a) move the King

Or, move one square up or down

b) block the path of the attacking

and then two over.

 

piece with another piece, or

5. The Pawn can move one square

c) capture the attacking piece.

forward. On its first move it may

6. The game is over when there is

move two squares forward. When

no escape for the King from an

capturing, it moves diagonally (for-

attacking piece. This is known as

ward) one square.

See also en

"Checkmate.”

passent (next page).

 

7. The game is over when the king

6. The King can move one square

of the player whose turn it is to

in any direction, as long as it is not

move is not in check and the player

attacked by an enemy piece. See

cannot make any legal moves. This

also Castling (below).

 

is known as “Stalemate” and is con-

Special Moves

sidered a drawn game.

Individual Moves

1. Castling is a move of both the

Turn on the HELP feature. All legal

King and either Rook which counts

as a single move (of the King) and

moves for each selected piece will

is executed as diagrammed below:

be shown at one time. You will

 

 

quickly “learn by doing” the move-

 

 

ments of all pieces.

 

 

1. The Queen can move to any

 

 

square along the same row, col-

Castling cannot occur if:

umn, or diagonals on which it

stands, but cannot pass over an

a) the King has already been moved.

enemy piece.

b) the Rook has already been moved.

2. The Rook can move to any

c) there is any piece between the

square along the same row or col-

King and the Rook.

 

umn on which it stands, but cannot

d) the King’s original square, or the

pass over an enemy piece. See

square which the King must cross,

also Castling (below).

or the one which it is to occupy, is

3. The Bishop can move to any

attacked by an enemy piece.

square along the diagonals on

2. A Pawn may make an en

which it stands, but cannot pass

passent capture if it is a reply move

over an enemy piece.

to a double pawn move, and it is a

4. The Knight move is in the shape

Pawn which is side-by-side with

of an “L,” moving two squares up or

the Pawn which made the double

down, and then one square over. 15pawn move. The capture of a white

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