Good day steemians, it is another blissful day here in Nigeria,i bring to you all yet another topic of how to play the game of chess and the basics.Chess is one of the most popular games in the world,if you have not learned how to play there is still room for learning, Let's quickly look at how the game of chess is played.
STEP 1: How to position the chessboard
Starting the game the chessboard is set so that each player has either the white or black side.The players then arrange the chess pieces at the same time,The second row would contain the pawns,the rooks /castle go in the corners then we place the knights beside them,next is the bishop and the Queen who always follow a matching color and the king on the remaining square.
STEP 2:How each piece are moved
NOTE THAT THE DIFFERENT PIECE MOVES DIFFERENTLY,THEY CAN'T MOVE THROUGH EACH OTHER PIECE EXCEPT FOR THE NIGHT THAT CAN JUMP OVER ANY PIECE
*THE KING IS VERY IMPORTANT IN A GAME OF CHESS AND ALSO WEAK,WHEN THE KING IS BEING ATTACKED THIS PROCESS IS CALLED CHECKMATE *
THE QUEEN IS ALSO VERY POWERFUL AND MOVES IN ANY STRAIGHT DIRECTION,EITHER FOUR WAYS
THE ROOK OR CASTLE CAN MOVE AS FAR AS IT LIKES,BUT JUST BACKWARDS AND FORWARD AND SIDEWAYS, THEY ARE VERY POWERFUL AND THEY PROTECT OTHER PIECE
THE BISHOP MOVES AS FAR AS IT LIKES BUT ONLY DIAGONALLY,ALL BISHOPS STARTS ON A COLOR AND MUST REMAIN ON THAT COLOR,THE BISHOP COVER UP THE OTHER PIECE WEAKNESSES
THE KNIGHT MOVES DIFFERENTLY FROM OTHERS,IT MOVES IN "L" SHAPES AND IT IS THE ONLY PIECE THAT CAN JUMP OVER ANOTHER PIECE,THE KNIGHT IS MOSTLY USED TO DEFEND OTHER PIECE FROM BEING CAPTURED
PAWNS CAN ONLY MOVE ONE SQUARE AT A TIME EXCEPT FOR THEIR FIRST MOVE WHICH IS TWO SQUARES,IT CAN ONLY CAPTURE DIAGONALLY.
In conclusion, i hope this little tips can help someone out there to practice the game of chess,just try it out and you won't regret
Thanks for your time and for reading it's your boy
