboration with the queen. The rook can move vertically or horizontally. The rook can move both vertically and horizontally, but it is not allowed to “jump” over other pieces such as the knight. At the beginning of the game each side has 2 rooks located at the corners of the board. The RookĪfter the queen, the rook is the second most powerful and it’s worth 5 points. Only in very rare occasions it will be better to choose another piece when promoting a pawn. It is definitely the favorite piece to be chosen when promoting a pawn. After the development phase, the queen is a vital piece in the construction of the attack and it is crucial to maintain it active during all the game. In general, the queen is not involved in the first moves of the game, allowing the consolidation of the pawn structure and the development of the minor pieces to take place. More valuable than two knights or two bishops and similar to two rooks. The queen can move vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.Īt the beginning of a game the white queen is located on the square d1 and the black queen on the square d8, both facing each other and next to the king. In this way, it becomes the piece that can control the most squares at a time. It can cover the diagonals, as the bishop does, and the squares on the horizontal row and vertical column, as the rook does. It can make the typical moves of the bishop and the rook combined. Its great value resides in the variety of moves it has. The queen is the most powerful piece on the board. If the side that takes the turn to move has no possible legal move, the game is a draw. If it’s not possible to do so, the game will be over because it is in a checkmate position.Īnother special position that will end the game is the “ stalemate“.
If the king is in check, it has to move from that position. It is impossible to move the king to a square where it is in check. This special move is only possible if both pieces have not been moved since the beginning of the game and there are no pieces between the squares that separate them. Castling allows the king to move two squares towards the rook, and then the rook moves over the king right next to it on the opposite side. In addition, the king has a special move that is used in most games for protection: castling. The king can move one square in any direction.
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