“Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!” - Aaron Nimzowitsch
Boom! All of a sudden, we are on the final piece that makes up the chessboard, the king. The center of attention for all chess games. Before we move on, do not forget to check up on the previous lesson if you missed it, and if you missed more lessons, check my blog.
In this lesson, I am going to try something a bit different with the narration technique and make it sound like a virtual chess class, like the ones I have with my students. So, today's class will be straightforward, as the king happens to be the simplest piece to learn if I were to be the Judge on the movement of chess pieces.
When it comes to learning about the king, just bear it in mind that all kings in chess are lazy, and when I say lazy, I mean extremely lazy. From their movement to how they capture, and even when it comes to protecting themselves, they do a poor job as well. The king moves one step in any direction, either up, down, sideways, or diagonally, as long as the square it wants to move to is available.
The best character to describe a chess king is King Geoffrey from Game of Thrones, very arrogant, pompous, weak, annoying, and when the time came for him to prove himself as a true monarch who can lead his troops to battle, he bailed into hiding. Now you have an idea of the kind of chess piece you have to deal with. Even though the chess king is a lazy piece, do not forget that the sole purpose, or better still, the only way to win a chess game is by checkmating the opponent's king. So you have to pay close attention to it and make sure to keep it safe during the game.
Chess King
Well, it would be unfair if I only mention how lazy the chess king can be and not mention that it is also a vital piece during the endgame, that is, when there are few pieces on the chessboard. In addition, when it comes to capturing an opponent's piece with your king, you simply move the king one step to that square and remove the opponent's piece. In other words, the opponent's piece has to be placed very close to your king before you can carry out a capture.
The only time a king has the opportunity to move two steps is when it wants to castle. A special move done with only the king and the rook, and do not worry much about this, we will treat it as a special move in the chess lesson.
Well, that is it, you have met the king, and I have introduced you to its movement and captures. I am interested in what you think about the chess king being lazy in the comment section.
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Remain more active than the chess king in pursuit of knowledge. See you in the next class.
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