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The classic strategy game of kings. Print a full chess board with pieces guide and start playing immediately.

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Players
2
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Duration
30–90 min
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Age
8+
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Objective

Checkmate your opponent's king — put it under attack with no escape.

How to Play

1Setup

  1. Place the board so a white square is in the bottom-right corner.
  2. Each player starts with 16 pieces: 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns.
  3. White always moves first.

2How Pieces Move

  1. King: one square in any direction.
  2. Queen: any number of squares in any direction.
  3. Rook: any number of squares horizontally or vertically.
  4. Bishop: any number of squares diagonally.
  5. Knight: in an "L" shape — 2 squares in one direction then 1 square perpendicular. Knights can jump over pieces.
  6. Pawn: one square forward (two squares on its first move). Captures diagonally one square forward.

3Special Moves

  1. Castling: move the king two squares toward a rook; the rook jumps to the other side. Neither piece may have moved before, and the king must not be in check.
  2. En passant: if a pawn moves two squares forward and lands beside an opponent's pawn, the opponent may capture it as if it had moved only one square.
  3. Promotion: when a pawn reaches the last rank, replace it with any piece (usually a queen).

4Winning

  1. Check: the king is under attack. The player must escape check immediately.
  2. Checkmate: the king is in check and has no legal move — that player loses.
  3. Stalemate: a player has no legal moves but is not in check — the game is a draw.
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