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Description of each piece

King

This is the most important piece because if it is captured the game is over.

The king may move one step in each direction.

Queen

This is the most powerful piece on the board The queen may move in any direction (straight lines only) any number of steps.

Rock

This is a powerful piece May move as many squares as desired, horizontally or vertically.

Knight

Move in an L-shaped manner first one square horizontal then two squares vertical or one square vertical and two squares horizontal.
Since this piece jumps over other pieces it can be quite powerful.

Bishop

Since this piece cant reach all squares on the board it is weaker than the rock
May move as many squares as desired, diagonally only.

Pawn

This is the weakest piece in the game, but there is eight of them (on each side) and used correctly they may be very powerful. If a pawn reaches the other edge it is promoted to one of the other pieces (Rock, Knight, Bishop or mostly Queen).

A pawn may only move one step forward for each move it makes. The pawn may only capture pieces that stands diagonally forward (in his move-direction that is). An unmoved pawn may start moving by going two steps forward (if those positions are empty).

 

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