Learn Chess
Setup
See the below image for board setup.
Note the bottom right square should be white, and the colour of the Queen determines what square she sits on. The white Queen is on the white square, and the black Queen is on the black square.
Objective
The objective of the game is to capture the enemy King while preventing your King from being captured.
The match is won when the King has been Checkmated. This means the King is in Check and has no means of escaping.
Learn
Here are some links to help you get started with learning chess:
Pawn
On its first move the Pawn can move directly forward one or two squares. On every subsequent move it can only move one square forward.
Pawns can move diagonally forward when capturing an enemy piece.
If a Pawn reaches the end of the board it can be promoted to either a Rook, Knight, Bishop, or Queen.
Rook
The Rooks can move in a straight line in any direction - forwards, backwards, left, or right. It cannot move diagonally.
The Rooks can move any number of spaces, so long as they are not obstructed by another piece.
It can capture any piece that sits within its range of movement.
Knight
The Knights move in an “L” shape. This can best be described as moving to nearest square that isn’t on the same rank, file, or diagonal.
Picture this by moving the Knight two spaces in any direction, then one space perpendicular to that.
The Knight is the only piece that can jump over other pieces to reach its destination square.
Bishop
The Bishops can move diagonally in any direction.
The Bishops can move any number of spaces, so long as they are not obstructed by another piece.
It can capture any piece within its range of movement.
Queen
The Queen is the most powerful piece on the board. It can move any number of spaces in any direction - forwards, backwards, left, right, and diagonal.
The Queen can capture any piece that sits within its range of movement.
King
The King is not most powerful piece in the game, but it is the most important. If your King has been checkmated, you lose - so it’s best to always keep it well protected!
The King can move one space in any direction and can capture any piece within those squares so long as doing so doesn’t put you in Check.