How To Win In The Chess Openings

In a game of chess each piece moves in a different way. Usually a piece can't pass through squares occupied by other pieces, but can move to a square occupied by an enemy piece. When a piece moves to a square occupied by the enemy, it is said to 'capture' the enemy. The piece that is captured is eliminated from the board. There are six different pieces in a game of chess, namely - King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, and Pawn. The Rook moves forward, backward, left or right across any number of squares. The Bishop moves diagonally across any number of squares. The Queen moves orthogonally or diagonally across any number of squares. The King moves orthogonally and diagonally across only one square at a time. The Knight moves in two squares in one direction and one space orthogonal to it. It is the only piece that jumps over other pieces; the remaining cannot jump over a square occupied by a piece. The Pawn can move only one square at a time backward or forward. However, if the Pawn is the first piece moved at the start of a game, i.e. if it is the opening move of the game, it can move two squares forward. The Pawn can move one square diagonally in front to capture an enemy piece; it cannot capture an enemy piece by moving forward straight. There are some special chess moves as well. One such move is called 'Castling', and involves the King and the Rook. If the King and the Rook have not moved yet and all the squares between them are blank, then the King moves two squares forward, towards the Rook. At the same time the Rook moves the two spaces the King has just jumped over. But this move cannot happen if the King is threatened or has to move through a danger square. Another special chess move involves the Pawn. If the Pawn moves two squares forward on its first move, it can be captured on the square it has jumped over, as if it had moved only one square only, during the turn immediately after its two-square move. This can be done only by another Pawn. This move is called capturing “en passant”. Play Chess Online.