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Rules of Chess


Overview
Chessboard
Chess Pieces
Pawn moves
  En passant
  Pawn promotion
Bishop moves
Knight moves
Rook moves
Queen moves
King moves
  Castling
Drawn games
  Stalemate
  50 move rule
  Insufficient material
  Perpetual check
  Threefold repetition
  Mutual agreement
Tournament rules
  Chess clocks
  Touch move
  Recording chess moves
  Chess etiquette

 

 

Chess is a game


Chess is a hobby. Millions of people around the world enjoy the game. There are no age-restrictions or physical restrictions. With the advent of the interent, it is now simple to play people anywhere in the world in the comfort of your own home. Others enjoy organizing tournaments, reading and collecting books and paraphenalia about chess, or solving composed positions.