The Rules of Chess Sitemap
bishop move rules
Each player begins the game with two bishops, one light-squared and one dark-squared, which initially occupy the squares between the
king or queen and the knight.
center chessboard definition
The "center" refers to the squares e4, d4, e5 and d5. These squares have
particular importance in chess strategy.
chess clock
The chess clock
1. “Chess clock” means a clock with two time displays, connected to each other in such a way that only one of them
moves at a time.
chess clock II
During the game each player, having made his move on the chessboard, shall stop his own clock and start his
chess pieces
To begin the game, the 32 chess pieces are placed on the
board as shown in the diagram.
chess player conduct
High standards of etiquette are
expected of the players...
chess rules
From left, a white king, black rook and queen, white pawn, black knight, and
white bishop.
Drawn game chess
A player can propose a draw after making a move on the chessboard.
en passant
A White and Black pawn advancing on adjacent lines must sooner or later meet diagonally, so that each attacks the
other.
illegal position
If during a game it is found that the initial position of the pieces is
illegal...
king castling move rules
In conjunction with a rook, the king may make a special move called castling.
king move rules
The King is the most important piece in the game of chess; making it helpless by
means of checkmate is the object of the game.
knight move rules
The knight is a piece in the game of chess,
representing a knight (armoured cavalry) and often depicted as a horse's head.
pawn move rules
The pawn is the weakest and most numerous piece in the game of chess.
pawn promotion rules
A pawn that advances all the way to the opposite side of the
board (the opposing player's first rank) is promoted to another piece of that
player's choice.
queen move rules
The queen is the most powerful piece in the game of chess.
Recording chess moves
Article 8: The recording of the moves
1. In the course of play each player is required to record his own moves and those of his opponent, move
rook move rules
A rook is a piece in the strategy board game of chess.
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